Špela Čadež

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.

Špela Čadež
Born (1977-11-28) November 28, 1977
Ljubljana, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Occupation(s)Director, scriptwriter, art director
Years active2008–present
Known forSteakhouse, Nighthawk, Boles

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]

References
  1. "Čadež Špela". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. "Špela Čadež, animatorka: Z vsakim filmom se želim česa naučiti". Outsider - revija, ki presega meje (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. "Špela Čadež: "Mislim, da je vsak perfekcionističen animator zamuden"". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. "Festival d'Annecy | Entretien avec Špela Čadež". Le Polyester (in French). 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. "StopTrik Workshot: Špela Čadež". StopTrik. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. "STEAKHOUSE". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. "STA: Slovenian Špela Čadež becomes a member of Oscars academy". english.sta.si. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. "STA: Slovenian Špela Čadež becomes a member of Oscars academy". english.sta.si. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  9. "Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Orange is the New Black: Unraveled'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  10. "Nighthawk by Spela Cadez | Short Film". Short of the Week. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  11. Cowley, Laura-Beth (2013-10-06). "Interview with 'Boles' director Špela Čadež". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  12. "Masterclass with Špela Čadež". Bergamo Film Meeting. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  13. "animafest.hr". animafest.hr. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  14. "2005". www.defa-stiftung.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  15. "21.4.: film und medien aktuell +++ film und medien | nmz - neue musikzeitung". www.nmz.de. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  16. "Špela Čadež: Animated images of overlooked matters – SCCA-Ljubljana". Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  17. Team, Z. F. (2021-07-01). "'Steakhouse', 'Love, Dad' Compete at Locarno Festival 2021". Zippy Frames. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  18. Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". A.frame. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  19. "Film Index". www.annecy.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  20. "»Nočna ptica« Špele Čadež na filmskem festivalu Sundance - Slovenski filmski center, javna agencija". www.film-center.si. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  21. "Prešeren Awards 2022 | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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