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As one of the first cinema halls in Ljubljana (opened in 1923), the Kinodvor Cinema has throughout its history served as a commercial cinema hall, as a "Red Light" cinema hall, and as an art cinema. It reopened in October 2003, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the original venue, after being completely renovated and technologically-upgraded. The refurbished theatre auditorium was named after Slovene director Žarko Lužnik and can accommodate 197 people. Kinodvor Cinema with a film bookshop and café is located in the centre of the city (in the vicinity of Ljubljana railway station). The films are screened in original language with Slovenian subtitles.

Kinodvor is a municipal cinema that offers a quality contemporary cinema programme, including several European films distributed within the Europa Cinemas network. It serves also as a main or additional venue for various film festivals (Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe), Animateka, City of Women or Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival).

On the 15th Europa Cinemas Conference the Kinobalon, the youth screening programme of Kinodvor Cinema, won the Best Young Audience Activities Award for 2010.

Kinodvor: Presentation of the Ljubljana (Slovenia) City Cinema by Kinodvor on YouTube

Organisation

The Kinodvor was run by Slovenian Cinematheque until a crisis arose in the spring of 2008 and it was closed down. In May 2008 the Municipality of Ljubljana passed a resolution declaring the establishment of a new public institute, Kinodvor. The hall was reopened in October 2008 as a public, municipal cinema, screening quality contemporary cinema. Through its functioning Kinodvor is meant to become part of a network of similar institutions operating in Slovenia and internationally. Apart from showing films Kinodvor works in the direction of film studies and cultural education; it offers pedagogical and educational programmes related to the field of audiovisual culture; it encourages participation, democracy, plurality, international cooperation, and high quality of creation and representation. Kinodvor is a partner distributor of European films through the Europa Cinemas network.

With the support of Europa Cinemas the international conference Networks and art cinema digitisation was held at Kinodvor in November 2009. Two years later, with the installation of BARCO’s 2nd generation digital cinema projector DP2K, Kinodvor has become the first cinema within the Art Cinema Network of Slovenia equipped for digital projection in formats of the highest possible standard.

Programme

The core and bulk of the Kinodvor film programme consists of first-run theatrical releases of quality films, as offered by Slovene distributors. European film, independent production, and world cinema are especially highlighted.

Program for children - Slon [Elephant], Animateka, closing night, 2009

Besides the premières of the films released (often in the company of members of the cast and crew), the cinema offers gala avant-premières of nationwide releases. For those with limited budgets, the weekly Dvorni dan on Mondays with its reduced ticket prices, is the day to look out for. Every month a member of the Kinodvor Club has the privilege to select a recently released contemporary film for screening.

Sunday Breakfasts at Kinodvor offers freshly-baked croissant and coffee along with the ticket to the screening and expert baby-sitters to take care of the children while parents enjoy a film. Once per month screenings for parents with babies are organised: a regular run film is screened at a lower volume, the hall is gently lit and nursing allowed.

In addition the cinema features limited runs, temporary imported titles, reruns from art house repertories, and other special screenings and events. Kinodvor wants to position itself also as an event theatre.

Festivals

A rich and varied festival offer forms another most important programme pillar. For festivals such as Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe), the international festival of animated films Animateka and the international festival of contemporary arts City of Women, Kinodvor has become one of their principle festival venues.

Kinodvor also serves as one of the dislocated units for the International Film Festival Rotterdam. During IFFR Live a few films premiere simultaneously in over 45 cinemas throughout 17 countries, also in five cinemas around Slovenia.

Film Under the Stars

Since 1999 Kinodvor Cinema organises the Film Under the Stars cyclus of screenings on Ljubljana Castle on mid-summer nights. A program selection is carefully put together in cooperation with the Ljubljanski grad Public Institute of the Municipality of Ljubljana. Eventually, a few films premieres take place in the Castle courtyard, boosting the popularity of the open-air cinema on the Ljubljana Castle hill even more.

Ljubljana Castle courtyard as a venue for popular Film under the Stars screenings organised by Kinodvor Cinema during summertime.

Youth programme

Kinobalon, the youth screening programme, is scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays (sometimes Sunday shows are accompanied by creative workshops), with occasional screenings during the week. Kinodvor Cinema offers educational institutions a catalogue of selected films with recommended additional activities; the screenings can be arranged according to their wishes throughout the year. The youth programme is carefully selected and takes into account various possible age groups and different kinds of cinema. On the 15th Europa Cinemas Conference the Kinobalon programme was bestowed the Best Young Audience Activities Award for 2010.

