International awards

Category: Film

Idrija Mercury Heritage Management Centre (Hg Smelting Plant – Heritage of Mercury)

2nd Award for the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism (Industrial Heritage)

2020, European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), Brussels, Belgium

Category: Cultural heritage

Gregor Božič (film director) for Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov [Stories from the Chestnut Woods]

CinEast, Central and Eastern European Film Festival – Critics’ Prize

2020, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Category: Film

Goran Vojnović (author) for Jugoslavija, moja dežela, translated into Polish by Joanna Pomorska [Yugoslavia, My Fatherland]

Angelus Central European Literature Award

2020, the City of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland

Category: Literature

Ven Jemeršič (film director) for Stoletje sanj [A Century of Dreams]

Inca Imperial International Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature (International Competition)

2020, Lima, Peru

Category: Film

Katja Colja (film director) for Igor in Rosa [Igor and Rosa]

California Women’s Film Festival – Best Foreign-Language Film Award

2020, Tarzana, USA

Category: Film

Gregor Božič (film director) for Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov [Stories from the Chestnut Woods]

Nara International Film Festival – Jury’s Prize (International Competition)

2020, Nara, Japan

Category: Film

Matjaž Ivanišin (film director) for Oroslan

Leskovac International Film Festival (LIFFE) – Best Director Award (Independent Film section)

2020, Leskovac, Serbia

Category: Film

Jana Bauer (author) for literary opus, including Groznovilca v Hudi hosti [Grozovilca in the Terrible Forest]

Another Story (Druga Prikazna) Literary Festival – Grand Prize (Young Adults and Children Literature)

2020, Skopje, North Macedonia

Category: Literature

Metod Pevec (film director) for Jaz sem Frenk [Everything Is Different]

Pula Film Festival – Golden Arena for Best Director, the Minority Co-Productions Section

2020, Pula, Croatia

Category: Film

Drago Jančar (author) for life-time achievements [11 novels, including And Love Itself / Wenn die Liebe ruht]

Austrian State Prize for European Literature

2020, Federal Chancellery of Austria, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature

Ema Kugler (video artist and film director) for Človek s senco [Man with the Shadow]

Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) – Best Experimental Film, Best Narrative Feature

2020, Los Angeles, USA

Category: Film

2019

Ema Kugler (video artist and film director) for Človek s senco [Man with the Shadow]

European Cinematography Awards – Best Experimental Film

2019, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Category: Film

Štefan Vevar (translator) for Austrian literature tranlations into Slovenian

Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation

2019, Austrian Government, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature

Miha Mazzini (author) for Izbrisana [Erased]

Raindance Film Festival – Best Screenplay Award

2019, London, United Kingdom

Category: Film

Kinodvor Cinema

Best Programming Award 2019

2019, Europa Cinemas, Paris, France

Category: Film

Milena Zupančič (actress) for her contribution to the Slovenian and Yugoslavian film

South-East European Film Festival – SEE Actress 2019 Award

2019, Paris, France

Category: Film

Gregor Božič and Marina Gumzi (film director and film producer) for Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov [Stories from the Chestnut Woods]

Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) – Best Film Award (The First Feature Section)

2019, Tallinn, Estonia

Category: Film

''Ali: Fear eats your soul'' directed by Sebastijan Horvat at Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana

Bitef Festival – Best Play Award, Audience Award, Politika Award for Directing

2019, Belgrade, Serbia

Category: Theatre

A.biro, STVAR Architects, Studio AKKA for Planica Nordic Center

IOC IAKS Award Gold Winner

2019, International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities, Cologne, Germany

Category: Architecture

Ljubljanica River Exhibition

UNESCO award for best practice in underwater cultural heritage protection

2019, UNESCO, Paris, France

Category: Cultural heritage

Špela Petrič (new media artist) for 'Confronting Vegetal Otherness – Skotopoiesis, Phytoteratology, Strange Encounters

