Miha Mazzini is a writer, author of 20 published books translated in 8 languages. His work was selected for many anthologies.
Screenwriter of 2 award winning feature films and writer and director of 4 short films.
Teacher of writing for film at Slovenian Show Your Tongue School of film narration (1999 - 2005), visiting lecturer at Croatian Academy of Dramatic Art (2001), at workshop Palunko (2004 - 2005) and Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, USA (2004).
MA in Creative Writing for Film and Television at The University of Sheffield.
Voting member of the European Film Academy.
Computer consultant specialized for user interfaces on the web and mobile phones applications.
| Fiction: Foreign editions: Manuals: Scripts: Films: |
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A Very Simple Story International web video project. The same script filmed with actresses from different countries. Screenwriter and director of Slovenian (8:28) and Italian (9:57) film.
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2008 |
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Clear moments Short story collection. What if you suddenly see in a clear moment that all of your life is based on a lie? Would you try to ignore it, fight it, will you stay broken? Fourteen moments, fourteen decisions, fourteen stories. Beletrina, 355 pages. |
2007 |
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Tree of Voices Novel for young adult readers (12+) Založba Grlica, 155 pages. Novel was shortlisted for Desetnica award for the best Slovenian novel for young readers in 2006. |
2005 |
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The King of the Rattling Spirits Novel Egon was 12 and he wanted a record player. You can win friends with a record player or chat up a girl, invite her to listen to your records. But in order to get a record player, Egon will have to defeat a neurotic mother, a madly religious grandmother, a sadistic teacher - not to mention souls and angels. Slovenian edition published in 2001. |
2005 |
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The Cartier Project Novel An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassja Kinski. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale. Slovenian edition published in 1987. Detroit Free Press has named The Cartier Project as one of her Top-Ten novels of 2005. |
2004 |
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Another 100 Computer Tips & Tricks Manual Tips&tricks for the user of Windows, Winword, Outlook, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Pasadena, 106 pages. |
2003 |
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Piccolo Willy - Orphan with the magic voice Short film Director and screenwriter. Arsmedia, TV Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Fund, 14 minutes. |
2003 |
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Guarding Hanna Novel He was born a freak. With above-average intelligence, which soon realises that a body bent on destruction cannot live among others. The only person who can help him is a Mafia don, who has enough money to isolate the monster. But nothing comes free. And now, the moment when the freak has to repay the favour has arrived. He has to come out of isolation and become a bodyguard of a woman named Hanna for a week. Click here to read the reviews. Slovenian edition published in 2000.
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2002 |
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Home Delivery Essays All you ever wanted to know about everyday life but you didn't have anybody to ask. Založba Goga, 131 pages. |
2002 |
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King of the rattling spirits Novel Egon was 12 and he wanted a record player. You can win friends with a record player or chat up a girl, invite her to listen to your records. But in order to get a record player, Egon will have to defeat a neurotic mother, a madly religious grandmother, a sadistic teacher - not to mention souls and angels. Beletrina, 286 pages. Second Slovenian edition: 2008.
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2001 |
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Sweet Dreams Feature film Screenwriter Produced by ArsMedia and the Slovenian Film Fund, 110 minutes.
The premiere was at the 4th Slovenian Film Festival March 30, 2001. The film won:
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2001 |
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100 Computer Tips & Tricks Manual Tips&tricks for the user of Windows, Winword, Excel, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Pasadena, 108 pages. |
2001 |
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Guarding Hanna Novel He was born a freak. With above-average intelligence, which soon realises that a body bent on destruction cannot live among others. The only person who can help him is a Mafia don, who has enough money to isolate the monster. But nothing comes free. And now, the moment when the freak has to repay the favour has arrived. He has to come out of isolation and become a bodyguard of a woman named Hanna for a week. Beletrina, 333 pages.
