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Conclusion of the 4th International Sport Film Festival

A new, rich festival day delivered morning film screenings for school youth, attended by skier Žan Kranjec. After visiting the children in the Cultural Centre hall, he joined his colleagues – alpine climber Sara Čopar, archer Žiga Ravnikar, and ski mountaineer Klemen Španring – all members of the Slovenian Armed...

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Second day of the festival

Thursday, a new festival day. The International Day of Sport Documentary and Feature Film is in full swing. Already at 8:00 AM, a film workshop for primary school students titled “Creating a Sports Film” began at the 2nd Primary School in Rogaška Slatina. Children learned how to capture the best...

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The Opening of the Festival

It’s hard to describe the full range of emotions that surfaced at the opening of the 4th International Sport Film Festival (ISFF), featuring documentaries and feature films, launched on June 18, 2025, at Ana’s Court in Rogaška Slatina. This wasn’t just a formal event to tick off so the festival...

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Only a few days left to the 4th International Sport Film Festival

Only a few days separate us from the fourth edition of the International Sport Film Festival in Rogaška Slatina, which will take place this year from June 18th to 20th. This year, the festival once again combines film, sport, tourism, and education, offering an exceptional program for all generations. For...

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Film selection for the 4th festival is almost complete

Film selection for the 4th festival is almost complete! The professional jury was extremely pleased with the variety and high standard of the submitted works. We’re delighted to present a statement from jury member asist. prof. dr. Branka Bešević Gajić, film director:

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Sports, Passion, and Diversity on the Big Screen

International Film Festival in Rogaška Slatina: Sports, Passion, and Diversity on the Big Screen Rogaška Slatina, renowned for its rich tradition, spa, and natural beauty, is gearing up for one of the most significant cultural events of the year—the International Sports Film Festival (ISFF), taking place from June 18 to...

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Preparations have begun for the major sports film festival under the auspices of FICTS from Milan

Preparations have begun for the major sports film festival under the auspices of FICTS from Milan! The countdown has begun for the sports film event of the year in Rogaška Slatina! Preparations for the 4th International Sports Film Festival are in full swing. Once again, the festival takes place under...

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Happy holidays

  We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, filled with sporting achievements and cinematic inspiration.

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Submit your film to 4th International Sport Film Festival Slovenia

The call for the 4th International Sport Film Festival Slovenia, which will occur from 18 to 20 June 2025 in Rogaška Slatina has been announced. We invite all filmmakers who have made a sports feature or documentary film to apply with their work. We accept short films (up to 40...

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Third Day of the ISFF FICTS Festival, June 21, 2024

On Friday, June 21, 2014, the third day of the International Short Film Festival (ISFF) took place at the Cultural Center in Rogaška Slatina. From 3:00 PM to 9:40 PM, 13 fascinating films were screened. The day was particularly special as we were honored by the presence of filmmakers from...

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Fourth and Final Day of the ISFF FICTS Festival, June 22, 2024

On Saturday, June 22, 2024, the final day of the International Sports Film Festival Slovenia took place and concluded. The Cultural Center in Rogaška Slatina showcased the last five films, which captivated the audience with their quality and content. On the European Square in Rogaška Slatina, another of the accompanying...

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ISFF FICTS Festival: Second Day, June 20, 2024

Thursday’s festival activities were once again dedicated to school youth, filling the Rogaška Slatina Cultural Center with eager students. The attendees included pupils from Rogatec Elementary School, Poljčane Elementary School, and Rogaška Slatina’s II. and III. Elementary Schools. In the first two days, more than 1,000 high school and elementary...

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ISFF  FICTS Festival Opens its Doors

On the morning of Wednesday, June 19, 2024, students from the Rogaška Slatina School Center were the first to watch the inaugural film of the International Festival of Sports Documentary and Feature Films (ISFF). This event took place at the Rogaška Cultural Center, which was kindly provided by the Public...

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Press release

  Rogaška Slatina, May 29, 2024 It has been 30 years since we launched the ŠKL project, and you have been with us throughout this journey. During this time, there have been countless memorable moments: over 1,000 games played across various sports, approximately 850 television broadcasts, and more than 270...

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Press Conference Ahead of the 3rd International Sports Film Festival in Rogaška Slatina

Ljubljana, 29. maj 2024 It has been 30 years since Vojko Korošec, together with Srečko Zakrajšek, launched the ŠKL project (School Basketball Leagues), which was put on hold some time ago. However, this did not stop Korošec from starting a new high-profile project: the organization of the Sports and Feature...

