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Film Festivals in Ljubljana
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Joze Plecnik's riverfront capital, where market arcades, a castle hill, and the Metelkova art quarter fit inside one walkable hour.
No overall organizer. Cankarjev dom anchors the event; the rest belongs to the streets.
Dates & details verified against: Official event site ↗
Why here
The Ljubljana International Film Festival, LIFFe, has been staged by the national cultural center Cankarjev dom since 1990 and is Slovenia's premier film event: eleven program sections led by the Perspectives competition for emerging directors, screened across nine venues from Cankarjev dom's Linhart and Kosovel halls to Kinodvor, the Slovenian Cinematheque, and Kino Siska, with satellite screenings in Maribor, Novo Mesto, and Celje. The 37th edition runs November 11-22, 2026. It is the arthouse counterpoint to the capital's compact walkability, a festival you can cross entirely on foot between screenings.
Best months
Annual in the second half of November: the 2026 edition runs November 11-22, program published each October. Tickets are cheap by festival standards; Perspectives premieres sell out first.
Getting there & around
All main venues are walkable in the center; Kino Siska is a short bus ride. November city-break pricing keeps the trip cheap.
Skill levels: beginner
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Cankarjev dom
OrganizerCankarjev dom is Slovenia's main cultural and congress centre, visited by half a million art lovers, congress delegates and event attendees a year and host to around 18,000 performers annually. Primarily a cultural centre, it dedicates more than two thirds of its programme to culture and the arts, alongside congresses, conferences, corporate events and fairs; between 1981 and 2024 it drew nearly twenty million visitors. It has also staged the Ljubljana International Film Festival LIFFe since 1990.
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