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2000 |
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Time is a big chocolate cake Picture book for children aged 6-9. Kres, 32 pages. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH |
1999 |
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You're free. Decide. Short film. Director and screenwriter. God gave man free will. Produced by E-motion film, TV Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Fund, 15 minutes. Best director award on The Highgate Film Festival, London (2001). |
1999 |
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Today's Special: 2 manuals and 3 scripts Scriptwriting manuals: How to write a script, How to use WinWord for scriptwriting. Scripts: The Cartier Project, Thomas and Sweet Dreams Triona, 424 pages. TWO SCRIPTS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH |
1998 |
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The Taming of the Word Manual Tips&tricks for the power user of Winword and manual for WordBasic programming language. Pasadena, 454 pages. With CD-ROM. |
1996 |
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WordStar for Dummies Manual for the computer program. Pasadena, 388 pages. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH |
1996 |
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Satan's Crown Novel A man with very heightened senses (he can see bacteria floating in the air; bodily fluids oozing from every single pore in human skin) falls in love with a woman. But to love is to touch. Can love overcome his senses? Wieser, 199 pages. |
1993 |
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Clipper Manual for the programming language. Self-published, 704 pages. |
1993 |
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The Collector of Names Novel Night on an island. The well behaved and polite demon will come from the woods and ask you for your name. If you answer, you are left without a name. Can anybody live without it? Even through that single night? Sklad Vladimir Slejko, 173 pages, 30,000 copies! The novel was chosen as one of the best five novels of the year in Sklad Vladimir Slejko’s competition. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH |
1993 |
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The Cartier Project TV film Screenwriter. Produced by TV Slovenija, 90 minutes. Winner of Prix CIRCOM REGIONAL Fiction 1992, winner 1991 Slovenian film of the year, selected by the audience, Borut Veselko - actor of the year, selected by the audience. SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH |
1991 |
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Computer Tutor Manual for first time users of personal computers. Grad, 84 pages. With video tape and diskette. |
1990 |
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Clipper Manual for the programming language. Self-published, 500 pages. |
1989 |
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The Musics Short stories. Stories from this book have appeared in numerous foreign anthologies. Two stories were made into short films. Self-published, 157 pages. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH |
1989 |
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Clipper Manual for the programming language. Self-published, 204 pages. |
1988 |
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The Cartier Project Novel An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassja Kinski. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale. Prešernova družba, 165 pages, 54,000 copies! The book sold 54,000 copies and won a national award for Best Slovenian Novel and the 'Zlata ptica' award for excellent artistic achievement by a young writer. The book was made into the film The Cartier Project awarded the CIRCOM Award for the Best European TV Film of the year 1992.
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1987 |
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The Band of Ocka Orel Poems, songs for the (non-existent) punk band and short stories. Self-published, 70 pages. |
1981 |
| Awards: | The best Slovenian novel of the year for The Cartier Project | 1986 |
| 'Zlata ptica' award for excellent artistic achievement by a young writer | 1988 | |
| European CIRCOM Award for the Best TV Film of the year for The Cartier Project | 1992 | |
| Award for the best screenplay for the TV film Thomas in the TV Slovenia competition | 1994 | |
| Award for the best screenplay for the short film The Call in the TV Slovenia competition | 2000 | |
| Best director award on The Highgate Film Festival, London | 2001 | |
| 'Vesna' award for the best screenplay for Sweet Dreams, Slovenian Film Festival | 2001 | |
| 'Vesna' award for the best film for Sweet Dreams, Slovenian Film Festival | 2001 | |
| Golden palm for the best film of the XXII Mostra de Valencia for Sweet Dreams | 2001 | |
| FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) film prize at the Troia Film Festival in Portugal for Sweet Dreams | 2002 | |
| "Der Heinrich" award at The Braunschweig Filmfest, Germany for Sweet Dreams | 2002 | |
| Nominated for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2004, "the largest and most international prize of its kind" | 2003 | |
| Novel Tree of Voices was shortlisted for Desetnica award for the best Slovenian novel for young readers. | 2006 | |
| Stage play Flight to Rome was selected as "the most excellent, skilfully written and complex" in the PreGlej competition. | 2006 |
Miha Mazzini
Email: mazzini@planet.si
