Žiga Virc

Žiga Virc

Žiga Virc is a Slovenian director and screenwriter. Born in 1987 in Novo mesto, he graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film, and Television (AGRFT, University of Ljubljana) in Film and Television Directing. After the success of the internet trilogy Tine Strela, he directed the short film Trieste is ours!, while still attending university. The short film upset the Italian political leadership, with the foreign minister at the head. The short received a Student Academy Award 2010 nomination, the AGRFT and the Prešeren Student Award 2010, 4 Goldilocks awards (AGRFT awards), and the national Vesna award for actor in a lead role at the Slovenian Film Festival in 2010. In 2012 he directed 4 documentaries for national television RTV Slovenija with his production company Studio Virc. In the same year the trailer for his new project about the Yugoslav space program titled Houston, We Have a Problem! gained international recognition, with 1 million YouTube views in three days; the feature-length documentary premiered in 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and has since visited many film festivals, including London BFI, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, etc. He is experienced in a cross-platform approach, with some of his previous works going viral both nationally and internationally. His works are notable for their dramatic visual style, the use of music to build tension, incorporating a detailed approach to a narrative structure, and making it appealing to a broad audience. He has directed numerous commercials, documentary films, and fiction works, for which he received many awards. Today he creates within his family film company Studio Virc in Novo mesto. In the co-production of Studio Virc and RTV Slovenia, he mainly directs documentaries and short films, as well as television commercials. Sources: IDF, OSP, IMDb

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Žiga Virc Movies

  • 2010
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    A Real Man

    A Real Man

    1 2010 HD

    Marko is 40 years old and still lives with his mother. His life is settled between work and home. His colleague Ajda tries to approach him, but...

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  • 2009
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    Trieste Is Ours!

    Trieste Is Ours!

    6.2 2009 HD

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  • 2016
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    Houston, We Have a Problem!

    Houston, We Have a Problem!

    7.8 2016 HD

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  • 2013
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    Crescent Over the Edelweiss

    Crescent Over the Edelweiss

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Summer of '91

    The Summer of '91

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Summer of '91

    The Summer of '91

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2010
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    Our Democracy

    Our Democracy

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    Our Democracy

    Our Democracy

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2016
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    Houston, We Have a Problem!

    Houston, We Have a Problem!

    7.8 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    A New Home

    A New Home

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2009
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    Trieste Is Ours!

    Trieste Is Ours!

    6.2 2009 HD

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  • 2016
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    A New Home

    A New Home

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2008
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    Sky Above the Town

    Sky Above the Town

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    Sky Above the Town

    Sky Above the Town

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2023
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    Shooting Blanks

    Shooting Blanks

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Shooting Blanks

    Shooting Blanks

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1970
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    Brothers joint apartment will become too small for both of them and all their loves and whose experiences they drew material for the series.

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Brothers joint apartment will become too small for both of them and all their loves and whose experiences they drew material for the series.

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