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 tell stories that are fantastical, yet confessional.

Email: mihareja@jarka.si | Instagram | Vimeo

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2018-2022 - School of Arts University of Nova Gorica (SI)
2021-2022 - LUCA School of Arts (Erasmus), Campus Sint-Lukas, Brussels (BE)
2021-2022 - Animation Sans Frontières at 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 - Script development lab, Ljubljana, Izola, Portorož (SI)
2022 - CEE Animation Rise & Shine - Animation pitching Lab at Animafest, Zagreb (HR) and Animateka, Ljubljana (SI)
2023 - The Open Workshop residency, Viborg (DK)

AWARDS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS

2023 - Visionary for best film - Festival FilmFreš
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 International Animated Film Festival
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)

EXHIBITIONS

Animafest Zagreb, Šira Gallery, Zagreb (HR) 5. June - 11. June 2023
Annual shows, School of Arts University of Nova Gorica (SI) 2019 - 2021
Galerija Hiša mladih, Ajdovščina (SI) 6. April - 19. April 2018

JURY MEMBER

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

FILM SCREENINGS

2023 - Flipbook Film Festival, Skopje (MK)
2023 - 83. UNICA, Comacchio (IT)
2023 - NAFF / Neum Animated Film Festival 18, Neum (BiH)
2023 - Kino Otok, Izola (SI)
2023 - 63rd ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL, Zlín (CZ)
2023 - Filmfreš, Nova Gorica (SI)
2023 - Voronezh International Animation Film Festival, Voronezh (RU)
2023 - Venezia Shorts – Online Edition, Online (IT)
2023 - T-short Animated Film Online Festival, Online (LV)
2022 - Animakom FEST, Bilbao (ES)
2022 - KINEMAX, Gorizia (IT)
2022 - KINOFILM, Ljubljana (SI)
2022 - Student World Impact Film Festival, New Jersey (US)
2022 - FSF Festival of Slovenian Film, Portorož (SI)
2022 - Film Front, Novi Sad (RS)
2022 - DOK Leipzig, Leipzig (DE)
2022 - First Crossings, Nova Gorica (SI)
2022 - BALKANIMA, Belgrade (RS)
2022 - DigitalBigScreen, Trbovlje (SI)
2022 - FeKK, Ljubljana (SI)
2022 - Letni kino Silvana Furlana, Nova Gorica (SI)
2022 - AESON, Udine (IT)
2022 - Supertoon, Šibenik (HR)
2022 - Cartoon Club, Rimini (IT)
2022 - FilmFreš, Nova Gorica (SI)
2021 - Animateka, Ljubljana (SI)
2021 - 33 Girona Film Festival, Girona (ES)
2021 - 5th Chaniartoon, Chania (GR)
2021 - Ars Electronica, Online
2021 - Animart Festival, Online (GR)
2021 - NAFF / Neum Animated Film Festival 16, Online (BiH)
2021 - Kino Otok, Izola (SI)
2020 - Animateka, Online (SI)
2020 - FSF Festival of Slovenian Film, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 - First Crossings, Nova Gorica (SI)
2020 - Letni kino Silvana Furlana, Nova Gorica (SI)
2020 - JEF Festival, Antwerp (BE)