FNE at WEMW Co-Production Forum 2020: The Man Without Guilt
TRIESTE: The Italian/Slovenian coproduction The Man Without Guilt by Italian writer/director Ivan Gergolet is participating in the Co-production Forum of the 10th edition of When East Meets West (19-21 January…
FNE at WEMW Co-Production Forum 2020: Not A Word
TRIESTE: Acclaimed Slovenian/German director Hanna Slak’s new feature film Not a Word / Kein Wort will be showcased in the Co-production Forum of the 10th edition of When East Meets…
Successful Year For Slovenian Films At Local Box Office
LJUBLJANA: The share of Slovenian films increased by more than 5% with the top domestic title Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2, directed by Boris Bezić and produced by…
Slovenia’s Cinema Kinodvor Plans to Open New Miniplex
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian cinema Kinodvor, which received the Best Programming Award for 2019 from Europa Cinemas, plans to open a new miniplex as an additional venue for its two screens.
FESTIVALS: Poland’s Acid Rain Wins Animateka 2019
LJUBLJANA: Acid Rain by Poland’s Tomek Popakul was awarded the Jury Grand Prix in the Eastern and Central European Competition Programme of the 16th Animateka International Animated Film Festival, held…
CEE Animation Workshop Starts in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA: The first module of the CEE Animation Workshop is currently taking place in Ljubljana till 5 December 2019. The CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long project-development and-production-skills-advancement programme for…
Slovenia Provides More Funds for Art and Culture
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian parliament passed a new bill providing 122.6 m EUR in additional funds for arts and culture for the period of 2021 – 2027, an average of 17.5…
FESTIVALS: Balagov's Beanpole Wins at Ljubljana IFF 2019
LJUBLJANA: Beanpole, an intimate Russian drama about a close friendship between two young women trying to piece together the fragments of their lives in the aftermath of war, won Best…
FNE at 2019 Ljubljana IFF: Stories from the Chestnut Woods Competes at LiFFE
LJUBLJANA: Ten films from young filmmakers, presented in the Perspectives section, will compete for the Kingfisher Award at this year’s 30th edition of the Ljubljana IFF, running 13 – 24…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian Debut Rom-Com Eva Starts Shooting
LJUBLJANA: Tijana Zinajić started shooting her first feature Eva on 25 October 2019 in Ljubljana. The screenplay for this romantic comedy was written by Iza Strehar.
PRODUCTION: First Slovenian Musical Tim in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Tamara Dervišević and Luka Markus Štajer are finishing the first Slovenian musical Tim through a newly established production company KaMi produkcija. The low-budget film about an autistic boy was…
Slovenia's Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2 Opens in First Place at Domestic Box Office
LJUBLJANA: The sequel to Slovenia’s 2017 hit film, Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2 / Kosarkar naj bo 2, had an unsurprising first place opening in Slovenia for the…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Production Grants for Feature, Documentary and First Films
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has announced a total of 2.486 m EUR in production grants for four feature films, two long documentaries and two debut features.
FESTIVALS: Stories from the Chestnut Woods Wins Big at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož
PORTOROŽ: Gregor Božič’s debut feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods won the Vesna Award for best film at the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film, which ran in Portorož from 17…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Oroslan
PORTOROŽ: Matjaž Ivanišin’s debut feature Oroslan / Oroslan will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This Slovenian/Czech coproduction is a…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World
PORTOROŽ: Nejc Saje and Jeffrey Young's long documentary Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World / Buča na vroči strehi sveta will screen in the competition of the 22nd…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Identity Dilemma
PORTOROŽ: Sabrina Morena’s first long documentary Identity Dilemma / Vprašanje identitete will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Corporation
PORTOROŽ: Matej Nahtigal's sophomore feature Corporation / Korporacija will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This Slovenian/Croatian coproduction is…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Daughter of Camorra
PORTOROŽ: Siniša Gačić's long documentary Daughter of Camorra / Hči Camorre will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). The…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Half-Sister
PORTOROŽ: Damjan Kozole's feature film Half-Sister / Polsestra will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). Urša Menart, who won two…
