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FILMING IN SLOVENIA Green. Active. Healthy. 7 OVERWHELMING REASONS FOR MAKING FILMS SHORT TRAVEL TIMES IN SLOVENIA TO MOST EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS by plane, car or train EASILY ACCESSIBLE DIVERSE LOCATIONS three geographic and climate regions within a 90-minute drive UNIQUE MOSAIC OF PURE UNADULTERATED AND PICTURESQUE NATURE, VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, AND GREAT HISTORIC SITES azure blue Mediterranean, alpine peaks, caves of Karst, glacial lakes, Ljubljana Marshes... Castles and palaces, industrial sites, etc. SKILLED FILM CREWS AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES motivated, committed and reliable Slovenian audio-visual professionals UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO FILMING IN PUBLIC SPACES collaborative police force and forthcoming local authorities TRUSTWORTHY AND AGILE BUSINESS PRACTICES creative, cooperative and diligent Slovenian associates FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR ALL KINDS OF AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTIONS film industry public funding and 25% cash rebate introduced in 2017 25% CASH REBATE ON ALL ELIGIBLE COSTS MADE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA. Apply 45 days before shooting! No minimum spend. For help, contact one of the local service providers offering full production service (see page 26) or contact the Slovenian Film Centre directly More info on: Contact: www.sfc.si/en/ e-mail: [email protected] phone: +386 1 23 43 200 WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM REALITY Imagination or originality? When it comes to film It is one of the safest countries in the world, scenes, you want both! Allow an idea to become located in the heart of Europe and accessible from reality with the help of unspoilt filming locations all corners of the world. All of its diverse regions that, in the real world, go from the mountains can be reached within the radius of a two-hour to the sea, from the underground to the plains. drive. In this country, where films have been made Slovenia is the only country in the European Union since 1896, you can also rely on highly professional that combines the Alps and the Mediterranean, and experienced experts in various fields of film- the Pannonian Plains and the Karst region with its making and on the hospitality of its people. incredible subterranean caves. If you seek filming locations in nature, choose Slovenia – the first country in the world to be awarded the Global Green Destination title and the proud recipient of the National Geographic Legacy Award for its sustainable tourism destination management. 2 /Filming in Slovenia ARRIVING BY PLANE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS FROM LJUBLJANA TO MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES Little but efficient Ljubljana Airport (with the internation- weekdays weekends flight time al code LJU) is the main Slovenian airport for passengers Amsterdam 3 to 8 0 to 7 1:55 and cargo. It is situated some 20 km north of Ljubljana. The Belgrade 10 2 1:15 public bus and private shuttle services run to and from Lju- Brussels 6 to 11 3 to 4 1:40 bljana. Another available option is a car rental. Copenhagen 3 2 1:50 Frankfurt 15 to 15 6 1:20 More info: Passengers and Visitors at www.lju-airport.si/en Helsinki to 4 0 to 1 3:35 and http://flighttime-calculator.com Istanbul 0 to 10 0 to 4 2:05 London 8 to 13 3 to 8 2:20 Manchester 0 to 1 0 to 1 2:25 Moscow 5 2 2:50 Munich 7 to 13 4 0:55 Paris 10 to 13 3 to 6 1:50 Podgorica 3 to 11 0 to 5 1:05 Prague 3 0 1:05 Pristina 5 to 10 2 to 4 1:20 Copenhagen Sarajevo 5 1 to 2 0:50 Skopje 5 to 9 2 to 4 1:20 Tel Aviv 0 to 1 0 to 1 3:15 Tirana 5 to 11 2 to 4 1:25 Vienna 10 3 to 4 0:50 Amsterdam Warsaw 6 to 10 1 to 2 1:25 London Zurich 15 5 1:10 Frankfurt Prague Paris Munich Vienna TIME TIME Ljubljana 2hr 1hr Istanbul Filming in Slovenia / 3 ARRIVING BY CAR LONGEST DISTANCES BETWEEN SLOVENIAN TOWNS Slovenia has higher motorway density than the EU-27 km hours average. Connections to neighbouring EU member states KOPER–LENDAVA (southwest to northeast) 308 3 and the South East Europe are equally good. International JESENICE–BREŽICE (northwest to northeast) 170 2 road connections from Austria: A1/E57 or A2 Source AMZS Italy: A1/E70 and E70 Croatia: E70 There are two road tax systems in place in Slovenia. Hungary: A1/E57 and M1 Vignette is a form of road pricing based on a period of time, for vehicles weighing up to 3, 500 kg. Vignette stick- Drivers are required to have a possession of a valid ers can be acquired at any petrol station. driver’s licence, a vehicle registration document and an For vehicles weighing over 3,500 kg there are toll stations international Motor Insurance