Three audio books and animated films by Špela Čadež for Prešeren's Day
France Prešeren: Poezije
In cooperation with Radio Slovenia – ARS Programme ZKP RTV Slovenia is releasing the audio book Poems by the greatest Slovene classical poet France Prešeren. The audio book is narrated by acclaimed actor Aleš Valič and directed by Alen Jelen. The audio book has been financially supported by the Slovenian Book Agency. The audio book is a part of the collection of Slovene literary classics and contemporaries.
Vinko Möderndorfer: The Three Sisters
In cooperation with Radio Slovenia – ARS Programme ZKP RTV Slovenia is releasing the radio drama The Three Sisters by Slovene writer, poet, playwright, theatre and film director Vinko Möderndorfer. In a crime drama three sisters tidy up the apartment of a deceased mother. Black garbage bags are being filled with objects and the atmosphere with memories and long-suppressed resentments ... The audio book is narrated by acclaimed actors Olga Kacjan, Saša Pavček, Jana Zupančič, Maruša Majer and Brane Grubar and directed by Alen Jelen. The audio book has been financially supported by the Slovenian Book Agency. The audio book is a part of the collection of Slovene literary classics and contemporaries.
Veronika Simoniti: Ivana in Front of the Sea
In cooperation with Radio Slovenia – ARS Programme, SNT Nova Gorica and Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House ZKP RTV Slovenia is releasing an audio book Ivana in Front of the Sea by Slovene novelist Veronika Simoniti. The audio book is narrated by acclaimed actress Ana Facchini and directed by Klemen Markovčič. The narrator returns from Paris, where she has created a home for herself, to the Primorje region in Slovenia in order to clear the apartment that belonged to her late mother for a serious buyer, and in a heap of yellowed photographs she finds a picture of her grandmother, holding her five-year old mother’s hand, whilst her other hand lies on her pregnant stomach. The year it was taken, 1943, was one of troubling events and rapid change. What happened to the unborn child? The novel has won Kresnik award 2020 for the best novel in Slovenia. The audio book has been financially supported by the Slovenian Book Agency.
The World of Špela’s Animated Images
Immerse yourself in the world of animated images of the most successful Slovenian author of animated films Špela Čadež and explore her style. Since 2018, she is (the first and only Slovenian) member of the American Film Academy, which awards Oscars. She is passionate about analog animation and good stories. On Filmoteka you can see multiple award-winning short films: Steakhouse, early Lovesick (2007), breakthrough Boles (2013), the hit Nighthawk (2016) and the prestigious recapitulation of four seasons of the Netflix series Orange is the New Black (2017).
