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19 Feb 2025
GreeceAthensMichael Cacoyannis FoundationA screening of Slovenian documentary film "The Alexandrians", directed in 2011 by Metod Pevec, produced by Vertigo. Organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Athens and Michael Cacoyannis Foundation. -
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3 Nov 2021
14 Nov 2021
AustraliaSydneyA documentary film Reconciliation directed by Marija Zidar (produced by Vertigo) within the Europe! Voices of Women in Film programme by the European Film Promotion (EFP) At the Sydney Film Festival -
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19 Aug 2021
26 Aug 2021
North MacedoniaA documentary film Reconciliation directed by Marija Zidar, produced by Vertigo, in the section Newcomers At the Makedox Festival -
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13 Aug 2021
20 Aug 2021
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoA documentary film Reconciliation directed by Marija Zidar, produced by Vertigo, and short films, the animated film Steakhouse directed by Špela Čadež, produced by Finta Film, and Penalty Shot directed by Rok Biček (Cvinger Film) in the competition sections. Some student films screenings and films presented on the Cinelink coproduction market At the Sarajevo Film Festival -
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21 Apr 2021
2 May 2021
DenmarkCopenhagenA premiere of the documentary film Reconciliation directed by Marija Zidar, produced by Vertigo, in the »Next:Wave« competition section At the CPH:DOX Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen -
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21 Jan 2021
30 Jan 2021
ItalyTrieste/TrstA long-feature Father by Srdan Golubović, coproduced by Vertigo, a short film Bits by Áron Horváth Botka, produced by A Atalanta, a documentary Antigone – How Dare We! by Jani Sever (Sever & Sever Production), Reconciliation by Marija Zidar (Vertigo) presented in a documentary fine cut section Last Stop Trieste, Orchestra by Matevž Luzar, produced by Gustav Film at the First Cut Lab', a producer Matjaž Jerič (Temporama Film Society) participating in the section Cold Open, and participation in coproduction meetings When East Meets West, supported by Slovenian Film Centre, At the Trieste Film Festival -
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8 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
GermanyCottbusI am Frank directed by Metod Pevec Vertigo in the Spectrum Section, The Valley of Peace in the Close Up WWII Section At the Cottbus Film Festival -
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2 Dec 2020
20 Dec 2020
USAWashingtonI am Frank directed by Metod Pevec, produced by Vertigo, and Apples directed by Christos Nikou, Greek-Polish-Slovenian coproduction (Perfo Production) screened At the AFI European Union Show Case -
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25 Sep 2020
29 Sep 2020
SerbiaLeskovacBioskop Leskovačkog kulturnog centraScreenings of I am Frank, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo), Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), and Igor and Rosa, directed by Katja Colja (coproduced by Casablanca), the webscreenings of Oroslan, directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Staragara), and Man with Shadow, directed by Ema Kugler (Zank) At the Leskovac International Film Direction Festival LIFFE -
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18 Jul 2020
26 Jul 2020
CroatiaZagrebScreening of Don't Forget to Breathe directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film), Corporation by Matej Nachtigal (Lignit Film) and All against all by Andrej Košak (Blade Production) and I am Frank by Metod Pevec (Vertigo) and two minor coproductions, At the Pula Film Festival -
4 Jul 2020
CroatiaZagrebBundek Lake Cinema TheatreScreening of the Half-Sister directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo) -
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25 Jun 2020
19 Jul 2020
BulgariaSofiaScreening of the Half-Sister directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo) and three minor coproduction films screenings At the Sofia International Film Festival -
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5 Mar 2020
11 Mar 2020
USASan JoseThe North American premiere of I Am Frank, directed by Metod Pevec and produced by Vertigo, At the Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival -
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28 Feb 2020
8 Mar 2020
SerbiaBelgradeThe screening of Stories from the Chestnut Woods, directed by Gregor Božič and produced by Nosorogi and co-produced by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo); and Father, co-produced by Vertigo, All Against All, directed by Andrej Košak and produced by Blade Production; The Son (Mono O); and the short filmI Don't Know Who We Are, At the FEST Belgrade International Film Festival -
