Retro
A tribute to Slovene film pioneer and editor Milka Badjura (1902-1992).
Milka Badjura (b. Kunstler, 1902-1992) was an editor, screenwriter, director and is considered one of the pioneers of Slovenian film. The Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of film, the most important Slovenian professional award in the field of filmmaking and film culture, is named after her and her husband Metod. Until 2023, it was named only after Metod Badjura, and then the Slovenian Film Centre renamed it to highlight the often overlooked contribution of his wife to the birth of Slovenian film.
As an editor, she participated in as many as 112 films, including the biggest Slovenian hits, such as Vesna (1953) and Don't Cry Peter (1964). She has directed 26 films. She has received a number of recognitions and awards, Plaque of the Yugoslav Film Archive for pioneering work in film (1955) and for documentary filmmakers (1969) and the Golden Honorary Sign of the Mountaineering Association of Yugoslavia (1963), and as a pioneer and founder of the profession of film editing, the Prešeren Prize in 1968. In 1985, she received the Order of Merit for the Nation with the Silver Rays of the SFRY.
A list of her works can be found on this link.
Youth Builds
Youth work actions in Slovenia within the first few years after liberation.
*The film Youth Builds will be available for free online viewing from April 16 to 21, 2025. The films Don’t Cry, Peter and Vesna can be watched for free if you are a member of a public library and register on the Slovenian Film Database. They are available only in Slovenian territory. (more about the process in the description).
Don’t Cry, Peter
Two partisan miners are entrusted with the task of honor to transfer safely three orphan children from a dangerous zone of fighting to the safe liberated territory. In the beginning the two miners feel humiliated because they would like to engage in more important action, but later they become big friends with the children, especially with Peter, the youngest one.
Vesna
The first true comedy produced in Slovenia, it' s about the lives of high-school students. In a jolly good mood three students who are to take "the abitur" examination decide that one of them, Samo, will try to win the heart of Professors' daughter and in this way try to get hold of the mathematics paper. When Samo comes to know Vesna a bit better, he seriously falls in love with her and refuses to hear anything about the papers. Vesna, on the other hand, learns from a colleague of Samo's about their plan and doesn’t want to see Samo ever again. Well, at the end things get cleared up and reconciliation follows.