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My Name Is Janez Jana

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'My Name Is Janez Jana' is a 2012 documentary film about three contemporary artists, one of them the film director, who in 2007 all changed their nameWebpage about the official name change to that of Janez Jana, the then Prime Minister of Slovenia.

Signified as an artistic gesture this particular name change provoked a wide range of interpretations in art circles in Slovenia and abroad as well as among journalists and the general public. From banter to conspiracy. In the documentary individuals, artists and academics from all over the world share their thoughts about the meaning and purpose of one's name from both private and public perspectives. Reasons for changing one's name are explored as the film draws references from history, popular culture and individual experiences.

In Slovenia the film has been labelled as pornographicReporter, April 10, 2012. [http://www.reporter.si/sites/default/files/naslovnice/15-Reporter_2012.jpg PORNOGRAFIJA - Janz sem Janez Jana], Ljubljana. and as degenerate artPolitikis.si (2012). [http://www.politikis.si/?p=57473 kandal brez primere: V Cannes film "Jaz sem Janez Jana" z grupnimi homoseksualnimi odnosi!?], Ljubljana. by some of the press close to the government. On the other hand, the director of Slovenian Film Centre in his analysis said that the film is not to be judged by politicians, but by film critics and the audience.

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