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20 Feb 2020
1 Mar 2019
GermanyBerlinGropius BauThe world premiere and screenings of Father, co-produced by Vertigo, in the Panorama section, and presentation of Slovenian film by Slovenian Film Centre in the frame of CEC Central European Cinema At the Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival -
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4 Dec 2019
8 Dec 2019
PolandGdynia, WarsawFilm Centre, Iluzjon CinemaDays of Slovenian Film featuring screenings of My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart and produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Houston, We Have a Problem!, directed by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc); Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and Sinhro Studio 100; Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film); and the restored version of The Valley of Peace (1956), directed by France Štiglic (Triglav Film), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Warsaw, -
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25 Nov 2019
26 Nov 2019
ItalyTorinoCinema Massimo Sala 1, Cinema Reposi Sala 2Screenings of Paradise, directed by Davide Del Degan and co-produced by A Atalanta, and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo, At the Torino Film Festival -
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22 Nov 2019
27 Nov 2019
RussiaSaint PetersburgRodina CinemaDays of Slovenian Film featuring screenings of My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart and produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Ivan, directed by Janez Burger (Staragara); Houston, We Have a Problem!, directed by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc); Slovenia, Australia and Tomorrow the World, directed by Marko Naberšnik (Perfo Production); Nika, directed by Slobodan Maksimović (Nora Production Group); Sly Foxes, directed by Boris Jurjaševič (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)); Let Him Be a Basketball Player, directed by Boris Petkovič (Gustav Film); and the restored version of The Valley of Peace (1956), directed by France Štiglic (Triglav Film), -
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22 Nov 2019
24 Nov 2019
GermanyBerlinSputnik CinemaNew Slovenian Cinema featuring screenings of My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart (attending) and produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and Sinhro Studio 100; History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Mono O; and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo; eight short films; a photoblog presentation and photo exhibition by Matjaž Rušt and Robert Marin, a concert by Niko Novak, poetry readings by Lidija Dimkovska and Jure Jakob, supported by Periskop and the Slovenian Film Centre, -
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15 Nov 2019
17 Nov 2019
CroatiaZagrebCinema TuškanacThe screening of Don't Forget to Breathe, directed by Martin Turk co-produced by Bela Film and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo, At the Zagreb Film Festival -
9 Nov 2019
IrelandCorkThe Gate Cinema Cork CityThe screening of Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), At the Cork Film Festival -
19 Oct 2019
SerbiaBelgradeMuseum of Contemporary ArtThe screening of the documentary The Curator's Room - Igor Zabel: How to Make Art Visible, directed by Damjan Kozole and produced by Vertigo, Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), -
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19 Oct 2019
21 Oct 2019
IsraelHaifaThe screenings of Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), At the Haifa International Film Festival -
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10 Oct 2019
12 Oct 2019
HungaryBudapestToldi CinemaThe screenings of My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart (attending) and produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and Sinhro Studio 100; and I Act, I Am, directed by Miroslav Mandić and produced by Filmostovje, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Budapest, At the Days of Slovenian Film in Budapest -
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3 Oct 2019
20 Oct 2019
LuxembourgLuxembourgCiné Kursaal, Cinématheque, Ciné UtopiaScreenings of Stitches, co-produced by Nora Production Group; My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart, produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and Sinhro Studio 100; God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo; My Grandpa Is an Alien, co-produced by Senca Studio and Art Rebel 9; and Fundaments, a documentary by Peter Cerovšek (EnaBanda Association); At the CinEast, Central and Eastern European Film Festival -
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11 Sep 2019
17 Sep 2019
