LJUBLJANA: Darko Štante, one of the voices of the young generation of Slovenian directors and screenwriters, is currently shooting his sophomore feature The Lost Son / Izgubljeni sin. The 30-days shooting of this Slovenian/Croatian/ Macedonian/Greek coproduction takes place in Ljubljana, Trieste and Gorizia.

PORTOROŽ: Marko Šantić’s drama Wake Me / Zbudi me screened in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (3 - 8 October 2023), winning awards for Best Feature Film as well as for Screenplay, Actor in a leading and supporting role, and Make-up. The film is a coproduction between Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia.

PORTOROŽ: Petra Seliškar’s long documentary Body / Telo received the Vesna Award for Best Documentary at the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (3 - 8 October 2023). This intimate portrait of a woman who is fighting a series of rare auto-immune diseases with her indomitable spirit, is a coproduction between Slovenia, North Macedonia and Croatia.

PORTOROŽ: Tomaž Grom’s Don't Think It Will Ever Go Away won the Vesna Award for Best Film at the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz, which wrapped on 8 October 2023 in Portorož. This experimental documentary auteur film was also awarded for its music, composed by the director himself.

PORTOROŽ: Tomaž Grom’s Don't Think It Will Ever Go Away / Ne misli, da bo kdaj mimo received the award for Best Film at the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (3 - 8 October 2023). This hypnotic experimental documentary with no dialogue is the first long film by Grom, who established himself as a composer. Grom is also the writer, DoP, composer, editor and sound designer of the film.

PORTOROŽ: Ivan Gergolet’s debut feature The Man Without Guilt / Može brez krivde is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. The film is a coproduction between Slovenia, Italy and Croatia, and it is scheduled for theatrical release in Slovenia in February 2024.

PORTOROŽ: Damjan Kozole’s long documentary Pero is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. The film is an homage to the life and career of the well-known Slovenian actor Peter Musevski, who died on 18 March 2020 at the age of 54.

PORTOROŽ: Žiga Virc’s feature film Shooting Blanks / Poslednji heroj is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. This black comedy is a coproduction between Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Greece. Jučer (Croatia) will release it in Slovenian cinemas on 2 November 2023.

PORTOROŽ: Maja Prettner’s second long documentary Woman of God / Duhovnica is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023.

PORTOROŽ: Nejc Gazvoda’s third feature film Role Model / Vzornik is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. The film is a coproduction between Slovenia, Czech Republic, Italy and Serbia, and it is scheduled for release in Slovenian cinemas on 30 November 2023.