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JOŽKO RUTAR (1970), producer
Born
in Slovenia in 1970, Jožko Rutar began working as a producer of cultural events
and performances after graduating from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana.
He collaborated for five years with the famous Slovenian contemporary dance
company En-Knap, focussing on the production of contemporary dance performances
and dance films.
In 2004, Jožko joined Staragara Production, which was established by the award-winning
filmmakers Janez Burger and Jan Cvitkovič, works there as a producer and managing
director.
Last year, Jožko produced Cvitkovič's Gravehopping which premiered in the
official selection of the San Sebastian International Film Festival and received
the Altadis Award. The film has since won 13 domestic and international awards,
including Best Film prizes in Turin and Cottbus, and was named Best Slovenian
Film at the 2005 National Film Festival in Portorož. Gravehopping was also
short-listed for the nominations for the 2005 European Film Awards.
2005 also saw Jožko producing a medium-length dance film with the En-Knap
Dance Company, What Are You Going To Do When You Get Out Of Here? by Sašo Podgoršek
which won the award in the category of Best Slovenian Short and Medium-Length
Film in Portorož and received its international premiere in Rotterdam this
year.
In January, Jožko was working on the production of Vlado Škafar's documentary
Under their Skin and is now in pre-production for Janez Burger's short On The
Sunny Side Of Alps. In addition, he is developing a slate of Janez Burger features
- Cirkus Fantasticus and Driving School - as well as Jan Cvitkovič's third
feature Block Of Flats.
elected Films:
- Block Of Flats by Jan Cvitkovič (in development)
- Cirkus
Fantasticus by Janez Burger (in development)
- Driving School by Janez
Burger (in development)
- On The Sunny Side Of Alps by Janez Burger (in pre-production,
short)
- Under Their Skin (2006) by Vlado Škafar (doc)
- Gravehopping (2005)
by Jan Cvitkovič
- What Are You Going To
Do When You Get Out Of Here? (2005) by Sašo Podgoršek (dance film)
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