This is a list of notable films produced in Slovenia or the predecessor countries on its territory.
Slovenia declared its independence from Yugoslavia 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 the Slovenian Film Fund database,[1] which sometimes differ from entries in other film databases (such as the IMDb).
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| 1898 | |||||||||
| Razgled po Ljubljani (View of Ljubljana; also known as Razgled Ljubljane, Panorama Ljubljane, or Razgled po Ljubljani) | short/documentary | Considered the first film recorded in the territory of the present-day Slovenia. It was presumably filmed by deputies of Auguste and Louis Lumière, although the director Srđan Kneževič ascribed it to Bläser. It was filmed from Ljubljana Castle or some other high point in the town in autumn 1898, when Ljubljana was receiving numerous visits due to the 1895 earthquake. It was about 2 minutes long and was shown by the businessman Johann Bläser in Tivoli 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) | short/documentary | Considered the first examples of Slovene 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) | acted (a trip to mountains)/documentary | The first Slovenian feature film | |||||||
| 1932 | |||||||||
| Triglavske strmine (The Slopes of Mount Triglav) | acted (love story)/documentary | ||||||||
| 1941 | |||||||||
| O, Vrba | documentary | A key Slovene pre-war film that presents the birth house and the birth village of France Prešeren, the Slovene national poet. It contains a number of sound innovations, as well as rare preserved recordings of the voices of Fran Saleški Finžgar, who presented the house, and Oton Župančič, who read the poem "O Vrba". Due to the cultural silence, the film was released only on 26 August 1945. | |||||||
| 1946 | |||||||||
| Ljubljana pozdravlja osvoboditelje (Ljubljana Welcomes Liberators) | 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) | war film | The first Slovenian feature film with sound;[4] nominated for Palme d'Or at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[5] | |||||||
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| 1950 | |||||||||
| 1951 | |||||||||
| Kekec | youth adventure | The first Slovenian film with an international award - Golden Lion for youth film at the 16th Venice International Film Festival[6] | |||||||
| 1952 | |||||||||
| Svet na Kajžarju (World at Kajžar) | drama | ||||||||
| 1953 | |||||||||
| Jara gospoda (Parvenus) | historical drama | ||||||||
| Vesna | romantic comedy | Followed by a sequel Ne čakaj na maj | |||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||
| 1955 | |||||||||
| Trenutki odločitve (Moments of Decision) | war drama | ||||||||
| Tri zgodbe (Three Stories) | drama | ||||||||
| 1956 | |||||||||
| Dolina miru (The Valley of Peace) | war drama | Best actor award (John Kitzmiller) and Palme d'Or nomination at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival[7] | |||||||
| 1957 | |||||||||
| Ne čakaj na maj (Don't Whisper) | romantic comedy | Sequel to Vesna | |||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||
| Dobro morje (The Good Sea) | drama | ||||||||
| Kala | war drama/ family adventure | ||||||||
| 1959 | |||||||||
| Dobri stari pianino (The Good Old Piano) | war drama | ||||||||
| Tri četrtine sonca (Three Quarters of the Sun) | drama |
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| 1960 | |||||||||
| Veselica (The Feast) | romance/drama | ||||||||
| Akcija (Action) | war film | ||||||||
| 1961 | |||||||||
| Nočni izlet (Night Trip) | drama | ||||||||
| Ples v dežju (Dance in the Rain) | drama | ||||||||
| Balada o trobenti in oblaku (The Ballad of the Trumpet and the Cloud) | war drama | ||||||||
| Družinski dnevnik (Family Diary) | comedy | ||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
| Minuta za umor (A Minute for Murder) | drama | ||||||||
| Naš avto (Our Car) | comedy | ||||||||
| Peščeni grad (The Castle of Sand) | drama | ||||||||
| Tistega lepega dne (That Beautiful Day) | comedy | ||||||||
| 1963 | |||||||||
| Srečno, Kekec! (Good Luck, Kekec) | youth adventure | The first Slovenian color film[8] | |||||||
