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Foreign literary translators in Slovenia for a seminar

Published by The Slovenia Times on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 21:39

Ljubljana – Ljubljana and Maribor are hosting the 12th iteration of the International Translation Seminar of Slovenian Literature until 20 August. Eleven translators from nine countries are taking part.

Serbian documentary became a hit in the first week of its broadcast on Netflix

Published by B92 on Mon, 07/04/2022 - 18:09

The production company Paradox Film points out that it had particularly good ratings in the Nordic countries, reaching ninth place in the Netherlands, sixth in Sweden, and eighth in Croatia on the list of the 10 most watched films.
"This is important news for Serbian cinematography and Serbian historiography," a press release of the production company Paradox Film said.

2Cellos concert marks 30 years of Slovenia, Croatia UN membership

Published by The Slovenia Times on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 22:57

New York – Slovenia and Croatia marked the 30th anniversary of their UN membership in New York on Sunday with a concert by world-renowned Slovenian-Croatian duo 2Cellos, who thus started their farewell world tour.

The concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn was also marked by expressions of solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.

Croatian Documentary Depicts Fight for Survival of Worker-Owned Factory

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 08:31

ITAS Prvomajska, which produces machine tools and employs around 125 workers, is unique among factories in Croatia in that those who work there own roughly half of the shares in the company, a model known as 'workers' self-management' with roots in socialist Yugoslavia, of which Croatia was once a part.

Drama Ljubljana’s new season brings mixture of old and new

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 09/16/2021 - 15:58

Ljubljana – SNG Drama Ljubljana, the country’s leading theatre, will stage some old plays, some based on films and others it has commissioned itself, Drama’s manager Igor Samobor said as the company presented its new season in a special video it posted on its Youtube channel last evening.

Ljubljana graphic arts biennial paying tribute to Iskra Delta

Published by The Slovenia Times on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 12:48

Ljubljana – The 34th Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Arts is opening on Friday in several venues in the capital. Running until 21 September, the festival is themed around nostalgia of a former computing company while also looking towards the future in featuring young artists.

Slovenia in focus of Zagreb world literature festival

Published by The Slovenia Times on Sun, 09/05/2021 - 20:35

Zagreb – Slovenian literature will be in focus as the 9th Festival of World Literature gets under way in Zagreb on Sunday evening. Singer songwriter and author Zoran Predin is to appear at the opening ceremony.

The festival will feature several Slovenian authors among many literary stars from a total of 16 countries, including Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich.

Mladi Levi ambitious despite epidemic, founder’s death

Published by The Slovenia Times on Fri, 08/20/2021 - 10:25

Ljubljana – Several venues in Ljubljana will host from today until 29 August the 24th Mladi Levi (Young Lions) international festival, which the organisers have billed as ambitious despite the epidemic and the recent death of its founder Nevenka Koprivšek.

Hi Festival of electronic music returns to Hrastnik

Published by The Slovenia Times on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 09:37

Hrastnik – After a one-year break due to Covid-19, Hi Festival returns to Hrastnik this year for its fourth edition, looking to combine music and art with the working class heritage of the eastern Slovenian town. The highlight of the two-day event, which starts on Friday, is the best-selling electro house music performer Tujamo.

15th Mountain Film Festival kicks off

Published by The Slovenia Times on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 08:18

Domžale – The 15th Mountain Film Festival starts on Monday in Domžale near Ljubljana, featuring 33 films from 19 countries in four categories: mountaineering, climbing, mountain nature and culture, and sports and adventure. The festival, concluding on Sunday, will bring a plethora of productions on wild animals and epic stories from the Himalayas.

Prominent Yugoslav-era Journalist Gordana Susa Dies

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 06/22/2021 - 17:32

Prominent Serbian journalist Gordana Susa, who quit TV Belgrade in 1991 over its shift to uncritical support of Slobodan Milosevic and was a founding member of the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia, NUNS, has died after a long illness, NUNS announced on Tuesday. She was 75 years old.

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