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Na istem bregu Samo Rugelj Direktor 11. Festivala slovenskega filma On the same side Samo Rugelj Director of the 11th Festival of Slovenian Film Vsi, ki ste prijeli v roke katalog za letošnji, 11. Fe- alcev tistega časa ter tudi sam način predstavitve stival slovenskega filma, ste na prvi strani gotovo tega projekta v javnosti. Natečaj za »prvi slovenski opazili letošnja simbola festivala. Dva sta, oba celovečerni umetniški film« je bil razpisan v obeh neposredna, režiserski stol in soj žarkov v obliki slovenskih dnevnikih, v razsodišču pa so sodelo- Slovenije. Trdim lahko, da je asociacija hitra in vali taki težkokategorni intelektualci, kot so bili ta- natančna: slovenski film. Tudi vsi, s katerimi sem krat Josip Vidmar, Dušan Pirjevec, Samo Hubad in pri pripravi letošnjega FSF-ja sodeloval v zadnjih Bojan Stupica. Tudi razpis za scenarij so prejeli ne- mesecih in so mi letošnjo celostno grafično podo- kateri takrat najboljši slovenski pisatelji, od Miška bo kakor koli komentirali, so mi to potrdili. Ne- Kranjca, Cirila Kosmača in Prežihovega Voranca kateri so izdelek pohvalili z besedami, da je vse do Vitomila Zupana, Igorja Torkarja in Franceta skupaj preprosto in učinkovito ter jasno na prvi Bevka. Ko so snemali prvi slovenski celovečerni pogled. Nekateri so uporabili druge besede, deni- zvočni film, se je zganila vsa nacija. Danes je precej mo: »Koncept operira s skrajno banalnimi simboli. drugače. Ni pa nujno, da bo vedno tako. Milijonkrat videni režiserski stol in patetični obris Vsak festival je priložnost za nov začetek. Zato Slovenije.« Kot vse drugo v zvezi s slovenskim fil- naj končam z besedami, ki mi jih je v enem svojih mom je tudi tako preprosta stvar, kot je letošnja prijaznih pisem zapisal eden najbolj znanih slo- zunanja podoba festivala, slovenske filmarje takoj venskih filmskih režiserjev, Jože Pogačnik: »Festi- razdelila in polarizirala. val slovenskega filma je najpomembnejša manife- A ni bilo vedno tako. Letos mineva šestdeset stacija slovenskega filma. Je edino srečanje vseh, ki let od nastanka prvega slovenskega celovečernega se s filmom ukvarjamo in ga imamo radi. Je prilo- filma Na svoji zemlji. Tone Frelih v svoji novi knji- žnost, da celostno vidimo, kaj zmoremo in kakšne gi France Štiglic: od epopeje do nostalgije, navaja so možnosti, da bomo v prihodnje še boljši, med tudi to, kako je potekalo načrtovanje tega filma. Iz seboj bolj strpni in ne nazadnje bolj solidarni. Vsi, današnje perspektive sta prav fascinantna filmski ki v slovenskem filmu dobro mislimo, moramo biti angažma nekaterih največjih slovenskih intelektu- na istem bregu.« 2 3 Anyone picking up this catalogue, for the 11th Festival well as the presentation of the project to the public, of Slovenian Film, has probably noticed the festival were fascinating. There was an announcement for a symbols. There are two, both straightforward and di- competition for “the first Slovenian artistic feature” rect: a director’s chair, and light from a spotlight in in both Slovenian daily newspapers, and the jury the shape of Slovenia. I would say the association is included such intellectual heavy-weights as Josip immediate and accurate: Slovenian film. Everyone Vidmar, Dušan Pirjevec, Samo Hubad and Bojan I have worked with in preparation for this year’s Stupica. Some of the best Slovenian writers, from Festival over the past months that gave any kind of Miško Kranjec, Ciril Kosmač and Prežihov Voranc feedback on the visual identity confirmed that to me. to Vitomil Zupan, Igor Torkar and France Bevk, Some praised it, saying it is simple and effective, and were invited to submit screenplays. When the first obvious at first sight. Others used different words, Slovenian sound feature was being filmed, the whole like: “The concept operates with particularly banal nation was mobilized. It is very different today. But symbols. A director’s chair, seen a million times over, it doesn’t have to stay this way. and a pathetic outline of Slovenia.” Like everything Every festival is an opportunity for a new begin- else about Slovenian film, even a simple thing like the ning. So let me conclude with words written to me in visual identity of this year’s Festival has immediately a kind letter from one of the most well-known Slov- divided and polarized the Slovenian film industry. enian film directors, Jože Pogačnik: “The Festival of But it wasn’t always like this. This year we are cel- Slovenian film is the most important manifestation ebrating the 60th anniversary of the first Slovenian of Slovenian film. It is the only gathering of everyone full feature, Na svoji zemlji (On Our Own Land). who works in films and loves them. It is an oppor- In his new book France Štiglic: od epopeje do nos- tunity to view in full what we can do and what our talgije (France Štiglic: From Epic to Nostalgia), chances are, so that in the future we can get even Tone Frelih