Submissions for DEF 2027 are now closed. We received a total of 180 films this year. The pre-selection was carried out by Miha Peče and Manca Filak. The final programme will be curated by the selection committee: Tanja Bukovčan and Etami Borjan (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb), Naško Križnar, Miha Peče and Manca Filak (ZRC SAZU). Continue reading →

The submission deadline for the Days of Ethnographic Film 2027 has been extended by one week, to 8 October 2026.

DEF will take place from 4 to 6 March 2027 at the Slovenian Cinematheque.

The regulations and registration form are available on our website.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

We are pleased to announce that the submissions for the Days of Ethnographic Film festival 2027 are now open. The event will take place at the Slovenian Cinematheque in Ljubljana at the end of February 2027. Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that the programme and the booklet for the film seminar are now available.

The DEF 2026 Film Seminar will take place on 3–4 March 2026 in the Gosposka Hall of ZM GIAM ZRC SAZU in Ljubljana (Gosposka ulica 16). Each film screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s author. Continue reading →

The DEF Film Seminar will take place on March 3–4, 2026, at the Gosposka Hall of ZM GIAM
ZRC SAZU in Ljubljana (Gosposka ulica 16). The event is organised by the Slovene
Ethnological Society and the Institute of Slovenian Ethnology ZRC SAZU, in cooperation with
the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, University of
Ljubljana. Continue reading →

Media reports about the festival, authors and films. Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that the program of the DEF 2025 festival is ready! The screenings
will take place between February 27 and March 1 at the Slovenian Cinematheque. The festival
schedule has been published, as well as the list of all films with detailed information. The festival booklet is also available.

You are invited to take a look!

Submissions for the DEF 2025 are now closed. A total of 152 films were submitted this year.
The pre-selection of films will be made by Miha Peče and Manca Filak, and the final program
will be chosen by this year’s selection committee, composed of Tanja Bukovčan and Tihana
Rubić (University of Zagreb), Naško Križnar, Miha Peče and Manca Filak (ZRC SAZU).

The festival will take place from February 27 to March 1, 2025 at the Slovenian Cinematheque. The program is expected to be announced at the beginning of next year.

You can also follow us on the festival’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

The submission deadline for the Days of Ethnographic Film 2025 has been extended by one
week, until Monday, October 7, 2024.

The event will take place from February 27 to March 1, 2025 at the Slovenian Cinematheque.
The regulations and the registration form can be found on the website.

Looking forward to seeing your films!