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Nova Gorica–Gorizia, European Capital of Culture 2025
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Since its inception in 1985, over 40 cities have won the prestigious European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title. Forty years later, however, the border cities of Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy were the first ones to turn this annual celebration of culture into a genuinely cross-border endeavour. Their 2025 ECoC programme explored the concept of borders from multiple dimensions under the slogan “Go! Borderless” and lasted from 8 February to 5 December when the title of European Capital of Culture was handed from Nova Gorica, Gorizia and Chemnitz to the cities of Trenčín (Slovakia) and Oulu (Finland).
Nova Gorica municipal building with light installations during R.o.R festival
Loka in the Snow Festival
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Loka in the Snow Festival (Loka v snegu) is a local festival that takes place at various locations in Škofja Loka in December. Initially a rather modest festival, it began in 2010 and has since grown into an annual event that lasts a whole month. It encompasses music, theater, urban sports, stand-up comedy, children's programs, film screenings, and more.
BOFF Bovec Outdoor Film Festival
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The BOFF Bovec Outdoor Film Festival has been going on since 2008. As the name implies, the festival presents films that deal with outdoor sports (such as mountaineering, kayaking, mountain biking, surfing and snowboarding) and also with various takes on the wider issues of nature and ecology. It takes place in the Alpine town of Bovec at the end of December. The call for eligible films is usually open in October.
The festival collaborates with the similarly oriented Koroška Outdoor Film Festival and usually also screens its films at different events and venues around Slovenia (like the Soča Outdoor Festival and the Kinodvor Cinema in Ljubljana).
LGBT Film Festival
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The Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival was renamed into the LGBT Film Festival on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the festival. It is a specialised non-competitive film festival focusing on international gay and lesbian cinema. It was originally launched in 1984, within the Magnus Festival, and as such is the oldest gay and lesbian film festival in Europe and at the same time the oldest international film festival in Slovenia. It is organised by the film section of the ŠKUC Association.
Murska Sobota Development Centre
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Murska Sobota Development Centre is a regional institution dedicated to enabling balanced economic, social, and cultural development in the Pomurje region and its administrative center, the city municipality of Murska Sobota. The center is helping local organizations with the implementation of various regional projects while encouraging sustainable use of resources, strengthening competitiveness of the economy and increasing the quality of life of all residents of Pomurje. Many of these projects involve cross-border cooperation with neighbour countries of Croatia, Austria and Italy, as well as with other European countries.
Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023
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In October 2023, Slovenia is the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest trade fair for books, under the slogan "Honeycomb of Words". Slovenia's exposure at the Frankfurt Book Fair is an opportunity to strengthen the export potential of national book creativity in the field of literature and illustration, meanwhile the effects can be seen in both the cultural and tourism sector.
Slovenian Book Agency is in charge of the project organisation. It has already intensified the translation of Slovenian books, mostly to German. The program has been curated by Miha Kovač and Matthias Göritz.
International awards
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Culture.si lists a selection of significant international awards bestowed to artists, cultural workers, and cultural organisations from Slovenia. Please, let us know about important awards we might have overlooked.