Sonja Prosenc | |
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Born | 1977 |
Nationality | Slovene |
Alma mater | Faculty of Social Sciences, Ljubljana |
Occupation | filmmaker |
Sonja Prosenc (born 1977 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovene filmmaker, known as one of Slovenia's most prominent contemporary film directors. [1]
Prosenc graduated in journalism and culturology from the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana. [2] After attending several foreign film workshops, she co-founded the production company Monoo with producer Rok Sečen. Her partner Mitja Ličen often collaborates on her films as cinematographer. [3] [4]
All three of her feature films were selected as submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, though none of them has received a nomination. [5] [6] [7] Aside from festival awards, Prosenc received the award for exceptional direction by the Directors' Guild of Slovenia in 2019. [3]