KRANJ: The Kranj Actors’ Film Festival - Krafft, which is taking place in the Slovenian town of Kranj from 15 to 22 June 2024, is hosting film screenings, industry events and social gatherings, highlighting the importance of excellence in film acting. The festival is held in collaboration with the international programme ReActing as a Star.

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian government has allocated 5.5 m EUR for cultural infrastructure, including 500,000 EUR for the cash rebate scheme operated by the Slovenian Film Centre.

LJUBLJANA: The acclaimed Slovenian director Marko Naberšnik is currently in production with Whites Wash at Ninety / Belo se pere na devetdeset. Based on real-life events, this Slovenian/Croatian/Italian/Serbian/Macedonian/Montenegrin coproduction is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, as described in the autobiographical novel by Slovenian writer Bronja Žakelj.

LJUBLJANA: Eight Slovenian feature films will start shooting in 2024, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre. The first to start is the black comedy Girl of the Night by Luka Marčetič, which already began filming at the end of February 2024.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Luka Marčetić, whose At Hostar (2016) is still the most viewed feature film in Slovenian history, started shooting his third feature Girl of the Night / Dekle noči in Škofja Loka on 24 February 2024. The 30-days shooting of this absurd black comedy will also take place in Ljubljana in the following weeks.

LJUBLJANA: Total 2023 admissions for domestic films dropped down compared to the record breaking year 2022, but were still significantly higher than the average of the previous past years. With 175,533 admissions and 945,629 EUR gross they represent a 9% share in total admissions and 7.5% in total gross, according to estimates.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Dejan Babosek has finished his fourth feature Hole / Jama. This mix of a black comedy, crime story, western and horror film is the first feature film in ex-Yugoslavia to be released in cinemas in Dolby Atmos technology. The film will be released in Slovenian Cinemas on 22 February 2024 by Fivia.

LJUBLJANA: The top title in the Slovenian box office in the last week of January was the domestic film Gepack by Žiga Kukovič with 14,598 admissions and 99,660 EUR gross.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Kukla finished shooting her debut feature Fantasy, a teenage drama based on her awarded short fiction film Sisters, produced by AAtalanta in 2021. Fantasy is a Slovenian/Macedonian coproduction.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Urša Menart started shooting her sophomore feature Everything That's Wrong with You / Vse, kar je narobe s tabo on 12 December 2023. The 30-day shooting of this Slovenian/Serbian/German/Croatian coproduction takes place in the Slovenian towns of Tolmin and Nova Gorica, as well as in Usedom (Germany).