The animated feature film Of Unwanted Things and People, a co-production of Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and France, is one of this year’s recipients of financial support by Eurimages, the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. The film will receive EUR 380,000.
Category Archives: Arts and culture
LGBT Film Festival returns to cinemas this year
The Festival of LGBT Film, organised in Ljubljana by the ŠKUC Association, returns to cinemas on Saturday after going online last year. While government financing has been almost halved, the festival will still screen over 40 productions from 22 countr…
Polka band from Koroška gets into Guinness Book of Records
A Slovenian folk music ensemble called Štirje Kovači (Four Blacksmiths) from the northern Koroška region has made it into the Guinness Book of Records as the longest active polka music band in the world. The ensemble has been making music for nearly se…
New Year’s Eve Kiss celebrates 50th anniversary
A pop song without which Slovenians can hardly imagine a New Year’s Eve is celebrating its 50th anniversary. To mark the anniversary, a museum in Maribor honoured its singer and citizen Alfi Nipič with an exhibition which traces his 60-year career while he marked the anniversary in hospital ill with Covid-19.
Exhibition on ex-Yugoslav immigrants on display in Ljubljana
An exhibition presenting stories of people who emigrated from the former Yugoslav republics to Slovenia in the period after World War II and their descendants will open on Thursday in the Museum of Contemporary History.
Documentary made on Janja Garnbret’s climb to Olympic gold
Agreement signed on photocopying copyrighted works in companies
The Slovenian Organization of Authors and Publishers for Reproduction Rights (SAZOR) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GSZ) signed on Monday an agreement governing fees for photocopying copyrighted literature, scientific texts and journalistic …
German-speaking community in Slovenia talks culture preservation
A task force dedicated to promoting sustainable dialogue with the representatives of the German-speaking community in Slovenia was in session for the second time on Monday. The focus was on the community’s initiatives, including those to preserve their culture and language in education, the Culture Ministry said.
Schwentner, Book of the Year awards given out at Book Fair
The 37th Slovenian Book Fair, held online over the past two weeks, formally closed on Saturday evening with an awards ceremony. Art editor Pavle Učakar received the Schwenter Award for his contribution to publishing and Erica Johnson Debeljak’s compelling book about widowhood received the Book of the Year Award.