STOLETJE SMUČANJA // THE CENTURY OF SKIING
documentary, 51 min, 2023, SZS & Invida & RTV Slovenija & Eustahije film
STORY
Documentaries sometimes just happen. We had five months from the idea to the premiere, but I was still attracted by the honuor to pay tribute to the tradition of skiing in Slovenia.
This was another wonderful opportunity to search among the RTV archive, while discovering top-notch footage, I realized that skiing has always had a significant impact on the formation of Slovenian identity at pivotal moments.
Bloke, Planica, Kranjska gora, Pohorje, Pokljuka, filming in the middle of winter in the embrace of snow at heavenly locations will definitely remain in my memory. As will the premiere on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Ski Association of Slovenia at Gospodarsko razstavišče. The President of the country, Ilka Štuhec and Peter Prevc did not know that they would be watching a one-hour documentary, but they loved it.
QUOTES
How could we remain indifferent to the statement that Slovenians are the oldest skiers in the Alps? Skiing has become our national pride, our national sport.
Bojan Križaj became a real star. No one before him had managed to do this. He became a national hero.
We became known all over the world as an independent country, many people heard about Slovenia because of the successes of our skiers and jumpers.
CREW
Writter, director, editor and narrator: TONI CAHUNEK
Director of photography: DARKO SINTIČ
Graphics: FILIP KOŠNIK
Sound editing: STOJANCHO GEORGIEV
Color correction: JURE TRŠAN
Starring: BORUT BATAGELJ, ALEŠ GUČEK, JELKO GROS, JANEZ PAVČIČ, LOJZE GORJANC, BOJAN KRIŽAJ, JANEZ BUKOVNIK, JANEZ ZAJC, JARO KALAN, LJUBO JASNIČ, ENZO SMREKAR, TONE VOGRINEC
Production: INVIDA, EUSTAHIJE FILM
Co-production: SMUČARSKA ZVEZA SLOVENIJE & RTV SLOVENIJA