The Future of Cinematography and Slovenian Film Database - Lev Predan Kowarski and Jasna Pintarič
The future of cinematography came to Slovenia suddenly and found us systemically completely unprepared. With the declaration of epidemics and closing of cinemas, we were forced to, among other things, move the cinema programme online if we wanted to reach at least part of the audience. During the epidemic, the Slovenian Film Database became the only web window on the world, dedicated exclusively to domestic cinematographic production. A good short-term solution. But what do these changes mean in the long run? The ecosystem made up of filmmakers, producers, distributors, screeners and audiences will be forced to evolve and change. What will it take to function well in the new normality and how will we do it? Jasna Pintarič and Lev Predan Kowarski will take an analytical look at the situation and shed light on the issue from a few different angles.
Slovenian Film Database is the largest free access film database for domestic production and an online archive, which provides access to pictorial, written and video material and enables the viewing of numerous Slovenian films.
Lev Predan Kowarski – director of photography and cameraman. In 2014, he received his master's degree from the Polish Film School in Łódz, majoring in Film Photography. He has made several feature and documentary feature films, as well as numerous short films and videos. Many have been screened and awarded at prestigious festivals around the world. He was a member of the expert group for the restoration of Slovenian film classics, and has been teaching camera at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television since 2019. In 2014, he began designing the Slovenian Film Database, which he still runs and develops today.
Jasna Pintarič studied Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana. As an author and dramaturge, she has participated in theatrical productions of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television. She was the script supervisor on film sets and worked in the hospitality service at several film festivals. She writes articles dealing with film theory. In summer of 2016, she joined the team of the Slovenian Film Base and is today its editor-in-chief.
PROJEKTOR: CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE FUTURE Cinema trends are changing over the years. They are defined by the development of technology and the associated habits of the audiences. They are increasingly leaning towards engaged concepts and are dictating ways of production and/or presentation.
The project PROJEKTOR is produced by Film Factory and co-produced by the Centre for Creativity, while this edition is co-organized by Pekarna Magdalenske mreže.