LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 4,330,000 EUR for the production of seven feature films including two debut features and four titles directed by female directors.

LJUBLJANA: The acclaimed Slovenian director of photography Zoran Hochstätter passed away on 16 August 2024 at the age of 69.

LJUBLJANA: Ten films, previously screened in Cannes, Berlin and Venice, will be shown at the Brežice castle from 28 to 31 August 2024 during the first edition of the Festival of European Films Brežice. The event is organised by the film and TV producer Aleš Pavlin.

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 263,000 EUR for five minority coproductions and 282,120 EUR for the production of seven documentaries.

LJUBLJANA: In 2023, cinema exhibition and film production were generally stabilised. Cinema attendance still did not reach pre-pandemic numbers but is getting there, having reached 2 m admissions. Film distribution and cinema releases completely recovered, as well as film production.

KRANJ: The Kranj Actors’ Film Festival - Krafft, which is taking place in the Slovenian town of Kranj from 15 to 22 June 2024, is hosting film screenings, industry events and social gatherings, highlighting the importance of excellence in film acting. The festival is held in collaboration with the international programme ReActing as a Star.

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian government has allocated 5.5 m EUR for cultural infrastructure, including 500,000 EUR for the cash rebate scheme operated by the Slovenian Film Centre.

LJUBLJANA: The acclaimed Slovenian director Marko Naberšnik is currently in production with Whites Wash at Ninety / Belo se pere na devetdeset. Based on real-life events, this Slovenian/Croatian/Italian/Serbian/Macedonian/Montenegrin coproduction is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, as described in the autobiographical novel by Slovenian writer Bronja Žakelj.

LJUBLJANA: Eight Slovenian feature films will start shooting in 2024, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre. The first to start is the black comedy Girl of the Night by Luka Marčetič, which already began filming at the end of February 2024.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Luka Marčetić, whose At Hostar (2016) is still the most viewed feature film in Slovenian history, started shooting his third feature Girl of the Night / Dekle noči in Škofja Loka on 24 February 2024. The 30-days shooting of this absurd black comedy will also take place in Ljubljana in the following weeks.