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PRODUCTION: Darko Štante Starts Shooting Consequences

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-08-02

LJUBLJANA: Consequences by writer / director Darko Štante started shooting in Ljubljana on 1 August 2017. This is the first feature film produced by Filmsko društvo Temporama, a film society…

PRODUCTION: Rok Biček Wraps Ten Year Documentary Project

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-07-17

LJUBLJANA: Young Slovenian director Rok Biček, who gained international success with his debut feature A Class Enemy (Triglav Film, 2013), has just completed the long documentary The Family, a Slovenian…

Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc

First Slovenian Film to Be Broadcast on Netflix

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-07-13

LJUBLJANA: Documentary Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc is the first Slovenian film to be aired on Netflix starting 20 July 2017. However, the film will not be…

PRODUCTION: Sonja Prosenc Starts Shooting History of Love

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-07-07

LJUBLJANA: New international coproducers have been confirmed for the contemporary psychological drama History of Love by Sonja Prosenc and the shooting started in Italy on 26 June 2017.

GRANTS: Slovenia Funds Five Minority Coproductions

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-07-06

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center (SFC) announced production grants of 245,000 EUR for five minority coproductions including four feature films and one long documentary on 5 July 2017.

No Women No Revolution by Tamara Reklov, Jakob Krese

FNE/IDF DocBloc: No Women No Revolution

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-06-02

Slovenia and Germany are coproducing a documentary about Kurdish women's rights.

PRODUCTION: Katarina Cas Starrer Awakenings Completes Filming

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-05-25

LJUBLJANA: Awakenings / Prebujanja, Peter Bratuša’s drama about midlife crisis with Slovenian actress Katarina Čas, has completed shooting and is moving into postproduction.

Let Him Be a Basketball Player by Boris Petkovič

PRODUCTION: Let Him Be a Basketball Player in Postproduction

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-05-25

LJUBLJANA: The teen comedy Let Him Be a Basketball Player / Košarkar naj bo by Boris Petkovič is finishing postproduction. The film is based on a well-known book of the…

Irena Ostrouška, Nataša Bučar, Andrej Slapničar, Metka Pirc

Slovenia Attracts First Cash Rebate Project

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-05-24

CANNES: The Slovenian Film Center announced the start of shooting of the first film to take advantage of the new cash rebate scheme, Intrigo - Death of An Author directed…

Hocevar Appointed Head of Studies at MIDPOINT

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-05-23

CANNES: Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar has been appointed the new Head of Studies at MIDPOINT Feature Launch. The appointment was announced by Prague-based MIDPOINT in Cannes.

FNE at Cannes 2017: Slovenian Cinema in Cannes

Slovenian Film Centre Slovenia 2017-05-21

Slovenian cinematography will be presented in Cannes in the International Village in the South-East European Pavilion.

EFP Producers on the Move: Slovenia’s Petra Vidmar

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-05-10

LJUBLJANA: Petra Vidmar, producer at the Slovenian production company Gustav Film, will attend this year's Cannes Film Festival as a part of Producers on the Move initiative organised by the…

Slovenian Cinematographers Fete National DoP’s

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-05-02

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Society of Cinematographers (Združenje filmskih snemalcev Slovenije, ZFS) handed out their second annual IRIS awards for best achievement in cinematography in five categories. A total of 42…

PRODUCTION: Hanna Slak Completes The Miner

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-03-30

LJUBLJANA: Acclaimed Slovenian director Hanna Slak has finished her third feature film The Miner / Rudar. Shooting took place in November - December 2016 and the premiere is scheduled for…

Vesna musical - main actors/singers: Flora Ema Lotric (Vesna) and Robert Korosec (Samo)

Slovenian Classical Rom-Com Turned into a Musical

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-03-29

LJUBLJANA: The first Slovenian romantic comedy Vesna (1953) by František Čap, has been turned into a musical that will premiere at Ljubljana's Križanke open-air theatre in June 2017.

SLOVENIA: Country Report 2016

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-02-22

In 2016 Slovenia’s film production remained stable, but the audience’s interest in domestic films increased. There were no major changes in the distribution and exhibition sectors, and the number of…

Slovenian Comedy Tops Million Euro Mark

FNE Staff Slovenia 2017-02-17

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian comedy At Hostar / Pr’Hostar directed by Luka Marcetic has earned 1.06 m EUR at the domestic box office and is poised to surpass 200,000 admissions.

FNE at Berlinale 2017: Slovenian Film in Berlin

Slovenian Film Centre Slovenia 2017-02-12

The 67th Berlin Film Festival will take place between 9 and 19 February. At this year's festival the Slovenian colours in the official programme will be represented by two minority…

Slovenian Hit At Hostar Boosts Domestic Box Office 2016

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2017-01-10

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian 2016 box office is up by around five percent thanks to the domestic hit At Hostar by Luka Marčetić, which scored over 180,000 admissions last year.

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.