Rene Maurin (born 1971, in Maribor, Slovenia) is a Slovene theatre director, film director and screenwriter.
Biography During his studies of architecture in Graz, Austria he became interested in theatre and film. Leaving architecture studies he enrolled the Academy of Drama Arts in Zagreb, Croatia, where he finishes the studies under the mentorship of Georgij Paro and Tomislav Durbešić. He graduated with the first staging of the play IT, by a young Slovene author Rok Vilčnik, which was awarded for the Best new Slovene play at the Week of Slovenian Drama in the year 2000.
After the graduation he focused primarily on documentary and semi-documentary film in the production of Radio-Television Slovenia. In 2001 he took over the artistic leadership of Ptuj City Theatre which he led until 2008.Rene Maurin - entry in SiGledal, Slovene theatre portal. Accessed 2009-06-09. Notably, in his mandate the neoclassical theatre building was completely renovated after almost hundred years.Brief history of Ptuj City Theatre Ptuj City Theatre. Accessed 2009-06-11.
In 2015 he obtains a MA degree in film studies at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (Ljubljana), following the production of the short feature film Bright Black. As of 2012 he is a guest professor at the Institute for Media communication at University of MariborInstitute for media communication Faculty. Accessed 2016-01-02. in Slovenia and writes for several newspapers and magazines.
He lives in Maribor and Ljubljana, Slovenia and directs mostly in Slovenia and Croatia.
Works Source: Theatre T. Kacarov, In Only a Day, Croatian National Theatre, Varaždin, Croatia production details, Croatian National Theatre Varaždin. Accessed 2013-02-09 Richard Tognetti, Nothing Project, Festival Maribor, Slovenia Festival Maribor Nothing Project. Accessed 2016-01-02. M. Krleža, Golgotha - Requiem for social justice, Theatre Virovitica, Croatia Golgotha - Requiem for social justice production details, Theatre Virovitica. Accessed 2010-02-07 D. Harrower, Blackbird, Imaginarni in coproduction with Cankar Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia Blackbird production details, Cankar hall. Accessed 2009-06-11. P. A. C. de Beaumarchais, The Barber of Seville, Croatian National Theatre, Split, Croatia The Barber of Seville. production details, Croatian National Theatre Split. Accessed 2009-06-11. T. Williams, The Two Character Play, Ptuj City Theatre, Ptuj, Slovenia The Two Character Play production details, Ptuj City Theatre. Accessed 2009-06-11. R. Maurin, General Maister, Protocol of Republic Slovenia, Lenart, Slovenia R. Vilčnik, A. T. Linhart Micka, Ptuj City Theatre, Ptuj, Slovenia Micka production details, Ptuj City Theatre. Accessed 2009-06-11. P. Svetina The Walrus gets glasses, Maribor Puppet Theatre, Maribor, Slovenia S. Grum, The Event In Town of Goga, Croatian National Theatre, Osijek, Croatia P. Vogel, Desdemona, A Play about a Handkerchief, Croatian National Theatre, Osijek, Croatia A. Schnitzler, Café amoral (La Ronde), Ptuj City Theatre, Ptuj, Slovenia Café amoral production details, Ptuj City Theatre. Accessed 2009-06-11. J. P. Sartre, No Exit, HKD Theatre, Rijeka, Croatia No Exit production history, HKD Theatre, Rijeka. Accessed 2009-06-11. L. Hübner, Creeps, Ptuj City Theatre, Ptuj, Slovenia Creeps production details, Ptuj City Theatre. Accessed 2009-06-11. R. Vilčnik, Anteater or The Forest of Red Fruit, ITI Center, Motovun, Croatia group of authors, In My Shoes, First Stage, First Gymnasium, Maribor, Slovenia R. Vilčnik, TO, Slovene National Theatre, Maribor, Slovenia R. Maurin, Audiction, Intercontinental, Zagreb, Croatia F. Arrabal, The Tricycle, Academy of Drama Arts, Zagreb, Croatia H. Pinter, The Dumb Waiter, Academy of Drama Arts, Zagreb, Croatia H. Barker, Art for sale (The Possibilities), Academy of Drama Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
Film R. Maurin, Bright Black, short feature film, AGRFT Ljubljana Bright Black on IMDb G. Trušnovec, Caliber 0.46, Radio-Television Slovenia R. Maurin, G. Trušnovec Suma sumarum, Radio-Television Slovenia R. Maurin, S. Pečovnik, Life As From Inside, Radio-Television Slovenia R. Maurin, I Saw Elvis!, Radio-Television Slovenia R. Maurin, JUNKARt, Radio-Television Slovenia
Radio J. Sigsgard, Robin Hood, a cartoon for the ears, Croatian Radio Television, Zagreb, Croatia W. Bauer, Dreamjockey, Croatian Radio Television, Zagreb, Croatia
Translations
T. Williams, The Two Character Play A. Ayckbourn, Callisto #7 Callisto production details, Ptuj City Theatre. Accessed 2009-06-11.
Awards
Prešern Prize, University of Ljubljana University of Ljubljana. Prešen Prize 2014. Accessed 2016-01-02. Golden Laugh, 31st International Days of Satire, Zagreb, Croatia Prix Fabijan Šovagović, 13th Actors Festival, Vinkovci, Croatia Golden Lion, 6th International International Festival of Small Stages , Umag, Croatia Festival of small stages, Umag awards 2005, International Festival of Small Stages. Accessed 2009-06-11. Golden Laugh, 29th International Days of Satire, Zagreb, Croatia
References
External links
Ptuj City Theatre, Slovenia HKD Theatre, Rijeka, Croatia Slobodna Dalmacija Interview Vjesnik Interview Rene Maurin, listing in the Slovene National film fund database Vest Interview on Vest Radio 101 Review on Radio 101 DokMa Listing at DokMa film festival