At the 36th LIFFe, you won’t just be watching films – you’ll also have the chance to meet many of their creators in person. After selected screenings, filmmakers behind some of this year’s most talked-about titles – from Yugo Florida, Whites Wash at Ninety, God Won’t Help and Mother to A Loose End, The Delinquents, A Sad and Beautiful World, Yes, Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature, Blue Heron, The Blue Trail and Wind, Talk to Me – will join audiences for Q&A sessions.
Among the guests we expect directors, screenwriters, actors, actresses and producers, including Vladimir Tagić, Marko Naberšnik, Hana Jušić, Stefan Djordjević, Elma Tataragić, Léo Brachet, Gábor Osváth, Daniel Elías, Hasan Akil, Šarūnas Zenkevičius, Ariel Bronz and many others. Conversations will reveal the creative processes behind the films – from micro-budget productions and acting methods to collaborations with real communities and the blending of personal stories with cinematic fiction.
Q&A sessions will take place after screenings at Cankarjev dom, Kinodvor, Kino Bežigrad, AGRFT Hall and Slovenska Kinoteka. As the festival programme continues to evolve, the schedule of talks is regularly updated.
With your ticket for the screening, you’re warmly invited to stay after the film and join the discussion with the filmmakers.
80+ / 80+
21 Nov at 20:50, AGRFT Hall, guests: Želimir Žilnik (director), Sarita Matijević Žilnik (producer), moderator: Varja Močnik
A Loose End
17 Nov at 21:20, Kinodvor, guest: Daniel Elías (actor), moderator: Vanja Gajić
19 Nov at 15:00, Slovenian Cinematheque, guest: Daniel Elías (actor), moderator: Varja Močnik
A Sad and Beautiful World
23 Nov at 18:45, Kinodvor, guest: Hasan Akil (actor), moderator: Damijan Vinter
Aleque & Issay / Aleque in Issay
14 Nov at 9:00, Kinodvor, guest: Tora Mårtens (director), moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
15 Nov at 10:00, Kinodvor, guest: Tora Mårtens (director), moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
22 Nov at 10:00, Kinodvor, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
Blue Heron
18 Nov at 15:00, Kinodvor, guest: Gábor Osváth (producer), moderator: Toni Cahunek
Christy
15 Nov at 19:30, Kosovel Hall, KINOTRIP
DJ Ahmet
21 Nov at 17:20, Kosovel Hall, guests: Ivan Unkovski (producer), Georgi M. Unkovski (director), moderator: Vanja Gajić
Europe in Short – Programme 1
16 Nov at 20:45, Slovenian Cinematheque, guests: Sauna Day – Anna Hints (director), Tushar Prakash (co-director); Loynes – Dorian Jespers (director); Greek Apricots – Jan Krevatin (director), Igor Samobor (actor), Urh Pirc (director of photography), Katarina Prislan (production designer), Barbara Drmota (costume designer), Josip Gregov (producer), moderators: Matevž Jerman / Juca Bonaca / KRAKEN
Europe in Short – Programme 2
17 Nov at 21:00, Slovenian Cinematheque, guests: Benoit Méry (Apocalypse, director), Nikola Ilić (Exit Through the Cuckoo’s Nest, director), moderators: Matevž Jerman / Juca Bonaca / KRAKEN
Europe in Short – Programme 3
18 Nov at 20:40, Slovenian Cinematheque, guest: Vasile Todinca (Alişveriş, director), moderators: Matevž Jerman / Juca Bonaca / KRAKEN
God Won’t Help
16 Nov at 16:20, Kosovel Hall, guests: Hana Jušić (director), Ana Marija Veselčić (actress), Aleš Pavlin (co-producer), moderator: Toni Cahunek
Hola, Frida
15 Nov at 14:45, Kinodvor, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
23 Nov at 11:00, Kosovel Hall, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
Honey
15 Nov at 16:40, Kinodvor, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song
15 Nov at 20:30, Linhart Hall, guests: Ester Ivakič (director) and film crew, moderator: Toni Cahunek
19 Nov at 19:30, AGRFT Hall, guests: Ester Ivakič (director) and film crew, moderator: Varja Močnik
21 Nov at 21:15, Kinodvor, guests: Ester Ivakič (director) and film crew, moderator: Damijan Vinter
Lampie