Card, e.g. Green Card. on motorways. More info: Motorway Vignette at www.amzs.si/en or www.tolltickets.com AUSTRIA HUNGARY Murska Sobota Villach Klagenfurt Lenti Lendava Maribor Slovenj Gradec Jesenice Ptuj Bled Velenje Bovec Varaždin Kranj Celje Rogaška Škofja Loka Trbovlje Udine Ljubljana Idrija ITALY Gorizia Nova Gorica Brežice Novo Mesto Zagreb Postojna Sežana Trieste Kočevje Koper Črnomelj CROATIA Piran Adriatic Sea Karlovac 4 /Filming in Slovenia DISTANCE TO LJUBLJANA ARRIVING BY TRAIN km hours The density of rail network in Slovenia is higher Amsterdam 1,240 11 than EU-15 average. There are train connections to and Athens 1,640 17 from international airports in Zagreb, Trieste, Vienna, Barcelona 1,470 13.5 Graz, Munich and Frankfurt. Ljubljana is, in general, well Belgrade 540 5.5 connected by rail internationally. Main lines: Berlin 970 9 Germany (via Munich) Bucharest 1,270 14 Switzerland (via Zurich) Budapest 460 4.5 Austria (via Salzburg, Villach and Graz) Brussels 1,190 10.5 Croatia (via Zagreb and Rijeka) Cannes 840 8 Hungary (via Budapest) Copenhagen 1,390 14 Czech Republic (via Prague) Dublin 2,160 22 Italy (via Trieste and Venice) Florence 480 4.5 Greece, Macedonia and Serbia (via Salonika, Skopje Frankfurt 800 7 and Belgrade) Graz 190 2 Helsinki 2,110 26 Trains are viable means of transport in the country, too. Istanbul 1,490 16.5 More info at www.slo-zeleznice.si/en Lisbon 2,620 23.5 London 1,550 14.5 Madrid 2,060 18.5 Moscow 2,300 25 TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND VISAS Munich 410 4 No visas are required for citizens of EU Member States. Milan 500 5 Neither do EU citizens need to possess a residence permit Oslo 1,990 20 for the first three months of their sojourn in Slovenia. Paris 1,250 11.5 Prague 700 6.5 U.S. citizens must be in possession of a valid passport. 760 7 Rome They do not require a visa for maximum stay of 90 days 290 3 Salzburg within the period of 6 months whether for the one-off Sarajevo 510 6.5 uninterrupted stay or the total duration of successive Stockholm 2,040 20 stays. Trieste 100 1 Venice 240 2.5 All other foreigners must have a valid passport. Some Vienna 380 3.5 nationals also need a visa in order to enter the Republic Warshaw 1,060 10.5 of Slovenia. Zagreb 140 1.5 Zürich 720 7 More info: Travel and Visa Information at www.mzz.gov.si/en and www.iatatravelcentre.com Source Google maps Marked in bold: the nearest airports Filming in Slovenia / 5 SCENT OF MEDITERRANEAN All of 46 km of Slovenian coastline is sitting pretty at the top of Adriatic between Italy and Croatia stretching from the western tip of Istrian peninsula to Bay of Trieste. 6 /Filming in Slovenia descending from the city walls down to the central point of Piran - the resplendent Tartini square. Sea resort Medieval towns and cities Portorož is evocative of Monaco’s Koper has one of the best kept historic or French Riviera’s glamour with town centres. The centre of activity is its hotels, casinos, a marina, a small in a busy sea port where general cargo international airport and a natural is handled by using different mobile health spa resort. and fixed industrial paraphernalia such as portal and floating cranes, Nature truck cranes, bridge containers etc. From limestone rock walls of Osp Izola is an old fishing town with an ar- (Kraški rob) and largest flysch cliff in tistic and bohemian air about it. Town the Adriatic (Strunjan), to hundred- of Piran carries well its Venetian year-old salt plains (Sečovlje), heritage. Its tall houses made of stone wetlands of Škocjanski zatok, from which are lining narrow streets on the sandy beaches to Ankaran shell dune hillside, seem as if they were together – 46 km has it all! Filming in Slovenia / 7 Karstic caves of river Reka. Vilenica has the long- Karstic villages 20 of them are open and available to est tradition of speleological visit in Lipica boasts the famous white Lipiz- public. Europe. zaner stud farm. The medieval village Postojna Cave with its 20 km under- of Štanjel features the stone houses ground network of passages, galleries Karstic lakes built on the terraces running towards and chambers is one of the largest Cerkniško jezero is an intermittent the top of the hill, narrow streets, a karstic monuments on the world. lake. During the season when it is 17th century gothic castle and an Ital- The Škocjan Caves are a UNESCO`s filled with water it is the largest ian garden by Villa Ferrari. Zemono World Heritage site, with their most Slovenian natural lake (26 - 38 km2). features the renaissance Zemono astounding feature - the 1400 m long Divje jezero (Wild Lake) is a complex manor house which acted as a sum- and 150 m deep underground canyon natural phenomenon: a cave, a spring mer residence and a hunting lodge for created by the subterranean stream and a lake - all in one.