{"id":4078,"date":"2019-06-07T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T15:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fsf.si\/2019\/?page_id=4078"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:47:21","slug":"metod-badjura-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fsf.si\/2025\/en\/metod-badjura-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Janez Bricelj, film editor
\nRecipient of the 2025 Milka and Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The judges for the 2025 Milka and Metod Badjura Award: Jerca Jeri\u010d, Matja\u017e \u017dbontar, Ur\u0161ka Kos, Janez Burger, Rado Likon<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Janez Bricelj has collaborated on more than 170 film and television titles in his long and prolific career as a picture and sound editor, creating an extensive body of varied film editing work.<\/p>\n

Bricelj showed an interest in film and music at an early age, so it came as no surprise that in the early 1970s, he applied for a job in picture and sound editing at Viba Film. At the time, the studio needed an editing assistant for Hang on, Doggy (\u2018Sre\u010da na vrvici\u2019, 1977), whose editor was the legendary Du\u0161an Povh. Thanks to Bricelj\u2019s precision and attention to sound, he was soon promoted from editing assistant to sound editor. This was a crucial milestone in his life, one which allowed him to spend the following few years of his budding career editing sound. The films he worked on as a sound editor most notably include Spring Celebration (\u2018Praznovanje pomladi\u2019, 1978), directed by France \u0160tiglic, which won the award for best sound at the 25th Pula Film Festival.<\/p>\n

In 1980, Viba Film enabled him to study part-time at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. The first feature film he worked on as an editor was A Summer in a Sea-Shell 2 (\u2018Poletje v \u0161koljki 2′, 1988), directed by Tugo \u0160tiglic. In the following years, Bricelj edited feature films by numerous acclaimed Slovenian filmmakers, including Matja\u017e Klop\u010di\u010d, France \u0160tiglic, Metod Pevec, Marko Naber\u0161nik, Goran Vojnovi\u0107, and others. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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For his work on the feature film Piran – Pirano by director Goran Vojnovi\u0107, he received the Vesna Award for Best Editing at the 2010 Festival of Slovenian Film. His oeuvre also includes editing jobs for many short feature, animated and documentary films, among which (A)Torsion (\u2018(A)torzija\u2019, 2002) by director Stefan Arsenijevi\u0107 deserves special mention.<\/p>\n

The fact that Bricelj began his professional career in sound recording and editing, only later moving on to picture editing, has had a critical impact on his approach to work. According to his regular collaborators, he likes to compare film to music. He listens to films. For him, the film reel on the editing table is a musical score that must be heard and felt to find the right rhythm in which it will sound best. Janez Bricelj knows film inside out, understands its complex nature and, above all, how sensitive it is, how every superfluous or missing frame can change everything. Therefore, he handles film with care, reviewing footage over and over again, selecting the takes with the best acting and determining the right length of each shot and sequence. This requires patience, diligence, and the ability to work in a team. Janez Bricelj possesses all these qualities, which make him one of the most prominent film editors in Slovenia.<\/p>\n

In addition to his pursuits in a professional filmmaking environment, one should not overlook his work with students at the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film, and Television. Bricelj has collaborated on more than 30 student films. It is beyond doubt that for students, working with him expanded their horizons of what is possible in the editing process, as demonstrated by the successful and fruitful continuation of his collaboration with some of them. Bricelj has not only edited their films, but also shared with them his knowledge, experience and, just as importantly, his personal attitude. He has always been respectfully reserved yet extremely cooperative and supportive of young creatives.<\/p>\n

Throughout his career, Janez Bricelj has stayed loyal to cinema and to his profession, which requires editors to take an independent creative approach, not only relying on the script but searching the footage for the potential to make a good film.<\/p>\n

