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Viba Film Studio
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Viba Film Studio as we know it today was established in 1994 by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia as a state institution which operates as the national technical film foundation. In a way one could say that its history is longer (at least from 1956 when the production company Viba Film was established) as it existed already before but under (more or less) different names and under different organisational structures. Today Viba Film Studio is involved in the production and/or post-production of the majority of Slovene films included in the National Film Programme (co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre), but it also operates on a strictly commercial basis (international co-productions, commercials, etc.). Viba also cooperates in student productions at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), both during the shooting of films and the post-production.
Festival of Slovenian Film
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The Festival of Slovenian Film (Festival slovenskega filma or FSF) is classified as a national film festival as it offers an annual review of domestic film and television production. It is organised by the Slovenian Film Centre and it is staged annually in September or October, the length varies according to annual film production (usually for 2 to 4 days), at the Portorož Auditorium in the seaside resort of Portorož. It was established in 1991 as the Slovene Film Marathon but its roots go back to 1973 when the Slovene Film Week was organised for the first time in Celje. The main festival award is the Vesna Award.
Slovenian Cinematheque Museum Department
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The Slovenian Cinematheque Museum Department is one of the four departments of the Slovenian Cinematheque and its roots go back to 1973 when the Film Museum was established by the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers (in 1979 it merged with the Theatre Museum into the Slovene Theatre and Film Museum) and was integrated in the Slovenian Cinematheque in 1996. Its main tasks are to systematically collect and assess exhibits of importance for the history of Slovene cinema and to document Slovene film production. The department initiated the Ita Rina Museum at Škratelj Homestead in Divača. In collaboration with the Municipality of Divača the Museum Department renovated the homestead in 2011 and expanded it to the Museum of Slovenian Film Actors.
Four sculptures – two flower pots and two busts of Bacchus – created in 1915 by the world-renown film-maker Fritz Lang (1890–1976) undoubtedly represent the highlights of the collection. In 2008 the sculptures were presented at the exhibition Fritz Lang en Escultura in La Coruña, Spain, revealing the importance of sculpture in Lang's films.
MMC Mink Multimedia Centre
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MMC Mink Multimedia Centre was opened in March 2005 by the Tolmin Union of Youth Associations as a part of the M3C Multimedia Centres Network of Slovenia. Free Internet access is offered to visitors along with other communication equipment, and a film editing room with professional assistance is available to the public. Mink Multimedia Centre runs an educational programme and an intermedia artistic programme (based primarily on open-code programming) which presents new media as an important artistic and information tool. The Posocje.net regional portal has also been developed. MINK is a co-organiser of the interdisciplinary Sajeta Creative Camp (in August) and hosts a regular concert programme.
Golden Roll Award
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The Golden Roll Award is a project launched in 2001 by the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers and the Kolosej Cinematographers with the intent to promote the domestic film production. It is awarded to films made by Slovene producers or with Slovene partners as co-producers which have been screened at Slovene cinema theatres and viewed by more than 25,000 people.
Metod Badjura Award
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The Metod Badjura Award for lifetime achievement, launched in 1995 by the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers, is the most important Slovene film award. It is bestowed annually on a selected Slovene film maker at the Festival of Slovenian Film. The award is named after a Slovene film director and cinematographer who began producing professional documentaries during the 1930s.
Staragara
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Following the success of theirs debut features Idle Running (V leru, 1999) and Bread and Milk (Kruh in mleko, 2001) Staragara was established as an independent non-profit cultural organisation in 2003 by filmmakers Janez Burger and Jan Cvitkovič. Although it is primarly focused on film production (its unorthodox films have won numerous international awards), Staragara also produces commercial spots, contemporary dance performances by the choreographer Magdalena Reiter and occasionally organises special dance events and programmes.
In 2016 Staragara co-produced Morten Traavik's Liberation Day (2016), a much lauded documentary about the Slovene rock band Laibach performing in North Korea.
Directors Guild of Slovenia
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The Directors Guild of Slovenia was founded as a non-profit, non-governmental organisation in 2005, on the 100th anniversary of Slovene film. Prior to its establishment, Slovene film directors made up a section of the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers.
The association unites Slovene professional film directors of all generations and aims at achieving better conditions for activities, encouraging directors to produce individual, free and creative work for presentation to both local and international audiences.
The association co-operates with other Slovene professional associations (for writers, composers, etc.) and represents Slovene directors in the Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) that unites professional association from 31 countries.
European Council of Artists (ECA), Slovenia
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The Chamber of Culture of Slovenia is the main Slovene contact of the ECA. Other participating organisations include the Union of Slovene Fine Arts Associations (ZDSLU), the Slovene Music Artists Association, the Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists, the Designers Society of Slovenia (DOS), the Union of Associations of Slovene Librarians, the Society of Slovene Composers, the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers, the Association of Ballet Artists of Slovenia, the Society of Gallery Owners and Antiquarians of Slovenia, the Association of Slovene Museums, the Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia, the Slovene Orchestra Musicians Associations, the Society for Language Advisers and Proof Readers of Slovenia, the Culture and Arts Centre Klemenčič Days and the Society of Conservators of Slovenia. In March 2003 ECA intervened in favour of Slovene minority Radio dva in Carinthia, Austria, and protested against its abolition by writing to the Austrian and Carinthian authorities.
Association of Slovenian Filmmakers
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The Association of Slovenian Filmmakers was established in 1950. It is one of the oldest film organisations in Slovenia and has had an important role in the development of Slovene cinema as it helped to found many important institutions like the Viba Film Studio and the Slovene Film Museum (today part of the Slovenian Cinematheque). The Association also organised the first yearly showcase meant for the domestic film production, that is, the Week of Slovene Film (which later became the Festival of Slovenian Film). Currently it has a membership of around 200, including film directors, directors of photography, screenwriters, producers, costume and set designers, etc. Apart from funding programmes, awards management and involvement in cultural policy, it organises film evenings, film workshops and seminars. It is regarded as an expert association whose activities serve the public interest.
