Maja Weiss
Director
1999
Biography
Director and screenwriter. She graduated in film and television directing at AGRFT in Ljubljana. Her feature debut "Guardian of the Frontier" (2002) received numerous international awards, including a prize at the Berlin Film Festival for the most innovative European film and a nomination by the European Film Academy for Best Debut. It was followed by the feature films "Installation of Love" (2007, special jury award at the Trieste Film Festival) and the TV film "Hidden Memory of Angela Vode" (2009, nomination for Best TV Film at Prix Europa). In addition to numerous documentary films, her penultimate film from 2010 is "Where Did the Working Class Disappear?". She is also the author of highly successful feature documentaries such as "Boy, Brother of Death" (1992), "The Road of Brotherhood and Unity" (1999), and "Dar Fur – War for Water" (2008, co-directed with Tom Križnar). Her filmography includes over 40 films of various lengths and genres, and for her work so far, she has received more than 30 national and international awards. Her films have been shown worldwide at more than 100 festivals and on some European televisions. She is a member of EFA, DSFU, DSR, and AIPE.
Filmography
Director
2014 BANDITENKINDER - SLOVENSKEMU NARODU UKRADENI OTROCI, dokumentarni
2012 Oči in ušesa boga, dokumentarni
2012 Fant, pobratim smrti 2, dokumentarni
2011 Odkrivanje skritega spomina Angele Vode, dokumentarni
2009 Angela vode: Skriti sponim, celovečerni igrani TV film
2008 Občutek za veter, srednjemetražni dokumetarno-igrani film
2007 Instalacija ljubezni, celovečerni igrani film
2006 Hočem osvojiti svet – Portret igralke Marije Vere, srednjemetražni dokumentarni TV film
2005 Foto/Photo portret Joco Žnidaršič, Neznosna lahkost fotografiranja, srednjemetražni dokumentarni TV film
2004 Pod Prešernovo glavo, kratki dokumentarni TV film
2004 Child in time, kratki igrani film
2003 Novi svet, TV nadaljevanka
2002 Varuh meje, celovečerni igrani film
2000 Nuba, čisti ljudje, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1999 Cesta bratstva in enotnosti, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
1998 Adrian,, kratki igrani film
2001 Foto film 2001, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1995 Trst na meji, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
1994 Na poti nazaj, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
1993 Vaški učitelj, kratki igrani TV film
1992 Fant, pobratim smrti, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1991 Balkanski revolveraši, študijski igrani film
1990 Volite mene, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1987 Dež, študijski igrani film
1986 Mali Rus, študijski dokumentarni film
Screenplay
2014 BANDITENKINDER - SLOVENSKEMU NARODU UKRADENI OTROCI, dokumentarni
2012 Fant, pobratim smrti 2, dokumentarni
2011 Odkrivanje skritega spomina Angele Vode, dokumentarni
2011 Vedno mlada Slovenija, dokumentarni
2009 Angela vode: Skriti sponim, celovečerni igrani TV film
2008 Dar Fur - Vojna za vodo, dokumentarni
2008 Občutek za veter, srednjemetražni dokumetarno-igrani film
2007 Instalacija ljubezni, celovečerni igrani film
2006 Hočem osvojiti svet – Portret igralke Marije Vere, srednjemetražni dokumentarni TV film
2005 Foto/Photo portret Joco Žnidaršič, Neznosna lahkost fotografiranja, srednjemetražni dokumentarni TV film
2004 Child in time, kratki igrani film
2004 Pod Prešernovo glavo, kratki dokumentarni TV film
2002 Varuh meje, celovečerni igrani film
2000 Nuba, čisti ljudje, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1999 Cesta bratstva in enotnosti, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
1998 Adrian, kratki igrani film
2001 Foto film 2001, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1995 Trst na meji, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
1994 Na poti nazaj, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
1991 Balkanski revolveraši, študijski igrani film
1990 Volite mene, kratki dokumentarni TV film
1987 Dež, študijski igrani film
1986 Mali Rus, študijski dokumentarni film
Assistent of the director
1991 Srčna dama, celovečerni igrani film
1990 Ječarji, celovečerni igrani film
Director of photography
1999 Cesta bratstva in enotnosti, celovečerni dokumentarni TV film
Editing
2014 BANDITENKINDER - SLOVENSKEMU NARODU UKRADENI OTROCI, dokumentarni
2012 Fant, pobratim smrti 2, dokumentarni
Producer
2014 BANDITENKINDER - SLOVENSKEMU NARODU UKRADENI OTROCI, dokumentarni