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Established in [[established::2011]], the [[Sever & Sever Production]] has since than produced quite a number of short films, documentaries, feature-length films and other video works. It is led by the director, screenwriter and producer [[Jani Sever]], who has up until 2011 headed the web 'television' [[Vest.si], which was the first on-line daily in Slovenian that featured news, interviews and reports in the form of video clips. By way of necessity, that project has been transformed into a film production house and then latter given a new name and company.   
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Established in [[established::2011]], [[Sever & Sever Production]] has since then produced quite a number of short films, documentaries, feature-length films and other video works. It is led by the director, screenwriter, and producer [[Jani Sever]], who in 2006 co-founded and headed the web "television" venture [[Vest.si]], the first and up until now still the only online daily in Slovenian that featured video-based news, interviews, and reports. By way of necessity, that project was later transformed into a film production house and in the end given a new name and company.   
 
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==Background==
 
==Background==
  
As a complement to their journalistic work, Jani Sever and the crew of Vest.si have in 2010 produced the 30 episodes long series ''Prepisani'' [The Overwitten]. It was written by [[Jonas Žnidaršič]] and consisted of short, 8 minute episodes that were in their entirety filmed in front of the green screen. Later, in 2011, two documentaries followed - Elena, a documentary about a disabled female activist running for president, and ''Veš, poet, svoj dolg?'' [Poet, do you know thy debt?], which was delving into the history and cultural impact of the Slovene rap scene.  
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As a complement to their journalistic work, Jani Sever and the crew of Vest.si in 2010 produced the 30-episode-long series ''Prepisani'' [The Overwritten]. Written by [[Jonas Žnidaršič]], it consisted of short, 8-minute episodes that were in their entirety filmed in front of the green screen. Later, in 2011, two documentaries followed – ''Elena'', a documentary about a disability activist running for president, and ''Veš, poet, svoj dolg?'' [Poet, do you know thy debt?], which explored the history and cultural impact of the Slovene rap scene (and has been screened extensively across Slovenia).  
  
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With part of the crew that was working on these projects later migrating to Sever & Sever Production, the new company's focus has for the better part stayed true to the two themes outlined above: either dissecting the Slovene cultural landscape and its genealogy or reflecting on the topics of marginalised social groups.
  
With part of the crew that has been working on these projects later migrating to Sever & Sever Productions, so has the new company's focus for the better part stayed true to the two themes outlined above - either dissecting the Slovenian cultural landscape and its genealogy or reflecting on the topics of disabled or otherwise marginalised social groups.
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==Sever & Sever documentaries==
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==Documentaries==
  
In the films presenting the peripheral parts of the society, Sever & Sever has produced works on mental problems (''Sanjal sem, da sem srečen''), on young outcasts (''Dom'', ''Izključeni'') and has filmed three pieces that deal with blindness, titled ''Adagio'', ''Richard pride jutri'' [Richard comes tomorrow] and ''Hoja po vodi'' [Walking on Water]. The latter is a story about a successful fashion model gone blind and than becoming not only a businessman but a a professional sportsman as well.  
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In the films presenting the peripheral parts of the society, Sever & Sever has produced works on mental problems (''Sanjal sem, da sem srečen''), on young outcasts (''Dom'', ''Izključeni'') and has filmed three pieces that deal with blindness, titled ''Adagio'', ''Richard pride jutri'' and ''Hoja po vodi''. The latter is the story of a successful Slovene fashion model gone blind and who became not only a businessman but a professional sportsman as well.  
  
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Sport is also one of the subjects that Sever & Sever has handled when filming documentaries about  
 
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popular culture. Other themes touch on the Slovene movie history (''Kaj pa Mojca?''), industrial heritage (''Ne bo vam uspelo, to je Jelovica!''), and the cultural sensibilities of the 1980s (''Nekoč je bila dežala pridnih'').
Sport is also one of the themes that Sever & Sever has handled when filming documentaries about  
 
popular culture. The others are Slovene movie history (''Kaj pa Mojca?''), industrial heritage (''Ne bo vam uspelo, to je Jelovica!'') and cultural sensibilities of the 80s (''Nekoč je bila dežala pridnih'').  
 
  
 
==Fiction films and other works==
 
==Fiction films and other works==
  
[[Sever & Sever]] has also filmed a few puppet theatre and contemporary dance shows, for example OTTETTO dance performance from [[EnKnapGroup (EKG)]]. They've also produced a couple of short films and, in 2014, their first feature-length film ''Pot v raj'' [Sailing to Paradise].
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Sever & Sever has also filmed a few puppet theatre and contemporary dance shows (collaborating, for example, with the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]] and the dance group [[EnKnapGroup (EKG)|EnKnapGroup]]), produced a couple of short films and, in 2014, released their first feature-length film ''Pot v raj'' [Sailing to Paradise].
  
