Miha Hočevar, born in 1963 in Ljubljana is a Slovenian director and screenwriter of 4 feature films, 1 TV and 3 short films, 2 TV series, and a few hundreds commercials. 2 of the feature films he wrote and directed were box office hits listed among top 5 most-watched Slovenian productions in Slovenian cinema history. Miha is recipient of numerous awards for his work in cinematography and production of commercials.
He is actively involved in national and international co-productions and mentoring programs for youngsters, dedicated to develop, educate and promote cinematography and film making. As one of the national representatives from Slovenia he is negotiating European film making and production policy on behalf of industry organisations while mentoring and inspiring existing young future filmmakers.
Miha is part of the international screenwriters group ‘Scriptmashine’ while working as the creative producer and director in Nora production group that he cofounded.
He lives and works in Ljubljana.
Directors guild of Slovenia (DSR - Društvo slovenskih režiserjev); Current: member of the Managing board, past member of the Supervising board, Founding member, 2010-2012 President
DSR Screenwriters, member
Viba Film Studios, Supervising board member
Slovenska kinoteka, Supervising board member
Association of Slovenian Filmmakers (ZDSFU), member
The Festival of Slovenian Film, 2x President of the Jury
Nora Production Group, Co-funder, Director and Creative Producer