Kranjska Gora International Film Festival

Contact

Mednarodni film fest Kranjska Gora

http://kgiff.si

info@kgiff.si

Phone386 (0) 41 350482

Founded byZavod Javšnik & Klapa

Organised byZavod Javšnik & Klapa

Frequencyannual

Festival dates26.7.2018 – 4.8.2018

Kranjska Gora International Film Fest, which essence is to bring together film makers and motion picture lovers, saw the light of day in 2016 in the beautiful environment of the eponymous mountain village Kranjska Gora. In a rich and diverse ten-day programme the festival offers international and local documentary and fiction films of all kinds and genres, but also diverse accompanying programme, workshops for children, workshops and master classes for adult film lovers, round tables with authors, theatre performances and concerts. In an interview for Delo daily, the founder and art director of the festival Matjaž Javšnik said he wanted “Kranjska Gora to be presented as a cultural and not just a sports destination”.

Background

The idea for the film festival in Kranjska Gora was born from the desire to revive local's film tradition, dating back to 1951, when the first Slovenian feature film for the young audience titled Kekec – which was awarded with the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1952 – was shot in Kranjska Gora. At the same time, the idea for the festival was also motivated by the desire that Kranjska Gora, being a winter ski centre, also lives in the summer season, especially with the rich cultural dimension. But on the other hand, as Javšnik said, ”the growth of such festivals is also a reflection of the disagreement of local environments with the centralization of cultural contents”.

Festival sections

Kranjska Gora International Film Fest that takes place every year at the end of July and beginning of August has many special focuses. One is to expand the film culture among children and youth, and that is the reason the organisers dedicate first three days of the festival to them. Next festival’s section is Domačica (Homelike), which focuses on local film makers; for example, in 2018 this section is dedicated to Boštjan Hladnik, the pioneer of Slovenian modernist film. Jump over the Fence section focuses on regional film makers from nearby countries: in 2018 the special focus is given to Serbian film production. Festival also pays great attention to documentary and activist films in the Look and See section. The central part is Competition, where both Slovenian and international film hits are screened; in 2018 the festival is showing ten Slovenian premieres.

Awards

At the festival’s final ceremony, the expert jury announces the award for the best fiction and documentary movie.

See also

• Film festivals
• BOFF Bovec Outdoor Film Festival

External links

• Kranjska Gora International Film Fest website
• Zdenko Matoz, Idilično filmsko poletje pod Vitrancem, an interview with Matjaž Javšnik, 4 July 2018