Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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30 Aug 2024
30 Sep 2024
The 6th international PrintMaking Biennial Čačak will be hosting Slovenia as the main guest country in the scope of the FOCUS-SLOVENIA project. The featured Slovene artists are the Laibach group, Marko Šajn, David Kucler, Mitja Stanek, Neža Jurman, Mladen Stropnik, Oliver Pilić, and Teodor Lovrenčić. The biennial is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the PrintMaking Biennial Čačak
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4 Jul 2024
10 Aug 2024
"On History" - an exhibition featuring Neja Tomšič alongside Darije Petković and Vladimir Živojinović, presenting her long-term project, a visual essay "Opium Clippers". The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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29 May 2024
Slovenian harpist Mojca Zlobko Vajgl will be performing at the opening of the festival. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the International Harp Festival
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26 May 2024
27 May 2024
Šalter Ensemble, featuring Slovene musicians Samo Kutin, Irena Z. Tomažin, Tomaž Grom, and Špela Trošt along with others, will be performing live at the two festivals. The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Ring Ring Festival, Festival 2K+
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16 May 2024
31 May 2024
A photography exhibit of Jože Plečnik's work in Ljubljana, Vienna, Prague, and Belgrade, accompanied by a talk about his work with Tomaž Štoka, Boris Podrecca, and fra Ilija Alanđak. The event is organised and supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade in collaboration with partners Austrian Cultural Forum and Embassy of the Czech Republic in Belgrade.
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10 May 2024
In the context of Days of Slovenian Film, photographer Irena Herak will be exhibiting her work, documenting the ten years of the film festival. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade
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10 May 2024
14 May 2024
Serbia Belgrade,Kovin,Niš,Novi Sad,Pančevo,Smederevo,Vršac Yugoslav Film Archive
The 10th Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade will present a number of contemporary Slovenian films and classics. Several directors and actors will also be in attendance. This year's Days will open with two photography exhibits: one documenting the previous Days and the other showcasing the work of photographer Irena Herak, who documented the Days in 2016. A notable event is also the meeting of students of Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) in Ljubljana and students of Belgrade's Faculty of Dramatic Arts.
The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade and organised by Slovenian Film Centre, Slovene Society Slava Beograd, Faculty of Philology Belgrade and Yugoslav Film Archive.
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade
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25 Apr 2024
A literary event promoting the Serbian translation of widely praised new Slovenian autobiographical classic "Wash the Whites On High Heat - Belo se pere na devetdeset" by author Bronja Žakelj. The event is organised by publishing house Laguna with the incentive from Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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18 Apr 2024
18 May 2024
A photography exhibit "The Real World is Out There - Stvaran svet je tamo nekde" by Robert Marin and Nemanja Knežević. The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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7 Feb 2024
On the occasion of Slovene Cultural Holiday - Prešeren Day, the Big Band orchestra of Slovene Academy of Music will be playing with conductor Matej Hotko. The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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7 Dec 2023
12 Dec 2023
Serbia Beograd,Bor,Kovin,Niš,Novi Sad,Pančevo,Smederevo,Vršac Yugoslav Film Archive Belgrade
Festival of Slovenian film, with the main opening and photo exhibition in Yugoslavian Film Archive in Belgrade and film screenings in other Serbian cities. Organised by Slovenian Film Centre and supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Serbia
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3 Dec 2023
A concert by the Slowind Quintet with a well-known pianist Aleksander Madjar as a guest. Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Bunt Festival of classical music
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1 Dec 2023
22 Jan 2024
A photo exhibition Disappearing Tribes of Marko Lakovič, a historian, sociologist and photographer. Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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19 Nov 2023
A concert by East European Bass Ensemble featuring Jošt Lampret, Urban Čefarin, Nejc Klun, Veljko Stanković, Stevan Jovanović, the students of the Ljubljana Academy of Music. Supported and promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Bunt Festival of classical music
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27 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
Jan Gričar (saxophone) and Neža Bregar (piano) performing in the international line-up. Supported and promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Belgrade Saxperience Festival
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17 Sep 2023
Embracing Vulnerability Music Tour by No Borders Orchestra. Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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16 Aug 2023
23 Aug 2023
Urška Đukić participating at the festival programme in the Capital of Culture of Serbia 2023. Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Interaction, Short Docs Festival
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1 Aug 2023
5 Aug 2023
Children visual arts colony led by Slovenian painter and pedagogue Lojze Kalinšek, coorganised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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6 Jul 2023
9 Jul 2023
Duo Freekind. and sound designer Blaž Flerin. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Exit Festival
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8 Jun 2023
