News 2006

NO WORRIES :), published: 17.03.2007
If you thought we're never coming back – think again. We're working hard on Filofest '07, which'll again take place in December (the exact date has not been determined yet). The website is undergoing a structural and cosmetic makeover and new Filofest Team members are joining us every day. So, stay alert and watch out for our call for applications.

FILOFEST TEAM 2007, published: 23.01.2007
We started working on Filofest 2007. This year it's going to be bigger and even better and that is why our team needs to expand. We need to fill the following positions: ASSISTANT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (1), ASSISTANT ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (2), COORDINATOR FOR EUROPE (1), COORDINATOR FOR AFRICA, AUSTRALIA AND ASIA (1), COORDINATOR FOR AMERICAS (1), FESTIVAL PROMOTION COORDINATOR(1), DESIGNER(1), WEBSITE EDITOR(1). If you are interested, send us an email at info@filofest.com.

FILOFEST PHOTOS, published: 15.01.2007
We made you wait for a month. Now they are here. The Filofest photos. Enjoy. :) http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/fakulteta/aktualno/kronika/filofest/index.htm

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, published: 24.12.2006
The Filofest Team wishes you a nice, warm, and happy holiday season and all the best in the coming year.

THE NUMBERS ARE OUT, published: 23.12.2006
We finally got the official number of visitors of this year's Filofest. We are proud to announce that during the three days of the festival, 3244 people have attended the screenings. The festival is pleased with the result and hopes to have even more viewers next year.

THE FESTIVAL BROUGHT TO A SUCCESSFUL END, THE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!, published: 15.12.2006
The awards of the first Filofest were handed out. The award for best film chosen by the audience was given to the Slovene film 'Perfect', directed by Alen Pavšar and Robert Mastnak. Members of the jury awarded the film 'Tatita', made by Tatita team from Kosovo, for best directing. The Spanish film 'Amor Sanjuan', directed by Luis Misis Herrero, received the award for best screenplay and the Slovene film 'Perfect' received the best performance award. Members of the jury gave special recognition to: '?Orque', 'Hallucii', 'What Do We Need This For' and 'Behind Closed Minds'. The winning video of the video workshop was shot and edited by Agata Rosochacka, the director of the film 'Reflections'. This marks the end of Filofest 2006. We sincerely thank everyone who participated and congratulate to all the winners. We look forward to seeing you again next year!

21.00 WRAP PARTY AT THE ORTO BAR, published: 14.12.2006
The Filofest Wrap Party will take place at the famous ORTO BAR on in Ljubljana (Grablovičeva 1), starting at 9pm. A group of musicians who gathered with a special purpose - for the exclusive occasion of Filofest - will play a live gig for us. After the concert you'll be able enjoy 80's music till dawn. Again, there is no admission. Make sure you don't miss it!

19.00 AWARD CEREMONY, published: 14.12.2006
At the award ceremony the best films will receive the prizes. This year the Filofest jury will award the best directing, the best screenplay and the best performance. The award for best film will be presented to the producer of the audience’s favourite. After the ceremony you will be able to see the winning film and then join us for a glass of wine before going to the Wrap Party.

VIDEO WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS CONFIRMED, published: 10.12.2006
The accompanying part of the programme at Filofest will give three young directors the opportunity to participate in the Video Workshop. All three directors will have to shoot a short video on the same topic, and will then have additional 5 hours to edit it. All three artists will have the same technical conditions and will be able to consult a mentor (Bojan Kastelic for camera and Zlatan Čučkov for editing). On Thursday at 3.30 pm we will screen all three videos and award the best one with a practical prize worth a bit over 200 Euros. The three young directors, who have been chosen to participate in the workshop are Alen Pavšar (Slovenia), Fabian Chiquet (Switzerland), and Agata Rosochacka (Poland).