| Samorastniki (Wildlings) | historical drama | ||||||||
| 1964 | |||||||||
| Ne joči, Peter (Don't Cry, Peter) | war film/ youth adventure | ||||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||
| Lažnivka (Liar) | drama | ||||||||
| Lucija (Lucia) | drama | ||||||||
| Po isti poti se ne vračaj (Don't Come Back by the Same Way) | drama | ||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||
| Amandus | historical drama | ||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||
| Grajski biki (Thugs from the Castle) | drama | ||||||||
| Na papirnatih avionih (On Wings of Paper) | drama | ||||||||
| Nevidni bataljon (The Invisible Battalion) | war film | ||||||||
| Zgodba, ki je ni (On the Run) | drama | ||||||||
| 1968 | |||||||||
| Kekčeve ukane (Kekec's Tricks) | youth adventure | ||||||||
| Sončni krik (The Shout of the Sun) | action/comedy | ||||||||
| Peta zaseda (The Fifth Ambush) | war film | ||||||||
| 1969 | |||||||||
| Sedmina (Funeral Feast) | war film |
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| 1970 | |||||||||
| Onkraj (Beyond) | drama | ||||||||
| Rdeče Klasje (Red Wheat) | drama | ||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||
| Maškarada (Masquerade) | erotic drama | Considered pornography and heavily censored at first, integral version was only shown in 1982[9] | |||||||
| Mrtva ladja (Death Ship) | romance/horror/mystery | ||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||
| Ko pride lev (The Lion is Coming) | comedy/romance | ||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||
| Begunec (The Fugitive) | war drama | ||||||||
| Cvetje v jeseni (Blossoms in Autumn) | romance | ||||||||
| Let mrtve ptice (The Flight of Dead Bird) | drama | ||||||||
| Ljubezen na odru (Love on the Furrows) | romance/drama | ||||||||
| Pastirci (Little Shepherds) | youth drama | ||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| Pomladni veter (Spring Wind) | romance | ||||||||
| Strah (Fear) | |||||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||
| Čudoviti prah (Wonderful Dust) | war drama | ||||||||
| Med strahom in dolžnostjo (Between Fear and Duty) | war drama | ||||||||
| Povest o dobrih ljudeh (The Story of Good People) | drama | ||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||
| Idealist | drama | ||||||||
| Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler (The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler) | drama | Nominated for Golden Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.[10] | |||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||
| Sreča na vrvici (Hang on, Doggy) | youth comedy | ||||||||
| To so gadi (Real Pests) | comedy | ||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| Ko zorijo jagode (Strawberry Time) | youth romance | ||||||||
| Praznovanje pomladi (Spring Celebration) | historical drama | ||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||
| Draga moja Iza (My Dear Iza) | drama | ||||||||
| Iskanja (Temptations) | drama | ||||||||
| Krč (Spasm) | |||||||||
| Ubij me nežno (Kill Me Tenderly) | drama |
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| 1980 | |||||||||
| Nasvidenje v naslednji vojni (See You in the Next War) | war drama | ||||||||
| Prestop (Transgression) | drama | ||||||||
| Splav meduze (The Raft of Medusa) | drama | ||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||
| Boj na požiralniku (Battle at Požiralnik) | drama | ||||||||
| Krizno obdobje (The Time of Crisis) | drama | ||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
| Deseti brat (The Tenth Brother) | historical drama | ||||||||
| Pustota (Wasteland) | historical drama | ||||||||
| Razseljena oseba (Displaced Person) | drama | ||||||||
| Rdeči boogie ali Kaj ti je deklica (Red Boogie) | drama | ||||||||
| Učna leta izumitelja Polža (Apprenticeship of the Inventor Polž) | comedy | ||||||||
| 1983 | |||||||||
| Dih (A Breath of Air) | drama/thriller | ||||||||
| Eva | drama | ||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||
| Dediščina (Heritage) | drama | ||||||||
| Leta odločitve (The Years of Decision) | drama | ||||||||