HungaryMiskolcToldi Cinema, Zukor ScreenThe screenings of Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), and the restored version of The Valley of Peace (1956), directed by France Štiglic (Triglav Film), At the CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival -
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16 Aug 2019
23 Aug 2019
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoThe screenings of Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (attending) and produced by Vertigo; God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo, I Act, I Am, directed by Miroslav Mandić and produced by Filmostovje; Stitches, co-produced by Nora Production Group; My Grandpa Is an Alien, co-produced by Senca Studio and Art Rebel 9; the premiere of the documentary The Daughter of Camorra, directed by Siniša Gačić (attending) and produced by Studio Maj, in the Official Competition; and episodes of the drama series The Lake, based on the book by Tadej Golob, directed by Matevž Luzar and produced by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) in the Avant Premiere Gala section, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, At the Sarajevo Film Festival -
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23 Jul 2019
27 Jul 2019
CroatiaMotovunScreenings of My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart, produced by Vertigo and co-produced by NuFrame, Sinhro Studio 100, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), Stitches, co-produced by Nora Production Group, and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo, in the Main programme; the documentaries Pero Lovšin - You Can, directed by Jani Sever and produced by Sever & Sever Production, and Sing Me a Song, directed by Miran Zupanič and produced by Arsmedia, in the Special Screenings programme; and The Bull, directed by Bojan Labović, produced by Makus Film, and co-produced by Staragara, Studio Legen, and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), in the Shorts programme; At the Motovun Film Festival -
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13 Jul 2019
21 Jul 2019
CroatiaPulaArena, Istrian National Theatre, Portarata, Valli CinemaScreenings of Erased, directed by Miha Mazzini and Dušan Joksimović and produced by Gustav Film and co-produced by PAKT Media, in the Competition section; I Act, I Am, directed by Miroslav Mandić and produced by Filmostovje; Stitches, co-produced by Nora Production Group; God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo; and two minority productions: the docu-fiction The Diary of Diana B, co-produced by December Institute, and My Grandpa Is an Alien, co-produced by Senca Studio and Art Rebel 9; and Nežka, directed by Gaja Möderndorfer (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)), in the Student Shorts section; supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, At the Pula Film Festival -
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28 Jun 2019
6 Jul 2019
Czech RepublicKarlovy VaryThe screening of Half-Sister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), in the Official Competition section and a short film Playing by Lun Sevnik in the Future Frames section, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival -
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22 Feb 2019
3 Mar 2019
SerbiaBelgradeThe screenings of Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and Sinhro Studio 100; Erased, directed by Miha Mazzini and Dušan Joksimović and produced by Gustav Film and co-produced by PAKT Media; Stitches, co-produced by Nora Production Group; A Good Day's Work, directed by Martin Turk (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)); Together, directed by Marko Šantić and produced by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia); and the documentary Every Good Story Is a Love Story, directed by Rajko Grlić and Matjaž Ivanišin, co-produced by Vertigo, At the FEST Belgrade International Film Festival -
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7 Feb 2019
17 Feb 2019
GermanyBerlinGropius BauThe screenings of God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo, in the Competition programme; Stitches, co-produced by Nora Production Group, in the Panorama section; as well as My Last Year as a Loser, directed by Urša Menart (Vertigo); Consequences, directed by Darko Štante, My Grandpa is an Alien by Dražen Žarković and Marina Andree Škop (Senca Studio), Erased by Miha Mazzini; Sing me a Song by Miran Zupanič (Arsmedia); ; Slovenian Film Centre presented at the CEC-Central European Cinema veue at Gropius Bau, and Andraž Jerič, a producer Temporama, and Simon Intihar, a director, at the Talent Campus, At the Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival -
6 Dec 2018
