PORTOROŽ: Petra Seliškar’s long documentary Body / Telo received the Vesna Award for Best Documentary at the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (3 - 8 October 2023). This intimate portrait of a woman who is fighting a series of rare auto-immune diseases with her indomitable spirit, is a coproduction between Slovenia, North Macedonia and Croatia.

PORTOROŽ: Tomaž Grom’s Don't Think It Will Ever Go Away won the Vesna Award for Best Film at the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz, which wrapped on 8 October 2023 in Portorož. This experimental documentary auteur film was also awarded for its music, composed by the director himself.

PORTOROŽ: Tomaž Grom’s Don't Think It Will Ever Go Away / Ne misli, da bo kdaj mimo received the award for Best Film at the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (3 - 8 October 2023). This hypnotic experimental documentary with no dialogue is the first long film by Grom, who established himself as a composer. Grom is also the writer, DoP, composer, editor and sound designer of the film.

PORTOROŽ: Ivan Gergolet’s debut feature The Man Without Guilt / Može brez krivde is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. The film is a coproduction between Slovenia, Italy and Croatia, and it is scheduled for theatrical release in Slovenia in February 2024.

PORTOROŽ: Damjan Kozole’s long documentary Pero is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. The film is an homage to the life and career of the well-known Slovenian actor Peter Musevski, who died on 18 March 2020 at the age of 54.

PORTOROŽ: Žiga Virc’s feature film Shooting Blanks / Poslednji heroj is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. This black comedy is a coproduction between Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Greece. Jučer (Croatia) will release it in Slovenian cinemas on 2 November 2023.

PORTOROŽ: Maja Prettner’s second long documentary Woman of God / Duhovnica is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023.

PORTOROŽ: Nejc Gazvoda’s third feature film Role Model / Vzornik is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. The film is a coproduction between Slovenia, Czech Republic, Italy and Serbia, and it is scheduled for release in Slovenian cinemas on 30 November 2023.

PORTOROŽ: Janez Burger’s socially critical drama Observing / Opazovanje is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 3 - 8 October 2023. This Slovenian/Croatian/Italian/Macedonian coproduction is based on true events and is scheduled for release in Slovenian cinemas in 2024.

PORTOROŽ: Igor Šterk’s eighth feature film Lunatic / Šterkijada is screening in the competition of the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (3 - 8 October 2023). The film is a bittersweet autobiography of the director’s family, whose father Jure Šterk (a famous sailor) disappeared in the Indian Ocean almost 15 years ago. This Slovenian/Croatian coproduction will be released in Slovenian cinemas in January 2024.