Janez Lapajne

Who is Janez Lapajne?

Janez Lapajne [yannez la-pie-nay] is a Slovenian film director, and former president of Directors Guild of Slovenia.

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.