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

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: I Am Frank

PORTOROŽ: Metod Pevec's seventh feature film I Am Frank / Jaz sem Frenk will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September…
11-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Man with Shadow

PORTOROŽ: Ema Kugler’s fifth feature film Man with Shadow / Človek s senco will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September…
10-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Stories from the Chestnut Woods

PORTOROŽ: Gregor Božič’s debut feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods / Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož…
10-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Miroslav Mandić Shoots Slovenian/Italian Coproduction Sanremo

LJUBLJANA: Miroslav Mandić is currently shooting his sixth feature Sanremo, a drama about aging. This Slovenian/Italian coproduction is being shot in Slovenia until 9 September 2019 and in Italy in…
09-09-2019

FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož Announces Lineup

PORTOROŽ: Seven Slovenian feature films and four long documentaries will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož, which will run from 17 to…
29-08-2019

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kosovelov dom Sežana, Slovenia

This month we speak with Nina Ukmar, the director of the Kosovel Cultural Centre / Kosovelov dom Sežana, from Sežana, Slovenia.
05-07-2019