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Slipper Keeper Kitty in animated film by Rok Predin based on the iconic story by Ela Peroci. Photo: Stara Gara
Slipper Keeper Kitty, the iconic Slovenian picture book hero, has made it into an animated film 67 years after first coming out in a book written by Ela Peroci and illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Godec.
The film, directed by visual artist Rok Predin, had its preview at Ljubljana's Kinodvor cinema on 5
Writer Miljenko Jergović, the winner of the 2024 Vilenica Prize. Photo: Hina/STA
The 2024 Vilenica Prize for Central European literature will go to Miljenko Jergović, a Sarajevo-born Croatian author. He will receive the award at the Vilenica international literary festival in September.
Declaring the winner on 4 June, the chairman of the judging panel, Aljoša Harlamov, describ
The Partisan Choir performs at a 2018 ceremony marking the Day of Uprising against the Occupation. Photo: Danijel Novakovič/STA
Singing of partisan songs, which emerged during the Second World War and became hugely popular in the post-war period, has been inscribed into the Slovenian register of intangible cultural heritage.
The initiative came from the Partisan Choir in Ljubljana so that several hundred songs, interspersed
Actor Branko Šturbej. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
One of the most acclaimed and popular Slovenian actors, Branko Šturbej is the winner of this year's Borštnik Ring, the top honour for theatre actors in the country, which has been presented as part of the Maribor Theatre Festival since 1970.
"Branko Šturbej has a diverse range as an actor that incl
The National and University Library (NUK) in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
The National and University Library (NUK) is celebrating the 250th anniversary since its inception. Its present home one of the most impressive buildings in Ljubljana, it is Slovenia's largest and most important library.
The library developed from the Ljubljana Lyceum Library, started in 1774 when
Tivoli Park, Ljubljana's central park. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Plans for a mega concert in Ljubljana's central park have sparked a public controversy over whether mass events should be banned from what is one of the capital's major conservation areas in order to protect wildlife.
The person at the centre of controversy is Magnifico, a popular singer-songwriter
The Orion Stars, prizes honouring achievements in the audiovisual field. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
An episode of a crime series set in Maribor was the most watched content made for Slovenian TV audiences last year, followed by a documentary on a 1980s fundraising campaign for Slovenian skiers.
The first episode of season 2 of The Cases of Inspector Vrenko, a crime series based on the novels by A
The roof over the ruins of Žička Kartuzija, a former monastery. Photo: Miran Kambič
A partly retractable roof covering the ruins of the Church of St John the Baptist at Žička Kartuzija, the oldest charterhouse in Slovenia, has won the architects the top national prize in architecture on top of international accolades.
Rok Žnidaršič, Jerneja Fischer Knap, Samo Mlakar, Katja Ivić an
Actor and singer Ana Karneža. Photo: Thomas Brunot/STA
Ana Karneža, a Slovenian actor and singer, currently finishing her last year of the MFA acting program at the Juilliard School, won the first prize in 2024 Lenya Competition in the US in early May. She was shortlisted for the prize among 286 candidates from 25 countries.
"With a commanding performa
Raiven performs in the first semi final of Eurovision 2024. Photo: Sarah Louise Bennet/EBU
Slovenian Eurovision entrant Raiven finished the song contest in 23rd place, scoring 27 points. She received 15 points from jury votes and 12 from televoting.
Raiven's result is slightly worse that indie rockers Joker Out achieved last year, when they finished 21nd.
But this is nevertheless only th
A mockup of Ajdna, Photo Library of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Regional Unit Kranj. Made by Mitja Brandt, Avgusta d.o.o., Idrija.
People often climb mountains for recreation, sport, entertainment, in search of fresh air or breathtaking views. But Ajdna, a tooth-shaped peak below Mount Stol in northwestern Slovenia, offers much more than a momentary respite from the world.
One of the most notable late antiquity archaeological
Joker Out, Slovenia's 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entrant. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
The Slovenian 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry Carpe Diem by Joker Out was the second most played track on Slovenian radio stations last year, bested only by Miley Cyrus's Flowers.
Releasing the data, the IPF institute for the promotion of rights of recording artists pointed out that no Slovenian