The country focus of this year's festival offers a diverse insight into the film landscape of Slovenia and the former Yugoslavia. The program includes RESTORED CLASSICS from the 1940s to the 1980s, highlighting the creative peaks of Slovenian film history. The NEW QUEER SLOVENIA section explores how queer culture has developed in Slovenia following periods of censorship and repression. This is complemented by INTERLACED DIVA, a collection of video works from the 1980s to the 2010s by predominantly Slovenian female filmmakers, questioning social structures and identities. In addition to a selection of current short film productions (CONTEMPORARY SLOVENIAN SHORTS), a special focus is placed on ANIMATED FILMS. A definite highlight of the program is the live music performance THE CONSTANTS OF VANISHING by Tine Vrabič - Nitz, accompanying the works of visionary experimental filmmaker Vasko Pregelj.

These six film programs have been developed and curated in close collaboration with the Slovenian Cinematheque, the Postaja DIVA archive, DSAF (Slovene Animated Film Association), SCCA-Ljubljana (Center for Contemporary Arts), and the festivals Animateka (International Animated Film Festival), LGBT Film Festival, and FEKK (Ljubljana Short Film Festival). We extend our gratitude for the advisory and financial support provided by the Slovenian Cultural Center Berlin - SKICA Berlin.
Beyond film art, the program is enriched by a reading with MILENA MIKLAVČIČ and a jazz concert featuring ZORAN PREDIN & DAMIROV DJANGO GROUP. These two events are presented in cooperation with the Europaeum at the University of Regensburg and Jazzclub Regensburg e.V., with financial support from the Bavarian State Chancellery.