LJUBLJANA
Pre-festival events
WEDNESDAY, 11th of JUNE
14.00 Grand Meeting Room of Ljubljana City Hall
Discussion with the author on the book The Modern Migration Theory by Peo Hansen, which reveals how mistaken and economically harmful it is to view certain groups of people solely as a cost or fiscal burden. The first part of the discussion will focus on the theoretical, economic, and legal frameworks, while the second part will present field experiences from Slovenia.
In addition to the author Peo Hansen from Linköping University, who will join us via video call, the discussion will feature Jure Gombač from ZRC SAZU, Ognjen Radivojević from Slovene Philanthropy, and Ana Samobor from Društvo Ključ.
The event is organized as part of the Festival of Migrant Film, in cooperation with Krtina Publishing House.
FRIDAY, 20th of JUNE – WORLD REFUGEE DAY
13.00 Slovene Philanthropy
Catlands / Maček med vrati, Ana Čigon, Slovenia, Croatia, 2024, animation, 9′ 44
Followed by a roundtable discussion on the film and broader migration-related topics by the film director, a UNHCR representative, Urša Regvar from PIC (Legal-Informational Centre), and Ognjen Radivojević from Slovene Philanthropy.
After the roundtable, you are invited to enjoy Middle Eastern sweets, view an exhibition of drawings by some of the most talented asylum seekers and Ukrainian children, and visit the stand of the No-Border Craft crocheting group.
WORKSHOPS
June 2025
We organised ten workshops at primary and high schools across Slovenia where we held a screening of Cafuné and talked about migration. Two hundred children and youth attended the workshops, which were held in Kranj, Logatec, Ljubljana and Puconci.
Cafuné, Carlos F. de Vigo, Lorena Ares, Spain, 2024, animation, 8′
17th of July 2025
We organised a creative workshop that celebrated diversity in cooperation with Mladinski center Postojna (Postojna Youth Centre). Before the main event/screening of two short films we created masks, made in a way that one person got and painted on half of the mask, not knowing who has the other half. At the end we combined the masks and got a wonderful display of diversity.
