THE LEGEND OF GOLDHORN
Octopics, Slovenia / 4K / 13’35”
Frame by frame, digitaly handrawn animation
Based on a Slovenian folk tale, set in a time when the supernatural intertwined with everyday life. The story takes in the highest mountains of Slovenia in the realm of Goldhorn, a deity, in the shape of a white chamois with golden horns.
Goldhorn is a symbol of nature itself, because it is immortal, to capture and destroy it would only mean to destroy oneself.
Crew
Director: Lea Vučko
Assistant director: Damir Grbanović
Producer: Damir Grbanović
Visual design: Lea Vučko
Animation: Lea Vučko
Additional animation: Damir Grbanović, Tina Zadnik
Editing: Damir Grbanović
Music: Janez Dovč
Vocal: Gregor Volk
Voice: Damir Grbanović, Lea Vučko
Sound design: Julij Zornik, 001 d.o.o.
Synopsis
A kindhearted hunter disregarding his values and beliefs goes hunting for Goldhorn, a gold horned chamois, the god of the Julian Alps. With this gold hunter hopes to win back the heart of his beloved.
The story is based on a Slovenian folktale. It takes place in winter in the Julian Alps. It is a tragic love story about values, greed and our relationship toward nature. A kind hearted hunter has his heart broken by the girl he loves. In his desire to win her back, he disregards his own values and goes hunting for the god of the Alps which appears in the form of a white, golden horned chamois.
All Festival selections and Screenings
17.9 - 22.9.2024
42. ICARE DU CINEMA, Saint-Hilaire & Lumbin, France, DMFF selection
10.9 - 13.9.2024
13. FILM FESTIVAL PROFIFEST, Prokuplje, Serbia
- official competition
10. MINIKINO FILM WEEK, Bali, Indonesia
- official competition
29. PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, London, UK
- official competition
19. NEUM ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, Neum, Bosnia in Herzegovina - official competition
7. ZEBRA International animation film festival,
Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia - official competition
17. 7. - 22.7.2024
11. INSOMNIA International Open-Air Animation Film Festival, Kaluga Moscow, Russia - official competition
SPECIAL SCREENING / SUMMER ANIMATEKA - Films of slovenian female authors, Ljubljana, Slovenia
SPECIAL SCREENING / a selection of 2023 K3 competition programme, HTL SCHOOL Villach, Austria
25. SAJETA ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL, Tolmin, Slovenia
18. MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
Mumbai, India, Animation package selection by DSAF
- Best of Balkans Beyond Borders festival
23.5. -26.5.2024
Short Encounters International Film Festival 2024,
Official selection, Athens, Greece
2.4. - 15.4.2024
19th Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe, - official competition, Paris, France
21.12.2023 - Slovenska Kinoteka, Ljubljana, 21:00 NAJDALJŠA NOČ ZA KRATKI FILM: FEKK 2023 nagrajeni filmi II
21.12.2023 - Miela Theatre, Trieste, 20:00
28.12 - 30.12.2023 / 16. Bovec Outdoor Film Festival, Štergulčeva hiša, Bovec, Slovenija - official competition
14.12 - 16.12.2023 / 8. Winter Apricots,
Prilep International film festival, Prilep, Maccedonia - balkan competition
6.12 – 10.12.2023 / 17. K3 film festival,
Villach Austria – official competition
1.12 - 10.12.2023 / 6. Phenomena festival,
Sao Paulo, Brazil - animation competition
2.12 -3.12.2023 / 21. Krakow Mountain film,
Krakow, Polska – official competition
29.11. – 3.12.2023 / 24. WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL, Whistler, Canada - official competition programme
29.11. – 3.12.2023 / 40. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE MONTAGNE AUTRANS,
France - official competition programme
27.11 – 2.12.2023 / 32. EUROSHORTS,
Young Filmakers, Gdansk, Poland – official competition
