Silvan Furlan Summer Arena

This year, for the fourteenth consecutive year, Nova Gorica's central Silvan Furlan Square will be transformed into the Silvan Furlan Summer Arena. From July 25th to 31st, at 9:00 PM, a selection of film screenings will once again come to life under the starry sky, showcasing a diverse selection of genres, ranging from international festival hits to selected new releases from contemporary auteur productions. The screenings are free and feature Slovenian subtitles. In case of inclement weather, the screenings will be moved to the EPIC in Transalpina Square. Free admission.

This year, for the fourteenth consecutive year, Nova Gorica's central Silvan Furlan Square will be transformed into the Silvan Furlan Summer Arena. From July 25th to 31st, at 9:00 PM, a selection of film screenings will once again come to life under the starry sky, showcasing a diverse selection of genres, ranging from international festival hits to selected new releases from contemporary auteur productions. The screenings are free and feature Slovenian subtitles. In case of inclement weather, the screenings will be moved to the EPIC in Transalpina Square. Free admission.

Cinematic Dreams Under the Starry Sky are produced by Kinoatelje, under the patronage of the Municipality of Nova Gorica and Javni zavod GO! 2025. 25. 7. 2026 Ko pridem ven (When I Get Out), Metod Pevec, 2025, 107' (opening film) Metod Pevec enters the walls of Dob Prison and finds a space where cinema meets psychodrama. Through play, memory, and verbal expression, the inmates return to their childhood and project themselves forward, toward an uncertain future.

The film is not just about prison, but about humanity, about guilt, the legacy of violence, and the rare moments when the possibility of change arises.

Audience Award at the 2025 Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož. The director will be a guest. July 26, 2026, Sence tišine (Shadows of Silence), Jure Kreft in Darko Sintič, 2026, 75' The border area between Slovenia, Italy, and Austria conceals numerous untold stories, the consequences of which reverberate to today's generations. The film offers diverse interlocutors from all sides of the border a space to reflect on family memories, historical traumas, and their impact on the present. World premiere. The director duo will be a guest. 27. 7. 2026 Treći svijet (The Third World), Arsen Oremović, 2025, 96' Introduction: Jaša Bužinel A documentary portrait of the legendary Zagreb band Haustor, the film is simultaneously the story of two creative forces: Darko Rundek and Srđan Sacher. Through archival footage, new encounters, and music, the film reveals how the two created something third from different worlds—a band, a city, the meaning of an era.

A film that isn't just about music, but about the magic of everyday life becoming art. 28.7.2026 DJ Ahmet, Georgi M. Unkovski, 2025, 99' A fifteen-year-old shepherd from a remote Macedonian village stumbles upon electronic music and, with it, a whole new world. In this warm and witty coming-of-age story, techno intertwines with tradition, and the desire for freedom clashes with the pressure of a conservative community.

The gaze through Ahmet's eyes softens the world, transforming it into imagination, showing how music can become escape, rebellion, and the promise of a different life. Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. 29.7.2026 Ungrateful Creatures, Olmo Omerzu, 2025, 110' David takes his children on vacation to the Adriatic Sea in an attempt to save a bilingual family on the brink of collapse. His seventeen-year-old daughter Klara, who suffers from an eating disorder, falls in love with Denis, a local boy. When Denis is accused of murder, David immediately takes his children home. Klara's condition steadily deteriorates, so much so that she requires hospitalization. The only thing that still unites the father and mother is the desire to save her. In desperation, they resort to extreme measures. Nominated for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival, nominated for Best Film at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, nominated for the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco Film Festival. 30. 7. 2026 Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater, 2025, 105' Richard Linklater returns to Paris in the late 1950s and, with a fictional film, reconstructs the genesis of Godard's cult debut, Breathless.

In black and white and in the spirit of the French New Wave, the film captures the moment when improvisation became method and chance became history. An affectionate tribute to the freedom of cinema and one of the most revolutionary shots of all time. It won the César Award for Best Director (Richard Linklater), César Award for Best Cinematography, César Award for Best Editing, César Award for Best Costume Design, Lumière Award for Best Director, Lumière Award for Best Actor (Guillaume Marbeck). It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Golden Globe Award for Best Film – Comedy or Musical. 31. 7. 2026 Le città di pianura, Francesco Sossai, 2025, 100' This warm and ironic dramatic comedy follows two fifty-year-olds and a shy architecture student on an unexpected journey across the Veneto plains. With a delicate irony, the film speaks of friendship, alcohol, and the passage of time. A love letter to a land that the camera observes with affection and a subtle melancholy.

Big winner of the 2026 David di Donatello Awards with eight statuettes, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor.