Monoo
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28 Feb 2020
8 Mar 2020
The screening of Stories from the Chestnut Woods, directed by Gregor Božič and produced by Nosorogi and co-produced by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo); and Father, co-produced by Vertigo, All Against All, directed by Andrej Košak and produced by Blade Production; The Son (Mono O); and the short filmI Don't Know Who We Are,
at the FEST Belgrade International Film Festival
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26 Nov 2019
1 Dec 2019
The screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O,
at the Umeå European Film Festival
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22 Nov 2019
24 Nov 2019
New Slovenian Cinema featuring screenings of My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart (attending) and produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and Sinhro Studio 100; History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O; and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo; eight short films; a photoblog presentation and photo exhibition by Matjaž Rušt and Robert Marin, a concert by Niko Novak, poetry readings by Lidija Dimkovska and Jure Jakob, supported by Periskop and the Slovenian Film Centre,
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7 Nov 2019
10 Nov 2019
The screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O,
at the Al Este del Plata Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
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29 Oct 2019
6 Nov 2019
Argentina Buenos Aires
The screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O,
at the Al Este del Plata Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
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21 Oct 2019
3 Nov 2019
Portugal Lisbon Cinema Săo Jorge
The screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O, supported by the Cultural Fund MC-MFA,
at the Olhares do Mediterrâneo
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4 Oct 2019
9 Oct 2019
Screenings of Paradise, directed by Davide Del Degan and co-produced by A Atalanta, and Son, directed by Ines Tanović and co-produced by Mono O, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Busan International Film Festival
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27 Jan 2019
30 Jan 2019
The screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Monoo, in the Breakout Feature programme, with director, producer Rok Sečen, and photography director Mitja Ličen attending,
at the Slamdance Film Festival
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14 Jan 2019
20 Jan 2019
The screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (attending) and produced by Monoo, and Winter Flies, directed by Olmo Omerzu and co-produced by Cvinger Film, in the Horizons programme; and short animations Koyaa - Dancing Socks, directed by Kolja Saksida (ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production), and Prince Ki-Ki-Do: Winter Story, directed by Grega Mastnak (Ozor), in the Winter Cinema programme,
at the Tromsø International Film Festival
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26 Oct 2018
28 Oct 2018
The retrospective of Slovenian film, featuring screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Monoo); Ivan, directed by Janez Burger (Staragara); The Miner, directed by Hanna A. W. Slak (Nukleus Film); Perseverance, directed by Miha Knific (Nukleus Film); The Family by Rok Biček (Cvinger Film); and documentaries Playing Men, directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Nosorogi and Restart) and Blue Velvet Revisited, directed by Peter Braatz (Bela Film, Slovenian Film Centre), with appearances of directors Sonja Prosenc, Hanna A. W. Slak, and Peter Braatz and Nataša Bučar, director of the Slovenian Film Centre, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Riga International Film Festival
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5 Oct 2018
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3 Aug 2018
6 Aug 2018
Screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Monoo), in the Cinema Europe section and The Miner, directed by Hanna A. W. Slak (Nukleus Film), in the Feature Film section, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Montenegro Film Festival
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30 Jun 2018
9 Jul 2018
The world premieres of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and co-produced by Mono O, and Winter Flies, directed by Olmo Omerzu and co-produced by Cvinger Film, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, in the official competition section
at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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11 May 2018
15 May 2018
Screenings of Consequences, directed by Darko Štante (Temporama), History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Monoo), Stories from the Chesnut Woods, directed by Gregor Božič (Nosorogi), and Let Him Be a Basketball Player, directed by Boris Petkovič (Gustav Film), presented by the Slovenian Film Centre at the Market Screenings 2018; and Rok Sečen at the Producers On the Move networking platform,
at the Cannes International Film Festival
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19 Nov 2017
26 Nov 2017
Screenings of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), Inferno, directed by Vinko Möderndorfer (Forum, Ljubljana), and Valley of Peace, directed by France Štiglic, at the Slovenian Film Days, supported by Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Scanorama
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8 Mar 2017
10 Mar 2017
Screenings of Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), and The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O),
at the Slovenian Film Days in Sobotel
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14 Oct 2016
16 Oct 2016
Screenings of Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), and The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), attended by director Sonja Prosenc at the Slovenian Film Days, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Budapest,
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21 Jun 2016
28 Jun 2016
Screenings of Chefurs Raus!, directed by Goran Vojnović (Arsmedia), and Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), Good Night, Missy, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Video Production Kregar Studio (VPK Studio), and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), A Trip, directed by Nejc Gazvoda (Perfo Production), Silent Sonata (Circus Fantasticus), directed by Janez Burger (Staragara), and Seduce Me, directed by Marko Šantić (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), at the Slovenian Film Week, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Buenos Aires and the Slovenian Film Centre
