Our Little Library: Literary exchanges will bring together 7 EU publishers during a 30-month period. The purpose of the project is to create a mutual publishing market on the basis of literary exchanges. 48 co-editions will be published during the project and 22 authors/illustrators will visit and promote their work in seven different book markets […]

Testing Ground aims to develop ‘reparative methods’, transdisciplinary modalities of creative explorations of potentials for social repair. Drawing from culture’s creative capacities, reparative methods overcome predetermined and already existing frameworks of reaction while avoiding a regressive return to “normality” and using the opportunity for reinventing a more inclusive and just socio-cultural ecosystem. Objectives are 1) […]

Europe is now facing one of its most profound financial, social and ecological crises. Covid-19 and Russian Invasion on Ukraine have exacerbated the already existing challenges that have threatened the unity and well-being of our community. Like all cultural sectors, the music sector needs to adapt to these existential changes in order to survive. It […]

Title: Variola – Dark Spring TV series Director: Matevž Luzar Co-producers: Vertigo (SI), This&That (SR), Kinorama (HR) Countries of co-production: Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia Story: An unexpected epidemic of a lethal virus breaks out in socialist Yugoslavia, leaving a few courageous medical workers fighting against the disease and the government. Limited TV series (8 x 50 […]

Title: Sema Genre: Drama Director: Lorenzo Puntoni Scriptwriters: Lorenzo Puntoni, Andrea Paolo Massara Co-producers: Lumen Films (IT) , Mediterraneo Cinematographica (IT), Vertigo Ljubljana (SI) Countries of co-production: Italy, Slovenia Story: The story of “Sema” takes place in 1947 Italy. While the story focuses on Italian colonisation of Ethiopia, it also touches the subject of Italian […]

Title: Paradiso Genre: fiction film Director: Giulio Mastromauro Scriptwriters: Giulio Mastromauro, Andrea Brusa in Herbert Simone Paragnani Co-producers: Disparte (IT), Indaco Film (IT), Vertigo (SI) Countries of co-production: Slovenija, Italija / Slovenia, Italy Story: It is the story of Uriela, laundress in a steel factory who is ready to do whatever it takes to povide […]

Title: Pusti vrata odprta Genre: komedija-drama Director: Judita Gamulin Scriptwriters: Judita Gamulin Co-producers: Eclectica (HR), Frau Film (DK), KJELLSON & WIK AB (SE), Vertigo Ljubljana (VER) Countries of co-production: Slovenia, Croatia, Sweden and Denmark Story: Leave The Door Open is comedy-drama tracing four different families that converge at an Ikea store in Zagreb over the […]

The climate emergency and the impact of humanity on our environment is a growing concern of the European society. The cultural and art scene is – however engaged on a personal level – is still lacking behind to become the leading force of the social change for a more sustainable, environment friendly future. We see […]

“The Long Way Down” is an elevated horror fiction film directed by Italian director Giacomo Talamini. It tells a story of four asthmatic teenagers who, escorted by a strict therapist, descend into the abandoned mine of Cave del Predil for a speleotherapy session, where a series of earthquakes block their way back out. The kids […]

Local media have an advantage in direct access to local users and in serving content that does not compete with big national media. However, the target market is small, and advertisers are frequently not interested in cooperating with small media companies. Through the NEWLOCAL cooperative project, the consortium of local media companies will develop a […]