Bela Film
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14 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024
A coproduction workshop organised by the Slovenian Film Centre in collaboration with French Institute in Slovenia and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, with the two projects presented: "Horses - Konji" directed by Jernej Kastelec and produced by Bela Film, Ida Weiss, and "The Happiest Day - Najsrečnejši dan" directed by Sonja Prosenc and produced by Monoo, Rok Sečen. The creators will be present at the workshop.
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28 May 2024
A projection of "Snatched from the Source - Zajeti v izviru: Slovenski otroci Lebensborna", a documentary film about last living Slovenian victims of the Nazi racial experiment: Ingrid von Oelhafen, Hay Henry Hayder, Franc Zagožen, and Ivan Acman. After the projection, there will be a talk with the director Maja Weiss, the writer Nataša Konc Lorenzutti and professor Marija Wakounig from the University of Vienna. In collaboration with Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte der Universität Wien and Bela Film.
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20 Nov 2020
Don't Forget to Breath, directed by Martin Turk and produced by Bela Film, announced by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Ottawa,
at the European Union Film Festival Canada
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18 Jul 2020
26 Jul 2020
Screening of Don't Forget to Breathe directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film), Corporation by Matej Nachtigal (Lignit Film) and All against all by Andrej Košak (Blade Production) and I am Frank by Metod Pevec (Vertigo) and two minor coproductions,
at the Pula Film Festival
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3 Dec 2019
4 Dec 2019
A screening of Don't forget to breathe directed by Martin Turk produced by Bela Film,
at the Cinemamed, Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival
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15 Nov 2019
17 Nov 2019
The screening of Don't Forget to Breathe, directed by Martin Turk co-produced by Bela Film and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, co-produced by Vertigo,
at the Zagreb Film Festival
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22 Oct 2019
27 Oct 2019
The world premiere of Don't Forget to Breathe, directed by Martin Turk (attending) and co-produced by Bela Film and Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), and minority production Wonder When You'll Miss Me, produced with the support of the Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Rome Film Fest
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18 Jan 2019
25 Jan 2019
The screenings of Erased, directed by Miha Mazzini and Dušan Joksimović, produced by Gustav Film and co-produced by PAKT Media, in the Competition Programme (Italian premiere); the documentary Music is the Art of Time 3, LP film Laibach, directed by Igor Zupe (attending) and produced by Nord Cross Production; the documentary Greetings From Free Forests, directed by Ian Soroka; Spare Parts, directed by Damjan Kozole (E-motion Film) in the Wind of Change retrospective; No Man's Land, co-produced by Casablanca Productions and Studio Maj; and Don't Forget To Breathe, directed by Martin Turk and produced by Bela Film Ltd in the This Is IT section;
at the Trieste Film Festival
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6 Dec 2018
Screenings of short films in the Slovenian Focus: Heart Is a Piece of Meat, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Staragara); Kids: Abortus, by Urška Djukić (Arts Academy of the University of Nova Gorica); Every Day Is Not The Same by Martin Turk (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), Bela Film); Wolfy by Matevž Luzar and Bordered by Leo Černic (both Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)); Boles by Špela Čadež (Finta); Dad, Can I Drive the Car by Miha Hočevar (Vertigo, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), Bela Film); A New Home by Žiga Virc (Studio Virc); Fundaments, a documentary by Peter Cerovšek (Enabanda); and animations Chicory 'n' Coffee by Dušan Kastelic (Bugbrain Studio) and The Box by Dušan Kastelic (Bugbrain Studio, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia));
at the The Author's Passage: Mediterranean Interlacements Short Film Festival
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2 Nov 2018
9 Nov 2018
The screenings of Express, express, directed by Igor Šterk (A.A.C. Productions, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)); Spare Parts, directed by Damjan Kozole (E-motion Film); Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film); Guardian of the Frontier, directed by Maja Weiss (Bela Film Ltd); Landscape No. 2, directed by Vinko Möderndorfer (Forum Ljubljana); and the restored version of The Valley of Peace (1956), directed by France Štiglic (Triglav Film), with director Maja Weiss and actor Igor Samobor attending the screenings, in the Cinema of Slovenia: Terra Incognita programme,
at the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
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26 Oct 2018
28 Oct 2018
The retrospective of Slovenian film, featuring screenings of History of Love, directed by Sonja Prosenc (Monoo); Ivan, directed by Janez Burger (Staragara); The Miner, directed by Hanna A. W. Slak (Nukleus Film); Perseverance, directed by Miha Knific (Nukleus Film); The Family by Rok Biček (Cvinger Film); and documentaries Playing Men, directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Nosorogi and Restart) and Blue Velvet Revisited, directed by Peter Braatz (Bela Film, Slovenian Film Centre), with appearances of directors Sonja Prosenc, Hanna A. W. Slak, and Peter Braatz and Nataša Bučar, director of the Slovenian Film Centre, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Riga International Film Festival
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23 Nov 2017
