Between September 12 and 16, the 20th jubilee Slovenian film festival will take place in Portorož, where the highlights of last year's Slovenian film production will be on display. At this year's festival, 84 films from the official program and 13 films from the accompanying program will be shown, totaling as many as 97 films, which testify to the rich film creativity of our filmmakers.
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The International Film Festival Kranjska Gora - KGIFF 2017, the second in a row, will take place between July 27 and August 5. With a rich ten-day program, it continues last year's story, when as many as 46 films were shown at seven venues and organized workshops for children, courses for adult fans, talks with authors and round tables, theater performances and a varied music program.
Grossmann's festival of fantastic film and wine is considered one of the best in Slovenia, and again this year it brings five days of horror and laughter. At the 13th Grossmann Festival 2017, visitors will be treated to an overview of the best of the current range of genre films while paying tribute to the eternal classics, as well as a rich accompanying program with professional meetings, workshops, exhibitions and music, of course with the visits of numerous guests and tastings of top competition wines. From Tuesday to Saturday, from July 11 to 15, 2017, Ljutomer will have the largest film program ever.
Motovun Film Festival 2017 will take place between July 25 and 27, 2017. It is a festival that offers one of the most diverse and unconventional programs. This year, too, the organizers are preparing a real movie treat, which visitors will be able to flavor with the famous Istrian truffles. The program of the festival will be announced shortly.
The film festival Film na oko 2017 is approaching. This will be the 3rd international film festival for young people. It will take place in spring and autumn, namely in ten different locations. It brings viewers of all generations a selection of the best youth films from global film festivals such as Berlinale, Sundance and Tribeca.
In 2015, the Slovenian music group Laibach plowed the field when they became the first foreign group to perform in the otherwise hermetically sealed North Korea. On May 1, 2017, with a concert at the Jeonju Film Festival in South Korea, they will become the first rock band to perform in both Koreas.
The Kurja Polt 2017 genre film festival is approaching, a festival dedicated to cults, classics and genre renegades. As the name suggests, don't expect to sit still in your seat while watching movies. The unique genre film festival, which often brings to the screens for the first time films labeled cult, genre, exploitation, B film, "off mainstream" and many film orphans, as well as silenced, overlooked and banned films, returns to the scene for the fourth time this year and will take place from April 19 to 23, 2017.
Between May 31 and June 4, 2017, the Kino Otok 2017 film festival will take place in Izola and other Slovenian locations. The program of one of the most important summer film festivals on our soil will include carefully selected films intended for lay and professional audiences. The special guest of this year's festival will be the Italian director Loredana Bianconi. You are welcome.
Haven't you been scared enough in a while? That's about to change after watching Get Out! The film, which impressed at a secret midnight screening at the Sundance Independent Film Festival, is now also coming to the regular schedule. The horror film, which is not a typical representative of its genre, masterfully levels the tension and the feeling that something is wrong.
The 2017 Francophone Film Festival is approaching, which will begin on March 20, when we celebrate International Francophonie Day all over the world. It will run until March 26, 2017.
Slovenian film director Mitja Okorn reaps success after success with "Runaways". Now, the renowned American film magazine Variety has included him in the list of 10 European filmmakers to watch out for this year. At the same time, he reveals that his next project will be the film Life in a Year, which will star model and actress Cara Delevingne and singer and actor Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith.
Youth for youth. At the end of March, we are expecting the second Kinotrip, an international film festival for young people, which this time will take place between March 29 and April 1, 2017. Kinotrip 2017 promises a high-quality and colorful film program for young people, which will be enriched by workshops, gatherings, and discussions with movie guests and entertainment.











