Zavod Blade produkcija

Blade, an independent production house founded in 2012 in Ljubljana, specialises in independent and auteur films, focusing on genre, debut, and socially engaged films. Our films aim to tell stories based on a diversity of life and imagination, are visually stunning, and are always original. We collaborate internationally to expand horizons and connect with excellent international creators. Our first feature, and also the first Slovenian horror feature, Idyll (2015, T. Gorkič), has been awarded nationally and internationally. Our second feature, political thriller All Against All (2019, A. Košak), a co-production between Slovenia, Northern Macedonia and Croatia, has been screened at more than 40 international festivals worldwide and has won many awards. Blade films have been awarded internationally at many prestigious festivals such as Berlinale, Oberhausen, Sarajevo, Chicago, Aspen, and many others. Our last feature film is the youth film Tartini's Key (2024, Vinci V. Anžlovar), an adaptation of Roman Kukovič’s popular children's book of the same name. Tartini's Key had its national premiere at the 27th Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož, its world premiere at the 30th Sarajevo film festival and will have North American premiere at the Belmont World Film's 22nd Family Festival. At the moment Blade’s upcoming line-up includes a feature documentary Punk under the Communist Regime by Andrej Košak (pitch on MAKEDOCS 2021 – Best Pitch Award and BELDOCS 2022), a feature documentary in development Half Time by Maxime Berthou and Mark Požlep, a psychological thriller Vultures by Vida Breže (pitch at European Genre Forum, Balkan film market) and a mockumentary End of Gravity by Igor Zupe (pitch at València Film Afers, Mostra de València Mediterranean Coproduction Forum 2024).