Oh, one last holiday weekend, bathed in summer sunshine and refreshed by a light autumn breeze. So that it doesn't blow away the madness too quickly, let's make sure that we remember this August weekend for the hedonistic shenanigans. Film, music and, above all, active ones are promising!
Events
Talented Slovenian actors Ajda Smrekar and Klemen Janežič played the main roles in the new Slovenian feature film Path to Paradise directed by Blaž Završnik.
Kylie Minogue, Australian pop singer, songwriter, fashion designer and film and television actress, is coming to Budapest in October as part of the Kiss Me Once European tour.
In any case, the town of Buñol cannot be described as a tourist paradise, but for the sake of the La Tomatina festival, which takes place every last Wednesday in August (this year, too, they did not fail the tradition), it turns into a paradise for all lovers of throwing tomatoes. It's a real massacre, except instead of blood, tomato juice flows, and with all the parties and side events that surround this week-long festival, the phrase "paint the town red"* takes on its literal meaning.
At the beginning of autumn, we visit the Festival of Tastes 2014, the gourmet event of the year, which will take place from September 4. until 18.9.2014, and let's get to know the latest trends in modern cuisine! Between 4.9. and 6.9. visit the happenings at the Gospodarski raztavišče and treat yourself to a culinary journey in one of the 100 restaurants that will satisfy even the most demanding gourmets.
The end of summer means time for the 71st Venice Film Festival, which this year will take place from August 27. until 6/9/2014. The festival will begin in the renovated Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido, namely with the latest film by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - "Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance".
This time, the power of words is moving to the facades of houses and public spaces in Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper. This is how Itak Urban Art will come to life in the fall. Through the prism of urban art, unique street paintings, also called murals, will be created on the streets of the mentioned cities, which creative teams Zuias and Azram (1107 Klan), Veli Silver and Amos Angeles and Teo Ivančič will paint in sizes of 30-100 square meters. The masterpieces will thus remind of the importance of quality peer-to-peer communication.
The new Slovenian film Inferno, directed by Vinko Möderndorfer, focuses on a young unemployed working-class family and their daily struggle for survival.
September is the time for EXPONTO. This year it continues with the theme "New Bridges", and in the future they want to open new geographical, aesthetic, social and political fields.
After three years, the thunderous Swans are returning to Kino Šiška with their new album To Be Kind, which was released on May 13 this year by the Mute label.
On the last Saturday in August, the third branching competition will be held at the highest point of the Krvavec ski area. The Mountain Wake Jam event will reunite two seemingly completely different concepts - wakeboarding, which is associated with the sea and summer and the mountain environment.
Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames is starting this year's tour right after the release of their new album. On October 27, Swedish metal rhythms led by singer Anders Fridén will lift Vienna's Gasometer hall into the air.