Biography
Blaž Kutin was a Slovenian screenwriter, film director and writer. He studied ethnology and sociology of culture before working in film and media.
He wrote the screenplay for the German feature Lara (2019), directed by Jan-Ole Gerster, which originated from a project that won the MEDIA New Talent award at Cannes in 2006 and the CineLink award at Sarajevo. He co-wrote the screenplay for Islands (2025), also directed by Gerster. His directorial credits include the feature Nikoli nisva šla v Benetke (2008) and shorts such as Poslednji dan Rudolfa Nietscheja (2018).
Kutin died in October 2025, aged 55.
