Cross-border film festival, Tribute to a Vision, taking place in the inter-regional space between Slovenia and Italy by connecting audiences and film institutions in 8 cities (Gorizia, Nova Gorica, Trieste, Izola, Maribor, San Pietro al Natisone, Udine in Ljubljana).

The festival is part of the official programme of the European capital of culture GO! 2025.

More info on www.poklonviziji.com

PROGRAMME

👉 Monday, 16. 10. 2023
📌Trieste
🟢 11.00, Cafè San Marco
Meeting with festival guests

🟢 18.00, Miela Theatre
New Order, Old Border
Meeting with writer and journalist Dimiter Kenarov

🟢 18.30, Miela Theatre
Back to Rock (Gor Yengoyan, Armine Harutyunyan, 2023, 9’, AM, sub ita)

Border (Harutyun Khachatryan, 2009, 82′, AM, sub ita)
Meeting with director Harutyun Khachatryan

🟢 21.00, Miela Theatre
The Judgement (Stephan Komandarev, 2014, 107’, BG, DE, HR, sub ita)

📌 Nova Gorica and Gorizia
🟢 17.00, Carinarnica
Beneath the customs officer’s window
Selection of experimental short films

🟢 18.30, Galerija TIR, Mostovna
Eclectic Cinema: Life or Death
Directed by Artificial Intelligence… Exhibition opening

🟢 20.30, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
Directions (Stephan Komandarev, 2017, 103’, BG, DE, MK, sub ita)

👉 Tuesday, 17. 10. 2023
📌 Ljubljana
🟢 16.30, Slovenian Cinematheque
New Order, Old Border
Meeting with writer and journalist Dimiter Kenarov
In collaboration with the journalism students from the University of Ljubljana.

🟢 17.30, Slovenian Cinematheque
Three Graves of the Artist (Harutyun Khachatryan, Ruben Khachatryan, 2023, 120’, AM, sub slo)
Meeting with director Harutyun Khachatryan
Slovenian premiere

🟢 20.30, Slovenian Cinematheque
The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (Stephan Komandarev, 2008, 105’, BG, SI, DE, HU, sub slo)
Meeting with director and producer Stephan Komandarev & Danijel Hočevar

👉 Wednesday, 18. 10. 2023
📌 Gorizia
🟢 10.00, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
Stephan Komandarev – masterclass

🟢 12.00, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
The Town of Badante Women (Stephan Komandarev, 2010, 70’, BG, sub eng)
Introduction with researcher and professor Katja Mihurko Poniž in eng

🟢 15.00, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
Vittorio De Seta & Mako Sajko – tribute, sub eng
Introduction with cinema researcher and film critic Cristina Formenti & Žiga Brdnik, in eng

🟢 17.30, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
Endless Escape, Eternal Return (Harutyun Khachatryan, 2014, 90’, AM, NL, sub eng)
Meeting with director Harutyun Khachatryan

🟢 19.30, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
First Crossings: Films in competition, sub eng

🟢 22.00, Palazzo del Cinema – Hiša filma
Rounds (Stephan Komandarev, 2019, 106’, BG, RS, FR)

👉 Thursday, 19. 10. 2023
📌 Gorizia
🟢 10.00, Casa Krainer in Via Rastello, Gorizia
Hi, nice to meet you!
Cross-border meeting of delegates from film festivals

📌 Nova Gorica
🟢 11.00, Kulturni dom Nova Gorica
The Judgement (Stephan Komandarev, 2014, 107’, BG, DE, HR, sub slo)

🟢 14.30, Kulturni dom Nova Gorica
Disco Boy (Giacomo Abbruzzese, 2023, 92’, IT, FR, PL, sub slo)
Meeting with the director moderated by writer and journalist Cristina Battocletti
Slovenian premiere

🟢 17.00, Kulturni dom Nova Gorica
First Crossings: Films in competition, sub eng

🟢 17.00, Xcenter, Nova Gorica
Stephan Komandarev, Harutyun Khachatryan, Giacomo Abbruzzese
Meeting with the directors moderated by writers and journalists Patricija Maličev & Dimiter Kenarov

🟢 20.00, National Slovenian Theatre Nova Gorica
Award Ceremony Darko Bratina Award & First Crossings
Blaga’s Lessons (Stephan Komandarev, 2023, 114′, BG, DE, sub slo & ita)
slovenian premiere

👉 Friday, 20. 10. 2023
📌 Nova Gorica
🟢 9.00, Mostovna
High school short films selection
In collaboration with Gimnazija Nova Gorica, CHS Villach, ISIS R.M. Cossar—L. Da Vinci

to follow

🟢 Tatevik Manoukyan presents Armenian short films, sub eng
Screenings and case study with the producer

🟢 15.00, Mostovna
Short films selection produced by Akademija umetnosti Univerze v Novi Gorici & DAMS Cinema Università degli studi di Udine, sub eng

🟢 18.00, Mostovna
Directed by Artificial Intelligence
Presented by Jeppe Lange

🟢 20.30, Mostovna
Hybrida Sound & Lightshow
DJ/VJ inspired by Mako Sajko and Vittorio de Seta works

📌 Ljubljana
🟢 17.30, Cankarjev dom
Blaga’s Lessons (Stephan Komandarev, 2023, 114′, BG, DE, sub slo)
Meeting with the director moderated by writer and journalist Dimiter Kenarov

🟢 20.30, Cankarjev dom
Disco Boy (Giacomo Abbruzzese, 2023, 92’, IT, FR, PL, sub slo)
Meeting with the director moderated by writer and journalist Cristina Battocletti

👉 Saturday, 21. 10. 2023
📌 Udine
🟢 20.30, Cinema Il Visionario
Best First Crossings Short Film
Disco Boy (Giacomo Abbruzzese, 2023, 92’, IT, FR, PL, sub slo)
Meeting with the director moderated by writer and journalist Cristina Battocletti

📌Maribor
🟢 19.00, Maribor Puppet Theatre
Best First Crossings Short Film
Three Graves of the Artist (Harutyun Khachatryan, Ruben Khachatryan, 2023, 120’, AM, sub slo)
Meeting with the director

👉 Sunday, 22. 10. 2023
📌 Špietar / San Pietro al Natisone
🟢 18.00, Landscape and narrative museum SMO
Tribute to Mako Sajko
National Costume (Mako Sajko, 1975, 11′, SI, sub ita)
Best First Crossings Short Film, sub ita
Alphabet of Hope (Stephan Komandarev, 2003, 55′, BG, sub ita)

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