Danijel Sraka

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Danijel Sraka
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Danijel Sraka

(1975-12-22) 22 December 1975 (age 45)
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s) Vesna Hocevar (2009–present)

Danijel Sraka (born 22 December 1975) is a Slovenian film director [1] and producer. Sraka directed his first feature film, [2] Friday Night (V Petek Zvecer) , at age 22 (film shot in 1998, released in 2000).

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In 2001, he established (with Slovenian actor Jernej Kuntner) the first Slovenian stand-up comedy club and show, Nove zvezde komedije. [3]

His first collection of poems entitled Logos Via Ljubezen [4] (Logos Via Love) was published in 1995.

Graduated with honors from Brooks Institute of Photography in 2007. Graduated from AFI Conservatory with MFA degree in Producing in 2009. He further polished his skills at TV production company Prospect Park and feature film production company Mace Neufeld Productions.

Nowadays, Danijel pursues his dreams as producer and director at a production company Vindicated Dream. [5] He is also a producer and partner at Primo Pictures Entertainment, [6] a multiplatform entertainment company. Primo Pictures Entertainment's current slate of projects include a lost-in-translation drama set in Beijing "Coffee & Tea," a coming of age dramedy "Pancake's Wedding," and a fantasy feature film Fearless Boy.

Lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, theater director and producer, Vesna Hocevar.

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Notes

  1. "Slovenian Film Center, Danijel Sraka".
  2. "Slovenian Film Center, Friday Night".
  3. "Filmklub Novice & Mnenja, Jernej Kuntner postal stand-up komik". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
  4. Google Books.
  5. "Vindicated Dream Official Website".
  6. "Primo Pictures Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)


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