Focus on Slovenia at CinEast Film Festival 2021
LUXEMBOURG: The 14th edition of the CinEast Film Festival will focus on Slovenia, which is celebrating 30 years of independence and is currently holding the Presidency of the Council of…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film 2021: Sparks In Time – Worldwide Computer Adventure
PORTOROŽ: Jurij Gruden's Sparks in Time – Worldwide Computer Adventure / Iskre v času – Svetovni računalniški podvig will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film 2021: Bitch, a Derogatory Term for a Woman
PORTOROŽ: Tijana Zinajić's debut feature Bitch, a Derogatory Term for a Woman / Prasica, slabšalni izraz za žensko will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film 2021: Deadlock
PORTOROŽ: Vinko Möderndorfer’s fourth feature film Deadlock / Zastoj will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (12 - 17 October 2021). The…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film 2021: Once Were Humans
PORTOROŽ: Goran Vojnović's Once Were Humans / Nekoč so bili ljudje will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (12 - 17 October…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film 2021: Reconciliation
PORTOROŽ: Marija Zidar’s first long documentary Reconciliation / Odpuščanje will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (12 - 17 October 2021). This…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film 2021: Inventory
PORTOROŽ: Darko Sinko's Inventory / Inventura will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (12 - 17 October 2021). This drama with elements…
FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2021 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: Six new Slovenian feature films and four long documentaries will be screened in the competition of the 24th Festival of Slovenian Film, which will run in Portorož 12 -…
Slovenian Miha Mazzini Explores Technology and Lockdown in Experimental Film
LJUBLJANA: Stay Safe, an experimental short film written, directed and produced by best-selling and award-winning Slovenian writer, screenwriter and film director Miha Mazzini, is a story about an ordinary couple…
First Slovenian Film Retrospective in Izmir
LJUBLJANA: The first Slovenian film retrospective in Izmir will screen six Slovenian feature films and six short films during the 7th Balkan Panorama Film Festival, taking place in Izmir, Turkey,…
PRODUCTION: Petra Seliškar Shoots French/Slovenian/Macedonian Documentary Land of Sar
LJUBLJANA: Petra Seliškar is currently shooting her sixth documentary Land of Sar / Dežela Šarplaninca in the Solunska Glava mountains, in North Macedonia. This French/Slovenian/Macedonian coproduction follows three teenagers spending…
FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Sanremo to Represent Slovenia in Oscar Race
LJUBLJANA: Sanremo, Miroslav Mandić's drama about aging, has been selected as Slovenia’s candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film…
First Slovenian Film Weekend in Rome
LJUBLJANA: Several acclaimed Slovenian films will be screened at the Casa del cinema in Rome on 11-12 September 2021, as an appetizer for the focus on Slovenian cinema, which will…
PRODUCTION: Peter Bratuša Starts Shooting Sequel to Slovenian Hit Gaja’s World
LJUBLJANA: Peter Bratuša has started shooting Gaja’s World 2 / Gajin svet 2, the sequel to the well-received romantic teen adventure comedy and Slovenian 2018 box-office hit. The 27-days shooting…
FNE at Cannes 2021: Slovenian Cinema in Cannes
Slovenian films at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival - Village International Riviera Pavilion 127
PRODUCTION: Ivan Gergolet Starts Shooting Slovenian/Italian/Croatian Man Without Guilt
LJUBLJANA: The Italian director Ivan Gergolet has started shooting his first fiction feature Man Without a Guilt / Može brez krivde. The first phase of the shooting for this Slovenian/Italian/Croatian…
Slovenian Cinemas Reopen Gradually
LJUBLJANA: Most Slovenian art houses have already reopened, while the COVID-19 situation is less and less restrictive, whereas cineplexes, with the exception of Maribox, are still waiting, as the food…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian Documentary Wild Slovenia Completed
LJUBLJANA: Matej Vranič completed his long documentary Wild Slovenia / Divja Slovenija, which will be released in Slovenian arthouse cinemas by Fivia in September 2021. The film also has an…
FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film Returns to Portorož with New Director
LJUBLJANA: The 24th Festival of Slovenian Film returns to Portorož with a new director Bojan Labović. The festival will take place 11-17 October 2021 and the submissions for the applications…
Slovenian Cinemas Choose Not to Reopen Under New COVID Restrictions
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian cinemas refused to re-open after a recent decision of the Government to ease restrictions only till 2 May 2021. The only exception is Kinodvor, which re-opened on 26…