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16 Jun 2016
22 Jun 2016
Screenings of Chefurs Raus!, directed by Goran Vojnović (Arsmedia), and Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), Good Night, Missy, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Video Production Kregar Studio (VPK Studio), and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), A Trip, directed by Nejc Gazvoda (Perfo Production), Silent Sonata (Circus Fantasticus), directed by Janez Burger (Staragara), and Seduce Me, directed by Marko Šantić (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), at the Days of Slovene Film, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Buenos Aires and the Slovenian Film Centre
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16 Jun 2016
19 Jun 2016
Italy Gardone Riviera,San Felice del Benaco Auditorium Il Carmine,Cortile interno Sede Municipale,Giardino Botanico
Screenings of Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), Love on the Roof of the World, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Staragara, Good to Go, directed by Matevž Luzar (PAKT Media), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Idyll, directed by Tomaž Gorkič (Blade Production), at the Filmfestival del Garda
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2 Jun 2016
9 Jun 2016
Peru Arequipa,Lima Alianza Francesa,Auditorio Armando Robles Godoy,Casa de la Literatura,Centro Cultural España,ICPNA Lima Centro,MALI,UPC Monterrico,UVK Larcomar
Screenings of Chefurs Raus!, directed by Goran Vojnović (Arsmedia), and Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), Good Night, Missy, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Video Production Kregar Studio (VPK Studio), and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), A Trip, directed by Nejc Gazvoda (Perfo Production), Panic, directed by Barbara Zemljič (A Atalanta), and Seduce Me, directed by Marko Šantić (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), in the Slovenian Film Panorama and a screening of Family Film, directed by Olmo Omerzu (Arsmedia), in the competition programme at the 7th Al este de Lima Film Festival
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8 May 2016
A screening of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the 20th European Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Bucharest,
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5 Mar 2016
22 Mar 2016
Screenings of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), at the 19th Chicago European Union Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
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23 Jan 2016
24 Jan 2016
Screenings of Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), and Love on the Roof of the World, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Staragara, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), as well as History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the Eastweek workshop within the Triste Film Festival
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17 Dec 2015
A screening of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the AFI European Union Film Showcase, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
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2 Dec 2015
3 Dec 2015
Screenings of Boles by Špela Čadež (Finta), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O) Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), Seduce Me, directed by Marko Šantić (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), A Fight For, directed by Siniša Gačić (Tramal Films), Shoes from Trieste, directed by Gregor Božič, Karpotrotter, directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Studio Legen), The Springtime Sleep, directed by Dominik Mencej (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)), A Night Too Young, directed by Olmo Omerzu, followed by talks with the directors at the Neues Slowenisches Kino Festival, organised by Periskop in cooperation also with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin,
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7 Nov 2015
13 Nov 2015
Screenings of Silent Sonata (Circus Fantasticus), directed by Janez Burger (Staragara), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and The Beat of Love, directed by Boris Petković (Gustav Film), at the Arras Film Festival, as well as History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O) within "Arras Days"
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6 Nov 2015
9 Nov 2015
Screenings of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the 29th Leeds International Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia London,
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19 Jul 2015
26 Jul 2015
Screenings of We Will Be the World Champions, co-produced by Perfo Production, The High Sun, co-produced by Gustav Film, You Carry Me, co-produced by Vertigo, The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Barbarians, co-produced by Restart Ltd
at the Pula Film Festival
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30 May 2015
A screening of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the festival Panorama Europe 2015, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
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14 May 2015
23 May 2015
Inhale, directed by Blaž Završnik (Sever & Sever Production), Impromptu, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Sonny and the Last Room, directed by Hanna Szentpeteri, at the Short Film Corner
at the Cannes International Film Festival
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9 May 2015
10 May 2015
Screenings of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), Mother Europe, directed by Petra Seliškar (Petra Pan Film Production), Project Cancer and Slovenian Girl, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), Good to go, directed by Matevž Luzar (PAKT Media), and The Woods Are Still Green, directed by Marko Naberšnik (Perfo Production), at the Slovene Film Days 2015, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna,
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25 Mar 2015
A screening of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the 22nd Sguardi Altrove International Film Festival
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5 Feb 2015
