Sonja Prosenc

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Sonja Prosenc
Born1977
Slovenj Gradec
NationalitySlovene
Alma mater Faculty of Social Sciences, Ljubljana
Occupationfilmmaker

Sonja Prosenc (born 1977 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovene filmmaker, known as one of Slovenia's most prominent contemporary film directors. [1]

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Biography

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]

Sonja Prosenc (first from the left) at the 2019 Stiglic awards ceremony Stigliceve nagrade 2019.jpg
Sonja Prosenc (first from the left) at the 2019 Štiglic awards ceremony

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]

Filmography

As director [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sonja Prosenc: Kdo so ti ljudje, ki pogledajo stran od gorečega avtomobila? #Spotkast". siol.net (in Slovenian). 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "Sonja Prosenc". Baza slovenskih filmov (in Slovenian). Slovenski filmski center. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. 1 2 "Izbrali adut za oskarja". Dnevnik . 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. ↑ Pirc, Vanja (2014-10-10). "Sonja Prosenc, filmska režiserka". Mladina . No. 41. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  5. ↑ ""The Tree" Slovenian Candidate for Foreign Language Oscar Nomination". Slovenian Press Agency. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. ↑ "History of Love Slovenia's candidate for Oscar nominee". Slovenian Press Agency. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  7. ↑ "Family Therapy Slovenia's candidate for Oscar nomination". The Slovenia Times. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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