Culture from Slovenia World Map
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Culture.si collects information about upcoming cultural events and activities abroad, involving Slovene artists and researchers. The Culture from Slovenia interactive World Map is a unique source of information that offers a preview of future events around the world and a growing archive of international activity in the field of arts and culture.
Since 2010 we have published news about circa 8000 events in 120 countries. Our archive of events can be filtered by year, country, and discipline. Search the events 2010–2026.
Culture.si
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Culture.si brings together information on Slovenian cultural producers, venues, festivals, and residencies in one place, supporting international cultural exchange across the arts, culture, and heritage. The portal and its content are owned and funded by the Ministry of Culture.
Residencies Abroad (Ministry of Culture Programme)
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The aim of the Slovene Arts & Culture Residencies Programme of the Ministry of Culture is to contribute to the international mobility and visibility of Slovene artists. The interactive infographics presents the data about the residents (artists, authors, producers, critics, and scholars in the humanities) who took part in the monthly residences in New York, London, Berlin or Vienna. You can filter the residents by art disciplines. A searchable list of all residents is available here.
Tweening the Scene
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In recent years, the field of animated film in Slovenia has taken significant steps not only towards improving the sector but also towards professionalisation. What was once seen as a niche or isolated artistic endeavour has grown into a lively, multidisciplinary sector spanning cinema, visual arts, design and storytelling – with increasingly strong international visibility. The year 2025 marks a pivotal moment for Slovenian animation, as celebratory achievements have illuminated what is possible, despite the persistent structural gaps that seem to remind us how far there still is to go. In this article, we’ll take a look at those achievements and explore ways to bridge the gaps.
Paving the Way for Green Animation and a Co-Development Mechanism
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As a subsector of the film industry, the animated film industry requires its own logic when it comes to green practices and funding mechanisms. The recent CEE Animation Conference GO! 2025, held within the Nova Gorica–Gorizia GO! 2025 – European Capital of Culture official programme provides a crucial starting point for the animation industry in the Central and Eastern European region and also offers a potential legacy of the Nova Gorica-Gorizia GO! 2025.
Slovenian Animated Film in the 21st Century: The Landscape in 2021
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Animation has a long tradition in Slovenia. Since the 1950s, animated films have evolved in our country, from early state-run projects to later independent ventures, often taking the form of short films or TV series. Although today’s production models still focus on creating short formats and episodes, the potential to expand production capacity and produce more ambitious, longer projects has grown steadily over the past decade.
This positive trend is reflected in the success of many creators, the promise of emerging talent and a strong pool of established artists who are increasingly active internationally. Thanks to co-financing opportunities for minority coproductions and attractive tax incentives, Slovenian creators and producers have become interesting partners for international collaborations and service projects.
Recent years have seen a number of new short animated films and animated series episodes, signalling a strengthening of Slovenia’s animated film sector. With more stable public funding, increased international collaboration and notable achievements at festivals and in distribution, the industry is on a solid upward trajectory.
Before examining the state of Slovenia’s animated film industry and exploring opportunities for collaboration with local creators and studios, it is worth highlighting the sector's creative heart: the artists and their presence both at home and abroad.
Slovenski kulturni center Berlin (SKICA Berlin): med kulturno diplomacijo in mednarodnim povezovanjem
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Slovenska kulturna centra (oziroma SKICI) na Dunaju in v Berlinu v letu 2026 praznujeta vsak svojo obletnico. SKICA Dunaj je bila ustanovljena leta 2011, torej deluje že 15 let. Pet let pozneje je bila v Nemčiji ustanovljena še SKICA Berlin, ki letos obhaja svoje prvo desetletje. Oba centra sta kot skupni projekt Ministrstva za kulturo ter Zunanjega ministrstva Republike Slovenije izrednega pomena za promocijo in prepoznavnost sodobne slovenske umetnosti in kulture v tujini.
Projekti in sodelovanja, v katerih je udeležena berlinska SKICA, so zares raznoliki: od sodelovanja na knjižnem sejmu v Frankfurtu, na katerem je bila Slovenija leta 2023 častna gostja, do razstave o slovenski čebelarski kulturni dediščini v berlinskem Museum Europäischer Kulturen ali razstave »Po impresionizmu: slovensko modernistično slikarstvo in Dachau« v Gemäldegalerie Dachau. Prav v času, ko je nastajal ta pogovor, je SKICA skupaj s Centrom za kreativnost (CzK) in Inštitutom LJFW pripravila tudi pop-up predstavitev slovenskih modnih oblikovalk in oblikovalcev v okviru Berlinskega tedna mode.
Pogovarjali smo se s Sašo Šavel Burkart, diplomirano novinarko in magistrico znanosti s področja antropologije in medijskih študijev, ki je vodenje berlinske SKICE prevzela januarja 2021. Sogovornica je predstavila delovanje centra in nekatere njegove najvidnejše dosežke, obenem pa spregovorila o ključnih praksah za uspešno promocijo umetnosti in kulture v mednarodnem prostoru ter razmišljala o ukrepih, ki bi bili potrebni za dolgoročni razvoj slovenske kulturne diplomacije.
The Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (SKICA Berlin): Bridging Cultural Diplomacy and International Connections
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In 2026, the Slovenian Cultural Centres (SKICA) in Vienna and Berlin each celebrate a significant milestone. Established in 2011, SKICA Vienna marks fifteen years of activity, while SKICA Berlin, founded five years later, celebrates its first decade. Created as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, the two centres play a vital role in promoting contemporary Slovenian art and culture internationally.
The projects and partnerships developed by SKICA Berlin are strikingly diverse. They range from cooperating at the Slovenia’s appearance as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2023, to an exhibition on Slovenia’s beekeeping heritage at Berlin’s Museum of European Cultures, and an exhibition Beyond Impressionism – Slovenian Modernism and Dachau at the Dachau Art Gallery. At the time this interview was conducted, SKICA was also presenting, together with the Centre for Creativity and the LJFW Institute, a pop-up showcase of Slovenian fashion designers during Berlin Fashion Week.
We spoke with Saša Šavel Burkart, MSC, who is the Head of SKICA Berlin since January 2021. She reflects on the centre’s work and some of its most significant achievements, discusses the approaches that underpin the successful international promotion of Slovenian art and culture, and considers the measures needed to support the long-term development of Slovenian cultural diplomacy.