Janko Ravnik
Illustration — Janko Ravnik Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer. He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana. In 1928 and 1929, he filmed In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn (V kraljestvu Zlatoroga), the first Slovene feature film.
Janko Ravnik
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- Born
- 1891 · Bohinjska Bistrica.
- Died
- 1981 · Ljubljana.
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- film director · cinematographer · film producer · composer · pianist · university teacher · photographer · music educator
- Fields
- music · piano · photography · film direction
- Honours
- Prešeren Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Illustration — Janko Ravnik Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer. He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana. In 1928 and 1929, he filmed In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn (V kraljestvu Zlatoroga), the first Slovene feature film.
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It features the ascent of a group of students to the top of Mount Triglav. In 1929, Ravnik filmed a great national ceremony in Ljubljana on the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Illyrian Provinces, during which a monument was erected to Napoleon and Illyria at French Revolution Square. One of his pupils was Pavel Šivic.
Janko Ravnik is recorded as film director, cinematographer, film producer, composer and pianist.
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1981
Janko Ravnik died in 1981 at Ljubljana.
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Bohinjska Bistrica.
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