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
At the 57th film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon the Interreligious Jury has awarded its Prize to the documentary "Dentro" by Elsa Amiel.
Jacqueline Jansen’s ‘Sechswochenamt’ won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the achtung berlin 2026 film festival. The jury awarded a Special Mention to Katrin Sikora’s documentary ‘Schwarze Häuser’.
Events
16.02.2025
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