Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer
Janez Lapajne (Slovene: [yannez la-pie-nay]; born 24 June 1967 in Celje, Slovenia, grew up in Ljubljana, Slovenia is a Slovenian film director, producer, writer, editor and production designer.

The son of geophysicist Janez K. Lapajne, he graduated in film directing from the University of Ljubljana.He founded PoEtika, an occasional academy for researching the art of film directing, which he heads as mentor. He also directs for theatre, radio and television.

He has won several awards for his student works and his feature films.He is former first president of Directors Guild of Slovenia.Lapajne is related to Slovenian female painter Ivana Kobilca.