Slovenia - FilmNewEurope.com

New Slovenian co-production starts shoot

Mateja Princic Slovenia 2008-03-26

Shooting began March 27 on a new international co-production by Slovene director Damjan Kozole called Slovenka, or Slovenian Girl. The budget for the film is €1.52 million.

Slovenian films breaking all records

FNE Staff Slovenia 2008-02-17

Slovenian films are popular as never before domestically. Of the 25 films currently being screened in Ljubljana, one-fifth were made in Slovenia, according to the Slovenian daily Delo.

New Slovenian film released

FNE Staff Slovenia 2008-02-13

Estrellita, the latest feature by Metod Pevec, was released to Slovenian cinemas in late January with simultaneous premiere screenings at two different Ljubljana cinemas, according to the Slovenian government communications…

Shooting under way for new Slovenian film Transition

FNE Staff Slovenia 2008-02-12

Shooting is under way for the new Slovenian film Transition by director Boris Palčič. The screenplay is based on the novel by Vladimir Nardin with the same title.

Slovenia screens two co-productions at Berlinale

FNE Staff Slovenia 2008-02-11

Two Slovenian co-productions are being screened in the "Panorama" section of the official Berlinale program. One is Love and Other Crimes by the Serbian director Stefan Arsenijević, a Serbian-German-Slovenian co-production…

Roosters Breakfast tops 140,000 admissions

FNE Staff Slovenia 2008-01-23

The director of Rooster's Breakfast, the biggest Slovenian box office hit in the last four years, says he's surprised by the film's success. Director Marko Nabersnik picked up the Great…

Fourth Gold Roll for Roosters Breakfast (update)

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-12-16

The smash hit Rooster´s Breakfast has surpassed all recent admissions records in Slovenia, having now passed the 100,000 mark since its opening Oct. 18.

Ljubljana IFF to screen over 100 films

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-10-30

The 18th Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe), the biggest event of its kind in Slovenia, will feature over 100 films during its two-week run Nov. 7-21. The festival will open…

Slovene filmmakers continue protest against Film Fund, Culture Ministry (update)

Mateja Princic Slovenia 2007-10-29

Slovene filmmakers, some of whom boycotted the 10th Festival of Slovenian film in Portoroz earlier this month, are continuing their protests against the Slovene Film Fund and the Ministry of…

Postwar documentary wins Slovenian Vesna prize for best film

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-10-16

A documentary about the children of victims of post-World War II killings, Children from Petricek Hill by Miran Zupanic, took the Vesna Award for best film at the 10th Festival…

World premiere Saturday of Slovenian film Kiss of Death

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-10-11

Kiss of Death, a short feature film by young director Kristjan Vrtačnik will see its world premiere on Saturday at the 10th Festival of Slovenian Film in Portoroz

Slovenian Film Festival expands beyond domestic borders

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-10-08

The Slovenian Film Festival, which opened Sunday for its 10th year, is featuring two new sections designed to extend the festival's horizons beyond domestic borders in advance of Slovenia's presidency…

Viasat catches handball rights in Hungary and Slovenia

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-08-11

Viasat Broadcasting (www.viasatworld.com), a European satellite broadcaster, has obtained the exclusive rights to air the next five seasons of the EHF Champions League for handball in Hungary and Slovenia.

Slovenian Culture Ministry trying to mend Film Fund

FNE Staff Slovenia 2007-07-30

Slovenia’s Ministry of Culture says it is striving to mend divisions over the Slovenian Film Fund, which has been mired in controversy for months leading to the resignation or dismissal…