11 Jun 2023
A 3 day workshop led by a drummer and composer Jaka Berger with a final concert. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Festival – in – Opposition
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5 Jun 2023
11 Jun 2023
International graphic workshop. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Sićevo Artists' Colony
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10 May 2023
17 May 2023
Screening of Where Do Butterflies Sleep by Simona Jerala and a presentation of the project Punk under Communist Regime by Andrej Košak, promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
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28 Feb 2023
Children workshop by Uroš Petrović and the book donation, a part of the Europe Reader - A Mobile Pavillion of Time project. Coorganised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade and the EUNIC Cluster Serbia, Cultural Centre Collegium Hungaricum and Austrian Cultural Forum Belgrade, Publishing house Laguna
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24 Feb 2023
5 Mar 2023
A long-feature Wake me up directed by Marko Šantić in the Main Competition programme, and Illyricvm by Simon Bogojević Narath in the FEST Special programme. Related: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the FEST Belgrade International Film Festival
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9 Feb 2023
A documentary Belgrade – vignettes by Slovenians directed by Boštjan Vrhovec, featuring Slovenian artists Jože Plečnik, Lojze Dolinar, Marij Pregelj, Peter Gabriječič and Bojan Stupica who created significant opus also in Serbia. Supported by RTV Slovenija, Society of Slovenians Sava in Belgrade, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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3 Feb 2023
A concert by Symphonic Orchestra of the Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory, presenting music by Camille Saint-Saëns, Jean Sibelius and Slovenian composer Lucijan Marija Škerjanc, conducted by Slaven Kulenović. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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30 Jan 2023
30 Mar 2023
Arhikultura, an exhibiton of architect and artist Boris Podrecca, featuring his architectural projects as well as paintings. Supported by Austrian Cultural Forum, Italian Cultural Institute, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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30 Jan 2023
30 Mar 2023
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6 Dec 2022
11 Dec 2022
Serbia Belgrade,Kovin,Niš,Novi Sad,Pančevo,Smederevo,Vršac Philological Faculty in Beograd,Yugoslav Cinematheque
Film screenings, a retrospective by Karpo Godina with an exhibition of his portrait photos of film personalities, panel discussions and meetings of producers. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Serbia
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5 Nov 2022
Exhibition The Future of Living, by Gorazd Čuk, Društvo Pigmalion; Artists presented: Sašo Vrabič, Žiga Kariž, Nina Čelhar, Una Novosel, Jure Zrimšek, Katja Fele, Gašper Capuder, Arjan Pregl, Helena Tahir, works by the Visual arts residency in Tamjanica 2021. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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26 Oct 2022
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17 Sep 2022
17 Sep 2022
Serbia Novi Sad Novi Sad
Nebesa v robidah by Nataša Kramberger, translation into Serbian. Discussion. Coorganised by EUNIC. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Night of Literature Novi Sad
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1 Sep 2022
10 Sep 2022
Serbia Niš,Sićevo Pavillion at Niš Fortress
Metka Hojnik exhibiting after her participation at the Sićevo residence. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Sićevo Artists' Colony
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20 Jun 2022
26 Jun 2022
Graphic arts workshop Sićevo 2022, with Slovene participants Helena Tahir in Oliver Pilić. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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6 Jun 2022
An inauguration of the monument (a bank) to the Slovene aviation pioneer Edvard Rusjan by a Serbian sculptor Stevan Filipović and a casterAleksander Stanišić, Graphic residency Sićevo 2022. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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26 May 2022
Serbia Belgrade Anton Padovanski Church
A concert by Dalibor Miklavčič, Franc Kosem and Jure Gradišnik, all from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, and an exhibition of Jože Plečnik's opus. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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11 May 2022
18 May 2022
Honorary festival guest Karpo Godina, film retrospective and masterclasses. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
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28 Apr 2022
International jazz marathon of the European Capitals of Culture, Žan Hauptman (vocal, keyboards), Maša But (vocal, flute), Alja Senčar (vocal), Filip Vadnu (guitar), Vid Turica (bass), Pavel Čebašek (drums). Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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9 Feb 2022
International concert of Murska Percussion Ensemble, with six soloists of the Beograde Philharmonics and Boris Bunjac from Niš, interpreting also works by Jože Privšek and Rok Golob. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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8 Feb 2022
Contemporary ballet performance Možiček initiated by dancer Mojca Majcen and the Balkan Dance Project, dedicated to the centenary of the death of Josip Ipavic. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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8 Dec 2021
11 Dec 2021
5 film screenings including the short animated documentary Granny’s Sexual Life by the director Urška Djukić, the documentary The Slovenian Who Flew Through a Century by the director Dušan Milavec, a restored version of Farewell until the Next War by Živojin Pavlović, Once were Humans by Goran Vojnović, "Sanremo" by screenwriter and director Miroslav Mandić and Deadlock by director Vinko Möderndorfer, and some short films and Sons of Bora by director Miha Čelar, a round table dedicated to Živojin Pavlović. Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade
