Elvis Starling
COMPETITION • FEATURE • FICTION
2024 • 92min • Colour • 5.1 • DCP • 2,00:1
Slovenian with English subtitles.
Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
A genius, Elvis (13), misunderstood by the world, swears by chemistry, comic books and Hanna, the most beautiful girl at his school. His life turns upside down when his parents get a divorce. The film is based on the eponymous best-selling book about a modern-day Slovenian Adrian Mole, for which Janja Vidmar received numerous awards.
CAST:
MAKS PEŠTAJ ZEVNIK, IVA KRAJNC BAGOLA, MATEJ PUC, KIARA KENIG, FRIDA BRATUŠ, TILEN KOLBE, ARNE DUHOVNIK, ZVEZDANA MLAKAR, MARKO MANDIĆ, MANCA DORRER, ALENKA KRAIGHER, EMIL KULOVIĆ, GOJMIR LEŠNJAK, HANA MAJDIČ, KSENIJA MIŠIČ, PETER PERME, TIL PUČKO
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
Elvis Starling is a coming-of-age story exploring relationships with peers and parents, first love and friendship. It is a youth film about a very likable protagonist who is searching for his place both within his family and among his peers.
2024 • 92min • Colour • 5.1 • DCP • 2,00:1
Slovenian with English subtitles.
Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
| PRODUCER | RADOVAN MIŠIĆ |
| CO-PRODUCER | TANJA PRINČIČ |
| PRODUCTION | FABULA |
| CO-PRODUCTION | RTV SLOVENIJA |
A genius, Elvis (13), misunderstood by the world, swears by chemistry, comic books and Hanna, the most beautiful girl at his school. His life turns upside down when his parents get a divorce. The film is based on the eponymous best-selling book about a modern-day Slovenian Adrian Mole, for which Janja Vidmar received numerous awards.
| DIRECTOR | BORIS JURJAŠEVIČ |
| SCREENWRITER | JANJA VIDMAR |
| BASED ON A BOOK BY | JANJA VIDMAR |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ALEXANDER ŠURKALA |
| MUSIC COMPOSER | JANEZ DOVČ |
| FILM EDITOR | JURIJ MOŠKON |
| PRODUCTION DESIGNER | NIKO NOVAK |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | POLONCA VALENTINČIČ |
| SOUND DESIGNER | JULIJ ZORNIK |
| MAKE-UP ARTIST | EVA URŠIČ |
CAST:
MAKS PEŠTAJ ZEVNIK, IVA KRAJNC BAGOLA, MATEJ PUC, KIARA KENIG, FRIDA BRATUŠ, TILEN KOLBE, ARNE DUHOVNIK, ZVEZDANA MLAKAR, MARKO MANDIĆ, MANCA DORRER, ALENKA KRAIGHER, EMIL KULOVIĆ, GOJMIR LEŠNJAK, HANA MAJDIČ, KSENIJA MIŠIČ, PETER PERME, TIL PUČKO
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
Elvis Starling is a coming-of-age story exploring relationships with peers and parents, first love and friendship. It is a youth film about a very likable protagonist who is searching for his place both within his family and among his peers.