FILOFEST ON MSN, published: 10.12.2006
During the festival our INFO POINT will be available to you through MSN Messenger. All you have to do is add this contact to your contact list: info@filofest.com. You can also reach our Filofest Office Manager Anže Perne, who will be waiting for your call at our offices. The telephone number is + 386 1 241 11 82.

GRAND OPENING OF FILOFEST, published: 09.12.2006
Filofest will be opening on Tuesday, 12th December, with the films of this year's jury members (starting at 10 am). Please also join us at the opening ceremony which will take place in the faculty's lobby at 3 pm. You will be greeted by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Božidar Jezernik, and the Vice Dean Student and Filofest Director Mart D. Buh. After the ceremony you will have the chance to see some of the films or attend a guided tour of Radio Television Slovenia (the group leaves from the Faculty of Arts at 3.30 pm sharp). After the screenings join us at the COCOA CAFE (Kolodvorska 7, Ljubljana), where the opening party starts at 9 pm. You will be entertained by popular film music and special coctails.

PRESS CONFERENCE, published: 30.11.2006
There's a press conference on Tuesday, 05.12.2006, at 10 o'clock at the Faculty of arts (room 526, 5th floor). Speakers: Professor Božidar Jezernik (the Dean of the Faculty of arts), Mart D. Buh (the Vice Dean Student of the Faculty of Arts and Filofest director), Mili Gabrovšek (Filofest PR), and Karmelina Husejnović (Filofest Promotions).

PROGRAMME ON-LINE, published: 26.11.2006
We finally managed to get our programme on-line. Now you can check out the screening schedules, film descriptions, times and places for the parties and workshops. Hope to see you at Filofest.

FILM INFO, published: 22.11.2006
We just announced the info on all accepted films. The times of the screenings will be posted shortly. All the accompanying programme will be announced by the end of the week. Please be patient. :) We also apologize for all mistakes in the programme. We will correct them as soon as we spot them.

PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT, published: 21.11.2006
The Filofest programme will be announced by the end of this week.

SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT, published: 19.11.2006
We received over 150 films from all over the world. We accepted 23 films to the competition part of the programme (12 Slovenian) and another 31 made it to the non-competition part of the programme. You will also be able to see a special part of our programme featuring films of students of ethnology and cultural anthropology, and a screening of films of the jury members. Altogether, Filofest will be showing more than 60 excellent films in three days. All participants will be notified via email by Monday, 20th November 2006. If you do not receive an email by that date, please contact our International Participants Coordinator Marko Hladnik. His email address is marko@filofest.com.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE OVER, published: 02.11.2006
The submission deadline for the first Filofest is over. All applicants will be notified by 20th November 2006. If you do not receive a notification email in due time, please contact us at info@filofest.com.

THE JURY, published: 16.10.2006
The Filofest jury members have been selected and their names will be announced shortly. We will be showing films of jury members in the accompanying part of the programme.

WELCOME TO THE FILOFEST TEAM, published: 15.10.2006
Do you like film? Do you want to gather experience from organising a film festival? Are you ambitious, full of ideas, and have enough free time? Would you like to meet young filmmakers from Slovenia and abroad? Do you want to be a part of the Filofest team? If the answer is YES, write us at info@filofest.com.

SPECIAL NOTICE, published: 13.09.2006
We received some phone calls from distressed students who could not fill in the application form. Do not panic - the festival will also screen no-budget productions with no make-up artists, costume designers, co-producers, etc. Just fill in the stuff you can.
We would also like to explain that the festival will accept films of all lengths. Our coordinators are looking forward to hearing from you.

ATTENTION FILMMAKERS!, published: 12.09.2006
The Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana is hosting the first INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL FILOFEST. The festival will take place between 12th and 14th December 2006 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. All students who are involved in film and video production are invited to examine the rules of the festival and to print out the festival entry form. The competition part of the programme will feature independent student films, while the non-competition part of the programme will screen productions of students of film schools and academies. The best film will be awarded a sum of 100,000 SIT (€ 417.29). The submission deadline is 1st November 2006.