LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibitors have opted not to screen domestic films to avoid paying additional royalties for actors mandated by an EU directive.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibition is undergoing changes as Cineplexx closed its venue in Maribor, and the City cinema in Kranj, which combined commercial and art film programme, has also closed its doors recently. However, the new multiplex Odiseja is scheduled to open in the spring of 2025 in Ljubljana.

LJUBLJANA: Urška Djukić’s debut feature Little Trouble Girls has been sold to the USA as well UK and some other European countries. This intimate coming-of-age drama, which won the FIPRESCI award at the 75th Berlinale, has already been released in Slovenia and it will open the 38th Bolzano FF on 4 April 2025.

LJUBLJANA: Italian director Matteo Oleotto has finished shooting The Last Slap / L'Ultimo schiaffo. This Christmas comedy drama is a coproduction between the Slovenian and the Italian national televisions.

BERLIN: The Czech/Slovak/Slovenian/French long animated film Tales from the Magic Garden / Zgodbe iz čarobnega vrta had its world premiere in the Generation Kplus section at the 75th Berlinale (13 – 23 February 2025).

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has confirmed an unparalleled film funding, having been allocated 12.35 m EUR in state budget funds for 2025. A significant increase in the number of films which will start shooting in 2025 and some new tenders for development and production grants have already been announced.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director ŽigaVirc has completed Heroines / Protagonistke, a six-episode documentary TV series providing an intimate look into the lives and work of six iconic Slovenian actresses. The series supported by the Slovenian Film Centre will have its official premiere on 12 December at Cankarjev dom, Slovenia’s primary cultural venue, followed by a national TV broadcast on RTV Slovenia in 2025.

LJUBLJANA: The acclaimed Slovenian film director and multifaceted creative artist Vinci Vogue Anžlovar passed away on 1 December 2024 at the age of 62. He made Grandma Goes South (1991), the first feature film of independent Slovenia and one of the most successful Slovenian films of all time.

LJUBLJANA: Martin Turk is currently in production with his fourth feature film, the Slovenian/Italian/Croatian coproduction Washed and Buried / Čista in zakopana (working title). The script, co-written by Turk and Italian screenwriter Fabrizio Bozzetti, delves into themes of family, memory, and identity, blending elements of magical realism and family drama.

LJUBLJANA: The famed Slovenian director Damjan Kozole is currently shooting his new feature film 20 Meters / 20 metrov, which is a Slovenian/Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian/Bosnian coproduction.