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Založba /*cf
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Založba /*cf - Institute for Publishing and Research Activities publishes books in various fields of humanities, written by both eminent and new authors. Cf. is an abbreviation for the Latin-derived word confer, meaning "compare" or "consult", and is often used in footnotes to refer the reader from one text to another. The publishing house founders chose this name because they saw all texts as interconnected and incomplete, and their aim is to introduce readers to books that transcended what they already knew.
Since 1997 when Založba /*cf was founded by Zoja Skušek over 200 titles appeared within several series. They include translations of Althusser, Barthes, Bataille, Benevolo, Burke, Bardin, Freud, Eco, Foucault, Groys, Rougemont, Wellerstein, Veličković and Woolf, and new texts from the field of anthropology, sociology, linguistics and art history by Slovene authors such as Igor Zabel, Borut Brumen, Zoran Hočevar, Vlasta Jalušič, Igor Žagar, Rastko Močnik, Miklavž Komelj, Tomislav Vignjević, and Beti Žerovc.
Župančič Award of the City of Ljubljana
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Awarded annually by the Municipality of Ljubljana since 1965, the Župančič Award is named after the Slovene writer Oton Župančič (1878–1949). Following a public announcement, candidates are selected from among all the authors/artists proposed; the selection is carried out by a committee elected by the Mayor of the City who is also the committee's president. One award is given for the life's work of a creator from the Municipality of Ljubljana, and three other awards are given to individuals or artistic groups who have in the past year contributed significantly to Ljubljanas cultural life or who have recently attained international praise for their work.
Živa Award
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Since 2014, the Forum of Slavic Cultures International Foundation and the European Museum Academy (EMA) have bestowed the Živa Award for the Best Slavic Museum. The award is named after the Slavic goddess Živa.
Since 2018 the jury consisting of 13 museum experts from Slavic countries and the European Museum Academy also selects the winner of the Živa Award for the best Slavic heritage site.
Calls for the Živa awards are announced annually, usually in the summer.
Žoambo Žoet Workestrao
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Joining their creative forces in 1992 (but working together even before, in the 1980s), Žoambo Žoet Workestrao are an alternative rock band, alternative here meaning at least dadaistic hardcore, deconstructive noise and impro punk. With a special affinity towards self-irony and social criticism, guitarist Gregor Belušič, bassist Ivo Podržaj (both also vocalists) and drummer Marjan Stanič (who joined in 1995) have never been easy to categorise and are considered by some as one of the most original rock bands in Slovenia.
Contemporary Slovene theatre
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Theatre is an art form that has been shaping Slovenia's image abroad, with several successful guest appearances and individual artists gaining international acclaim. The independent sector, comprising a range of non-governmental performing arts organisations, was established in Ljubljana in the late 1980s and 1990s and has since produced primarily visual and physical theatre, experimental drama theatre, street theatre and other interdisciplinary theatre forms. Slovenia has also gained international recognition for performing arts theory, research, publishing and documentation initiatives.
Malinc Publishing House
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Established in 2011, Malinc Publishing House aims at bibliodiversity and issues mostly children and youth literature, selected mostly from smaller language groups. They have also put into focus the literatures of the Spanish speaking countries.
They engage in programmes for children, e.g. Leo, leo is a Spanish reading badge programme. These are originally designed together with international authors, e.g. Isol or Monserrat Sarto, in order to foster creativity and reading culture in the multicultural world. The books are bilingual and dyslexia-friendly.
Malinc Publishing House got the Creative Europe funding for the nine works for young readers by authors from Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia, Portugal, Islandia and Hungary. The two books by Slovene authors Jana Bauer and Peter Svetina are to be translated into Spanish and presented in Spain and Latin America.
Slovene Poetry
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Poet Nataša Velikonja has collected data on Slovene poetry from various sources, from its earliest liturgical and folk beginnings to today’s diverse production.
Institute for tourism, culture, youth and sport Brda
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Institute for tourism, culture, youth and sport Brda is an organization promoting and developing the Goriška Brda region. It operates the official destination website brda.si, which provides information on the region's natural landmarks, museums, traditional villages and churches, local gastronomy, and accommodation options. It also promotes the region’s many festivals and other cultural events, such as Oktober Jazz Festival, Art Circle Festival, Brda Contemporary Music Festival, and others.
RISA Institute
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RISA Institute was founded in 2011. Its main focus is the development and production of easy-to-read books and other materials that strengthen social inclusion of people with learning and cognitive disabilities. In addition to publishing its own easy-to-read titles, the institute issues a bymonthly newspaper 20 minut (“20 minutes”) and operates the online platform Lahko je brati. RISA Institute also provides a wide range of services such as personal assistance, various training programs, accessibility planning, and more.
Iskriva Institute
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Iskriva Institute is a think-and-act tank whose mission is turning visionary ideas into practical actions for sustainable regional development. It connects financial sector stakeholders with public sector institutions to finance sustainable development projects, often in the field of tourism, with a focus on the green transition economy. The Institute is an active member of several international development partnerships, including the European Innovation Partnership on Water, the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials and Tourism 4.0 initiative.