Andraž Arko, born 1977 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, graduating in social education and later in theology, obtained a PhD in the pedagogical applicability of movies in pastoral ministry. He is a Franciscan, now a parish priest in Nazarje. Since 1999 he has been involved in movie education and criticism, writing reviews for the catholic magazine Družina and the political magazine Domovina. He has published 3 books on movie education: Filmski izziv (The Film Challenge, 2014), Pasijon po Gibsonu (The Passion According to Gibson, 2016), and Svetniki na filmskem platnu (Saints on Screen, 2025). As a producer and screenwriter, he made the documentary "Plečnikov skriti biser" (Plečnik's Hidden Gem, 2021, Ljubljana City Award) and some short films. For four years he was a member of the audio-visual media jury for the Prešeren Awards, Slovenia's highest award in culture.
Priest
Country of origin
Slovenia
Festivals
Current issues
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.
Events
16.02.2025
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