Ars Electronica – Award of Distinction (Artificial Intelligence and Life Art Category)

2019, Linz, Austria

Category: New media art

Andrej Goričar (composer) for Mo(uve)ment musicaux

International Competition of Composition, Ensemble Serenissima Association – SEM prize

2019, Italy

Category: Music

City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts

ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture (2019 Award theme Democracy Needs Imagination)

2019, European Cultural Foundation, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs., Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Category: Other

Petra Strahovnik (composer) for Prana (2018) for symphony orchestra

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC winner (selected by 27 radio music producers)

2019, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

Category: Music

Pavilion for the Presentation of Archaeological Remains in Celje

Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Award (Conservation)

2019, European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

2018

Kolja Saksida (film director) for Koyaa

Xiamen International Animation Festival – Best Animated Series, Silver

2018, Xiamen, China

Category: Film

Dušan Kastelic (film director, scriptwriter, producer) for Celica [The Box]

Russian Indie Film Festival (RUIFF) – Peter the Great Award

2018, St Petersburg, Russia

Category: Film

Mateja Koležnik (theatre director) for Ivanov

Nestroy, Theatre Award of Vienna

2018, Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria

Category: Theatre

Dušan Kastelic (film director, scriptwriter, producer) for Celica [The Box]

ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival – Best European Independent Film

2018, Paris, France

Category: Film

Darko Štante, Temporama Film Society (film director, film production) for Posledice [Consequences]

CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival – Adolf Zukor Prize, Festival’s Grand Prize

2018, Hungary

Category: Film

Dušan Kastelic (film director, scriptwriter, producer) for Celica [The Box]

Cortoons Festival Gandia – Cortoons

2017, Gandia, Spain

Category: Film

Ven Jemeršič (film director) for Stoletje sanj [A Century of Dreams]

Around Film Festival – Best Feature Documentary ARFF Globe

2017, Berlin Amsterdam Paris Barcelona

Category: Film

Museum of Puppetry

Children in Museums Special Commendation

2018, European Museum Academy and Hands on! International Association of Children in Museums, Valetta, Malta

Category: Cultural heritage

Ljubljanica River Exhibition

European Heritage Days Grant Award (European Heritage Stories)

2018, Council of Europe and the European Commission, Strasbourg, France

Category: Cultural heritage

Plečnik House

Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Award (Education, training and raising awareness)

2018, European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

Florjan Lipuš (author) for literary opus

Grand Austrian State Prize

2018, Austrian Ministry of Culture, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature

Maruša Majer (actress) for Ivan

Pula Film Festival – Golden Arena for Best Actress, the Minority Co-Productions Section

2018, Pula, Croatia

Category: Film

Olmo Omerzu (film director) for Všechno bude/Zimske muhe [Winter Flies]

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Director Award

2018, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Category: Film

Andrej Makor (composer)

London Ear Festival of Contemporary Music – 2nd prize at the Composers' Competition

2018, London, UK

Category: Music

2017

MENT Ljubljana for European Festival Awards

Best Small Festival, Best Indoor Festival

2017, Yourope Association of European Festivals, Groningen, Eurosonic Noorderslag Showcase Festival, The Netherlands

Category: Music

Jernej Lorenci for theatre director

Europe Prize New Theatrical Realities

2017, European Commission

Category: Theatre

Dušan Kastelic (film director, scriptwriter, producer) for Celica [The Box]

MIFF - The Méliès International Festivals Federation – Melies d'Argent for the Best Film

2017, France

Category: Film

Javorca Church (Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit)

European Heritage Label

2017, European Union

Category: Cultural heritage

Tin Grabnar, Zala Dobovšek, Nina Šorak, Asja Kahrimanović Babnik for Drugje [Somewhere Else]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Special Jury Prize for Puppetry and New Technologies

2017, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Maja Smrekar (new media artist) for K-9_topology