A screening of Unveiling the View with Mirjana Borčić, produced by Bela Film, a talk with Mirjana Borčić conducted by film director Maja Weiss,
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11 May 2017
20 May 2017
Screenings of Well Spent Afternoon, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), and Into the Blue, directed by Antonete Kusijanović and co-financed by the Slovenian Film Centre,
at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
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26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
Screenings of Nika, directed by Slobodan Maksimović (Nora Production Group), Come with Me, directed by Igor Šterk (A.A.C. Productions), The Beat of Love, directed by Boris Petković (Gustav Film), A Well Spent Afternoon, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), Prince Ki-Ki-Do: The Balloon by Grega Mastnak (OZOR), and Last Lunch by Miha Šubic at the 21st International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience Schlingel
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13 Aug 2016
19 Aug 2016
Screening of Nightlife, directed by Damjan Kozole (Vertigo), Borders, directed by Damjan Kozole, Nika, directed by Slobodan Maksimović (Nora Production Group), A Well Spent Afternoon, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), and Mother, directed by Vlado Škafar (Gustav Film), as well as My Name Is Damian, directed by Maja Weiss and produced by Danijel Hočevar (Vertigo), at the Cinelink Co-Production Market, and director Mitja Mlakar, producer Mojca Pernat and film critic Petra Merenc at Talents Sarajevo Pack&Pitch
at the Sarajevo Film Festival
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16 May 2016
22 May 2016
Presentations of A Well Spent Afternoon, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), and Final Enforcement, directed by Marko Šantić, at the Short Film Corner
at the Cannes International Film Festival
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12 Feb 2016
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10 Feb 2016
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23 Nov 2015
A screening of Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia London,
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23 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
Screenings of Banditenkinder: Children Stolen from Slovenia, directed by Maja Weiss (Zavod Maja Weiss), Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), Home, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo), Case: Osterberg, directed by Matej Nahtigal (Lignit film), What about Mojca?, directed by Urša Menart (Sever & Sever Production), Love on the Roof of the World, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Staragara, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), Panic, directed by Pia Zemljič (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), Champagne Twist, produced by Bela Film Ltd, Karpotrotter, directed by Matjaž Ivanišin (Studio Legen), Artificial Paradise, directed by Karpo Godina, the exhibition Bantidkinter by Maja Weiss and Janez Žmavc, and two round table discussions featuring a number of directors and film artists,
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade
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8 Jul 2015
Boles by Špela Čadež (Finta), (A)torsion, produced by Studio Arkadena, The Heart Is a Piece of Meat, directed by Jan Cvitkovič (Staragara), Child in Time, directed by Maja Weiss (Bela Film Ltd, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), Chicory 'n' Coffee by Dušan Kastelic (Bugbrain Studio)
at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
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13 Oct 2014
15 Oct 2014
Good Night, Missy, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Video Production Kregar Studio (VPK Studio), and Televizija Slovenija), Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), Vesna, directed by František Čap (Triglav film), and a monodrama by Polona Vetrih at the Slovenian Film Festival, organised in cooperation with Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia New Delhi,
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10 Oct 2014
12 Oct 2014
Good Night, Missy, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Video Production Kregar Studio (VPK Studio), and Televizija Slovenija), Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), Silent Sonata, directed by Janez Burger (Staragara), and Vesna, directed by František Čap (Triglav Film), at the Slovenian Film Festival, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia New Delhi,
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24 Jun 2014
26 Jun 2014
Good Night, Missy, directed by Metod Pevec (Vertigo, Video Production Kregar Studio (VPK Studio), and Televizija Slovenija), Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), Silent Sonata, directed by Janez Burger (Staragara), and Vesna, directed by František Čap (Triglav film), at the Slovene Film Festival, organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia New Delhi,
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10 Apr 2014
25 Apr 2014
Adria Blues, directed by Miroslav Mandić (Gustav Film, Filmostovje, Senca Studio), Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd), and The Elderly Parasite or Who is Marko Brecelj?, directed by Janez Burger (Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)), at the 21st Days of European Film, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Prague and Slovenian Film Centre,
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14 Dec 2013
30 Dec 2013
A screening of Slovene films in Israel: Slovenian Girl (Vertigo), Dancing in the Rain (Viba Film Studio), A Trip (Perfo Production), Gravehopping (Staragara), Guardian of the Frontier (Bela Film Ltd, ), and Dad (Gustav Film, Sinhro Studio 100, and Propeler film - Zagreb), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv,
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25 Nov 2013