ItalySant'AntiocoScreenings of short films in the Slovenian Focus: Heart Is a Piece of Meat, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Staragara); Kids: Abortus, by Urška Djukić (Arts Academy of the University of Nova Gorica); Every Day Is Not The Same by Martin Turk (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), Bela Film); Wolfy by Matevž Luzar and Bordered by Leo Černic (both Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)); Boles by Špela Čadež (Finta); Dad, Can I Drive the Car by Miha Hočevar (Vertigo, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), Bela Film); A New Home by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc); Fundaments, a documentary by Peter Cerovšek (Enabanda); and animations Chicory 'n' Coffee by Dušan Kastelic (Bugbrain Studio) and The Box by Dušan Kastelic (Bugbrain Studio, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)); At the The Author's Passage: Mediterranean Interlacements Short Film Festival -
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15 Oct 2018
18 Oct 2018
United KingdomLondonBFI Southbank, ICA Cinema, Odeon Tottenham Court RoadThe screenings of Consequences, directed by Darko Štante and co-produced by Temporama, Zwinger Film, NuFrame, and 100; Winter Flies, directed by Olmo Omerzu and co-produced by Cvinger Film, and An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, co-produced by Vertigo, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in London, At the London Film Festival -
27 Sep 2018
JordanAmmanThe screening of Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), At the European Film Festival -
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9 Apr 2018
11 Apr 2018
HungarySzombathelyAgora Savaria CinemaScreenings of Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), Houston, We Have a Problem!, directed by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc), The Famous Five at the Crossroads of the European Parliament, directed by Lucija Šiftar, and Nika, directed by Slobodan Maksimović (Nora Production Group), supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia Szentgotthárd, At the Slovenian Film Days in Sobotel -
1 Dec 2017
CanadaVancouverThe CinemathequeNightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole and produced by Vertigo, announced by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ottawa, At the European Union Film Festival Canada -
25 Nov 2017
CanadaOttawaNational GalleryNightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole and produced by Vertigo, announced by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ottawa, At the European Union Film Festival Canada -
20 Nov 2017
CanadaTorontoRoyal CinemaNightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole and produced by Vertigo, announced by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ottawa, At the European Union Film Festival Canada -
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19 Nov 2017
26 Nov 2017
LithuaniaVilniusScreenings of The Tree, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Mono O), Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), Šiška Deluxe, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Perfo Production), Inferno, directed by Vinko Möderndorfer (Forum, Ljubljana), and Valley of Peace, directed by France Štiglic, at the Slovenian Film Days, supported by Slovenian Film Centre, At the Scanorama -
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6 Nov 2017
27 Nov 2017
ArgentinaBuenos AiresCEMA UniversitySlovenian Film Cycle featuring Practicing Embrace, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), and Panic, directed by Barbara Zemljič (A Atalanta), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Buenos Aires, within the UCEMA - Santa Catalina Cultural Programme, -
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ArgentinaBuenos AiresBAMA CinemaNightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole and produced by Vertigo, as announced by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Buenos Aires, in competition At the Al Este del Plata Festival of Central and Eastern European Film -
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13 Oct 2017
15 Oct 2017
HungaryBudapestToldi CinemaScreenings of Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), Houston, We Have a Problem!, directed by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc), and Nika, directed by Slobodan Maksimović (Nora Production Group), at the Slovenian Film Days, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Budapest, -
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20 Sep 2017
21 Sep 2017
SerbiaLeskovacBioskop Leskovačkog kulturnog centraScreenings of Come with Me, directed by Igor Šterk (A.A.C. Productions), and Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), At the Leskovac International Film Direction Festival LIFFE -
27 Aug 2017
CroatiaVisKino Hrid VisA screening of Borders, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), At the Avvantura Film Festival Vis -
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12 Aug 2017
17 Aug 2017
