From that figure, 55 thousand euros will be earmarked for the development of two new Slovenian films by Slovenia's younger generation of directors. The rest of the money will be spent on the Animateka festival and the distribution of 12 foreign films.

The support for two new films by Slovenia's younger generation of directors, worth 55.000 euros in total, will go to the Nosorogi and Vertigo institutes. The Zavod Nosorogi will receive 33.000 euros of support for a feature film entitled Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov (Stories from the Chestnut Woods) directed by Gregor Božič. The Vertigo institute will meanwhile receive 25.000 euros for a creative documentary entitled Gjakmarrja – Blood feud in which Marija Zidar is both the scriptwriter and director.

Božič's film is based on three short stories by Anton Chekhov, and on selected recordings of folk traditions from the Friulian Slavia and Kanalski Kolovrat regions. The current topic of the destruction of societies, the phenomenon of mass emigration by the young and the consequent desolation of parts of the world serve as a background to an intimate story, informs the Creative Europe Desk in Slovenia.

Zidar has been creating Gjakmarrja – Blood feud for some years now together with Latif Hasolli, a director of photography from Kosovo. The documentary follows two mediators in Albania, negotiating between two families involved in a blood feud.

A. J.; translated by K. J.