The Fig Leaf

1971 · 5 min · colour · 16mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Atelje animiranega filma Koper

 

Young artist tries in vain to make it in music or painting. When he spices up his creativity with a touch of eroticism, his righteous fellow citizens start to persecute him. Everything revolves around the fig leaf, a means to cover the indecency…

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher, Janez Marinšek
WRITTEN BY	Koni Steinbacher, Janez Marinšek
MUSIC	Faraoni
SOUND DESIGN	Emil Zonta
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher, Janez Marinšek

 

Festivals:

Amateur Film Festival of Slovenia 1971: Golden Plaque ; Velden (Austria) 1972: Silver Plaque; Kelibia (Tunisia) 1973: Silver Medal

 

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Student

1975 · 9 min · colour · 35mm

Brez dialogov.

PRODUCTION

Viba film

 

The adventures of a student without a place to live. Inspired by the lyrics of a Slovenian folk song about carefree student’s life, the film is a satire on the society that allows some to take advantage of a grave housing crisis.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher, Janez Marinšek
WRITTEN BY	Vida Pibernik, Koni Steinbacher
MUSIC	Janez Gregorc
SOUND DESIGN	Emil Zonta
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher, Boris Benčič

 

Festivals:

Belgrade 1975: Silver Medal; Celje 1976: Metod Badjura Award for Animation; Oberhausen 1976, Tampere 1976, Krakow 1976

 

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The Swamp

1976 · 5 min · colour · 35mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Viba film

 

On the bank of a swamp, Scrag is reading a book, immersed in the beauties of art. His quiet enjoyment is disturbed by Fatty, who sees the swampy lake as a place of limitless pleasure. As he charges for the bottom, Scrag tries to pull him back, sacrificing his biggest treasure on the way.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Marjan Tomšič
MUSIC	Janez Gregorc
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Celje 1977: Metod Badjura Award for Best Director, Tampere 1978, Belgrade 1978

 

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Epidemic

1982 · 1 min ·  colour · 35mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Viba film

 

An epidemic of malice, the ultimate human trait.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Marjan Tomšič
MUSIC	Janez Gregorc
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Celje 1982: Metod Badjura Award; Belgrade 1982: Gold Medal , Krakow 1983

 

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Stone

1984 · 8 min · colour · 35mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Viba film

 

A story about the said fate of a man who yearns for the beauty of Venus, with his Xanthippe, a millstone around his neck, giving him a reality check time and time again.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Marjan Tomšič, Marjan Manček
MUSIC	Urban Koder
DRAWINGS	Marjan Manček
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Zagreb 1984, Belgrade 1985: Gold Medal , Oberhausen 1985, Lucca 1985, Melbourne 1985

 

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Fictitious Story

1986 · 8 min · colour · 35mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Viba film

 

A small heap of human faeces is deposited outside a noble palace. A cleaning operation begins. Meetings are convened, phones are ringing, inefficient municipal services are called in, while the costs keep rising… Based on a true story from Belgrade just before the break-up of Yugoslavia.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Mirjana Borčič
MUSIC	Gorast Radojević
DRAWINGS	Franco Juri, Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Belgrade 1986, Krakow 1986

 

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The Maskmaker

2002 · 8 min · colour · 35mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Arf d.o.o.

 

After the shift of the political system, many want to change their onerous masks, and the maskmaker uses this to his advantage.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Marjan Tomšič
MUSIC	Gorast Radojević
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Imola 2002, Barcelona 2003, Brunschweig 2003, Belgrade 2004, Almeira 2005

 

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Sneguljčica 2002

2004 · 8 min · colour · 35mm

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Maya Art d.o.o.

 

Is it possible to keep love and dreams in a safe, and safeguard the box eternally using state-of-the-art electronic devices and weapons?

 

DIRECTED BY	Janez Marinšek, Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Marjan Tomšič
MUSIC	Gorast Radojević
DRAWINGS	Martina Bohar
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Belgrade 2004

 

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A Beautiful Sunday at St. Jacob’s in Resnik

2007 · 8 min · colour · Betacam

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Maya Art d.o.o.

 

Animated illustration of a humorous poem by Slovenian folk poet and singer Jurij Vodovnik.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Koni Steinbacher
MUSIC	Marjan Krajnc
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Portorož 2007, Belgrade 2007

 

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Dance of Death

2010 · 4 min · colour · Betacam

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

KOST

 

The fresco Dance of Death is an allegory of the equality of all before death. The film is the author’s interpretation of the medieval painter John of Kastav’ s idea.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Koni Steinbacher
MUSIC	Gorast Radojević
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

Festivals:

Portorož 2010: Vesna Award for Best Animated Film; Belgrade 2010; Trieste Alpe Adria Cinema 2011; Čačak 2011; Malascorto-Malesca 2012: Best Animated Film

 

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We go to Paradise

2012 · 10 min · colour · Betacam

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

KOST

 

Between the biteinto forbidden fruit in Paradise and the cutting of the Gordian knot, a myriad of daily deceptions ensues in politics, love, sex… The film synthesises witty ideas from Snakes, a series produced by Viba Film studio from 1986 to 1989.

 

DIRECTED BY	Janez Marinšek, Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Marjan Tomšič
MUSIC	Gorast Radojević, Janez Gregorc
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher

 

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Why is Istria so Gloomy

2017 · 12 min · colour · DCP

No dialogue.

PRODUCTION

KOST

 

»The day when he was creating Istria and the Istrian, God was in a very bad mood,« says Nelda Štok Vojska in her short story Why is Istria so Gloomy. This story of a poor Istrian was the basis to bring to life as an animated story the medieval frescos in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Hrastovlje.

 

DIRECTED BY	Koni Steinbacher
WRITTEN BY	Koni Steinbacher
MUSIC	Aleš Lavtič
DRAWINGS	Koni Steinbacher
ANIMATION	Koni Steinbacher