Matjaž Ivanišin was born in 1981 in Slovenia and studied at the Ljubljana Film School. He has been working as a freelance director since 2007. His graduation film, “Quick View” (2005) won several awards as did “Karpotrotter” (2013). His second film, “Playing Men” (2017) premiered at FID Marseille where it was awarded the Georges de Beauregard prize in the International Competition.