The Slovenian short film “The Unfortunate Incident” (Neprijetni dogodek) directed by Jan Fabris, and continuing the well-established and fruitful collaboration with the music composer Ruslan Perezhilo, wins the Special Mention award at the Independent Film Festival (Festival neodvisnega filma) in Ljubljana.

Two new films produced by the Elephant Art Film Production crew were screened at this festival. The award-winning black-and-white film adopts a minimalist approach and immerses us in the world of a young protagonist who, after a traumatic event, finds herself under the sway of social pressure, prejudice, and institutional mechanisms of influence.

The original score, using prepared piano and processed strings sounds, ties together tense dialogue scenes between three female characters – a schoolgirl, her mother, and the head of the educational institution. The soundtrack is expected to be released on digital platforms later this year.

A very special year at the Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož where 3 short films with my music were screened! This is a great achievement for the Elephant Art Film Production crew with 2 films in the main competition program.

My soundtrack for The Disappearance of Evelin Gale (directed by Jan Fabris) was awarded Original Score of the Month!

I am planning to release the music on listening platforms this year.

It’s been a real pleasure to be part of the beautifully organized Apulia Soundtrack Awards 2023 in Carovigno. I was one of the Emerging Composers selected for the eventful programme of masterclasses, networking, awards and concerts.

Our masterclasses included an amazing lineup of experienced film music professionals: Simon Franglen (Composer of Avatar: The Way of Water), Ray Costa, George Christopoulos, Myriam Cutler, Laurent Levesque, David Imbault, Gabriel Marini, Marco Guazzone, Roberto Fia, Denis Furne and Cyril Morin (the organizer of the festival).

I was selected as one of the Emerging Composers at the Apulia Soundtrack Awards 2023! The festival celebrates film music, different generations of film composers and their work.

And this involves 3 of my soundtracks.

Skoraj polnoč / Almost Midnight is directed by Jan Fabris, produced with Elephant Art Film Production, amazing camera work (a one-take film!) by Vida Habjanič. Sound mixed by Julij Zornik.

Wheel of Life is a creative tandem with Tamara Maksimovic and produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina with AEON Production.

And one more Slovenian film is The Disappearance of Evelin Gale directed by Jan Fabris and also produced with Elephant Art Film Production. This is a very recent film (hence, unlike the other two fragments, you don’t see the actual scene in the video). This film features a great trio of actors: Miha Rodman, Lara Fortuna and Lea Mihevc.

One more award arrived from the Fox International Film Festival, where my soundtrack for IO (short film made in Trieste and directed by Francesco Tribuzio) was named the Best Original Score!

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A pleasant surprise from the Genoa International Film Awards, where IO by Francesco Tribuzio received two laurels, including the Best Original Soundtrack! Here is a short snippet of my music.

Pale Blue Dot: A Tale of Two Stargazers is part of the program of the very prominent genre film festival: Trieste Science+Fiction! It’s a truly great achievement for the crew and I am glad to represent this work right in the city where I live! Here is the trailer of this short film.

A pleasant surprise came from the Neptune Movie Awards: Best Original Score!

Watch the trailer of the film.

And the very first festival (the T-short Animation Film Festival) where our short film “Wheel of Life” was shown we got the best award there is – the love of the audience!