Private Project

Janko Žonta

In a small town lives a local weirdo called Janko Žonta.
His peculiarity is that he visits the local police station once a month and reports that he has committed a murder.
His reports are made up and everyone in the station know that, but they still have to investigate the case everytime he reports it, because of the protocol.

One evening, right before the shift of officer Damjan ends, Janko visits the police station again and reports a murder. Damjan handles his report routinely and than escorts Janko to the supposed crime scene, more than sure that the body - as usual, will not be there.
But once he enters Janko’s apartment, he is completely astonished by the sight. This time there really is a body in the room.

  • Aleksander Kogoj Jr.
    Director
    The railroad with a soul, 18,75
  • Aleksander Kogoj Jr.
    Writer
  • Rona Vaselaar
    Writer
  • Jožica Blatnik
    Producer
  • Kaja Horvat
    Producer
  • Primož Pirnat
    Key Cast
    "Janko"
  • Primož Bezjak
    Key Cast
    "Damjan"
  • Branko Završan
    Key Cast
    "Stane"
  • Lea Cok
    Key Cast
    "Sara"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 12, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovenia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovenia
  • Language:
    Slovenian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA ACADEMY OF THEATRE, RADIO, FILM AND TELEVISION
  • INTERNATIONAL POLICE AWARD ARTS FESTIVAL - IPAAF
    Monte San Savino
    Italy
    September 6, 2022
    Award Winner
  • Festival of Slovenian FIlm
    Portorož
    Slovenia
    October 14, 2021
    Premier
    Official competition program - Student
  • Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival
    Venice
    Italy
    May 5, 2022
    Italian premier
    Semi-Finalist
  • K3 Film Festival
    Villach
    Austria
    April 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • The More Than Decent Film Festival
    Newberry, South Carolina
    United States
    April 22, 2022
    Award Winner
  • Gila Valley Film Festival
    Safford, Arizona
    United States
    April 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Open vision film festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    December 1, 2021
    Official selection
  • See Online Film Festival - Cinesquare
    Online
    October 30, 2021
    Official selection
  • Chery Pop Film festival
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    June 2, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Aleksander Kogoj Jr.

A film and television director currently studying for a masters degree in film directing at the Academy for theatre, radio, film and television in Ljubljana with a exceptional passion for crime gener.
Worked as an director on short films, documentary films, music videos and television comercial.

je filmski in televizijski režiser in direktor fotografije. Rojen je v Ljubljani. Leta
2020 je na UL AGRFT uspešno zaključil študij filmskega in televizijskega snemanja ter se istega
leta vpisal na magisterij televizijske režije. Režiral in posnel je več kratkih igranih in
dokumentarnih filmov ter TV oglasov.

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Director Statement

There is an uncertain balance betwen reality and ilusion in the film and also betwen sanity and insanity in the characther's mind's which is clear only in the end of the film.
The constant uncertanty of what is real and what not was also the reason we decided to create an imaginary/unreal endles scenography that resembles a undefined space witouth borders.