| Ljubezen (Love) | war drama | ||||||||
| Veselo gostivanje (The Merry Wedding) | romance | ||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| Butnskala (Bumpstone) | comedy | ||||||||
| Christophoros | |||||||||
| Doktor (Doctor) | historical drama | ||||||||
| Naš človek (Our Man) | drama | ||||||||
| Ovni in mamuti (Rams and Mammoths) | drama | Grand prize at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg[11] | |||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||
| Čas brez pravljic (Times Devoid of Fairy Tales) | |||||||||
| Heretik (Heretic) | |||||||||
| Kormoran (A Cormoran) | drama | ||||||||
| Poletje v školjki (A Summer in a Sea-Shell) | youth | Golden Griffon at the Giffoni Film Festival,[12] followed by the sequel Poletje v školjki 2 | |||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| Čisto pravi gusar (A Real Pirate) | youth adventure | ||||||||
| Hudodelci (The Felons) | drama | Entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival | |||||||
| Ljubezen nam je vsem v pogubo (Love is the Ruin of Us All) | Also recreated as a TV miniseries with the same title | ||||||||
| Ljubezni Blanke Kolak (Blanka Kolak's Love) | drama | ||||||||
| Moj ata, socialistični kulak (My Dad, the Socialist Kulak) | tragicomedy | ||||||||
| Živela svoboda (Long Live Freedom) | drama | ||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||
| Maja in vesoljček (Maja and the Starboy) | youth sci-fi | ||||||||
| Odpadnik (The Maverick) | drama | ||||||||
| Poletje v školjki 2 (A Summer in a Sea-Shell) | youth | Sequel to Poletje v školjki | |||||||
| Remington | drama | ||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||
| Coprnica Zofka (Sophie the Witch) | live-action puppet film | ||||||||
| Kavarna Astoria (Cafe Astoria) | drama | ||||||||
| Nekdo drug (Someone Else) | drama | ||||||||
| Veter v mreži (The Windhunter) | drama |
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| 1990 | |||||||||
| Decembrski dež (December Rain) | romance/drama | ||||||||
| Do konca in naprej (To the Limit and Beyond) | crime/comedy | ||||||||
| Ječarji (The Jailers) | fantastic fiction | ||||||||
| Umetni raj (Artificial paradise) | drama | ||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| Babica gre na jug (Grandma Goes South) | drama | The first feature film in independent Slovenia[13] | |||||||
| Operacija Cartier (Operation Cartier) | black comedy | ||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| Kdo bo koga | comedy | ||||||||
| Ko zaprem oči (When I Close My Eyes) | crime/romance/thriller | Slovenian submission to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| Morana | horror/mystery/thriller | Slovenian submission to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| Halgato | drama | ||||||||
| Morana | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| Carmen | drama | ||||||||
| Ekspres, ekspres (Express, Express) | drama | ||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| Felix | war drama | Slovenian submission to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| Outsider | drama | Slovenian submission to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| Socializacija bika? (Socializing The Bull?) | comedy/animated | The first animated feature film in Slovenia[14] | |||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| Blues za Saro (Blues For Sarah) | detective/comedy | ||||||||
| V leru (Idle Running) | comedy | ||||||||
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| 2000 | |||||||||
| Jebiga (Fuck It) | comedy | ||||||||
| Nepopisan list (What Now, Luka?) | youth | ||||||||
| Porno Film | drama | ||||||||
| V petek zvečer (Friday Night) | comedy | ||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Barabe! | |||||||||
| Kruh in mleko (Bread and Milk) | drama | Slovenian submission to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film; Golden Lion of the Future award at the 58th Venice International Film Festival.[15] | |||||||
| Poker | drama | ||||||||
| Sladke sanje (Sweet Dreams) | drama | FIPRESCI award at the 2002 Festroia International Film Festival[16] | |||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| Amir | drama | ||||||||
