The Legend of Goldhorn

by Lea Vučko

Legenda o zlatorogu, 2022, animated, 2D animation, computer animation, hand-drawn, digital DCP, 1,77:1 (16:9), c, 14 min

A kindhearted hunter disregards his values and beliefs to go on the hunt for Goldhorn, a god of the Julian Alps, which appears in the form of a golden horned chamois. With this treasure, he hopes to win back the heart of his beloved.

Lea Vučko

After her studies of illustration, Lea Vučko turned her focus to animation. She has worked as an animator on projects including: Prince Ki-Ki-Do (2015, Ozor), Weasel (2016, Invida), puppet play Somewhere Else (2017) for the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Špela Čadež’s Orange Is the New Black – Unraveled (2017, Finta), a project commissioned by Netflix. During this time, Lea also co-directed and animated a couple of site-specific projects that were selected for the section of Animafests’ Animation Goes MSU, called Petris (2016), Spring Cleaning (2017), as well as a commissioned project for an exhibition at the Museum of Nova Gorica (2018). Lea is the co-founder of Octopics animation studio.

screenwriter
Lea Vučko
director
Lea Vučko
producer
Damir Grbanović
lead animator
Lea Vučko
music composer
Janez Dovč
sound designer
Julij Zornik
production
Octopics
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre

Octopics
www.octopics.si

Damir Grbanović
octopicsinfo@gmail.com