Kinodvor Cinema offers also Elephant, the educational animated film programme for diverse age groups. It features during the Animateka International Animated Film Festival but also as an ongoing activity within the Kinodvor Cinema programme as well as nationwide, facilitated by the Art Cinema Network. The common goal of these activities is to raise the awareness, training and education of the young Slovene audiences on the characteristics and requirements of the quality animated films.

The third such programme is Kinotrip, which is not only meant for youth between for 14 and 19 years, but also run by them.

Film bookshop and café

With the opening of the city cinema, the first tiny film bookshop in Ljubljana opened its door to the public. Holding books ranging from specialised film pieces to the literary works that have inspired film production throughout the years as well as special programme-related offers, film DVDs and soundtracks, the bookshop is a must-see for all cinema enthusiasts. A specialised gallery presents fine art created side by side with, before or after films, and art which has supported, announced and challenged the films from which it has drawn inspiration.

Kinodvor Café represents a film-flavoured meeting point, a place where international film magazines broaden horizons and, most of all, a place with a selected offer of treats.

External links

Gallery

Audience at Kinodvor Cinema, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2019.

Elephant programme for children at Kinodvor Cinema, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2019.

Audio visual concert Deceiving Light, harpist Eduardo Raon, visuals by Akaša Bojič, Neja Engelsberger and Luka Umek during the closing event of Animateka, 2009

Program of animated shorts for children, Slonov tekmovalni I [The Elephant in competition I], Animateka, 2009

Program for children - Slon [Elephant], Animateka, closing night, 2009

Opening night of the Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009

Stop motion retrospective, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009

Sales booth at the annual Animateka International Animated Film Festival, a specialised competitive festival which focuses on Central and East European animated film production. 2009

Animateka International Animated Film Festival has 9 sections, offering a diverse and all-encompassing look at the breadth of contemporary animated films. Sales booth, 2009

The exhibition by Animateka's artist in residence, comic artist, illustrator, animator and musician Caroline Sury at Kinodvor Cinema, 2017.

Butique, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2017.

Team, 14th International Animated Film Festival Animateka, 2017.

Kinodvor Cinema hall and balcony detail, 2005

Kinodvor Cinema hall

Premiere of the documentary In the year of hip hop in Kinodvor Cinema, 2011

Round table after projection of the Some other stories in the Kinodvor Cinema, 2011

Ivan Novak, Igor Zupe and Dejan Knez at the premiere of Music is the Art of Time 3, LP film Laibach, Kinodvor Cinema, 2018.

Free public screenings at Congress Square organised by Kinodvor Cinema, 2018.

Open-air cinema at Congress Square, modelled after the âgrandâ open-air cinemas on Bolognaâs and Locarnoâs Piazzas, 2018.

Outside Kinodvor Cinema, 2018.

Animation workshop with Aardman animator Julia Peguet at Kinodvor Cinema, 2018.

Ljubljana Castle courtyard as a venue for popular Film under the Stars screenings organised by Kinodvor Cinema during summertime.

The poster of the 8th Animateka, based on the graphic design by Max Andersson, an artist-in-residence at Animateka International Animated Film Festival in Ljubljana, 2011