16 Nov at 17:00, Kinodvor, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
22 Nov at 17:00, Kosovel Hall, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
Maldoror
14 Nov at 17:15, Kinodvor, guest: Fabrice du Welz (director), moderator: Damijan Vinter
16 Nov at 20:40, Kino Bežigrad, guest: Fabrice du Welz (director), moderator: Varja Močnik
Mary Anning
16 Nov at 14:45, Kosovel Hall, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
23 Nov at 15:00, Kinodvor, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
Miss Boots
22 Nov at 15:00, Kinodvor, moderator: Lina Horvat (Kinobalon)
Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature
17 Nov at 16:00, Kino Bežigrad, guest: Léo Brachet (screenwriter), moderator: Varja Močnik
18 Nov at 16:00, Kosovel Hall, guest: Léo Brachet (screenwriter), moderator: Vanja Gajić
Mother
21 Nov at 17:00, Linhart Hall, guest: Elma Tataragić (screenwriter), moderator: Varja Močnik
23 Nov at 19:00, Kosovel Hall, guest: Elma Tataragić (screenwriter), moderator: Vanja Gajić
Psycho Therapy / Psihoterapija
17 Nov at 21:15, Kosovel Hall, guests: Tolga Karaçelik (director), Tuğçe Altuğ (actress), moderator: Damijan Vinter
18 Nov at 19:00, Kinodvor, guests: Tolga Karaçelik (director), Tuğçe Altuğ (actress), moderator: Varja Močnik
Renovation
21 Nov at 17:00, Kinodvor, guest: Šarūnas Zenkevičius (actor), moderator: Damijan Vinter
23 Nov at 16:45, Kosovel Hall, guest: Šarūnas Zenkevičius (actor), moderator: Toni Cahunek
Sandbag Dam
17 Nov at 19:00, Kosovel Hall, guests: Čejen Černić (director), Tomislav Zajec (screenwriter), Lav Novosel (actor), Andrija Žunac (actor), Aleš Pavlin (co-producer), moderator: Damijan Vinter
Stealing Land
20 Nov at 17:00, Kinodvor, guests: Žiga Virc (director), Iza Strehar (screenwriter), Suzana Krevh (actress), Andraž Jug (actor), Grega Švabič (sound designer), Luka Marčetić (editor), moderator: Damijan Vinter
22 Nov at 18:45, AGRFT Hall, guests: Žiga Virc (director), Iza Strehar (screenwriter), Suzana Krevh (actress), Andraž Jug (actor), moderator: Vanja Gajić
The Blue Trail
13 Nov at 17:10, Kosovel Hall, guest: Memo Guerra (composer), moderator: Damijan Vinter
14 Nov at 16:30, Linhart Hall, guest: Memo Guerra (composer), moderator: Varja Močnik
The Delinquents / Prestopnika
19 Nov at 20:20, Slovenian Cinematheque, guest: Daniel Elías (actor), moderator: Damijan Vinter
The Devil Smokes / Hudič kadi
17 Nov at 15:00, Kinodvor, guest: Karen Plata Luna (screenwriter), moderator: Vanja Gajić
19 Nov at 18:15, Kosovel Hall, guest: Karen Plata Luna (screenwriter), moderator: Toni Cahunek
The Little Sister
13 Nov at 15:00, Kosovel Hall, KINOTRIP
Ungrateful Beings
14 Nov at 20:45, Kinodvor, guest: Nebojša Pop Tasić (screenwriter), moderator: Varja Močnik
20 Nov at 20:50, AGRFT Hall, guest: Nebojša Pop Tasić (screenwriter), moderator: Vanja Gajić
Whites Wash at Ninety
12 Nov at 19:30, Linhart Hall, guests: Marko Naberšnik (director), Anica Dobra (actress), Bronja Žakelj (author of the novel), Aleš Pavlin (producer), moderator: Toni Cahunek
Wind, Talk to Me /
20 Nov at 19:00, Kinodvor, guest: Stefan Djordjević (director), moderator: Toni Cahunek
21 Nov at 15:00, Kosovel Hall, guest: Stefan Djordjević (director), moderator: Vanja Gajić
Yes
19 Nov at 20:45, Kosovel Hall, guest: Ariel Bronz (actor), moderator: Vanja Gajić
21 Nov at 17:00, Kino Bežigrad, guest: Ariel Bronz (actor), moderator: Toni Cahunek
Yugo Florida
12 Nov at 16:00, Kosovel Hall, guest: Milan Ramšak Marković (screenwriter), moderator: Toni Cahunek
17 Nov at 18:10, Kino Bežigrad, guests: Vladimir Tagić (director), Andrija Kuzmanović (actor), Milan Ramšak Marković (screenwriter), Aleksandar Karaulić (director of photography), Marija Stojanović (producer), moderator: Toni Cahunek
18 Nov at 18:10, Kosovel Hall, guests: Vladimir Tagić (director), Andrija Kuzmanović (actor), Aleksandar Karaulić (director of photography), Marija Stojanović (producer), moderator: Damijan Vinter