29 Nov 2013
A Trip, directed by Nejc Gazvoda and produced by Perfo Production, Night Boats, co-produced by Bela Film and RTV Slovenia, and A Night Too Young directed by Olmo Omerzu and produced by Arsmedia, at the 28th European Union Film Festival Vancouver, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Ottawa,
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25 Nov 2013
Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk and produced by Bela Film Ltd, at the 6th EU Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Beijing,
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17 Nov 2013
18 Nov 2013
A Trip, directed by Nejc Gazvoda and produced by Perfo Production, and Night Boats, co-produced by Bela Film and RTV Slovenia, at the 28th European Union Film Festival Toronto, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Ottawa,
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2 Oct 2013
Halima's Path co-produced by Studio Arkadena, and Night Boats, co-produced by Bela Film and RTV Slovenia, at the Naples Film Festival
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20 Jul 2013
26 Jul 2013
Dual, directed by Nejc Gazvoda (PERFO Production); Adria Blues, directed by Miroslav Mandić (Gustav Film, Filmostovje, Senca Studio); Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk (Bela Film Ltd); Shanghai Gypsy, directed by Marko Naberšnik (Arsmedia); Circles, co-produced by Vertigo; and Good To Go, directed by Matevž Luzar (PAKT Media)
at the Pula Film Festival
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22 May 2013
24 May 2013
Films Night Boats, co-produced by Bela Film and RTV Slovenia, and Shanghai Gypsy, by Marko Naberšnik and produced by Arsmedia
at the South-East European Film Festival
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3 May 2013
Feed Me With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk and produced by Bela Film Ltd, at the South East European Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
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17 Apr 2013
Slovene pho<thead></thead><tbody></tbody>Event Be4c816a960f725724c1c6dbec25e5f97461e80a3a0af7d56bc728be2f803516 Source Culture.si Tag Visual arts, Photography Related Janez Vlachy, Archive of events/2013/04, Gallery Parada, Tokyo, Japan Festival Start 2013-04-16 00:00:00 End 2013-04-28 00:00:00 Years Year 2013, Year 2013 Venue Gallery Parada Organizer_url City Tokyo Country Japan Url http://www.cafe-parada.com/galeria/1228/#more-1228 Work_url More_url Description Slovene photographer Janez Vlachy at a group exhibition Editcall //www.culture.si/w/index.php?title=Culture.si:Archive_of_events/2013/04&action=edit&startpos=&endpos=&hash=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e With Your Words, directed by Martin Turk and produced by Bela Film Ltd, at the Disappearing Act European Film Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
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28 Feb 2013
7 Mar 2013
Feed Me With Your Words produced by Bela Film Ltd and Tango Abrazos produced by Vertigo and co-produced by the Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) at the Cinequest Film Festival
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20 Aug 2012
25 Aug 2012
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14 Jul 2012
28 Jul 2012
The films Night Boats co-produced by Bela Film and RTV Slovenia, Zagreb Stories Vol. 2 co-produced by Restart, Halima's Path co-produced by Studio Arkadena, and The Parade co-produced by Forum Ljubljana
at the Pula Film Festival
Production
Bela Film's inaugural documentary Cesta bratstva in enotnosti [The Road of Fraternity and Unity] (1999), directed by Maja Weiss, received an official nomination for the Silver Wolf Award at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam 1999 and participated in more than 20 international film festivals. The company's next documentary, Ghost Riders In The Sky, was directed by Harry Rag in co-production with Taris Film Productions of Solingen, Germany.
Then in 2000 Bela Film produced Nuba – čisti ljudje [Nuba – Pure People] directed by Tomo Križnar and Maja Weiss. The same year saw the release of Steklarski Blues [Glazier Blues], a documentary about workers in a Hrastnik glass factory directed by Harry Rag. This film participated in more than 30 international film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Sheffield, and Leipzig.
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In 2002 Bela Film released its first full-length feature film, Varuh na meji [Guardian of the Frontier], directed by Maja Weiss. This film was released at the Berlinale 2002, where it received the Manfred Salzgeber Award for the Most Innovative European Film, followed by a nomination for the Fassbinder Award for the Best European First Feature Film. The film participated in more than 60 international film festivals.
In 2004 the short features Child in Time and Under Prešeren's Head were produced, and 2006 saw the release of the short documentary Hočem osvojiti svet [I Want to Conquer the World], a film portrait of the actress Marija Vera, aired on Radio-Television Slovenia. Also in 2006, the film Hudičeva kolonija [In Devil's Colony], directed by Boris Petković, was shot in a small town Tichilesti in Romania. Bela Film's recent production Instalacija ljubezni [Installation of Love], directed by Maja Weiss, is a co-production with Taris Filmproduktion of Solingen, Germany, and Iluzija from Ljubljana.
In 2010 the Bela Film produced the TV documentary Kam je izginil delavski razred? [Where has the Working Class Gone?] in co-production with Radio-Television Slovenia, with is first appearance at the 13th edition of the Festival of Slovenian Film. The film was also aired as the "Documentary of the Month" on Slovene public television in October 2010.
In 2012 the Bela Film released Feed Me With Your Words [Nahrani me z besedami] in Boy, Bloodbrother of Death 2 [Fant, pobratim smrti 2]. The Champagne Twist [Šampanjski twist] is in production in 2014.