Ars Electronica – Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica in Hybrid Art Section

2017, Linz, Austria

Category: New media art

Gašper Malej for translations from Italian (Dario Fo, Cesare Pavesi, Pasolini, etc)

National Prize for Translation

2017, Italian Ministry of Culture and Sport, Rome, Italy

Category: Literature

Carmen Manet

Eurovision Choir of the Year Competition – Eurovision Choir of the Year

2017, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Riga, Latvia

Category: Music

2016

Kozole (film director) for Nočno življenje [Nightlife]

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Director Award

2016, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Category: Film

Evgen Angel Bavčar (author, photographer)

European Citizens' Prize

2013, European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:

Matic Zorman for Waiting to Register

The World Press Photo Contest – People - First Prize Singles

2016, The World Press Photo Foundation

Category: Visual arts

Matjaž Krivic for Digging for Future

The World Press Photo Contest – People - Second Prize Singles

2016, The World Press Photo Foundation

Category: Visual arts

Srdjan Živulović (Photography Staff of Reuters) for Migrants make their way on foot on the outskirts of Brezice, Slovenia

Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography

2016, Columbia University, New York, USA

Category: Visual arts

Vito Žuraj

Claudio Abbado Kompositionspreis

2016, Orchester-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker

Category: Music

Carmina Slovenica for When the Mountain changed its clothing

Golden Mask Prize for The Best Foreign Production Presented in Russia in 2015

2016, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Category: Music

Jasmin B. Frelih for Na/pol (roman) [In/Half (novel)]

European Union Prize for Literature

2016, European Union

Award info Sample translation

Category: Literature

Marek Bečka, Zala Dobovšek,Mini Teater for Sneguljčica [Snow White]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Adaptation and Dramaturgy

2016, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Marek Bečka, Zala Dobovšek,Mini Teater for Sneguljčica [Snow White]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Milan Čečuk Grand Prix for the Best Overall Production

2016, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Žiga Lebar, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre for Jutri je zabava [Tomorrow's Party]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Puppet's Technology

2016, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Metka Jurc, Maribor Puppet Theatre (actress / animator) for Spake [Freaks]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for the role of Hans

2016, Zagreb, Croatia

Award info Artwork presentation Artwork website

Category: Theatre

Zapik Theatre, House for Children and Art Ljubljana

PIF International Puppet Festival – Special Prize of the Jury for for the design and realisation of artistic, educational and interactive project-performance

2016, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015

Drago Jančar (author)

European Citizens' Prize

2015, European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Award info Artwork presentation Artwork website

Category:

Matej Bonin (composer) for Cancro (2015) for symphony orchestra

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC Winner in the category of composers under 30 years of age

2015, Tallin, Latvia

Category: Music

Vito Žuraj (composer) for Runaround

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC Recommended Work

2015, Tallin, Latvia

Award info Artwork presentation Artwork website

Category: Music

Olmo Omerzu, Arsmedia (film director) for Družinski film [Family Film]

Tokyo International Film Festival – Award for Best Artistic Conrtribution

2015, Tokyo, Japan

Category: Film

Jernej Lorenci (theatre director) for Ilyad, co-produced by Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL) and Cankarjev dom,

Bitef Festival – Audience Award

2015, Belgrade, Serbia

Category: Theatre

Gustav Film (coproducer) for Zenit [The High Sun]

Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard

2015, Cannes, France

Category: Film

Jan Cvitkovič, Perfo Production (film director) for Šiška Deluxe

FilmFestival Cottbus – Audience Award

2015, Cottbus, Germany

Category: Film

Vipolže Manor

Cultural Heritage Protection Award

2015, Italian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (FICLU), Foligno, Italy

Category: Cultural heritage

Miha Golob, Maribor Puppet Theatre (theatre director) for Mali modri in mali rumeni [Little Blue and Little Yellow]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Direction and Prize for Technology

