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Choreographers Directory Slovenia
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Launched by Emanat Institute in 2015, Choreographers Directory Slovenia is an independent online resource that catalogues Slovenian choreographers as well as their choreographic practices and methods. As such, it offers an extensive overview of artistic practices that are employed in the field of contemporary dance in Slovenia.
Faculty of Architecture Library, University of Ljubljana
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The Faculty of Architecture Library serves the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana, specialising in documents relating to architecture and architectural theory and also containing some historical material about eminent professors who taught at the school. Comprising 120 square metres of space, the library offers 16 seats in its reading room and holds about 20.700 volumes of books and 80 journal titles; most of them have open shelves access. The library provides licensed access to a number of foreign and domestic information services, electronic journals and specialised databases, such as: COMPENDEX, ICONDA, Web of Science (WoS), Science DirecT, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and is part of the National Library Network and COBISS - Slovene Virtual Library. The Libray FA also catalogues and prepares researchers’ bibliographies - professional papers and scientific articles.
DSAF Residency
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DSAF Residency is a residency for animation authors established in 2024. It has been run by the Slovene Animated Film Association (DSAF). It is intended for animation filmmakers at different stages of their careers. The programme offers two- to four-week research and preproduction residencies for DSAF members in Angoulême, France, while in Slovenia, residencies for international creators are available in Nova Gorica, Ljubljana and Maribor. The programme covers accommodation and travel costs, an artist fee and mentoring by Slovenian and international professionals from various fields of animation production.
Center Rog
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Center Rog is a production space and creative hub founded by the Municipality of Ljubljana in 2021. It brings together traditional craftsmanship and contemporary innovation based on the concept of creative industries. Located in the renovated former bicycle factory Tovarna Rog and opened in 2023, it is organised around a network of workshops where members can learn to use a wide range of tools and technologies across nine specialised labs, including the Textile Lab, Wood Lab, Metal Lab, and Food Lab. The complex also features nineteen project studios and five residential apartments, which regularly host international artists, researchers, and lecturers.
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU)
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Established in 1938, the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) is the supreme national institution for science and the arts, housed in an 18th-century baroque palace in the historical centre of Ljubljana. SAZU associates scientists and artists who have been elected as its members for their outstanding achievements in the field of sciences and arts.
Dr Bruno Breschi Foundation, Institution for the Preservation of Old Slovene Literary Works
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This foundation was established in March 2000 by Dr Bruno Breschi from Italy and the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) with the aim of preserving old Slovene literary works. The Dr Bruno Breschi Foundation promotes the evaluation and thorough research of older works from the Slovene literary heritage, maintains traditional cultural values, and promotes the co-existence and understanding of neighbouring nations. In collaboration with the Philology and Literary Departments of ZRC Publishing, the Dr Bruno Breschi Foundation has published the works of Baroque authors and Catholic preachers Janez Svetokriški (Joannes Baptista à Sancta Cruce Vippacensi), three books on Rogerius of Ljubljana (1667-1728), works by philologist Marko Pohlin and the "History of Slovenian Literature" by the linguist Karel Štrekelj.
Kinoatelje
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Kinoatelje, the centre for audio-visual and intercultural services was established in 1977 by Darko Bratina (1942–1997) in Gorizia-Gorica, a town situated on the Italian side of the Italo-Slovene border. Bratina was a sociologist and a film critic who considered film, television and video media as some of the best means of understanding society, history and culture.
Since its establishment, Kinoatelje's main goal has been to promote intercultural dialogue, a collaboration between Italy and Slovenia, and to introduce Slovene cinema to the Italian public. Its branch office Kinoatelje Institute was established in 2000 in Nova Gorica.
Tribute to a Vision Film Festival
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Since 1999, Kinoatelje, Gorica/Gorizia, in coproduction with the Kinoatelje Institute, Nova Gorica, has organised the annual cross-border film festival, taking place in the inter-regional space between Slovenia and Italy, thus connecting audiences and film institutions in 7 different cities (Gorizia, Nova Gorica, Trieste, Izola, San Pietro al Natisone, Udine and Ljubljana). The physical distances might not be great, but the colourful cultural variety imparts a unique enrichment in a shared cross-border space.
KID PiNA
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The Koper-based Association for Culture and Education PiNA (KID PiNA) is certainly one of the most active and diversely oriented Slovenian NGOs. Always simultaneously involved in several artistic, educational and civil society projects, PiNA also manages a multimedia centre and a separate event space. It has produced numerous research documents, booklets, documentaries and video manuals on everything from cultural management to human rights alongside an uncountable number of events.
DUM Association of Artists
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Bringing together international artists, the DUM Association of Artists was established in 1999 and acts as a producer and co-producer for projects in various disciplines including contemporary dance (conceived or curated by Mateja Bučar), visual arts and new media (often featuring the works by Vadim Fiškin). DUM Association is a member of the Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM).