Jože Pogačnik

A portrait of the greats of Slovenian and Yugoslav documentary film, from his point of view, and that of his family and colleagues Karpo Aćimović-Godina, Jože Pogačnik and others.

War orphans rebel against teachers and authority figures in their reform school in this somber social drama. Danny is a teen punk who organizes a breakout, only to become a victim of the code of toughness by which he lives.

Cukrarna, an old building where the poets Murn and Kette once lived, is an important place in Ljubljana. For a long time this building has been the refuge for different people of all occupations and age, a small gallery of tragic human destinies.

A short documentary looking at top gymnastic performances, filmed during the VIIth Gymnastics World Championship in Ljubljana and backed by music by Bach.

A short documentary looking at top gymnastic performances, filmed during the VIIth Gymnastics World Championship in Ljubljana and backed by music by Bach.

The daily journey of the young deliverer of the Delo magazine. The contrast between the mood of a young vendor and the impressive photos of global events reported by the newspaper.

The daily journey of the young deliverer of the Delo magazine. The contrast between the mood of a young vendor and the impressive photos of global events reported by the newspaper.

The sights and sounds of the big game between Maribor and Olimpija. Stadium audience often reacts deliriously regardless of the player’s success on the field.

The sights and sounds of the big game between Maribor and Olimpija. Stadium audience often reacts deliriously regardless of the player’s success on the field.

The city of Maribor before the Second World War, and Maribor after its liberation mark the period in which the film Cafe Astoria is set. The story relates with a gentle melancholy and a slight irony the lives of a middle-class family: the cafe owner, his wife and their son. Through their individual destinies we become acquainted with the social and historical background of a by-gone era; the social and national differences of pre-war Maribor, divisions among the wealthy and poor, and nationally minded Slovenes and fanatic Germanophils. The first year after the war introduced the absurd characteristic cruel measures of the so-called revolutionary social transformations in which calamity and coincidence intervene, resulting in events of comic nature, of course, as seen from a safe distance of fifty years.

Three young athletes, alpine skier Bojan Križaj, swimmer Borut Petrič and tennis player Mima Jaušovec are always proud to represent Yugoslavia in sports competitions. Talent is not enough. They had to work hard to reach the top.

Three young athletes, alpine skier Bojan Križaj, swimmer Borut Petrič and tennis player Mima Jaušovec are always proud to represent Yugoslavia in sports competitions. Talent is not enough. They had to work hard to reach the top.

Milan, a successful company director, is replaced, and he decides to find out why.