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15 Sep 2021
A documentary film Reconciliation by Marija Zidar, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
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26 Apr 2021
29 Apr 2021
Serbia Belgrade,Kovin,Niš,Novi Sad,Pančevo,Smederevo,Vršac Yugoslav Cinematheque
Screenings of 6 feature films: Antigone - How dare we! directed by Jani Sever, Sing Me a Song by director Miran Zupanič, Stories From the Chestnut Woods by screenwriter and director Gregor Božič, Don't Forget to Breathe by director Martin Turk, digitally restored version of Real Pests by screenwriter and director Jože Bevc and Corporation directed by Matej Nahtigal, as well as of 18 short films. Co-organised by the "Sava" Slovenian Society, Yugoslav Cinematheque in Belgrade and Slovenian Film Centreand by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Serbia
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19 Jan 2021
Mitja Velikonja (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana), author of the Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe, participating in online discussion, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade,
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2 Dec 2020
31 Jan 2021
Alan Ford’s Lap of Honour, a guest comics exhibition by the National Gallery of Slovenia and the Institute of Culture and Education and Glavan Antiquariat in Ljubljana, hosted by the Museum of Yugoslavia in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade and the Yugoslav Film Archive, promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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26 Sep 2020
Goran Vojnović presenting his novel The Fig Tree, in discussion with Miloš Jocić on the occasion of the Night of Literature, organised by Franch Institute in Serbia, EUNIC Cluster Serbia in partnership with the Novi Sad Foundation 2021 European Capital of Culture, promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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3 Sep 2020
10 Sep 2020
A documentary film retrospective by Mako Sajko, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
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6 Jul 2020
10 Jul 2020
Fotogank, a photography open air exhibition, screening of 22 Slovenian photographers opus, in cooperation with the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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8 Mar 2020
A performance Sonny by Nataša Živković, produced by City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade, in the frame of BeFem - Bring The Noize event,
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9 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2019
The exhibition Taking the Train Through Slovenia, co-organised by the "Sava" Slovenian Society and "Logarska Valley" Association in Belgrade, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade,
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8 Dec 2018
9 Dec 2018
The international student symposium Cankar and Us, organised in cooperation with the Centre for Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade,
at the World Festival of Ivan Cankar
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6 Dec 2018
18 Dec 2018
An overview of recent Slovenian film production, co-organised by the "Sava" Slovenian Society in Belgrade, Slovenian Film Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Serbia
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22 Nov 2017
25 Nov 2017
An overview of recent Slovenian film production, co-organised by Slovenian Film Center and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade,
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Serbia
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4 Oct 2017
4 Nov 2017
The exhibition Legacy Stories (Slovenia and the Succession after Yugoslavia), prepared by the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia in cooperation with Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Archives, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade,
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31 Jan 2015
Ivo Svetina’s ABC oder Krieg, produced by the Muzeum Institute and co-produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Cankarjev dom, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade,
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17 Oct 2014
31 Oct 2014
100 Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art, exhibition organised by Mini Teater, International Union of the Marionette (UNIMA), Slovenia, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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21 Sep 2014
27 Sep 2014
100 Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art, exhibition organised by Mini Teater, International Union of the Marionette (UNIMA), Slovenia, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade in the framework of the the 21st Subotica International Festival of Children's Theatres
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15 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
100 Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art, exhibition organised by Mini Teater, International Union of the Marionette (UNIMA), Slovenia, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
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23 Nov 2012
Slovenian documentaries subtitled by the students of Slovenian language, organised by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
at the Days of Slovene Documentary Film in Belgrade
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20 Mar 2012
25 Mar 2012
Week of Slovene Film co-organised by Slovenian Film Centre and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade
Cultural cooperation
Bilateral cultural cooperation is based on the "Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Culture and Education", signed in 2001. This legal basis enables a platform for regular cooperation and cultural exchange between cultural and educational institutions, which is usually annually renewed with programmes of cultural cooperation between the two Ministries of Culture.
