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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in" lang="en-US"><b><span lang="en-US"></span><big><i>My
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Is Janez Janša</i>: The crowdfunding is open!</big></b><big><br>
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It all started five years ago when three artists joined the
conservative SDS party and changed their names to Janez Janša,
which is the name of the leader of that party and Prime Minister
of Slovenia. The rest is history or, better said, the documentary
<i>My Name Is Janez Janš</i>a, which is coming to the cinemas
soon. Focusing on the most scandalous name change in the history
of Slovenia, the film juxtaposes different views on the meaning
and purpose of one’s name and reasons for changing it.<br>
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<big><span lang="en-US">Before you google your name, visit </span><a
href="http://www.verkami.com/projects/1752">http://www.verkami.com/projects/1752</a>
<span lang="en-US">and<b> help to finish the film</b> and to
reach its audiences all over the world. <br>
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A:link { so-language: zxx </big></style><big> <span lang="en-US">Keep
up with the film at</span> <a
href="http://www.mynameisjanezjansa.com/"><span
style="font-weight: normal">www.mynameisjanezjansa.com</span></a>.</big></p>
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</span><big><b>PRESS RELEASE<span lang="en-US"></span></b></big></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span lang="en-US">This year</span><span
lang="en-US">, the <b>documentary film </b></span><b><span
lang="en-US"><i>My Name Is Janez Janša</i></span></b><span
lang="en-US">, directed by Janez Janša, will find its way to the
big screens. The film shows the host Dražen Dragojević lead us
through the various opinions, viewpoints and views offered by
individuals, artists and academics from around the world as they
discuss the meaning and purpose of the given name as seen from
the perspective of the individual and society.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span lang="en-US">The reasons and
motives behind changing one’s given name are shown through
picturesque examples taken from history, popular culture and
everyday life, leading the viewer to the most widely resounding
name change in the history of Slovenia: in 2007, three artists
enlisted into the Slovenian Democrat Party (SDS) and got their
name</span><span lang="en-US"><span style="background:
transparent">s officially changed to Janez Janša, the leader
of that party and Prime Minister of Slovenia. While </span></span><span
lang="en-US">they renamed themselves for personal reasons, this
gesture was marked as an artistic act and triggered an array of
interpretations in Slovenian and foreign art circles, as well as
amongst reporters, commentators and the general public. The film
reveals the various views and responses to this renaming, which
resounded in Slovenia and abroad.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span lang="en-US">The documentary
film </span><span lang="en-US"><i>My Name Is Janez Janša</i></span><span
lang="en-US"> was filmed in English and Slovenian; however, we
can also hear Italian, Spanish, French and Croatian.</span><span
lang="en-US"> </span><span lang="en-US">In the film, a host of
internationally acclaimed artists and intellectuals appear,
including <b>UBERMORGEN.COM, Franco and Eva Mattes, Vuk Ćosić,
Jan Fabre, Stephen Kovats, Tim Etchells, Vaginal Davis, Mladen
Dolar, Miroslav Košuta</b>, and, of course, <b>Janez Janša,
Janez Janša and Janez Janša</b>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span lang="en-US">Aksioma – Institute
for Contemporary Art is the producer of the film, which was
created in cooperation with Institute Maska, TV Slovenija,
POPCult and Emotionfilm, and with the financial support of the
Slovenian Film Centre and film studio Viba Film.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="en-US">In the final
post-production phase, the creators of the film resorted to an
innovative way of financing their project: crowdfunding, or
funding by the masses. In this way, a high number of individuals
financially support creative projects by offering small or large
amounts, and thus ensure that good ideas are realized. The film
creators wish to rise € 6000 in the next 40 days (starting on
April </span><span lang="en-US">11th</span><span lang="en-US">)
and use these funds to finish the film and present it to the
broadest possible public worldwide. Most of the funds, which
will be collected through the </span><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-style: normal">crowdfunding</span></span><span
lang="en-US"> platform Verkami, will be used for the
post-production of the international cinema and shorter
television versions of the film and their worldwide
distribution. Individuals can support the documentary film </span><span
lang="en-US"><i>My Name Is Janez Janša</i></span><span
lang="en-US"> via the webpage </span><font color="#000080"><span
lang="zxx"><u><a class="western"
href="http://www.verkami.com/projects/XXXX-my-name-is-janez-jansa"><span
lang="en-US">www.verkami.com/projects/1752</span></a></u></span></font><span
lang="en-US">. <br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span lang="en-US">As a ‘thank you’
for their support, the film creators will give out interesting
rewards – ranging from mentioning individuals’ names in the end
credits to works of art.</span></p>
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Contact:<br>
Marcela Okretič, Producer<br>
<b>Aksioma | Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana</b><br>
Neubergerjeva 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia<br>
e-mail: aksioma4@siol.net<br>
<a href="www.aksioma.org">www.aksioma.org</a><br>
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