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.
12-12-2019

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…
09-12-2019

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…
02-12-2019

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…
28-11-2019

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…
25-11-2019

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…
14-11-2019

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.
30-10-2019

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…
23-10-2019

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…
01-10-2019

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.
25-09-2019

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…
23-09-2019

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…
18-09-2019

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…
17-09-2019

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…
16-09-2019

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…
13-09-2019

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…
13-09-2019

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…
12-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: All Against All

PORTOROŽ: Andrej Košak's fourth feature film All Aginst All / Vsi proti vsem will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019).…
12-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Slovenia Selects History of Love as Oscar Bid

LJUBLJANA: Sonja Prosenc’s sophomore film History of Love / Zgodovina ljubezni has been selected as Slovenia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
11-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Sing Me a Song

PORTOROŽ: Miran Zupanič’s long documentary Sing Me a Song / Poj mi pesem will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September…
11-09-2019