LJUBLJANA: In 2024, cinema exhibition and film production were generally stabilised. Cinema attendance still did not reach the pre-pandemic numbers of over 2 m admissions, on the contrary, it decreased slightly. Film distribution, cinema releases and film production are stable.

LJUBLJANA: A new multiplex, designed for cinema screenings, music concerts, theatre shows and business meetings has been opened in the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana. The total investment is estimated at 25 m EUR.

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 5.46 m EUR for the production of seven feature films, including four debut features. The amount represents a 26% increase in total, compared to 4.33 m EUR for the same number of films in 2024.

LJUBLJANA: The entire cast of Matthias Glasner’s Dying / Sterben won the Golden Apple Grand Prix for outstanding artistic achievements at the 5th KRAFFT Film Festival, held 13 -20 June 2025 in Kranj.

LJUBLJANA: The fourth edition of the international networking training programme ReActing as a Star, initiated by the Slovenian Film Centre, is taking place 13 - 15 June 2025 in Kranj. Regional acting talents will once again be in the spotlight of leading international casting directors, having the opportunity to improve their professional skills and become part of future international projects.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Tomaž Gorkič started shooting The Monster behind the Iron Curtain / Pošast za železno zaveso on 19 April 2025. This dark thriller, inspired by the horrifying murders by a Yugoslavian serial killer, is Gorkič’s first TV series.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Maja Križnik started shooting her debut feature Uncomfortable Beings / Zverine on 7 April 2025. This family drama about sisters’ relationship and childhood memories is a Slovenian/Italian coproduction and it is being shot in both countries.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibitors have opted not to screen domestic films to avoid paying additional royalties for actors mandated by an EU directive.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibition is undergoing changes as Cineplexx closed its venue in Maribor, and the City cinema in Kranj, which combined commercial and art film programme, has also closed its doors recently. However, the new multiplex Odiseja is scheduled to open in the spring of 2025 in Ljubljana.

LJUBLJANA: Urška Djukić’s debut feature Little Trouble Girls has been sold to the USA as well UK and some other European countries. This intimate coming-of-age drama, which won the FIPRESCI award at the 75th Berlinale, has already been released in Slovenia and it will open the 38th Bolzano FF on 4 April 2025.