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Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)
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Jure Novak, Cankarjev dom director presents the 2025 Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) edition at the press conference.
The Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) was launched in 1990 as the Film Art Festival Ljubljana. The festival is organised by the Film Department of the Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre, but films are also screened at Slovenian Cinematheque, Kinodvor Cinema, Komuna Cinema, Bežigrad Cinema, Maribox, Metropol Cinema Celje and APT Novo mesto. It can be classified as a specialised competitive festival that not only features an overview of contemporary world film production but also focuses on emerging directors and new trends in contemporary cinema.
Družina Krumpak Ltd
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Jadranka Krumpak and Sašo Krumpak founded in 2000 the tour operator Happy Tours, its official name being Družina Krumpak Ltd. In 2006 and 2007 the films Ignac and Happy pruduced by Družina Krumpak Ltd got the MediaPlus European support. In 2012 Sašo Krumpak was a producer of the animation Egon the Hat, which got support of the Slovenian Film Centre (SFC).
Enimation, International Children and Youth Film Festival
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9th Enimation, International Children and Youth Film Festival awards, author of the statuettes: Marijan Mirt, 2019
The Enimation, International Children and Youth Film Festival is a specialised competitive festival established in 2011, focusing on films made by children and youth. It takes place annually at the Maribor Puppet Theatre, Vetrinjski dvor and GT22 in Maribor in November. The applications for eligible films are usually from April till August.
The festival is part of an international platform in the field of education through animated film. Enimation's four modules – Enimation School, Enimation Little Elephant, Enimation Seminar and Enimation expert – unite children, youth, parents, mentors, teachers and other animated film enthusiasts.
Butik Festival
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Butik Festival: German DJ Gerd Janson performing on the main stage on the beach near the Soča River
Founded in 2019, Butik is an electronic music festival located in Tolmin at one of the most picturesque festival sites in Europe. Surrounded by the Julian Alps, the confluence of the emerald-green Soča River and the ice-cold Tolminka River provides a breathtaking backdrop for a unique festival experience.
Beyond the Sale of Book Rights: The Advantages and Challenges of Connecting Independent European Publishers
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In June 2025, the International Publishers’ Meeting (Encontro Internacional de Editores) took place in Lisbon, gathering thirteen publishing sector experts from Armenia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain. The event, organised by the Creative Europe Desk (CED) Portugal and the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP), was dedicated to building publishing and institutional partnerships, encouraging translation and circulation of literary works, as well as increasing access to national and European funding for translation and publishing projects. Among the participants was Mitja Ličen, the director of Goga Publishing House, with whom we talked about his impressions, findings and opportunities from the meeting, about the role of Goga in connecting the Balkans with the larger international literary space and about the common practices of small European publishers.
Tanja Pak Glass Design
updated 9 days ago
Established in 2005, the Tanja Pak Glass Design gallery and studio space was originally named as Glesia Gallery. It is devoted to promoting glass as a medium of expression and raising awareness of its aesthetic value.
It permanently features the works of its owner Tanja Pak, renowned Slovenian high-end glass designer and artist who has, among others, received the international Red Dot Honorable Mention Design Award (2008 and 2009), the National Design Award (2011) and the Arte Laguna Prize (2019).
During its first years the Glesia Gallery occasionally hosted also other established sculptors who work in other materials and exhibited their glass art.
Technical Museum of Slovenia
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Collection of 15 cars used by the President of Yugoslavia, Marshall Tito, exhibited at Technical Museum of Slovenia
Founded in 1951, the Technical Museum of Slovenia (TMS) aims to to research, collect and exhibit Slovenia's technical heritage, as well as to protect the historically important technical buildings, installations and machines. Its collections (historically) elaborate on various topics such as cars, bicycles and other vehicles; the sawing, woodworking, textile and milling industries; printing and bookmaking; telecommunications services; and so on.
Aside from its core premises and collections, the museum also manages various satellites, including the Bogenšperk Castle, the Pantz Forester's Gravity Cableway, the Museum of Post and Telecommunications, and the Soteska Depot of Vehicles. In 2017 the Open Depot exhibition of the three national museums opened in the Park of Military History Pivka.
The New Post Office
updated 9 days ago
The New Post Office is the name of both a venue and a project conceived and operated jointly by the Maska Institute and Mladinsko Theatre. Located since 2017 in the premises of a former post office a short step away from the main Mladinsko building, it provides space for smaller-scale theatre performances, talks, workshops and festivals devised by the two organisations separately or in collaboration, with the express aim of exploring contemporary political and social themes through performance, dialogue and confrontation.
Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre
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Tobačna 001 is a new cultural centre in Ljubljana, featuring the Tobacco Museum, a residency programme for international visual artists, and Gallery 001. It opened its door in 2011 with the newly designed permanent display of the Tobacco Museum.
The centre is run by the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana and is situated in the former Tobacco Factory (Tobačna), a vast Tobačna City (Tobačna mesto) architectural and urbanistic project.