22.11 – 26.11.2023 / 26. Bansko Mountain film Festival, Bulgaria -official competition
16.11. – 19.11.2023 / 40. KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Kendal, UK – official competition
14.11. – 19.11.2023 / 17. KURZFILMFESTIVAL KÖLN, Germany – loop selection
14.11. – 18.11.2023 / 37. MOUNTAIN FILM GRAZ,
Austria – official competition programme
13.11. – 18.11.2023 / 15. TOFUZI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILMS,
Batumi, Georgia - official competition programme
11.11. – 18.11.2023 /
18. PICCOLO FESTIVAL DELL'ANIMAZIONE
international animated film festival, San Vito, Italy – official competition programme
6.11. – 19.11.2023 / 15. NORWICH International film festival, Norwich, England – best animated film nomenee
8.11. – 12.11.2023 / 13. AESHTETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, York, UK - official competition programme
8.11. – 12.11.2023 / 17. BERGBUCHBRIG festival, Schwitzerland
6.11 – 12.11 / 21. ZAGREB FILM FESTIVAL,
Zagreb – special programme – Festivals in the spotlight – online in Croatian territory
3.11 – 12.11.2023 / 42. MOLINS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, Globus – special online programme
28.10. – 5.11.2023 / 48. BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM AND BOOK FESTIVAL,
Banff, Canada - official competition programme
31.10. – 5.11. 2023 /
13. DUTCH Mountain Film Festival,
Heerleen, Achen, Holland - official competition programme
27.10. – 2.11.2023 /
9. REX ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL,
Stockholm, Sweden – panorama
26.10 – 2.11.2023 /
30. AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, Austin, Texas,
USA, official selection - animated shorts
26.10 – 2.11.2023 /
30. AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, Austin, Texas,
USA, official selection - animated shorts
23.10. – 29.10.2023 /
11. CANLADIRANLAR, International animation festival, Istambul, Turkey - official competition programme
21.10. – 24.10.2023 /
9. THESSALONIKI ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Tessaloniki, Greece – official competition program
20.10. – 29.10.2023 /
8. ULJAN ULSU Mountain Film Festival, South Corea – official competition program
26.10, 19.00 - Special screening / Vihar čustev - KINO SORA, Škofja Loka, Slovenia
18.10 – 21.10.2023 /
20. TEGERNSEE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL,, Tegernsee, Germany – official competition program
13.10 – 16.10.2023 /
11. INTERNATIONAL SOUND AND FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL, Samobor, Croatia – Cristall pine nominee
11.10. – 14.10.2023 /
14. BALKAN BEYOND BORDERS, Nikšič, Montenegro – competition programme
28.9 – 1.10.2023 / 8. FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION BERLIN, Berlin, Germany - official competition programme + MASTERCLASS
28.9. – 4.10.2023 / 19. FICMONTERREY,
Moneterrey, Mexico – international short film competition programme
23.9. – 29.9.2023 / 21. TIRANA International Film Festival, Tirana, Albanija – Balkan competition
21.9. – 24.9.2023 / 11. CARPATIAN Mountain Film Festival, Uzhhorod, Ukraine – official competition programme
19.9. – 24.9.2023 / 20. SALENTO film festival, Salento, Italy - official competition programme
4.9. – 10.9.2023 / 46. DRAMA International Short Film Festival, Drama, Greece – animation competition programme
5.9. – 9.9.2023 / 8. ALPIN Mountain Film Festival, Brašov, Romunija – competiton programme
25.8 – 27.8.2023 / 2. KRASNI FESTIVAL, Škocjan, Slovenia
20.8. – 23.8.2023 / 14. KUGY FESTIVAL, Treviso, Italy
14.8. – 19.8.2023 / 9. FeKK Shorti film festival Ljubljana, Slovenia – FekkSLO competition
10.8. – 13.8.2023 / 12. BENGALURU International Film Festival, Bengaluru, India – animation competition programme