describes the preparations for the film. better, become more tolerant of each other and, ulti- From today’s perspective, the engagement of some of mately, show more solidarity. All well-meaning peo- the greatest Slovenian intellectuals of the time, as ple in Slovenian film must be on the same side.” 2 3 Ob enajstem srečanju slovenskih filmarjev Jože Dolmark Selektor 11. Festivala slovenskega filma Upon the 11th Meeting of Slovenian Filmmakers Jože Dolmark Selector of Films at the 11th Festival of Slovenian Film Drago občinstvo, cenjeni kolegi filmarji, spošto- Na letošnjem festivalu bo v portoroškem Avdito- vani gostje in predstavniki institucij, drago mesto riju na velikem platnu prikazanih skupno 58 filmov, Portorož. od kratkih animiranih pa do celovečernih igranih. Vljudno vas vabim na 11. Festival slovenskega fil- Filmska bera je bogata kljub razgretim filmskim ma, ki bo med 22. in 25. oktobrom tudi letos v nam prerekanjem o tem, kaj od te produkcije nosi recen- filmarjem dragem Portorožu. Prav filmski delavci se tno proizvodno letnico in kaj je starejšega datuma. lahko počutimo kot izgubljeni sinovi, ki ste nas na Sam sem si filme ogledal zelo pozorno, da bi v dol- Obali tako dobrohotno znova sprejeli medse v ča- gih dnevih in nočeh ostal pošten in občutljiv razso- sih, ki so za nas kar nekolikanj težavni, zato še zlasti dnik pri njihovem razvrščanju v tekmovalni izbor. upam, da bo letošnji festival spoštljivo srečanje av- Pri tem se nisem oziral na vse nakopičene probleme torjev in njihovih del z zainteresiranim občinstvom. in tegobe, ki jih imajo slovenski filmarji pri svojem Film je umetnost pozornosti in pogleda, in če smo delu z upravitelji domače kinematografije. Na to zato nekoliko bolj ljubljeni v tem hitro brzečem ži- sem skušal pozabiti že iz osnovnega spoštovanja do vljenju, potem bi bilo že prav, da smo vsaj teh nekaj filmov, ki sem si jih ogledal, čeprav se v marsikate- dni prizanesljivi drug do drugega. To bi bilo prav rem izmed njih poznajo klice ustvarjalnih težav. Pa tudi iz spoštovanja do filmskih oči, ki nas ogledujejo vendarle smo ustvarili nekaj odličnih domačih ce- in nam dajejo tisto malo tihe spravljivosti, ki je tu lovečercev in marsikaj prispevali k dobrim kopro- zaradi kina in njegove očarljive sposobnosti, da nam dukcijskim filmom. Posneli smo tudi nekaj izjemnih je v življenju vsaj kanček lažje. Tako vam želim lepe kratkih filmov, ki so nas že dostojno predstavljali na dneve in noči in obilo cinefilskega ugodja. uglednih mednarodnih festivalih. Potem je tukaj še 4 5 zgledna produkcija dokumentarnih filmov, pa vzne- days and nights of my film journey this year, an mirljivi filmi študentov filmskih šol. Skratka, filmska honest and sensitive judge in selecting the compet- bera je pestra in zadovoljiva. Na vprašanje, v ka- ing films. I disregarded the many problems and kšnem aranžmaju je bil narejen posamezen film, pa difficulties Slovenian filmmakers face in their work je najbrž treba odgovarjati na drugem mestu. from the managers of Slovenian cinema. I tried to forget about this, if only out of respect for the films I Dear audience, esteemed fellow filmmakers, hon- saw, although many of them show the seeds of crea- oured guests and members of institutions, dear tive difficulties. And yet, we have made a number town of Portorož, of brilliant Slovenian full features and also contrib- I extend my heartfelt invitation to you to join us uted considerably to some good co-productions. We at the 11th Festival of Slovenian Film, once again have made some incredible short films, which have taking place between the 22nd and 25th October in represented us well at various prominent interna- our beloved Portorož. People working in the film tional festivals. We have a decent production of industry may well feel rather like prodigal sons, documentary films, as well as some exciting films being welcomed so warmly by this coastal commu- by film school students. In short, the harvest is var- nity in these, for us, somewhat troubled times, and ied and satisfactory. The production details of each I therefore hope even more sincerely that this year’s individual film, however, are a matter worth con- festival will be a respectful meeting between authors sidering somewhere else. and their work and the interested public. Film has always been an art of attention and looking, and if this makes us a bit more loved in a fast-paced life, it would seem only right that we are considerate to one another; also out of respect for the film eyes watch- ing us and awarding us that little bit of silent gener- osity, which is here for the cinema and its charming ability to make our hectic lives a bit easier. So I wish you wonderful days and nights and many cinematic pleasures. At this year’s festival, 58 films in all will be screened on the big screen of Avditorij in Portorož – from animation shorts to full features.

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