Janez Lapajne

Janez Lapajne [yannez la-pie-nay] (born 24 June 1967, Celje, Slovenia) is a Slovenian film director, producer, writer, editor and production designer.

The son of geophysicist and seismologist Janez K. Lapajne, he graduated in film directing from the University of Ljubljana.

Lapajne insists upon collaborating with his actors for an intensive rehearsal periods before shooting and he does not use storyboards to make his films. He focuses closely on human emotions, and on the rhythm and harmony of the film as a whole. He founded PoEtika, an occasional academy for researching the art of film directing, which he heads as mentor. He also directs for theatre, radio and television and has won several awards for his student works and his feature films. He is former first president of Directors Guild of Slovenia.

Lapajne is distantly related to the most prominent Slovenian female painter Ivana Kobilca.

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