14 Feb 2015
A screening of (A)torsion, produced by Studio Arkadena, Sailing to Paradise, directed by Blaž Završnik, produced by Sever & Sever Production and co-produced by Restart Ltd, The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O, The Reaper, co-produced by Forum Ljubljana, and Honey Night, produced by A Atalanta, the Slovenian Film Centre at the European Film Market, and screenwriter and producer Rolanda Rebrek at the Berlinale Talent Campus
at the Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival
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16 Jan 2015
22 Jan 2015
Screenings of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O, The Reaper, co-produced by Forum Ljubljana, Barbarians, co-produced by Restart Ltd, What about Mojca?, directed by Urša Menart and produced by Sever & Sever Production, Living Stone, directed by Jurij Gruden and produced by Arsmedia, and The Woods Are Still Green, directed by Marko Naberšnik and co-produced by Perfo Production, and Pavane for Antigone, a performance by Hanna Preuss, at the Triste Film Festival
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15 Nov 2014
28 Nov 2014
Inferno, directed by Vinko Möderndorfer, produced by Forum Ljubljana and co-produced by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc produced by Mono O, and The Reaper, co-produced by Forum Ljubljana
at the PÖFF Tallin Black Nights Film Festival
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10 Nov 2014
14 Nov 2014
The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Dancing with Maria, directed by Ivan Gergolet and co-produced by Staragara, at the 36th Cairo International Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Cairo,
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19 Oct 2014
20 Oct 2014
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12 Oct 2014
26 Oct 2014
Barbarians, co-produced by Restart Ltd, Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), Project Cancer, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), and Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the 7th Central and Eastern European Film Festival CINEAST, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Brussels,
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3 Oct 2014
11 Oct 2014
Adagio directed by Blaž Završnik (Sever & Sever Production), Wanted, directed by Jure Dolenc (Forum Ljubljana), The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Ulay/Project Cancer, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna,
at the Viennale
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20 Sep 2014
The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), at the 16th International Film Festival Film by the Sea
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4 Jul 2014
12 Jul 2014
Barbarians, co-produced by Restart Ltd, The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), and Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), at the International Film Festival Karlovy Vary
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14 May 2014
25 May 2014
The Slovenian Film Centre presenting Slovene films Inferno by Vinko Möderndorfer (Forum Ljubljana) and Tree by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O) at the South-East Pavilion, in addition to Koyaa - Flower by Kolja Saksida (ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production), Adagio by Blaž Završnik, Boom Boom Bis by Jani Sever (Sever & Sever Production), and Kresnik: The Lore of Fire by David Sipoš (Haritude Ventures) at the Short Film Corner, and Houston, We Have a Problem by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc Ltd) at the Pavilion Next,
at the Cannes International Film Festival
All of the core members of Monoo have a background in the film industry. For example, before she started creating her own works, the writer and director Sonja Prosenc had worked on a number of other productions as an assistant director and lighting designer and – together with Monoo member Mitja Ličen – also doing set photography and graphic design for films by renowned directors like Jan Cvitkovič and Janez Burger of Staragara production.
Film production
With the establishment of Monoo, the collaboration between Staragara and the newly formed production company evolved into the co-production of a documentary portrait of the painter Janez Tisnikar, titled Mož s krokarjem (Man with a Raven) (2012), directed and written by Sonja Prosenc with cinematography by Mitja Ličen. This tandem has become a staple for other productions by Monoo and their next work – co-produced with A Atalanta – was the short film Jutro [Morning] (2012), for which the music was recorded by the prolific duo Silence. The film premièred at the Helsinki Film Festival, was sold for broadcasting in 31 countries after its festival run and was also part of the Eurochannel Short Film Tour. Both of these films were co-produced by RTV Slovenia and the post-production company NuFrame.
The Tree
Drevo (The Tree) was also one of the projects that Monoo began back in 2011. The script and the movie were further developed at the EAVE Producer's Workshop and the Baltic Event Co-production Market in 2012. When the film was released in 2014, it met with enthusiastic critical acclaim, gathered a number of nominations and awards (four of the latter at the Festival of Slovenian Film) and has since screened at numerous festivals. It is also a Slovenian candidate for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film had its world première at the Karlovy Vary Festival and was later screened at – to mention just a few – the Cairo International Film Festival, the Film By The Sea International Film Festival, the Black Nights Film Festival Tallin, the Mumbai Film Festival, the Kerala International Film Festival, the International Film Festival of Thrissur, the Noordelijk Film festival, the Film Festival Nilambur, the Byron Bay International Film Festival, Cannes Marche du film, the Panorama Europe Film Festival New York, etc.
Current projects
In 2015, Monoo released two other short films, one of them again a co-production with Staragara. The other, Impromptu, has been screened at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Another feature film is also currently in production and the script is once again being developed in a workshop at the MIDPOINT Central European Script Centre.
The Cinema-moon tour
In 2015, Monoo conceptualised a project of what they call "advanced distribution". Under the name Kinoluna ("Cinema-moon") they organised a travelling open-air cinema and a series of screenings of their films in various smaller cities throughout Slovenia.