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+| maintainer   = Ziga Brdnik
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-{{Infobox Contact
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+As one of the first cinema halls in Ljubljana (opened in 1923), the [[Kinodvor Cinema]] has throughout its history served as a commercial cinema hall, as a "Red Light" cinema hall, and as an art cinema. It reopened in October [[Established::2003]], on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the original venue, after being completely renovated and technologically-upgraded. The refurbished theatre auditorium was named after Slovene director [[Žarko Lužnik]] and can accommodate 197 people. Kinodvor Cinema with a film bookshop and café is located in the centre of the city (in the vicinity of Ljubljana railway station). The films are screened in original language with Slovenian subtitles.
+Kinodvor is a municipal cinema that offers a quality contemporary cinema programme, including several European films distributed within the Europa Cinemas network. It serves also as a main or additional venue for various film festivals ([[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]], [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival|Animateka]], [[City of Women]] or [[Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival]]).
+On the 15th Europa Cinemas Conference the ''Kinobalon'', the youth screening programme of Kinodvor Cinema, won the Best Young Audience Activities Award for 2010.
 }}
-The completely renovated and technologically-upgraded Kinodvor Cinema located in the centre of the city (in the vicinity of Ljubljana railway station), reopened in October 2003, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the original venue. Before its renovation, the cinema held a fundraiser, selling new seats. Film lovers were invited to buy seats and all were sold. The refurbished theatre auditorium was named after Slovene director Žarko Lužnik and can accommodate 197. The Kinodvor was run by Slovenia Cinematheque up to crisis in the spring of 2008 when it was closed down. In May 2008 the City Council of the City of Ljubljana passed a resolution declaring the establishment of a new public institute, Kinodvor. The hall was opened in October 2008 as a public, municipal cinema, operating in the field of showcasing quality cinema. Through its functioning Kinodvor should become part of a network of similar institutions operating in Slovenia and internationally. Apart from showing films Kinodvor works in the direction of film studies and cultural education; it offers pedagogical and educational programmes related to the field of audiovisual culture; it encourages participation, democracy, plurality, international cooperation and high quality of creation and representation. Kinodvor is a partner distributor of European films through Europa Cinemas network.
-The core and bulk of the Kinodvor film-programme consists of first run theatrical releases of quality films, as offered by the Slovene distributors. European film, independent and world cinema is be especially highlighted. A rich and varied festival-offer forms the second programme pillar. For festivals such as Ljubljana International Film Festival LIFFE, the international festival of animated films Animateka and the international festival of contemporary arts City of Women festival Kinodvor becomes one of their principle festival centres. In addition the cinema features limited runs, temporary imported titles, reruns from the art house repertory, and other special screenings and events. Every first Sunday of the month, the traditional Breakfast at Kinodvor’s presents a sneak-preview. Kinodvor wants to position itself also as an event theatre. Besides the premieres of the films released (often in the company of members of the cast and crew), the cinema offers gala avant-premieres of nationwide releases. For those with limited budgets, the weekly Dvorni dan on Mondays with its reduced ticket-prices, is the day to look out for. Every month a member of the Kinodvor Club has the privilege to select a recently release contemporary film.
-The youth programme are be scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays (sometimes Sunday shows are accompanied by creative workshops). Occasionally Kinobalon is to be scheduled also during the week. We offered educational institutions a catalogue of selected films with recommended additional activities; the screenings can be arranged according to their wishes throughout the year. Youth programme is carefully selected and takes into account various possible age groups and different kinds of cinema. Sunday’s Breakfasts at Kinodvor offers freshly baked croissants, coffee and expert baby-sitters to take care of the children while parents enjoy the film. Once per month screenings for parents with babies are organised: a regular run film is screened at a lower volume, hall is gently lit and nursing allowed.
+{{YouTube|UJT0xRBAv3U}}
-With the opening of the city cinema, the first tiny film bookshop in Ljubljana opens its door to the public. Holding books of the range from specialised film pieces to the literary works that have inspired film production throughout the years as well as special programme related offers, film DVDs and soundtracks, it is a must for all cinema enthusiasts. A specialised gallery presents fine art created side by side with, before or after films and art which supported, announced and challenged the films from which it drew inspiration.
+==Organisation==
+The Kinodvor was run by [[Slovenian Cinematheque]] until a crisis arose in the spring of 2008 and it was closed down. In May 2008 the [[Municipality of Ljubljana]] passed a resolution declaring the establishment of a new public institute, Kinodvor. The hall was reopened in October 2008 as a public, municipal cinema, screening quality contemporary cinema. Through its functioning Kinodvor is meant to become part of a network of similar institutions operating in Slovenia and internationally. Apart from showing films Kinodvor works in the direction of film studies and cultural education; it offers pedagogical and educational programmes related to the field of audiovisual culture; it encourages participation, democracy, plurality, international cooperation, and high quality of creation and representation. Kinodvor is a partner distributor of European films through the Europa Cinemas network.
