Rok Vilčnik

Rok Vilčnik (born 1968 in Maribor, Slovenia), also known as rokgre, is a Slovene writer, playwright; poet, songwriter and screenwriter.

Biography He started his career as a painter and earned a BEd in fine arts. Due to a hand injury his career took a turn and he started writing. He has been a freelance artist ever since. Vilčnik lives and works in Maribor, Slovenia.

Works He is mostly known for his theatrical plays for children and adults; he was three times awarded the Grum Award for best new Slovenian play. In 2000, he received it for To ("That"), in 2008 for Smeti na luni ("Garbage on the Moon"), and in 2016 for Ljudski demokratični cirkus Sakešvili ("The Sakeshvili Democratic People's Circus").

In 2004, at the Slovenian Festival of Monodrama in Ptuj, he was named the Slovenian Noble Comediographer and presented the Grand Prix for Pavlek ("Paulie"). In 2020 he was named Slovenian Noble Comediographer for the second time for Pravi heroji ("True Heroes").

Vilčnik also writes for TV, and he co-authored the popular television comedy series Naša mala klinika ("Our Little Clinic"), which has been broadcast in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. In addition, he was a script-writer for over 200 other TV plays, among them, Lepo je biti sosed ("Nice to be a Neighbour"), Trdoglavci ("Thickheads"), and Ena žlahtna štorija ("A Fine Story").

In 2014, he was recognized by the city of Maribor for his cultural achievements, particularly for his book of plays Ameriška trilogija ("American Trilogy"), with the Glazer Charter.

He is a founding member and songwriter for popular Slovenian bands Patetico, Papir and Pliš, and a songwriter for Neisha, Bilbi and Severa Gjurin. He is a frontman of the band Simpatico.

Awards Grumova nagrada (Grum Award for best new Slovenian play) (2000, 2008 and 2016) Žlahtno komedijsko pero (Slovenian Noble Comediographer) (2004 and 2020) Glazerjeva listina (Glazer Charter) (2014)