His mastery of editing techniques has left an indelible mark on Slovenian cinema, which is why we are awarding the Milka and Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025 to Janez Bricelj.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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filmography (selection)<\/h4><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>
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feature films<\/strong>
\nKomedija solz \/ A Comedy of Tears, dir Marko Sosi\u010d, Arsmedia, 2016
\nRde\u010da raketa \/, dir Vojko Anzeljc, VPK – Videoprodukcija Kregar, 2015
\n\u010cefurji raus! \/ Southern Scum Go Home!, dir Goran Vojnovi\u0107, Arsmedia, 2013
\n\u0160anghaj \/ Shanghai Gypsy, dir Marko Naber\u0161nik, Arsmedia, 2012
\nVaje v objemu \/ Tango Abrazos, dir Metod Pevec, Vertigo, RTV Slovenija, 2012
\nPiran – Pirano, dir Goran Vojnovi\u0107, Arsmedia, 2010
\nPetelinji zajtrk \/ Rooster’s Breakfast, dir Marko Naber\u0161nik, Arsmedia, 2007
\nEstrellita \u2013 pesem za domov \/ Estrellita, dir Metod Pevec, Mediopolis Film, Vertigo, 2006
\nLjubljana je ljubljena \/ Ljubljana the Beloved, dir Matja\u017e Klop\u010di\u010d, Arsmedia, 2005
\nPod njenim oknom \/ Beneath Her Window, dir Metod Pevec, E-Motion film, 2003
\n\u0160elestenje \/ Rustling Landscapes, dir Janez Lapajne, Triglav film, 2002
\nZadnja ve\u010derja \/ The Last Supper, dir Vojko Anzeljc, MANGART, 2001
\nNepopisan list \/ What Now, Luka?, dir Jane Kav\u010di\u010d, Arsmedia, 2000
\nPatriot, dir Tugo \u0160tiglic, Timaro Productions, 1998
\nCarmen, dir Metod Pevec, Vertigo, E-Motion film, 1995
\nPoletje v \u0161koljki 2 \/ A Summer in a Sea-Shell 2, dir Tugo \u0160tiglic, Filmski studio Viba film, 1988<\/p>\n

documentary feature films<\/strong>
\nDom \/ Home, dir Metod Pevec, Vertigo, 2015
\nAleksandrinke \/ The Alexandrians, dir Metod Pevec, Vertigo, 2011<\/p>\n

docufiction feature films<\/strong>
\nCankar, dir Amir Muratovi\u0107, Cebram, 2018<\/p>\n

TV documentary feature films<\/strong>
\nEdi \u0160elhaus: Bil sem zraven \/ Edi \u0160elhaus: I Was There, dir Jurij Gruden, Arsmedia, 2007
\nFilm pred oltarjem \/ The Film Before the Altar, dir Metod Pevec, E-Motion film, 2006<\/p>\n