+With the support of Europa Cinemas the international conference ''Networks and art cinema digitisation'' was held at Kinodvor in November 2009. Two years later, with the installation of BARCO’s 2nd generation digital cinema projector DP2K, Kinodvor has become the first cinema within the [[Art Cinema Network]] of Slovenia equipped for digital projection in formats of the highest possible standard.
+==Programme==
+The core and bulk of the Kinodvor film programme consists of first-run theatrical releases of quality films, as offered by Slovene distributors. European film, independent production, and world cinema are especially highlighted.
+{{Image|Animateka 2009 Elephant 01.jpg}}
+Besides the premières of the films released (often in the company of members of the cast and crew), the cinema offers gala avant-premières of nationwide releases. For those with limited budgets, the weekly ''Dvorni dan'' on Mondays with its reduced ticket prices, is the day to look out for. Every month a member of the Kinodvor Club has the privilege to select a recently released contemporary film for screening.
+Sunday Breakfasts at Kinodvor offers freshly-baked croissant and coffee along with the ticket to the screening and expert baby-sitters to take care of the children while parents enjoy a film. Once per month screenings for parents with babies are organised: a regular run film is screened at a lower volume, the hall is gently lit and nursing allowed.
+In addition the cinema features limited runs, temporary imported titles, reruns from art house repertories, and other special screenings and events. Kinodvor wants to position itself also as an [[main use::event]] theatre.
+=== Festivals ===
+A rich and varied festival offer forms another most important programme pillar. For festivals such as [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]], the international festival of animated films [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival|Animateka]] and the international festival of contemporary arts [[City of Women]], Kinodvor has become one of their principle [[main use::festival]] venues.
+Kinodvor also serves as one of the dislocated units for the International Film Festival Rotterdam. During IFFR Live a few films premiere simultaneously in over 45 cinemas throughout 17 countries, also in five cinemas around Slovenia.
+== Film Under the Stars ==
+Since 1999 Kinodvor Cinema organises the ''Film Under the Stars'' cyclus of screenings on Ljubljana Castle on mid-summer nights. A program selection is carefully put together in cooperation with the [[Ljubljanski grad Public Institute]] of the [[Municipality of Ljubljana]]. Eventually, a few films premieres take place in the Castle courtyard, boosting the popularity of the open-air cinema on the [[Ljubljana Castle]] hill even more.
+{{wide image|Ljubljana Castle 2014 Film under the stars Kinodvor.jpg}}
+==Youth programme==
+''Kinobalon'', the youth screening programme, is scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays (sometimes Sunday shows are accompanied by creative workshops), with occasional screenings during the week. Kinodvor Cinema offers educational institutions a catalogue of selected films with recommended additional activities; the screenings can be arranged according to their wishes throughout the year. The youth programme is carefully selected and takes into account various possible age groups and different kinds of cinema. On the 15th Europa Cinemas Conference the ''Kinobalon'' programme  was bestowed the Best Young Audience Activities Award for 2010.
+Kinodvor Cinema offers also ''Elephant'', the educational animated film programme for diverse age groups. It features during the [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival]] but also as an ongoing activity within the Kinodvor Cinema programme as well as nationwide, facilitated by the [[Art Cinema Network]]. The common goal of these activities is to raise the awareness, training and education of the young Slovene audiences on the characteristics and requirements of the quality animated films.
+The third such programme is [[Kinotrip]], which is not only meant for youth between for 14 and 19 years, but also run by them.
+==Film bookshop and café==
+With the opening of the city cinema, the first tiny film [[main use::bookshop]] in Ljubljana opened its door to the public. Holding books ranging from specialised film pieces to the literary works that have inspired film production throughout the years as well as special programme-related offers, film DVDs and soundtracks, the bookshop is a must-see for all cinema enthusiasts. A specialised gallery presents fine art created side by side with, before or after films, and art which has supported, announced and challenged the films from which it has drawn inspiration.
+Kinodvor Café represents a film-flavoured meeting point, a place where international film magazines broaden horizons and, most of all, a place with a selected offer of treats.
+==See also==
+* [[Kinotrip]]
+* [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival]]
+* [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]]
+* [[Art Cinema Network]]
+* [[Demiurg Film Distribution]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.kinodvor.org/en Kinodvor website]
+* [http://live.iffr.com IFFR Live website]
+{{Gallery}}
+[[Category:Venues]]
+[[Category:Cinemas]]
+[[Category:Film]]
+[[Category:Animation]]
+[[Category:Event organisers]]
+[[Category:Festival organisers]]
+[[Category:Bookshops]]
+[[Category:Film venues]]
+[[Category:Film distributors]]
+[[Category:Film event organisers]]
+[[Category:Film festival organisers]]
-Kinodvor's Café represents a film flavoured meeting point, a place where international film magazines broaden horizons and most of all a place with a selected offer of treats.
+[[Category:Exhibition organisers]]
+[[Category:Exhibition venues]]
+[[Category:Visual arts venues]]
+[[Category:Cafés]]
-Between the 1st and the 8th of October the cinema presented itself with a rich opening programme, including various international guests and social events. The opening programme films included also The Bank Job by Roger Donaldson and It’s Hard to be Nice by Srdan Vuletić.
+[[Category:EU funding of Slovene organisations (Culture and MEDIA Programmes)]]
+[[Category:EU MEDIA funding recipient]]
+[[Category:EU Creative Europe, MEDIA funding recipient]]
+[[Category:Film_festival_and_event_organisers]]