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The first International Sport Film Festival in Slovenia (ISFF SLOVENIA)

THE FIRTS INTERNATIONAL SPORT FILM FESTIVAL IN SLOVENIA (ISFF SLOVENIA) – A MEMORABLE ALL-SLOVENIAN EVENT The first International Sport Film Festival in Slovenia (ISFF Slovenia) successfully concluded on June 19 in Rogaška Slatina. In addition to Zveza ŠKL and the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, the festival’s organisers and partners in...

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WE WILL BECOME WORLD CHAMPIONS

We will become world champions is a film that focuses on the history of Yugoslav basketball from 1947, when the first city derby between Crvena Zvezda and Partizan was played in Belgrade...

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VATRENI: A FLAME HAS BEEN FIRED

Croatian War of Independence narrated trough the experiences of the players of the National Soccer Team who won the third place during the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in France...

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  PASSION FOR FLYING

A documentary about four different personalities, Alja Berčič Ivanuš, Benjamin Ličer, Primož Jovanović in Miro Majcen, presenting four different stories with one common trait: a passion for flying...

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  ŠKL – A SPORT OF THOUSANDS OF FACES

In the 25 years of its existence, ŠKL became a real movement, an essential addition to the Slovenian school system. It was probably the largest school project with many participants, gaining lifelong knowledge...

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  OLIMPIC FLAMES: 30 YEARS OF SOC

The year of splitting from Yugoslavia brought many changes. The establishment of the Slovenian Olympic Committee in February 1992 enabled Slovenian athletes to compete under the Slovenian flag for the first time at the Winter Olympic Games...

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 DIEGO MARADONA

Diego Maradona arrives in Naples on July 5, 1984. The charismatic Argentine and the most passionate but dangerous city in Europe seem to have been created for each other...

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 FIGHT GIRL

As her parents are going through an acrimonious divorce, headstrong and highly volatile twelve-year-old Bo moves to an Amsterdam suburb with her mother and brother...

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OFF SIDES

In the summer of 2017, young ice hockey players from the town of Náchod in East Bohemia set off on a long-distance trip to Morocco...

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TO FLY!

Three ski flying hills are in competition for the title of the largest facility in the world: Vikersund, Planica and Kulm. All three boast profiles designed by Janez Gorišek.

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TIGERS

Tigers is a life and death rollercoaster ride through the modern-day football industry. With a unique perspective on the world of professional sports, Ronnie Sandahl tells the true story

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NAMIBIA’S NUMBER NINE

Thomalina Adams is currently one of the best footballers in the Namibian national team. A few years ago, she even qualified for the second league of the VFL Bochum. Her nickname Pele, which she has been wearing since childhood, especially on the football field,..

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GINGER – THE STORY OF RADIVOJ KORAĆ

Everything related to Radivoje Korać Žućko, his personality and life is like a movie story. In the feature part of the film, some important details from his life are reconstructed...

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BRAZILS

Chaos bursts out among the gypsy minority of the town of Acsa when the mayor, urged by the new young priest of the village, announces that this year the gypsy football team...

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BULLHORN LULLABY

A hardcore soccer ultra, Gyula, and his wife, Mariann, long for a baby. But it turns out that Gyula is sterile and when their plans to adopt also go up in smoke, Mariann does a deal behind her husband's back...

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BALANDRAU, HELL FROZEN OVER

December 30th of 2000 at two o'clock in the afternoon, was the start of the most terrible meteorological episode ever recorded in the Pyrenees, and the third worst accident in the world because of violent winds...

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DOCUMENTARY FILM “2017”

n the film "2017", renowned Slovenian writer, screenwriter, and director Goran Vojnović took the audience behind the scenes of the European Basketball Championship, where our golden national team achieved an incredible victory with heart, perseverance and friendship and made history...

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JAKA: ALWAYS ON TWO WHEELS

Jaka from Slovenia is twelve years old. He has been training motocross since the age of three and cannot imagine life without it. He would like to qualify for the finals of the European Championship in the Czech Republic: in four qualifying matches, he must therefore be at least 10th...

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KRISTJAN

The documentary introduces 14-year-old Kristjan, who attends the eighth grade of the CIRIUS Centre for Education, Rehabilitation and Training. Despite his physical disabilities and serious illness, he is full of dreams, humour, and playfulness...

