The Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival is a specialised competitive event established in 1998. It focuses on contemporary documentary film production, particularly films addressing social issues and phenomena. The Amnesty International Slovenia Human Rights Film Award is bestowed upon the best film in the competition section, which features human rights films addressing some of the most critical issues worldwide, from the rights of underprivileged women, minorities, labour migrants or political asylum seekers, to environmental concerns and religious fundamentalism. The 8-day festival occurs annually in March at Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre, the Slovenian Cinematheque and Kinodvor Cinema.
The Fabula Festival – Literature of the World is the biggest and most visited literary festival in Slovenia and the wider region. Produced by the Beletrina Publishing Institute in collaboration with Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre and Celje Central Library, the festival brings together world-class authors through well-considered curatorship. The festival selects distinguished authors each year and devotes attention to promising, up-and-coming writers. In addition to hosting renowned writers and establishing contact between international literature and Slovenian audiences, translated works of the selected authors are also published as part of the festival. The festival also features an annual theoretical focus on a relevant social issue, raising sociocritical issues and addressing contemporary challenges.
