Events
Slovenian Film Nights at Kino Armata mark Slovenia’s National Day and 35 years of Slovenian independence. The programme features "Hidden People" (Skriti ljudje) by Miha Hočevar and "Family Therapy" (Odrešitev za začetnike) by Sonja Prosenc.
Slovenian illustrator Dora Kaštrun participates in the 17th International Graphic Novel Festival – GRAN Fest in Pristina.
Slovenian film "Elvis Starling" (Elvis Škorc), directed by Boris Jurjašević, features in the 1st edition of the Circle Fest in Pristina
Cultural cooperation
The embassy supports cooperation in culture, science, and education. In 2010, the Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Culture, Education and Science between the Republic of Slovenia and Republic of Kosovo was signed. Together with the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund, the embassy promotes applications for the award of scholarships for nationals of the Western Balkans to study in Slovenia.
The Artist-in-Residence programme "Pristina has No River" run by Qendra Multimedia from Priština together with partners of the programme Goethe Institute, Traduki, S. Fischer Stiftung, European Commission, Krokodil Festival hosted several artists from Southeastern Europe and Germany (residence artists from Slovenia included Tea Hvala and Jurij Hudolin).
For some years, since 2011, the Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre, run by Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana regularly published an open call for a residency exchange for visual artists who wish to further develop their work at the partner institutions Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina and the Israeli Centre for Digital Art in Holon. Among participating artists, the exchange programme in Prishtina included Ana Čigon from Slovenia and Qëndresë Deda and Alban Muja from Kosovo.
See also
External links
- Embassy of Slovenia in Kosovo website (English)
- Information on Kosovo on the Slovene Government website