ABOUT

Miha Reja is an animation film director and an artist born in Slovenia.

Alongside animation, he dabbles in music and storytelling, using everything he can to create a narrative package.

He wishes to create animation that are fantastical, yet confessional.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2018-2022 - School of Arts University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2021-2022 - LUCA School of Arts, Campus Sint-Lukas (Erasmus), Belgium
2021-2022 - 14th Animation Sans Frontières @ Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg (DE), Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest (HU), The Animation Workshop, Viborg (DK) and Gobelins l'École de l'Image, Paris (FR)
2022 - Kratka Scena - Screenwriting Workshops @ Ljubljana, Izola, Portorož (SI)
2022 - CEE Animation Rise & Shine - Animation pitching Lab @ Animafest, Zagreb (HR) and Animateka, Ljubljana (SI)

2022 - Innovation Award - Animakom FEST
2022 - Special mention (Best student animated film) - DSAF (Slovenian Animated Film Association)
2022 - Audience award - First crossing film festival
2022 - Special jury mention - Festival FilmFreš
2022 - Special mention - Screener Short animation
2021 - Special mention of the student jury - Animateka Festival, Slovenia
2021 - Animation Sans Frontières Partners' Award - CEE Animation Forum 2021
2021 - Nomination - Student Category 'Rising Stars' - CEE Animation Forum 2021
2020 - Best student animated film - DSAF (Slovenian Animated Film Association)

2022 - Maribor Student Jury, StopTrik International Film Festival, Maribor (SI)
2020 - Student Jury, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Ljubljana (SI)