10.8. – 13.8.2023 / 4. FLIPBOOK Film Festival, Skopje, North Macedonia – competition programme
1.8. – 6.8.2023 / 29. SAN ANTONIO Film festival, Texas, USA – competition programme
17. - 23.7.2023 / ANIBAR, Peja, Kosovo - Balkan competition
4.8 - 8.8.2023 / Asterfest, Strumica, North Macedonia - Competition programme
12.7 - POLETNA ANIMATEKA, Ljubljana, special screening
12.7 - 18.7.2023 / 39. CARTOON CLUB, Rimini, Official competition, Italy
1.7 - 8.7.2023 / 24. SHORTS International film festival Trieste, Official competition - Eco shorts, Italy
21.6.-25.6.2023 / 10. MISTER VORKY International Festival of Cinema Art, Competition programe, Ruma, Serbia
19.6 - 24.6.2023 / 19th GROSSMAN FANTASTIC FILM AND WINE FESTIVAL, Competition programme - Melies d'argent, Ljutomer, Slovenija
17.6 - 25.6.2023 / 5. KINO BLED, Bled, Slovenija
10.6 - 17.6.2023 / 19th IN THE PALACE, International short film Festival, Competition programme , Sofia, Bulgaria
14.6 -18.6.2023 / 40th ASOLO ART FILM FESTIVAL, competition programme, Asolo, Italy
5.6 - 10.6.2023/ 31st ANIMAFEST ZAGREB World Festival of Animated Film, World Panorama, Zagreb, Croatia
31.5 - 18.6.2023/ 17th RIVER FILM FESTIVAL, competition programme, Padova, Italy
7.6 - 11.6.2023/ 19th KINO OTOK, Izola, Slovenija
26.4. - 5.3. / 18th SEEFEST, South East European Film Festival, official competition programme, Los Angeles, USA
26.4. - 7.5. / 71st TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL, official competition programme, Trento, Italy
25.3. / Selekcija nagrajenih kratkih filmov, Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Slovenia - special screening
31.3 - 5.4 / The European Film Festival of Lille, France - official competition programme
16. 3. – 20. 3. 2023 / NIFF
6th Nepal International film festival, Kathmandu, Nepal - official competition programme
14.3.2023 - SLO:Motion, Slovenian retrospective at the Film Archiv Austria, Metro kino kultur haus, Austria - sprecial screening
11. 2. – 17. 2. 2023 / CINELEBU – 23th Lebu international film festival, Chile - official competition programme
13. 2. – 18. 2. 2023 / FESTIVAL GORNIŠKEGA FILMA – 17th International festival of mountain film, Ljubljana, Slovenia - official competition programme
28. 11. – 4. 12. 2022 / ANIMATEKA – 19th International festival of Animated film, Ljubljana, Slovenia - official competition programme
17. 11. – 24. 11. 2022 / FICAR – 27th Festival International de Cinéma d’Auteur de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco - official competition programme
7. 11. – 13. 11. 2022 / CINANIMA – 46th International Animated film festival of Espinho - panorama official selection
25. 10. – 30. 10. 2022 / FSF – 25th Festival of Slovenian film, Portorož, Slovenia - official competition programme
All Exhibitions and Presentations
Legenda o Zlatorogu - making of presentation
4.12.2023
Predstavitev nastajanja Legende o Zlatorogu, Filmsko gledališče, Idrija
31.10. 2023 - 25.11.2023
EXHIBITION: DUTCH MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL - Hub Theater, Kerkrade, Netherlands
mini : Festival Enimation - Vetrinjski dvor, Maribor, Slovenia
3.11. 2023 / 14:00 - 15:00
PANEL: Industry day DMFF + CineSud, Animate your story , Royal Theatre, Herleen
1.10. 2023
MASTERCLASS: Festival of Animation Berlin, Silent green Kulturquartier - Betonhalle Kino
15.7. 2023 - 20.9.2023
EXHIBITION: Cultural center Stara Fužina Bohinj, Slovenia
26.4 - 7.7.2023
EXHIBITION, Triglav national park info center - Dom Trenta, Slovenia
2. 12. – 11. 12. 2022
ANIMATEKA / Lea Vučko: Making of the Legend Of Goldhorn; Gallery DLUL, Ljubljana, Slovenia
6.6. – 21.6. 2020
Lea Vučko: nastajanje Legende o Zlatorogu,
Gallery KAMRA, Bohinjska Bistrica , Slovenia
5. 12. 2019 – 30. 1. 2020
Lea Vučko: nastajanje Legende o Zlatorogu’, Gallery Mahlerca, Layer house, Kranj, Slovenia