short films<\/strong>
\n100 to\u010dk \/ Top Score, dir Peter Hvalica, UL AGRFT, 2013
\n\u010casotresk \/ Timeturn, dir Tosja Flaker Berce, UL AGRFT, 2012
\nLimonada \/ Lemonade, dir Maja Prettner, UL AGRFT, 2012
\nKje si stari? \/ What’s Up, Dude?, dir Tosja Flaker Berce, UL AGRFT, 2011
\nNad mestom se dani \/ Sunrise over the City, dir Bla\u017e Zavr\u0161nik, UL AGRFT, 2011
\nTrst je na\u0161! \/ Trieste is Ours!, dir \u017diga Virc, UL AGRFT, 2009
\nSestri\u010dna \/ The Cousin, dir Kaya Tokuhisa, UL AGRFT, 2008
\nMoj sin, seksualni manijak \/ My Son, a Sexual Maniac, dir Goran Vojnovi\u0107, Arsmedia, 2006
\nRezina \u017eivljenja \/ A Slice of Life, dir Martin Turk, Arsmedia, 2006
\n\u010crvi \/ Worms, dir Robert \u010cernel\u010d, UL AGRFT, 2003
\nDan v mestu \/ A Day in the City, dir Nina Bla\u017ein, UL AGRFT, 2003
\nVla\u017enost 81% \/ Humidity 81%, dir Matja\u017e Ivani\u0161in, UL AGRFT, 2003
\n(A)torzija \/ (A)Torsion, dir Stefan Arsenijevi\u0107, Studio Arkadena, 2002
\nBo\u0161 pa mrzlo jedo \/ So, You’ll Eat It Cold, dir Miha Mlaker, UL AGRFT, 2002
\nFu\u017eine zakon \/ Fu\u017eine Rules, dir Goran Vojnovi\u0107, UL AGRFT, 2002
\nSelitev \/ Moving Away, dir Jurij Gruden, UL AGRFT, 2002
\nNekoga mora\u0161 imeti rad \/ You Need To Love Somebody, dir Jurij Gruden, UL AGRFT, 2001
\nPavle, dir Marko Naber\u0161nik, UL AGRFT, 2001
\nZlato srce \/ Golden Heart, dir Klemen Dvornik, UL AGRFT, 2001
\nCesta \/ Road, dir Arne Brejc, UL AGRFT, 2000
\nHop, Skip & Jump, dir Sr\u0111an Vuleti\u0107, Studio Arkadena, 2000
\nLesi se vra\u010da \/ Lassie Returns, dir Jan Zakonj\u0161ek, A Atalanta, 2000
\nKratka himna domovini \/ A Short Anthem For My Country, dir Boris Pal\u010di\u010d, A Atalanta, 1999
\nCarpe diem, dir Mitja Novljan, Vertigo, 1997
\nKri\u017eci in kro\u017eci \/ Tic Tac Toe, dir Aleksandra Voka\u010d, Filmski studio Viba film, E-Motion film, RTV Slovenija, 1992
\nBalkanski revolvera\u0161i, dir Maja Weiss, UL AGRFT, 1991
\nMesto \/ The City, dir Tugo \u0160tiglic, Filmski studio Viba film, 1987
\nKmetijskega proizvajalca Mikola\u0161a prvi dopust \/ Mikola\u0161 Farmer Worker’s First Holidays, dir Filip Robar-Dorin, Filmski studio Viba film, 1984
\nPogine naj pes … \/ Dog Shall Die, dir Andrej Mlakar, Filmski studio Viba film, 1981
\nRistanc, dir Filip Robar-Dorin, Filmski studio Viba film, 1981
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\ndocumentary short films<\/strong>
\nPi\u0161\u010dalka \/ The Whistle, dir Na\u0161ko Kri\u017enar, Bindweed Soundvision, 2001
\nMinute za film \/ Minutes for Film, dir Du\u0161an Prebil, Filmski studio Viba film, 1993
\nPortret Jo\u017eeta Galeta \/ Portrait of Jo\u017ee Gale, dir Hadi Talal, Filmski studio Viba film, 1992
\nKasa\u010d, dir Tugo \u0160tiglic, Filmski studio Viba film, 1984
\nJosipdol, dir Igor Prodnik, Filmski studio Viba film, 1983
\nZadnje lastovke \/ Last of the Swallows, dir Marika Milkovi\u010d Bilanovi\u0107, Filmski studio Viba film, 1979<\/p>\n

animated short films<\/strong>
\nEn pri\u0161paran tolar \/ A Tolar Saved, dir Borko Rade\u0161\u010dek, Eka Vogelnik, KUD Cineast, 1999
\nMade in Ex-Yu, dir Zdravko Bari\u0161i\u0107, Atelje za risani film – ARF, 1992
\nCopy, dir Boris Ben\u010di\u010d, Filmski studio Viba film, 1987
\nPoljubi mehka me radirka \/ Kiss Me Gentle Rubber, dir Zvonko \u010coh, Filmski studio Viba film, 1984<\/p>\n

animated TV series<\/strong>
\nHribci, dir Marjan Man\u010dek, DZS – Dr\u017eavna zalo\u017eba Slovenije, 1993
\nBasni, dir Bojan Jurc, Sfinga, 1989
\nMedved Bojan \/ Bojan the Bear, dir Branko Ranitovi\u0107, Du\u0161an Povh, RTV Ljubljana, Studio 37, 1978<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janez Bricelj, film editor Recipient of the 2025 Milka and Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award The judges [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMetod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award - FSF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fsf.si\/2025\/metod-badjura-lifetime-achievement-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"sl_SI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award - FSF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fsf.si\/2025\/en\/metod-badjura-lifetime-achievement-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FSF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-30T18:47:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"9 minut\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fsf.si\/2025\/en\/metod-badjura-lifetime-achievement-award\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fsf.si\/2025\/en\/metod-badjura-lifetime-achievement-award\/\",\"name\":\"Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award - 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