Yugoslav co-productions a Slovenian specialty
Slovenia may be alone among Central European countries in reaching out in a big way to former Yugoslav countries to offer financial support through co-productions.
Ljubljana film fest drives local distribution
The impact of the Ljubljana film festival LIFFE (November 12-23) lingers far beyond closing night, with around 20 films from the festival going into Slovenian distribution each year.
Landscape No. 2 wins Portoroz top prize
Vinko Moedendorfer's second feature film, Landscape No. 2, won the Vesna best film award at the 11th Slovenian Film Festival held in the resort town of Portoroz.
Slovenian Films Conquer Warsaw
Slovenia has a strong presence at this year's edition of the Warsaw film festival, running October 10-19.
ORS announces plans to digitalize Slovenia
Austrian digital broadcasting specialist Oesterreichische Rundfunksende announced it has bid on Slovenia's second DVB-T platform, with a decision expected October 15.
Arthouse cinema Kinodvor re-opened
Ljubljana's main arthouse cinema Kinodvor re-opened its doors on October 1, after being closed in April.
Slovenia serves Rooster's Breakfast as Oscar bid
The Association of Slovenian Filmmakers (DSFU) chose Rooster's Breakfast by Marko Nabersnik and produced by Arsmedia, as the Slovenian candidate for the Foreign Language Academy Award.
Slovenian distributor Natasa Bucar, Cankarjev dom
When Natasa Bucar began working for Cankarjev dom in 2001, the venerable national cultural institution already had an established eight-year-old distribution arm.
Slovenian Film Takes Off in Venice Days
Slovenian director Vinko Moderndorfer’s Landscape No 2 (www.pokrajina-st2.org) which is screening in the Venice Days programme of the Venice Film Festival attacks a topic that is front and center in…
Two Slovenian Films in Venice
Slovenia will be represented at the Venice film festival by Landscape No. 2 in Venice Days and competition short Every Breath You Take.
Slovenes love Olympics
Fox Sports reports that Slovenian audiences for the Chinese Olympics have almost doubled over figures for the Sydney Olympics.
Estrellita wins Motovun award
Metod Pevec's film Estrellita received the Amnesty International award at the Motovun film festival.
Gravehopping screens in Italy
Jan Cvitkovic's 2005 film Gravehopping bowed in Italian cinemas the first week of July. Distribution company SAP11 (www.sap11.com) are placing 10 copies of the film within the Italian territory.
First Slovenian film retrospective heads to New York
At the Crossroads: Slovenian Cinema, the first retrospective of the history of Slovenian cinema which will take place at the Walter Reade Theater in New York July 16-22.
Slovenian Festival of European Film prize for Zim & Co
The third Festival of European Film in Ljubljana awarded its top prize to France's Zim & Co directed by Pierre Jolivet.
New Slovenian co-production starts shoot
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
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
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
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.
