Špela Čadež Explained
Špela Čadež |
Birth Date: | 28 November 1977 |
Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Nationality: | Slovenian |
Occupation: | Director, scriptwriter, art director |
Years Active: | 2008–present |
Known For: | Steakhouse, Nighthawk, Boles |
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Špela Čadež (born in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian director and film producer of animated films.[1] [2] She is mostly known for her use of the multiplane camera technique in her animated films.
Career
After graduating in visual communication design (2002) in Ljubljana, she continued her studies at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. She specialises in analog animation; multiplane and puppet animation.[3] [4] In Cologne she made the films "Zasukanec" and "Lovesick". Her animated films have been awarded over 100 prizes.[5] [6] Špela Čadež has been working in Slovenia as an animation film director and producer since 2008.[7] She became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2017.[8]
Filmography (selected)
- Steakhouse (2021)
- Orange is the New Black - Unraveled (2017)[9]
- Nighthawk (2016)[10]
- Boles (2013)[11]
- Last Minute (2010)[12]
- Far East Film Festival Trailer (2009)[13]
- Marathon (2008)[14]
- Liebeskrank (2007)[15]
- Zasukanec (2004)[16]
Recognition
Čadež's latest film Steakhouse premiered at Locarno Film Festival[17] and got shortlisted for the 95th Academy Awards under the category Best Animated Short Film.[18] It also won the Jury Award at the 2021 Annecy Animation Festival.[19] Her previous film Nighthawk screened at Sundance Festival.[20] In 2022 she received the highest Slovenian cultural accolade, the Prešeren Fund Award, for her work described as the “culmination of the revival of original Slovenian animated filmmaking".[21]
Notes and References
- Web site: Čadež Špela . 2023-01-04 . en.unifrance.org . en.
- Web site: Špela Čadež, animatorka: Z vsakim filmom se želim česa naučiti . 2023-01-04 . Outsider - revija, ki presega meje . sl-SI.
- Web site: Špela Čadež: "Mislim, da je vsak perfekcionističen animator zamuden" . 2023-01-04 . rtvslo.si . sl.
- Web site: 2022-06-13 . Festival d’Annecy Entretien avec Špela Čadež . 2023-01-04 . Le Polyester . fr-FR.
- Web site: StopTrik Workshot: Špela Čadež . 2023-01-04 . StopTrik . en-US.
- Web site: STEAKHOUSE . 2023-01-04 . europeanfilmawards.eu . en.
- Web site: STA: Slovenian Špela Čadež becomes a member of Oscars academy . 2023-01-04 . english.sta.si.
- Web site: STA: Slovenian Špela Čadež becomes a member of Oscars academy . 2023-01-04 . english.sta.si.
- Web site: Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Orange is the New Black: Unraveled' . 2023-01-04 . Animation World Network . en.
- Web site: Nighthawk by Spela Cadez Short Film . 2023-01-05 . Short of the Week.
- Web site: Cowley . Laura-Beth . 2013-10-06 . Interview with 'Boles' director Špela Čadež . 2023-01-04 . Skwigly Animation Magazine.
- Web site: Masterclass with Špela Čadež . 2023-01-04 . Bergamo Film Meeting . en-US.
- Web site: animafest.hr . 2023-01-04 . animafest.hr.
- Web site: 2005 . 2023-01-04 . www.defa-stiftung.de . de.
- Web site: 21.4.: film und medien aktuell +++ film und medien nmz - neue musikzeitung . 2023-01-04 . www.nmz.de.
- Web site: Špela Čadež: Animated images of overlooked matters – SCCA-Ljubljana . 2023-01-04 . en-GB.
- Web site: Team . Z. F. . 2021-07-01 . 'Steakhouse', 'Love, Dad' Compete at Locarno Festival 2021 . 2023-01-04 . Zippy Frames . en-gb.
- Web site: Sciences . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and . 95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories . 2023-01-05 . A.frame . en.
- Web site: Film Index . 2022-06-30 . www.annecy.org . en.
- Web site: »Nočna ptica« Špele Čadež na filmskem festivalu Sundance - Slovenski filmski center, javna agencija . 2023-01-05 . www.film-center.si.
- Web site: Prešeren Awards 2022 GOV.SI . 2023-01-04 . Portal GOV.SI . en.