This is a list of notablefilms produced inSlovenia or the predecessor countries on its territory.
Slovenia declared its independence fromYugoslavia on June 25, 1991.Slovene-language films produced in Yugoslavia before this date are also listed. Titles, translated titles, and release dates correspond to official entries in theSlovenian Film Fund database,[1] which sometimes differ from entries in other film databases (such as theIMDb).
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| Title | Director | Principal cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | ||||||
| Razgled po Ljubljani (View of Ljubljana; also known asRazgled Ljubljane,Panorama Ljubljane, orRazgled po Ljubljani) | cinematographers of Lumière | short/documentary | Considered the first film recorded in the territory of the present-day Slovenia. It was presumably filmed by deputies ofAuguste and Louis Lumière, although the directorSrđan Kneževič ascribed it to Bläser. It was filmed fromLjubljana Castle or some other high point in the town in autumn 1898, when Ljubljana was receiving numerous visits due to the1895 earthquake. It was about 2 minutes long and was shown by the businessmanJohann Bläser inTivoli Park (Latterman Avenue) from 7 until 14 May 1899. The film has been lost.[2] | |||
| 1905 | ||||||
| Sejem v Ljutomeru (Fair At Ljutomer) Odhod z maše v Ljutomeru ("Dismissal from Mass in Ljutomer") Na domačem vrtu (In the Family Garden) | Karol Grossmann | short/documentary | Considered the first examples ofSlovene film[3] | |||
| 1909 | ||||||
| Ljubljana 1909 | Salvatore Spina Company, Trieste | documentary/reportage | Original title:Ljubljana. The oldest preserved video recordings of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. On the 25th anniversary of the Slavec Workers’ Choir of Ljubljana. 1909, 35 mm, black and white, 166 m, 7', silent. | |||
| 1931 | ||||||
| V kraljestvu Zlatoroga (In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn) | Janko Ravnik | Joža Čop,Miha Potočnik,Franica Sodja,Herbert Drofenik | acted (a trip to mountains)/documentary | The first Slovenian feature film[3] | ||
| 1932 | ||||||
| Triglavske strmine (The Slopes of Mount Triglav) | Ferdo Delak | Milka Badjura,Anton Danilo Cerar,Pavla Marinko,Miha Potočnik,Uroš Zupančič | acted (love story)/documentary | |||
| 1941 | ||||||
| O, Vrba | Marijan Foerster | documentary | A key Slovene pre-war film that presents thebirth house and the birth village ofFrance Prešeren, the Slovene national poet. It contains a number of sound innovations, as well as rare preserved recordings of the voices ofFran Saleški Finžgar, who presented the house, andOton Župančič, who read the poem "O Vrba". Due to thecultural silence, the film was released only on 26 August 1945. | |||
| 1946 | ||||||
| Ljubljana pozdravlja osvoboditelje (Ljubljana Welcomes Liberators) | Marijan Foerster | acted/documentary | The first post-war film, released on 17 July 1945. On 26 August 1945, it was rereleased with some acted scenes. | |||
| 1948 | ||||||
| Na svoji zemlji (On Our Own Land) | France Štiglic | Miro Kopač,Angela Rakar,Stane Sever | war film | The first Slovenian feature film with sound;[4] nominated forPalme d'Or at the1949 Cannes Film Festival.[5] | ||
| Title | Director | Principal cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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| 2020 | ||||||
| 2025 | ||||||
| Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je deklica) | Urška Djukić | Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger | Drama | Premiere at theBerlinale 2025.[18]< | ||
| Sandbag Dam (Zajčji nasip) | Čejen Černić Čanak | Lav Novosel, Andrija Žunac, Leon Grgić, Franka Mikolaci, Tanja Smoje | Drama | Premiere at theBerlinale 2025.[19] | ||
Other films, partially or indirectly, but significantly linked with Slovenia in terms of production.
