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Comedy At Hostar Continues to Top Slovenian Chart

FNE Staff Slovenia 2016-12-08

LJUBLJANA: The indie Slovenian comedy At Hostar / Pr’ Hostar by Luka Marčetićis has already reached almost 150,000 admissions in Slovenia in five weeks.

Mirjana Karanović receiving the award for A Good Wife

FNE at Ljubljana IFF 2016: A Good Wife Takes the Main Prize

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-11-21

LJUBLJANA: A Good Wife / Dobra žena, a full length feature debut by the acclaimed Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović, took the Kingfisher Award at the 27th edition of the Ljubljana…

At Hostar Dominates Slovenian Box Office

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-11-10

LJUBLJANA: The indie Slovenian comedy At Hostar / Pr’ Hostar by Luka Marčetić continued to dominate the Slovenian box office and attendance for the second week with almost 90,000 admissions.…

Nataša Bučar Appointed Director of the Slovenian Film Center

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-11-07

LJUBLJANA: The Government of the Republic of Slovenia appointed Nataša Bučar to the position of director of Slovenian Film Center (SFC) for the next five years. Bučar will assume the…

Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc

FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Houston, We Have a Problem!

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-11-02

COTTBUS: Žiga Virc’s first feature, the docu-fiction Houston, We Have a Problem! / Houston, imamo problem!, will be screened in the main competition of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival (8-13…

Glory by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

FESTIVALS: The 27th Ljubljana International Film Festival Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Slovenia 2016-10-20

LJUBLJANA: Ten films will compete in the 27th edition of Ljubljana International Film Festival set to take place from 9 to 20 November 2016.

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Mestni kino Ptuj, Slovenia

Iulia Blaga Slovenia 2016-10-03

This month we speak with Mateja Lapuh, the programmer of Mestni kino Ptuj, Slovenia. The Ptuj City Cinema is a historical venue, where the first film screening took place almost…

Slovenia Approves New 25% Cash Rebate Scheme for Foreign Productions

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-28

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Parliament voted yesterday, 27 September 2016, on vital changes to Slovenian film legislation that introduce a cash rebate scheme for foreign producers filming in Slovenia and make…

Slovenia Votes on New Cash Rebate Scheme

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-23

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Parliament will vote today, 23 September 2016, on vital changes to Slovenian film legislation that would introduce a cash rebate scheme amounting to 25% of qualified spend…

Slovenia Selects Houston, We Have a Problem! as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Slovenia 2016-09-23

LJUBLJANA: The docu-fiction Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc is Slovenia‘s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards. The film is a…

Portoroz 2016 Winners: Boštjan and Žiga Virc receive an award for Houston, We Have a Problem!

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Houston, We Have a Problem! Takes the Main Prize

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-19

PORTOROŽ: The long documentary Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc won the Vesna Award for best picture of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival, which ran in Portorož from…

RE-ACT Co-Development Funding Opens Call for Applications

FNE Staff Slovenia 2016-09-16

PORTOROŽ: The second round of RE-ACT Co-Development Funding opened call for applications, which was announced during the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož. The deadline for application is 15 November…

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Life Is a Trumpet

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-15

PORTOROŽ: Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian/Montenegrian coproduction Life Is a Trumpet / Život je truba by Antonio Nuić will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September…

Deckument by Nina Vrhovec, Matej Lavka, Andro Kajzer and Miha Brodarič

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Deckument

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-15

PORTOROŽ: Sport documentary Deckument / Deckument: Od rolke do skejta by Slovenian video artists Nina Vrhovec, Matej Lavka, Andro Kajzer and Miha Brodarič, will be screened in the competition of…

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Family Film

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-14

PORTOROŽ: Family Film / Rodinný Film by Prague-based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September 2016). The…

The Young Lions: The Fullness of Time by Dejan Batoćanin

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: The Young Lions: The Fullness of Time

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-14

PORTOROŽ: Musical documentary The Young Lions: The Fullness of Time / Mladi Levi: polnost časa by Dejan Batoćanin will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival…

My World Is Upside Down by Petra Seliškar

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: My World Is Upside Down

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-13

PORTOROŽ: Musical documentary My World Is Upside Down / Moj narobe svet by Petra Seliškar will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18…

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Constitution

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-12

PORTOROŽ: Croatian/Czech/Slovenian/Macedonian coproduction Constitution / Ustav Republike Hrvatske by the acclaimed writer/director Rajko Grlić will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September…

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Home Sweet Home

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-09

PORTOROŽ: Home Sweet Home / Dom ljubi dom, the first long documentary by Maja Prettner, will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18…

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Come Along

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2016-09-08

PORTOROŽ: Come Along / Pojdi z mano by Igor Šterk will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September 2016). This Slovenian/Croatian coproduction…