MARKET ANALYSIS 2025: Slovenia

05. June 2026

The impact on film production has already shown, but in 2025 cinema exhibition and film production, as well as film distribution seem stabilised.

LJUBLJANA: It was a successful year for the Slovenian film sector as the Slovenian Film Centre (SFC) received a record breaking 12.7 m EUR for running costs, film funding and other activities in 2025 (compared to 8.6 m EUR in 2024). The impact on film production has already shown, but in 2025 cinema exhibition and film production, as well as film distribution seem stabilised.

The 2025 cinema attendance was approximately the same as in 2024, with a drop of around 2% in admissions and box office gross. Domestic titles had a 2% increase in admissions, and 2% decrease in box office gross.

The Slovenian Film Centre (SFC) received 12,713,945 EUR for running costs, film funding and other activities in 2025, which is 48% more than in 2024. The goal announced in 2018, that the annual budget for film production should reach 11 m EUR, has been accomplished.

The Slovenian Minister of Culture is Asta Vrečko, appointed in June 2022.

The head of the Slovenian Film Centre is Nataša Bučar, who was re-appointed in November 2021 for a five-year term.

Written by Damijan Vinter.

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