{"id":45892,"date":"2016-11-11T15:37:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?p=45892"},"modified":"2016-11-11T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:37:03","slug":"berlinale-marusa-majer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/berlinale-marusa-majer\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet European Shooting Star Maru\u0161a Majer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European\u00a0Shooting Stars initiative,\u00a0organised by European Film Promotion, is one of the most exciting parts of the Berlin Film Festival. Putting a spotlight on the next big European actor or actress, previous winners have boasted alumni such as Daniel Br\u00fchl,\u00a0<\/em>Carey Mulligan and\u00a0Alicia Vikander. Over the next couple of days,\u00a0Sleek Magazine\u00a0are teaming up with Audi<\/a> to profile five of the winners. Next up, Slovenian actress\u00a0Maru\u0161a Majer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Making her name in her native Slovenia,\u00a0Maru\u0161a Majer has proven her chops on stage, television and film. A graduate of the\u00a0University of Ljubljana’s Academy of Theatre, she won the Best Actress Award in 2013 at Serbia’s\u00a0Festival of Children’s Theatres for her performance in Little Sleepy Star.\u00a0<\/em>
\nHer first feature coming\u00a0in the Janez Burger-directed film\u00a0Driving School,\u00a0<\/em>she made the transition to the small screen with\u00a0More After The Ads<\/span><\/em>. She will be reunited with Janez Burger for the upcoming\u00a0Ivan,<\/em>\u00a0which will be released this year.\u00a0Her\u00a0uninhibited acting style makes her one to beat for the coveted prize.
\nWe sat down with the actress to talk about what it means to be a recipient, what she enjoys about acting and\u00a0her relationship with director Janez Burger.<\/p>\n

Previous winners of the shooting stars award include Rachel Weisz, Daniel Br\u00fchl and Carey Mulligan. What does it mean to you to be a recipient?
\n<\/b>Well I think it is a great honour to me. To my work. Not only because of the people that got it but also because of the work we all did to get it. Of course it feels nice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you always wanted to be an actor?
\n<\/b>No. I have two college degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have a favourite thing about being on set?
\n<\/b>When I\u2019m on set I always want to be someone else. The guy who has the cables, that\u2019s what I want to be. That\u2019s what I always think. <\/span><\/p>\n

The gaffer?
\n<\/b>Yes.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you prepare for the role?
\n<\/b>In all different ways. It depends on the role. Depends on the difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve acted in theatre as well. What do you think the key difference between theatre and film is?
\n<\/b>I come from theatre. In Slovenia there\u2019s more money in theatre. There\u2019s money in series now. I think they are the same. Because you have to live in the moment.\u00a0I think it would be a difficult choice to say which one is bigger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are different challenges?
\n<\/b>Yes. Getting\u00a0into the here and now as an actor is difficult on both sides. <\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have any ideal directors you want to work with?
\n<\/b>I have many ideal directors that I already work with. <\/span><\/p>\n

Who\u2019s been your favourite so far?
\n<\/b>Janez Burger. I did two movies with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like working with him?
\n<\/b>It’s a fantastic journey because he takes it very seriously. He does not understand anything else above the film you have to do. It’s kind of freeing in a way because then you just do the movie and nothing else is important.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a lot of space to bring your own part to the role?
\n<\/b>Yes. There is a lot of freedom. He expects you to bring it. <\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of roles would you like to do in the future?
\n<\/b>I have done many different roles. I would continue doing that, as different as it can possibly be. <\/span><\/p>\n