LATEST AND UPCOMING SCREENINGS
18.6. – 22.6.2025
3. Bergwelten Film Festival, Switzerland
Official competition
29.3.2025
Film&Culinarica, Fundazion Nairs
Scuol, Switzerland
Special screening
23.3.2025
31. Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg,
Regensburg, Germany –
Slovenia in Foucs / Slovenian Animated film
10.12.2024
10. Cortomontagna, Tolmezzo, Italy – official competition
22.11. – 8.12.2024
5. ALT EFF – All living things enviromental film festival, India – official competition
10.11. – 19.11.2024
19. Festival de Peliculas Arica Nativa, Chile – official competition
EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
UPCOMING:
19.3.2025 -15.6.2025
EXHIBITION: The Legend of Goldhorn,
Parco Prealpi Giulie, Resia, Italy
In the first two years of distribution,
the film was screened at more than 85 reputable film festivals in 35 countries and won 13 awards.
AWARDS
HINKO SMREKAR YOUNG AUTHOR RECOGNITION
15. Slovenski bienale ilustracije, Slovenija, 2024
BEST SHORT FILM
Festival de Peliculas Arica Nativa, Chile, 2024
HONORABLE MENTION
Echo Mountain film festival, Skopje 2023
HONORABLE MENTION
Bergfilm Tegernsee 2023
BBB FIRST ENRY -Best debut film,
Balkans Beyond Borders, Nikšić, Montenegro 2023
FekK SLO Film critics award
FeKK, Short film festival Ljubljana, 2023
BAZZARA CAFFE AWARD,
BEST Eco-Short – Audience award
ShorTS, International film festival Trieste, 2023
YOUNG JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Mr. Vorky 2023, Ruma Serbia
HONORABLE MENTION for short animation
SeeFest 2023, Los Angeles
MANJUSHREE Award, Best Animated Shortfilm
Nepal International film festival 2023
HONORABLE MENTION
Mountain nature and Culture,
Festival gorniškega filma 2023, Slovenija
VESNA award for best animated film 2022
Festival of Slovenian film, Portorož, 2022
;DSAF Award for best visual design 2022
awarded by the Slovenian animated film association
ANIMATEKAPRO Pitch – Best pitch 2018
International festival of animated film Animateka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
CONTACT US
octopicsinfo@gmail.com
Directors statement
The story of the Legend of Goldhorn is based on a Slovenian folktale, taking place in the highest mountains in Slovenia. I have been fascinated by its story ever since I was a child, as I grew up in Bohinj, a mountain valley in the mids of the Julian Alps. The story speaks of love, greed and our relationship towards each other and nature. Its main message is especially important for our current time. The story takes place in the so-called mythical past, a time when people were connected with the laws of nature. The supernatural creatures were interconnected with everyday life and were worshipped as gods. This is shown with the colour scheme. The colours are vibrant, indicating the ultraviolets and infrareds, that surround us but are invisible to our human eye. The vivid colours are also a stark contrast to the dark storyline. The painting style is inspired by expressionism and is achieved with custom-designed brushes that simulate paint on glass. The animation is completely drawn frame by frame in TVpaint.
Directors bio
Lea Vučko studied in the field of illustration at the Academy of fine arts and design at the University of Ljubljana. It was only after finnishing the post graduate programe that she turned her focus to animation. She animated on projects such as Prince Ki-Ki-do (2016), Weasel(2017), Špela Čadež’s OITNB Netflix commission (2018) and Somewhere Else (2018), a contemporary puppet play. She is the co-creator of two site-specific projects that were selected for Animafests’ Animation goes MSU (Petris 2016, Spring Cleaning 2017) and cofounder of OCTOPICS production studio.
The Legend of Goldhorn is her debut shortfilm.