 
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==Festivals and awards==
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Their various movies have been screened at the [[Festival of Slovenian Film]] (where they have also won some awards), the [[Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival]], [[Kamfest]], the Trieste Film Festival, the ZagrebDox festival, the Cannes Short Film Corner, Athens International Short Film Festival, International Short & Animation Film Festival Open Cinema St. Petersburg, LET’S CEE Film Festival Vienna, Oulu International Film festival, etc.
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The movie ''Ustava Republike Hrvaške'', a co-production headed by Interfilm from Croatia and featuring Sever & Sever, was awarded at the SEEfest 2017 in Los Angeles (US); the Grand Prix of the Americas at the Montreal World Film Festival 2016; and the Jury Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[Festival of Slovenian Film]]
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*[[Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival]]
 
*[[EnKnapGroup (EKG)]]
 
*[[EnKnapGroup (EKG)]]
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*[[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.seversever.com Sever & Sever Production website]
 
*[http://www.seversever.com Sever & Sever Production website]
 
*[https://vimeo.com/seversever Sever & Sever Production on Vimeo]
 
*[https://vimeo.com/seversever Sever & Sever Production on Vimeo]
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*[http://www.film-center.si/en/film-in-slovenia/films/person/6312/seversever/ Sever & Sever Production on Slovenian Film Centre website]
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*[http://www.arinnainc.net/en/emerging-slovene-cinema/ An interview with Darko Herič, a cinematographer working on some Sever & Sever projects]
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Established in 2011, Sever & Sever Production has since then produced quite a number of short films, documentaries, feature-length films and other video works. It is led by the director, screenwriter, and producer Jani Sever, who in 2006 co-founded and headed the web "television" venture Vest.si, the first and up until now still the only online daily in Slovenian that featured video-based news, interviews, and reports. By way of necessity, that project was later transformed into a film production house and in the end given a new name and company.


Background

As a complement to their journalistic work, Jani Sever and the crew of Vest.si in 2010 produced the 30-episode-long series Prepisani [The Overwritten]. Written by Jonas Žnidaršič, it consisted of short, 8-minute episodes that were in their entirety filmed in front of the green screen. Later, in 2011, two documentaries followed – Elena, a documentary about a disability activist running for president, and Veš, poet, svoj dolg? [Poet, do you know thy debt?], which explored the history and cultural impact of the Slovene rap scene (and has been screened extensively across Slovenia).

With part of the crew that was working on these projects later migrating to Sever & Sever Production, the new company's focus has for the better part stayed true to the two themes outlined above: either dissecting the Slovene cultural landscape and its genealogy or reflecting on the topics of marginalised social groups.

Documentaries

In the films presenting the peripheral parts of the society, Sever & Sever has produced works on mental problems (Sanjal sem, da sem srečen), on young outcasts (Dom, Izključeni) and has filmed three pieces that deal with blindness, titled Adagio, Richard pride jutri and Hoja po vodi. The latter is the story of a successful Slovene fashion model gone blind and who became not only a businessman but a professional sportsman as well.

Sport is also one of the subjects that Sever & Sever has handled when filming documentaries about popular culture. Other themes touch on the Slovene movie history (Kaj pa Mojca?), industrial heritage (Ne bo vam uspelo, to je Jelovica!), and the cultural sensibilities of the 1980s (Nekoč je bila dežala pridnih).

Fiction films and other works

Sever & Sever has also filmed a few puppet theatre and contemporary dance shows (collaborating, for example, with the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and the dance group EnKnapGroup), produced a couple of short films and, in 2014, released their first feature-length film Pot v raj [Sailing to Paradise].

Festivals

Their various movies have been screened at the Festival of Slovenian Film (where they have also won some awards), the Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival, Kamfest, the Trieste Film Festival, the ZagrebDox festival, the Cannes Short Film Corner, Athens International Short Film Festival, International Short & Animation Film Festival Open Cinema St. Petersburg, LET’S CEE Film Festival Vienna, Oulu International Film festival, etc.

The movie Ustava Republike Hrvaške, a co-production headed by Interfilm from Croatia and featuring Sever & Sever, was awarded at the SEEfest 2017 in Los Angeles (US); the Grand Prix of the Americas at the Montreal World Film Festival 2016; and the Jury Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017.

See also

External links

Gallery

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