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoArt Cinema Kriterion, Bosnian Cultural Centre, Cinemaplex Cinema City, Novi Grad Cinema, Sarajevo Youth Theatre, Sarajevsko Summer ScreenScreenings of The Family, a documentary directed by Rok Biček (Cvinger Film), Playing men, a documentary film written and directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Nosorogi), and Ljubljana – München 15:27, directed by Katarina Morano (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)), in the competition programme, Let Him Be a Basketball Player, directed by Boris Petkovič (Gustav Film), Koyaa – The Freezing Scarf, Koyaa – Naughty Toy Car and Koyaa – Wild Sunbed, directed by Kolja Saksida (ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production), in the children’s programme, Liberation Day, a documentary film about Laibach's 2015 North Korea concerts, co-produced by Staragara, in the summer screen programme, and a concert by Laibach, Halfsister, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), at Cinelink Industry Days, and director Simon Intihar, producer Nastja Kotnik and screenwriter Anja Bunderla at Talents Sarajevo At the Sarajevo Film Festival -
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6 Aug 2017
10 Aug 2017
KosovoPrizrenScreenings of Good Luck, Orlo!, directed by Sara Kern (Cvinger Film), Newsreel 63, a project by Nika Autor, curated by Andreja Hribernik, produced by Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, and Every Good Story Is a Love Story, a documentary directed by Rajko Grlić and Matjaž Ivanišin and produced by Vertigo and NP 7 in cooperation with NuFrame and Sinhro Studio 100, At the DocuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival -
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26 Jul 2017
29 Jul 2017
CroatiaMotovunCinema Bauer, Cinema Billy, Cinema Square, Even Smaller Cinema, SquareScreenings of Every Good Story Is a Love Story, a documentary directed by Rajko Grlić and Matjaž Ivanišin and produced by Vertigo and NP 7 in cooperation with NuFrame and Sinhro Studio 100, The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith, directed by Slobodan Maksimović, You Didn't Forget, directed by Simon Intihar, Lp Film Buldožer – Spit Truth in the Eye, directed by Varja Močnik, Liberation Day, a documentary film about Laibach's North Korea concerts in 2015, and a concert by Laibach At the Motovun Film Festival -
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2 Jun 2017
11 Jun 2017
RomaniaCluj-NapocaStories from Slovenia, a screening of 7 recent feature films from Slovenia and a small retrospective of films by Damjan Kozole, in the presence of producer Danijel Hočevar Vertigo and Nerina T. Kocjančič from the Slovenian Film Centre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Bucharest At the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) -
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29 May 2017
5 Jun 2017
CroatiaOsijekKino UraniaDays of Slovenia in Slavonia film programme, featuring Nika, directed by Slobodan Maksimović Nora Production Group, Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), and Valley of Peace, directed by France Štiglic, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Zagreb
- Zbudi me; Vse, kar je narobe s tabo; Deževno poletje, 2020
Project summary - Polsestra, Skriti ljudje, Prvi milijon, 2018
Project summary - Krvno maščevanje/Gjakmarrja (The Business of Revenge), 2015
Project summary - [http://www.vertigo.si/filmi/imemijedamjan/ Ime mi je Damjan / My Name is Damian
(igrani film)], 2014
Project summary - Ulay, Lovelost (Zaljubljen zgubljen), Nočno življenje (Nightlife), 2012
Project summary - Pozno popoldne (Late Afternoon), 2005
Project summary - Estrellita, 2005
Project summary - Izbrisan (The Erased), 2005
Project summary - Slovenka by Damjan Kozole (Slovenian Girl) (long-feature development), 2005
Project summary - Slovenka (Slovenian Girl), 2005
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Feature film production
The company co-produced the full-lenght feature film Bread and Milk [Kruh in mleko] by Jan Cvitković tha won the Lion of the Future Award at the 2001 Venice Film Festival, and was presented at the Edinburgh and Dublin film festivals and distributed in British cinemas.
The Suburbs [Predmestje] (2003) by Vinko Möderndorfer and based on his novel of the same name, a social drama about the rise of xenophobia and nationalism, was co-produced with Forum Ljubljana. In 2007 Vertigo/Emotionfilm produced the film Reality by Dafne Jemeršić.
The film Slovenian Girl [Slovenka] by Damjan Kozole premièred at the Festival of Slovenian Film in 2009 and was screened internationally in 2011, becoming the first Slovene film to be distributed in French cinemas. The female lead Nina Ivanišin received accolades at the 2009 Mostra de Valencia, the 2009 Les Arcs European Film Festival, and the 2009 Cinessonne Festival. In 2012 the film hit cinemas in Brasil as the first widely distributed Slovene film.
