ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production
Past events
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,
14 Jul 2018
22 Jul 2018
Screenings of Ivan, directed by Janez Burger (Staragara), The Miner, directed by Hanna A. W. Slak (Nukleus Film), Men Don't Cry, co-produced by Iridium Film, Perseverance, directed by Miha Knific (Nukleus Film), in the Minority Co-Production section; Codelli, directed by Miha Čelar (Astral Film), in the Documentary section; Quiet, directed by Barbara Zemljič (Blade Production) in the Short Film section; Nighthawk, directed by Špela Čadež (Finta, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), Bonobostudio), Come Along, directed by Igor Šterk (A.A.C. Productions), Koyaa - Naughty Toy Car and Koyaa - Flying Workbook, directed by Kolja Saksida (ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production), in the Films for Children section; Back to Me(mories) and What Remains by Neli Maraž and Lucky for Us! by Jure Dostal, all produced by Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), in the Student section; supported by the Slovenian Film Centre,
4 Jun 2018
9 Jun 2018
The screenings of The Box, directed by Dušan Kastelic (Bugbrain Studio), in the Grand Competition Short Film section; Prince Ki-Ki-Do: Winter Story, directed by Grega Mastnak (Ozor), King Matheus, directed by Katarina Nikolov (Iridium Film), and Koyaa - Wild Sunbed, directed by Kolja Saksida (ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production), in the Films for Children Competition section; Martin Krpan, directed by Nejc Saje (Strup Productions), Mury the Cat - Going for a Walk, directed by Jernej Žmitek (Invida), in the Family Program section; Nighthawk, directed by Špela Čadež (Finta, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), Bonobostudio), in the Ribnjak section; and the presentation of good practice in regional cooperation by Kolja Saksida, supported by the Slovenian Film Institute,
Zvviks produces presentation documentaries (Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival documentary and promotion films), video and short films, photography, graphic design, web design and installations (in co-operation with multimedia artist Marko Kovačič). In 2001 he conceived Zvviks Kijosk, an audiovisual street performance with live video manipulation. His multimedia stage set pieces (directing, editing video clips, conceiving video clips) include Doubtful Thomas, On Whose Side, Clone, Fat Pig and Girl with Violin (commissioned by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), Ljubljana Puppet Theatre).
Background
Since 1997 Kolja Saksida has been engaged as a film actor in several short films (the last one being Dark Side of the Moon, 2005) and feature films (the main roles in Blind Spot by Hanna Slak, 2001, and Installation of Love by Maja Weiss, 2006) as well as working as director’s assistant in several films (eg No Man’s Land by Danis Tanović). He also played the main role in the feature-length interactive Internet film DemoKino by Davide Grassi (Aksioma Institute).
After completing work on the short animation films Lab Party, Mosk and Let'ssss go, 2001–2002, and Bright Future, 2003, Zvikks Association created the pilot for the animation TV film series Koyaa, produced by Televizija Slovenija, which received a special jury price at the Alternativ Film Festival in 2005. Stripped Hill is a new animation TV series currently under development. Saksida participated in Cartoon Feature in Potsdam, Germany and in Cartoon Future in Vigo, Spain. In 2006 he was awarded a grant for Berlinale Talent Campus, Germany and participated in the Open Workshop in Viborg, Denmark as artist in residence.