Janez Lapajne

Writer
Director
Editor

Janez Lapajne [yannez la-pie-nay] was born on June 24, 1967 in Celje, Slovenia. He is an independent filmmaker, known for Personal Baggage (2009), Short Circuits (2006), Rustling Landscapes (2002) and Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? (2012). He is active as a director, producer, writer, editor and production designer. He co-founded Triglav film company in 2001, focused on cinéma d'auteur type of films. He participated as a producer, editor, and writer on some other feature films of younger Slovenian film directors, his former students. His awarded and critically acclaimed films are among the most noteworthy achievements of the contemporary Slovenian cinema.

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Awards
- 44 wins & 39 nominations

Known for

Rustling Landscapes

6.6

Writer

2002

Boris Cavazza, Sebastian Cavazza, Masa Derganc, Jernej Sugman, Matija Vastl, Tjasa Zeleznik, Grega Zorc, Primoz Ekart, Uros Smolej, Mojca Funkl, Vito Taufer, Tim Dekleva, and Igor Dragar in Short Circuits (2006)

Short Circuits

6.8

Writer

2006

Dromedary

6.3

Short

Writer

2019

Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?

8.0

Short

Writer

2012

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Writer

Dromedary
6.3
Short
- screenplay
- 2019
Class Enemy
7.5
- Writer
- 2013
Dual
6.8
- writer
- 2013
Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?
8.0
Short
- written by
- 2012
Personal Baggage
6.7
- writer
- 2009
Short Circuits
6.8
- Writer
- 2006
Lilies of the Valley
9.6
Short
- Writer
- 2004
Rustling Landscapes
6.6
- Writer
- 2002
Rudnik rjavega premoga Kanizarica v zapiranju
Short
- Writer
- 1997
Breakages
Short
- Writer
- 1997
A Prince on a Hook
TV Short
- idea / head writer / dialogue
- 1997
The Smile
8.2
Short
- screenplay
- 1996
Globus: New York
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1995
Globus: Portugalska
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1995
Elektricni stol nad Ljubljano ali Kaj pocne slikar z dvema kovckoma
Short
- Writer
- 1995

Director

Dromedary
6.3
Short
- Director
- 2019
Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?
8.0
Short
- Director
- 2012
Personal Baggage
6.7
- Director
- 2009
Magic Touch: Studio Drum
Short
- Director
- 2006
Short Circuits
6.8
- Director
- 2006
Rustling Landscapes
6.6
- Director
- 2002
Rudnik rjavega premoga Kanizarica v zapiranju
Short
- Director
- 1997
Breakages
Short
- Director
- 1997
A Prince on a Hook
TV Short
- Director
- 1997
The Smile
8.2
Short
- Director
- 1996
Globus: New York
TV Movie
- Director
- 1995
Globus: Portugalska
TV Movie
- Director
- 1995
Elektricni stol nad Ljubljano ali Kaj pocne slikar z dvema kovckoma
Short
- Director
- 1995
Blackred
Short
- Director
- 1992

Editor

Dromedary
6.3
Short
- Editor
- 2019
Class Enemy
7.5
- Editor (edited by)
- 2013
Dual
6.8
- Editor (edited by)
- 2013
Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?
8.0
Short
- Editor (edited by)
- 2012
A Trip
6.6
- Editor (edited by)
- 2011
Personal Baggage
6.7
- Editor (edited by)
- 2009
Short Circuits
6.8
- Editor (edited by)
- 2006
Lilies of the Valley
9.6
Short
- Editor
- 2004
Rustling Landscapes
6.6
- Editor
- 2002
Rudnik rjavega premoga Kanizarica v zapiranju
Short
- Editor
- 1997
The Smile
8.2
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1996

Personal details

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Height
- 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
Born
- June 24, 1967
- Celje, Slovenia

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Trivia
Lapajne also picked original titles of some films by other directors and writers, including Dual (2013), Dan v Benetkah (2008) and Druzina (2007).

Quotes
[on Personal Baggage (2009)] I'm not interested at all to please selectors of international film festivals with speculative films about non-existing exotic Slovenia. In Personal Baggage I focus on today's complete inability to empathise. What makes the protagonist of the film interesting is her egoism, reflecting the general athmosphere of the present moment. The modern Slovenian society's unwillingness to cope with its typical Central European historical baggage bothers me as a filmmaker and especially - as a human being.