Slovenian Film Centre splits €4m between nine feature films

by Vladan Petkovic

02/02/2012 - The Slovenian Film Centre has announced the results of its 2011 public competition for funding of film projects. These include projects by award-winning Nejc Gazvoda (A Trip) and Vinko Möderndorfer (Landscape No.2 [trailer]), Miha Hočevar's sequel to the local blockbuster Going Our Way, as well as the co-production Zoran, il mio nipote scemo by Italy's Matteo Oleotto.

A further €360,000 has been allotted to one medium-length and three short fiction films. Nine films in development, including projects by Janez Burger (Silent Sonata), Blaž Kutin (We’ve never been to Venice), Vlado Škafar (Dad [trailer, film focus]) and Igor Šterk (Ofsajd (9:06) [trailer]), will receive a total of €162,300. Finally, the producers of eight scripts in development will receive €50,000.

Fiction feature films:

Inferno - Vinko Möderndorfer
Production company: Forum Ljubljana - €750,000

Čefurji raus! - Goran Vojnović
Arsmedia - €730,000

Going Our Way 2 (Gremo mi po svoje 2) - Miha Hočevar
E-motion film/ Vertigo - €730,000

Adria Blues - Miroslav Mandić
Senca Studio - €600,000

Dual (Dvojina) - Nejc Gazvoda
Perfo Production - €380,000

Debut fiction and documentary feature films:

Class Enemy (Razredni sovražnik) - Rok Biček
Triglav Film - €380,000

A Tree (Drevo) - Sonja Prosenc
Zavod Mono O - €228,000

Wild One - Jure Breceljnik
Filmit - €80,000

Co-production:

Zoran, il mio nipote scemo (Zoran, moj nečakidiot) - Matteo Oleotto
Italy’s Transmedia, Slovenia’s Staragara Productions - €48,152