New Classmates / Novi sošolci

country, year

Slovenia, 2025

genre

documentary

running time

89’

directed by

Toni Cahunek

languages

Slovenian, Albanian, English

about the film

New Classmates offers an insightful look into the background of immigration and the challenges of integrating immigrants from Kosovo into the Slovenian school system. It follows the journey of four Albanian-speaking children from Kosovo as they navigate the Slovenian school system with no prior knowledge of the language and significant educational gaps. It also highlights the stories of their parents, who are seeking a better future in a new country. Featuring insights from experts in both Slovenia and Kosovo, the documentary sheds light on the challenges of integrating immigrants and explores the distinct characteristics of the school systems in both countries.

about the author

Toni Cahunek is a Slovenian actor, director, TV presenter, and journalist, who mainly works in Slovenia, where he completed his studies in dramatic arts at AGRFT and earned a master’s degree in political science. In his youth, he appeared on screen as the host of the youth television show ŠKL, and on film as Storž in the popular youth movie Tu pa tam. For the past 15 years, he has been co-creating programs for RTV Slovenia (Frekvenca, Impro TV, Tednik, Studio City, Aritmija, Poletna scena) and working as a sports commentator on Sportklub Slovenia. He also works as a moderator at various events (Liffe, SOF, Eurobasket, Planica, FSF), produces video content, and does voice interpretation for TV commercials, but most of the time he focuses on documentary movies with his production Eustahije Film. Since 2011 he has created several short TV documentaries in which he takes roles of the writer, narrator, editor and director. In 2025 he announced his first documentary feature about the integration of children from Kosovo in slovenian schools.

filmography

Latest documentary projects:

  • STOLETJE SMUČANJE / THE CENTURY OF SKIING
    documentary movie, 52 min, 2023, production: RTV Slovenija & Invida & Eustahije film
  • ŠKL – ŠPORT TISOČERIH OBRAZOV / ŠKL – A SPORT OF THOUSANDS OF FACES
    documentary movie, 93 min, 2019, production: Zavod ŠKL & Eustahije film
  • AMBASADORJI PLAVANJA / SWIMMING AMBASSADORS
    documentary movie, 59 min, 2018, production: RTV Slovenija & Eustahije Film
  • SVET STAV / THE WORLD OF BETTING
    documentary movie, 52 min, 2014, production: RTV Slovenija & Eustahije Film

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