In 2010 the company produced the teen film Going Our Way [Gremo mi po svoje] by Miha Hočevar, which marks a milestone in Slovene cinematography as the most viewed film in cinemas, seen by some 180,000 moviegoers. In 2013 the sequel followed. The drama Good Night, Missy [Lahko noč, gospodična] by Metod Pevec from 2011 received three awards at the 58th Pula Film Festival, the oldest film festival in Croatia – the award for best cinematography, best leading actress, and best director in the minority co-productions section.
In 2016 its long-feature production, a thriller Nightlife that explores the feelings of fear in the mediatized society, had its world premiere in Karlovy Vary's competition, and brought the Best Director Award to Damjan Kozole. The Kozole's ninth film also received excellent reviews in Variety, Screen International, Cineuropa, and The Wrap.
Documentaries production
The documentary The Faces from Marianum [Obrazi iz Marijanišča] (2001) by Helena Koder is a portrait of famous Slovene poets living in the boarding school founded in 19th century. The short documentary film Harmonikarji [Accordion Players] was co-produced with the ŠKUC Association.
The impressive film portrait The Alexandrians [Aleksandrinke] directed by Metod Pevec and co-produced by RTV Slovenia won the award for best documentary at the 14th edition of Festival of Slovenian Film in 2011. The documentary looks at the lives of women who left the impoverished Primorska region of the late 19th century for Egypt as wet nurses, governesses, chambermaids, or cooks.
In 2015 the Vertigo Institute received support of the Creative Europe Media fund for a documentary entitled Gjakmarrja – Blood feud, Marija Zidar being both the screenwriter and director.
In 2016 the documentary Home [Dom] by Metod Pevec got awarded at the Zagreb Dox International Documentary Film Festival. The film addresses former Yugoslavia’s post-transitional societies: Bosnian in Slovenian. Home, a five storey building, joins socially marginalised groups with their stories.
International co-productions
Vertigo co-produced the film Karaula by Rajko Grlić in 2006 and the feature film Besa – A Solemn Promise [Besa] by Srđjan Karanović in 2009, a tale of forbidden love between a Christian woman and a Muslim man.
In 2007 the film I'm From Titov Veles by Teona Strugar Mitevska was co-produced with companies from Macedonia, Belgium, and France. Estrelita by Metod Pevec was a co-production with RTV Slovenia, TV Sarajevo, Macedonian Sisters and Brother Mitevski Productions, Mediopolis Berlin/Leipzig, and FIST Productions, Sarajevo, which premièred at the Berlinale European Film Market in February 2007.
The feature film The State of Shock [Stanje šoka] by Andrej Košak premièred at the 2011 edition of Festival of Slovenian Film and was produced in collaboration with partners from the former Yugoslavia. The post-war drama Circles by Srđan Golubović from 2013 is a Serbian-Slovene-Croatian-German co-production that after a few international awards (Sundance Film Festival 2013) got selected as a Croation candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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![Slovenian Girl [Slovenka], a film by Damjan Kozole produced by Vertigo/Emotionfilm, opening the Festival of Slovenian Film in 2009. The actress Nina Ivanišin got the Best Actress Award in Spain and France and the film was shown also in the cinemas round France.](/en/File:Vertigo_Emotionfilm_2009_Slovenka.jpg)
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In 1994 a director Metod Pevec … In 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined Danijel Hočevar and Damjan Kozole in forming a production company Vertigo, a sister company of the E-motion Film that was active in the 80s already as one of the first of independent film production houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. +
The film Slovenian Girl (2009) by Damjan Kozole was distributed in 30 countries. +
In 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined Dani … In 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined Danijel Hočevar and Damjan Kozole in forming a production company Vertigo, a sister company of the E-motion Film that was active in the 80s already as one of the first of independent film production houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. +
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