Events
This year the traditional showcase of recent Slovenian film production presents a criminal comedy “This is a Robbery” by director Gregor Andolšek, a feature film “Family Therapy” by director and screenwriter Sonja Prosenc, a documentary film “Woman of God” by screenwriter and director Maja Prettner, and a coming-of-age drama by director Urška Djukić “Little Trouble Girls”.
The 8th Days of Slovenian Cinema will be featuring the films "Role Model - Vzornik" directed by Nejc Gazvoda, "Wake Me - Zbudi me" directed by Marko Šantić, "Riders -Jezdeca" directed by Dominik Mencej, and "Body - Telo" directed by Petra Seliškar. All the films have been made with the support of Slovenian Film Centre. The event is supported by Government Office for Slovenes Abroad, Croatian Council for National Minorities, Region of Istria, and the City of Pula.
Poets Alenka Jensterle Doležal, Lidija Dimkovska, Barbara Pogačnik and Stanislava Chrobakova Repar, conceived by Alenka Jensterle Doležal, Aljaž Koprivnikar and Andrej Šurla and co-organised by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language, the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Prague,
Responsibilities
The office is responsible for the legal protection of Slovene communities abroad, and offers financial assistance for the organisations and activities of these communities as well as for the organisations in Slovenia that co-operate with them. Financial support for programmes and projects is provided through public calls for tenders.
The Office is also responsible for monitoring and co-ordinating the activities of ministries competent for co-operation with Slovenes outside Slovenia. The office co-operates closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with Slovenia's diplomatic and consular missions, as well as with the Slovenian Cultural and Economic Association (SKGZ) (an umbrella organisation of the Slovene minority in Italy), with the organisations of Slovene minorities in Austria and Hungary, and with other Slovene organisations around the world.
In collaboration with the civil society the Office has developed the web portal Slovenci.si.