Slovenian Cinema Attendance Shows Steady Growth

LJUBLJANA: Cinema admissions in Slovenia in 2010 continued a trend of steady increase, helped by the success of a hit national film. Slovenian theatres had 2,891,641 admissions in 2010, a…
13-03-2011

Slovenian Broadcaster to Increase HD

Slovenia public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenia) has teamed up with services provider Ericcson to increase HD offerings via transmitting and receiving content, enabling a wider roll-out of HD services.
10-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Nejc Gazvoda`s A Trip in Postproduction

LJUBLJANA: A Trip, the debut feature film of young Slovenian director and screenwriter Nejc Gazvoda is currently in postproduction and expected to be completed in fall 2011. The film was…
17-02-2011

Let's Go Our Way Tops Slovenia's Film Charts

Let Us Go Our Own Way by Slovenian director Miha Hocevar has become the most successful film in Slovenia since 1990, with over 185,000 admissions in the twelve weeks since…
01-02-2011

New Slovenian Film Center Appoints Director

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center, a public agency which began operations on 1 January 2011, replacing the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) (www.film-sklad.si), has appointed Samo Rugelj as acting director. He…
25-01-2011

FNE 2010 Year in Review: Slovenia's Great Expectations

Slovenian filmmakers and producer had great expectation for the year 2010. With 2011 on the horizon, some of those expectations have become reality.
15-12-2010

Slovenian Film Center Will Launch in January 2011

The Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si), the public fund founded in 1994, will be replaced by the Slovenian Film Center (SFC), a public agency, as of January 2011. The Slovenian government…
07-12-2010

Slovenia Holds Referendum on New TV Law

LJUBLJANA: A referendum on a new law to reform the institutional framework of public broadcaster RTV Slovenia (www.rtvslo.si) will be held on 12 December 2010.
06-12-2010

Distribution Award for Slovenian Film

Let Us Go Our Own Way by Slovenian director Miha Hocevar will receive a national Golden Roll Award, given to Slovene films that sell over 25,000 tickets in national distribution.…
16-11-2010

Vlado Škafar's Debut Dad premieres at Venice Film Festival

Vlado Škafar's first feature film Dad is one of the seven films picked from more than 200 entries for this year's International Film Critics' Week (www.sicvenezia.it) held as part of…
26-07-2010

PRODUCTION: Satiric comedy State of Shock begins filming

Slovenian director Andrej Košak has started production on his third film, State of Shock (Stanje šoka), produced by Danijel Hočevar of production company Vertigo/Emotionfilm (www.emotionfilm.si). This is the first collaboration…
27-06-2010

Slovenian allots 4.7 million Euros for film funding

The Slovenian government announced that the Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si) will receive 4,7 million Euros to finance Slovenian film production in 2010. Of that, 1.3 million will go toward new…
30-05-2010

Slovenia prepared two new film/TV laws

The Slovenian government has introduced two new laws for covering film, video and TV production.Both have to be ratified, but are expected to pass before the parliament adjourns for summer…
23-05-2010

Slovenian Film Fund appoints new director

Igor Kadunc has been appointed general manager of the Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si).
29-03-2010

Slovene exhibitor faced with 3D problem

Slovene exhibitor Kolosej kinematogafi has stopped screenings of James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar due to problems with the contract to rent 3D glasses.
15-03-2010

Planet Tušl becomes Slovenia's largest exhibitor

With the opening of its fifth multiplex in Koper on March 31, Slovenian cinema chain Planet Tuš (www.planet-tus.com) will become Slovenia's largest exhibitor.
14-03-2010

PRODUCTION: New Metod Pevec's The weight of the sky

Slovenian director Metod Pevec is filming his fourth movie, The Weight of the Sky for production company Vertigo/Emotionfilm.
02-03-2010

Slovenia considers new funding body

Minister of Culture Stojan Pelko has presented a draft bill establishing a Slovenian Film Center (SFC), apublic fund that would replace the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF, www.film-sklad.si).
04-02-2010

Damjan Kozole film sold to American market

Damjan Kozole's third film Slovenian Girl has been sold to distribution company Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com) and will be shown under the title A Call Girl in American cinemas in the…
13-01-2010