Drama

GOLDEN BOY

This is the story of Denis Markovic, a young and talented football player with a problematic temperament, who became a target of various interests from an early age due to his talent...

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DOGGY LOVE

Jana takes off from the Jizera Mountains to the 1,200 km long track of the longest European sled dog race Finnmarsløpet. Her chances of finishing this race are very small...

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FAHIM, THE LITTLE CHESS PRINCE

Forced to flee his native Bangladesh, eight-year-old chess prodigy Fahim arrives in Paris with his father. Refused asylum, as illegal immigrants they spiral downwards into homelessness and desperation...

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THE PYGMALION EFFECT

The filming of the documentary began in 2013, in the year of Ivica Kostelič's last ski season. Ivica began preparations on the Peloponnese in a dinghy with a minimal crew

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OLGA

Olga is a 15-year-old passionate Ukrainian gymnast. Exiled in Switzerland, she does her best to fit into the national team. But the Euromaidan revolt erupts in Kiev...

TRIATHLETE’S BAPTISM OF FIRE

The story from Baptism at Savica is merely hinted at. Preseren's text is upgraded with the concept of passive and active man, as understood by the Slovenian poet and writer Edvard Kocbek. The video draws attention to the multifaceted nature of Preseren's Crtomir, a brave soldier and receptive lover...

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ZERO DOLLAR BABY

Ivana Habazin gratuated Theology from Catholic University in Zagreb. She is a professional boxer since 2012.Unrecognized by institutions and organizations in sport and without any financial support...

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BROTHERHOOD SPIRIT, A PARKOUR MOVIE

Halfway between an adventure road movie and a documentary, the film focuses on Kevin, Dylan and Yoann traveling around the world to meet the Parkour community...

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THE LAST RACE

In 1913, a fateful ski race took place in the Karkonosze, in which the then most successful Czech skier, Bohumil Hanč, died. Because of a snowstorm, all participants dropped out, only Hanč stayed behind...

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KALIN AND THE JAIL TEAM

A film about the effort of one man who strives to overcome the value systems affecting the outcasts of our society. The action takes place at Kazichene prison in Bulgaria...

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MESSI

The film tells the life story of Lionel Messi, from his childhood in the Argentine city of Rosario to the superstar status of Spanish Barcelona and the Argentine national football team...

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ON YOUR MARKS!

The individual nothing, the entirety everything! A healthy mind in a healthy body! Be loyal to yourself, to the truth and to justice! These are just some of the slogans of the Sokol movement...

Documentary Drama

FOOTSTEPS, FAMILY STORIES FROM THE BALKANS

The film follows eight Olympic greats from ex-Yugoslavia, who passed their life’s passion on to their children. Following in their parents’ footsteps...

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ONE FOR ALL

27-year-old Áron Szilágyi won the Olympic gold medal in sabre fencing twice. He spends another 4 years fighting day to day on the piste and in real life to become the first fencer in history...

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MY NEW GOAL

Sport is the one that erases the boundaries of what is possible and gives everyone the opportunity to get involved. Even the disabled. Sport does not choose the body, but the spirit...

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PARTISAN SKI RACES – CERKNO ’45

The Partisan Ski Competition in Cerkno was a resounding and unique sporting event, attended on 20 and 21 January 1945 by more than 40 partisans who competed in giant slalom, patrol running and ski jumping...

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EL GRAN CAMINO – THE GREAT WAY

Documentary narrated in first person by Alba and Raúl, a couple of young filmmakers who decide to load their cameras in their backpacks to embark on an adventure of thousands of kilometres...

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KOHO – FUTURE FROM FORSSA

A forgotten visionary, Kari Aro, founded a hockey stick company Koho, in the 60's in a small Finnish town called Forssa. With the overnight success of the company...

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DAUGHTERS OF CYNISCA

Daughters Of Cynisca is a documentary film about gender inequality in sports, a reflection of the society in which we live. It gives voice to women who are role models, who have achieved great success in their careers and who will share their stories with us

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FOOTBALL INSIDE

FOOTBALL INSIDE enters the heart of football culture and uses the dressing room as the central stage. By putting on their jerseys, professionals, women, juniors, and seniors take on different roles for the duration of a game. The joy of the game unites them all

Drama Drama

BORN TO DANCE

A coming-of-age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', a young Maori man from South Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer. His father, a military man, dislikes his lack of direction and threatens him with Army enlistment in six weeks...