Literature and language
In March 2013 the embassy co-organised a poetry evening with Slovene poet and author Meta Kušar, awarded with the Rožanc Award. Te event promoted Kušar's latest poetry collection Ljubljana, which is her third collection translated into Serbian.
In 2020, Goran Vojnović talked to Miloš Jocić, presenting his novel The Fig Tree, featured on the Kaleidoscope platform on the occasion of the Night of Literature.
Embassy regularly updates news on the Slovenian language courses for foreigners held in Slovenia, conducted by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language. Ties have also been established between with the Lectureship of Slovenian Language at Belgrade's Faculty of Philology. Some Slovenian courses have been organised also in Serbia, for instance in Kostolac with a community of around 250 Slovenes.
Performing arts
In 2014 the exhibition A Hundred Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art curated by Agata Freyer and Edi Majaron toured to Belgrade, Subotica and Novi Sad. It presented a selection of more than two hundred puppets designed by the most eminent Slovenian visual artists, the oldest exhibits being puppets by Milan Klemenčić from 1910.
In January 2015 the performance ABC oder Krieg, Quasi una Phantasia directed by Barbara Novakovič Kolenc and coproduced by the Prešern Theatre Kranj was presented at the Madlenianum Opera and Teatar in Zemun, Belgrade. It was based on the new drama piece written by Ivo Svetina that features the well-known 19th Century characters (France Prešeren, Matija Čop, Jernej Kopitar and Vuk Karadžić (Ivan Bekjarev as a host actor)) who played an important role in the development of the young nations' language and its script.
In 2020 a performance Sonny by Nataša Živković, produced by City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts was invited by the BeFem Feminist Cultural Centre in the framework of their Bring The Noize event in Belgrade.
Film
During the Days of Slovenian Documentary Film at the Museum of Yugoslav Cinematheque in Belgrade in November 2012, a homage to Jurij Gustinčič, Slovene journalist legend and a long-time foreign correspondent for Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) and Mladina, concluded the projections with a debate on media in Slovenia with the editors of Delo and Serbian journal Press. The event was co-organised by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language.
The latest film production is presented at the Yugoslav Cinematheque as annual editions of the Days of Slovenian Film, curated by the Slovenian Film Centre.
Beldocs Festival 2020 featured a retrospective of 15 documentary films by a highly intriguing Slovenian film maker Mako Sajko that was well covered by media.
Visual arts
In cooperation with the Celje Museum of Recent History, a photograph exhibition by Josip Pelikan (1885–1977) was presented at the Archive of Serbia in Belgrade November 2012.
In July 2020, Fotogank project presented 22 Slovenian photographers via screenings on the Knez Mihailova promenade facades in the very city centre of Belgrade.
In December 2020 the Museum of Yugoslavia hosts Alan Ford’s Lap of Honour, a guest exhibition originally prepared by the National Gallery of Slovenia and the Institute of Culture and Education and Glavan Antiquariat in Ljubljana. It marks 50 years of the Italian comic book named Alan Ford that with its satirical undertones had a cult status in the former Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 70s. According to itw writer Bunker, Alan Ford draws on an old art form called commedia dell’arte set in a Cold War situation.
Slovenian community in Serbia
According to the national census from 2002, around 5,000 Slovene nationals were living in the Republic of Serbia at that time. Various cultural events have been organised by Slovene associations, e.g. the Sava Slovenian Society of Belgrade, the France Prešeren Slovenian Cultural Community of Niš, etc. See the link to the list of all Slovenian minority cultural societies active in Serbia below.