Varja Hrvatin is a playwright, dramaturge, and radio editor. She holds a BA in Dramaturgy and performing arts and an MA in Screenwriting from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. She has authored and co-authored numerous performances Najraje bi se udrla v zemljo, Zelda, La isla bonita, Sukeban in Vse se je nadaljevalo z zmrznjenimi jastogi). She was the editor of the radio show “Territory of Theatre” on Radio Študent and worked as a dramaturge on several contemporary performance projects. She received the Best Young Playwright Award and was nominated for the Slavko Grum Award in 2025.

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Varja Hrvatin je dramatičarka, dramaturginja in radijska urednica. Diplomirala je iz dramaturgije in scenskih umetnosti ter magistrirala iz scenaristike na AGRFT. Ustvarja kot avtorica in soavtorica uprizoritev, med drugim Najraje bi se udrla v zemljo, Zelda, La isla bonita, Sukeban in Vse se je nadaljevalo z zmrznjenimi jastogi. Delovala je kot urednica oddaje »Teritorij teatra« na Radiu Študent in sodelovala kot dramaturginja pri številnih projektih sodobnega performansa. Za svoje delo je prejela nagrado za najboljšo mlado dramatičarko ter nominacijo za nagrado Slavka Gruma.

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Maja Izetbegović is a stage and film actress from Sarajevo. A graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo, she has performed in over 40 theatre roles (including Nora, Antigone, Ivanov) and appeared in films such as Our Everyday Life, Son, Excursion, and Hotel Pula. Excursion premiered at Locarno Film Festival and received a Special Mention. Maja has won multiple international awards for her performances in both theatre and film.

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Maja Izetbegović je gledališka in filmska igralka iz Sarajeva. Diplomirala je na Akademiji scenskih umetnosti v Sarajevu in od takrat nastopa v gledališčih in filmih po vsej regiji. Oblikovala je več kot 40 gledaliških vlog (npr. Nora, Antigona, Ivanov) ter igrala v filmih kot so Naše vsakdanje življenje, Son, Ekskurzija in Hotel Pula. Za svoje delo je prejela več mednarodnih nagrad, film Ekskurzija pa je bil nagrajen na festivalu v Locarnu.
 

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Franciska Éry is a Hungarian theatre and opera director working internationally. Educated in London, she creates interdisciplinary and site-specific work across Europe. Her major productions include La Nonne Sanglante (winner of the OffWestEnd Opera Award), Séisme, and Hamlet with the Csokonai National Theatre. She has been an artist-in-residence at Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier and a finalist of the Ring Award and the European Opera Directing Prize.

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Franciska Éry je madžarska gledališka in operna režiserka, ki deluje po vsej Evropi. Šolala se je v Londonu, njeno delo pa obsega mednarodne projekte od site-specific performansov do sodobne opere. Med pomembnejšimi produkcijami so La Nonne Sanglante, nagrajena z OffWestEnd nagrado, Séisme in Hamlet s Csokonai narodnim gledališčem. Bila je rezidenčna umetnica Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, finalistka Ring Award in Evropske nagrade za operno režijo.

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