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Miha Bezeljak, Anže Zevnik,Maribor Puppet Theatre for Mali modri in mali rumeni [Little Blue and Little Yellow]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Animation

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Maribor Puppet Theatre for Mali modri in mali rumeni [Little Blue and Little Yellow]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Tibor Sekelj Prize for the production with the most humane message

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Mitja Vrhovnik Smrekar, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (composer) for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip]

Prize for Music

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Fabrizio Montecchi, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (light designer) for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Lighting Design

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Polonca Kores, Asja Kahrimanović,Ljubljana Puppet Theatre for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Animation

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Ljubljana Puppet Theatre for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Milan Čečuk Grand Prix for the Best Overall Production

2015, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

Vito Žuraj (composer) for Warm up

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC Recommended Work

2015

Category: Music

Up to 2014 (a selection)

Drago Jančar (author) for To noč sem jo videl [I Saw Her That Night / Cette nuit je l'ai vue]

Prix du meilleur livre etranger for the best foreign book

2014, Association of French critics and publishers, Paris, France

Category: Literature

Alojz Rebula (author)

European Citizens' Prize

2014, European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:

Franja Partisan Hospital

European Heritage Label

2014, European Union

Category: Cultural heritage

Rok Biček (film director) for Razredni sovražnik [The Class Enemy]

International Film Festival Bratislava – Best Film Award. FIPRESCI Award

2013, Bratislava, Slovakia

Category: Film

Boris Pahor (author)

European Citizens' Prize

2013, European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:

Igor Samobor (actor) for Razredni sovražnik [The Class Enemy]

International Film Festival Bratislava – Best Actor Award

2013, Bratislava, Slovakia

Category: Film

Damjan Kozole (film director)

MedFilm Festival – Premio alla Carriera Lifetime Achievements

2012, Rome, Italy

Category: Film

Drago Jančar

European Prize for Literature/Prix européen de littérature

2011, L’Association Capitale Européenne des Littératures (EUROBABEL), Strassbourg, France

Category: Literature

Nataša Kramberger (author) for Nebesa v robidah: roman v zgodbah [Heaven in a blackberry bush: novel in stories]

European Union Prize for Literature

2010, European Union

Category: Literature

Kinodvor Cinema

Best Young Audience Activities

2010, Europa Cinemas, Paris, France

Category: Film

Bevk Perović Arhitekti for Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics Building in Ljubljana

Emerging Architect Special Mention, Mies van der Rohe Award

2007, European Union

Category: Architecture

Pocar Homestead in Triglav National Park

Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Diploma (Conservation)

2006, European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

Vojteh Ravnikar (architect) for achievements in the field of culture

Herder Prize

2006, Jury of the German and Austrian universities, Vienna, Austria

Category: Architecture

Peter Musevski (actor) for Delo osvobaja [Labour Equals Freedom]

Sarajevo Film Festival – Heart of Sarajevo Best Actor Award

2004, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Category: Film

Damjan Kozole, Vertigo (film director, producer) for Delo osvobaja [Labour Equals Freedom]

Cinema del Mediterrani - Mostra de València – Golden Palm Best Film

2004, València, Spain

Category: Film

Sečovlje Salt-Pans Landscape Park in Piran

Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Diploma (Conservation)

2003, European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

Drago Jančar (author) for achievements in the field of culture

Herder Prize

2003, Jury of the German and Austrian universities, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature

Sašo Podgoršek, Arsmedia (film director, film producer) for Sladke sanje [Sweet Dreams]

Cinema del Mediterrani - Mostra de València – Best Film Golden Palm

2001, València, Spain

Category: Film

Peter Musevski (actor) for Kruh in mleko [Bread and Milk]

Bratislava Film Festival – Best Actor Award

2001, Bratislava, Slovakia

Category: Film

Jan Cvitkovič (film director) for Kruh in mleko [Bread and Milk]

Venice Film Festival – Lion of the Future Award

2001, Venice, Italy