| Zvenenje v glavi (Headnoise) | drama | Slovenian submission to the 75th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| Ljubljana (Ljubljana) | drama | ||||||||
| Pozabljeni zaklad | |||||||||
| Šelestenje (Rustling Landscapes) | drama | ||||||||
| Varuh meje (Guardian of the Frontier) | drama | ||||||||
| Zgodba gospoda P. F. (The Story of Mr. P. F.) | documentary | ||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| Kajmak in marmelada (Cheese and Jam) | comedy | ||||||||
| Na planincah | comedy | ||||||||
| Pesnikov portret z dvojnikom | costume drama | ||||||||
| Pod njenim oknom (Beneath Her Window) | Slovenian submission to the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||||||
| Rezervni deli (Spare Parts) | drama | Slovenian submission to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| Delo osvobaja (Labour Equals Freedom) | drama | ||||||||
(Alpenpolka) | comedy | ||||||||
| Ruševine (The Ruins) | drama | Slovenian submission to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| Tu pa tam (Here and There) | youth/crime/comedy | ||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| Ljubljana je ljubljena | Dedicated to the hundredth anniversary of Slovenian film, the sixtieth anniversary of Ljubljana's freedom and to Rudi Šeligo | ||||||||
| Uglaševanje (Tuning) | drama | Grand prize at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg[17] | |||||||
| Odgrobadogroba (Gravehopping) | Slovenian submission to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| Estrellita - Pesem za domov | drama | ||||||||
| Kratki stiki (Short Circuits) | drama | Slovenian submission to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||||
| Noč (Let Me Sleep) | drama | ||||||||
| Tea (Teah) | fantastic fiction | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| Otroci s Petrička | documentary | ||||||||
| Petelinji zajtrk (Rooster's breakfast) | Slovenian submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||||||
| Instalacija ljubezni (Installation of love) | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| Dar Fur - Vojna za vodo (Dar Fur - War for Water) | documentary | ||||||||
| Lajf | drama | ||||||||
| Morje v času mrka (The Sea at the Time of the Eclipse) | drama | ||||||||
| Pokrajina Št. 2 (Landscape No. 2) | Slovenian submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||||||
| Za vedno (Forever) | drama | ||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| thriller | Slovenian submission to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||||||
| Distorzija (Distortion) | youth drama | ||||||||
| Osebna prtljaga (Personal Baggage) | drama | ||||||||
| Slovenka (Slovenian Girl) | drama |
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| 2010 | |||||||||
| Circus Fantasticus (Silent Sonata) | war drama | ||||||||
| Gremo mi po svoje (Let's go our own way) | youth adventure | ||||||||
| Oča (Dad) | drama | ||||||||
| Piran - Pirano | drama | ||||||||
| Stanje šoka (The State of Shock) | drama | ||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| Arheo (Archeo) | drama | ||||||||
| Izlet (A Trip) | drama | ||||||||
| Lahko noč, gospodična (Good Night, Missy) | drama | ||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| My Name Is Janez Janša | art/documentary | ||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| Gremo mi po svoje 2 (Let's go our own way 2) | Miha Hočevar | Jurij Zrnec, Tadej Toš, Tadej Koren Šmid, Jure Kreft, Matevz Štular, Jana Zupančič, Luka Cimprič, Sabina Kogovšek, Uroš Kavrin, | youth adventure | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street | Momcilo Otasevic | ||||||||
| The Reaper | |||||||||
| The Tree | Sonja Prosenc | Katarina Stegnar | |||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| Idila | horror film | ||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| Houston, We Have a Problem! | mockumentary | ||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| Consequences (Posledice) | Drama | ||||||||
Other films, partially or indirectly, but significantly linked with Slovenia in terms of production.