The 17th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož is already behind us. At the final event, the international expert jury consisting of Matjaž Zajec, Rok Biček, Špela Čadež, Katja Šoltes and Hrvoje Pukšec, accompanied by the always excellent Katalena, revealed who the recipients of this year's Slovenian film awards are - Vesen.
Jury decisions 17th Festival of Slovenian Film were both a surprise and a refreshment for many, because it is always for best feature film and the Teleking award for the best feature film went to a documentary by Siniša Gačić Fight for, forever for best direction, best case scenario and the best scenography (Peter Perunović) received a short film Sleepy spring, by the young author Dominik Mence. The sleepy spring also included the vesana za best short film, and the main actress of this film, Anja Novak, received a standing ovation best actress.
The audience also chose their favorite and awarded him the audience award: this is the feature debut of Blaž Završnik, The way to paradise. The main actress of this film, Ajda Smrekar, became Stop's Player of the Year.
The jury also awarded many prizes to the film Drevo (Sonja Prosenc), as it received a standing ovation best photo (Mitja Ličen), always for the best music (Janez Dovč) and forever for the main male role (Jernej Kogovšek).
Vesne also received:
- Awarded for the best editing: Sašo Podgoršek (Vašhava)
- vesna for the best study film and the Restart award for the best study film: Šuolni iz Trieste (Gregor Božič)
- nominated for the best documentary film: Rejnica (Miha Možina)
- nominated for best animated film: Prince Ki-Ki-Do: Swamp Monster (Grega Mastnak)
- nominated for the best minority co-production: Barbari (Ivan Ikić)
- nominated for the best mask: Mojca Goroganc Pertushevska (Inferno)
- known for the best tone: Julij Zornik (Inferno)
- Award of the Art Cinema Network of Slovenia: What about Mojca? (Urša Menart)
- Award of the Association of Slovenian Film Critics: Tree (Sonja Prosenc)
