Nejc Gazvoda | |
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 Nejc Gazvoda, is a Slovene writer, screenwriter and director. | |
| Born | 5 June 1985 Novo Mesto, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | Writer, screenwriter, director |
| Notable works | Vevericam nič ne uide, Fasunga, V petek so sporočili da bo v nedeljo konec sveta |
| Notable awards | Fabula Award 2006 Vevericam nič ne uide |
Nejc Gazvoda (born 5 June 1985) is a Slovene writer, screenwriter and director.[1] He has published a number of novels and collections of short stories and also has written the scripts for two successful TV dramas and has recently written and directed his first feature film Izlet (A Trip) (2011).[2]
Gazvoda was born in Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia in 1985. He studied at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. Whilst still in secondary school he published his book of short stories Vevericam nič ne uide (Nothing Escapes the Squirrels) for which he won the Fabula Award in 2006 for best collection of short prose in Slovene published within the previous two years.[3]
His 2011 film A Trip was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[4]
- ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Gazvoda's film debut to open 14th Festival of Slovene Film". Culture section of Delo 29.09.2011 (in Slovenian). Delo. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Fabula Award (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Slovenski kandidat za tujejezičnega oskarja bo Izlet". Times.si. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.