Eyes on the Screen, Mind on the Vision : the 2025 Cross-Border Film Festival Tribute to a Vision

Get ready for a unique cinematic experience: from 7 to 12 October, you are invited to the cross-border film festival Tribute to a Vision!

The festival, which connects Slovenia and Italy every year, will be particularly festive this year as part of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia.

It will host visionaries, critical thinkers, and creators who see film as a tool for understanding society. With the support of the region's most important film institutions, we are building a space for creativity, dialogue, and shared visions of the future. At the heart of the festival is a retrospective of the award-winning Darko Bratina, whose oeuvre highlights the power of the author's perspective. The Darko Bratina Award was presented to Hungarian master Béla Tarr and Italian-Armenian author Yervant Gianikian, who, together with Angela Ricci Lucchi, created one of the richest film opuses in European cinema.

The Kinotečni pogled section presents short works by Roberto Rossellini and Franci Slak, Vizionarji brings innovative European works, Ekskurzija presents short films from Kosovo, and the Prvi Poleti platform offers space for young authors and fresh film discourse. The festival caravan takes film stories to where the audience lives.

The competition program brings top short films from around the world, while also offering workshops, meetings, and networking opportunities for young filmmakers. The call for entries will be open in the spring on the FilmFreeway platform. Throughout the year, the festival travels with the Festival Caravan, which also brings film stories to other locations in collaboration with the Soča-Isonzo Cinema, Silvan Furlan's Summer Cinema, and partner film festivals.