The Ljubljana International Film Festival (also known as LIFFe) is an international film festival, established in 1990 and held annually in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 

Apart from screenings of Slovenian films, it also regularly features renowned authors΄ film retrospectives, international independent film programs and a short films competition.

A Stranger

In the official competition section of new filmmakers, Perspectives, two Balkan entries will compete for the Kingfisher Award:

- A Stranger (Obrana i zaštita), by Bobo Jelčic, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2013

- Watchtower (Gözetleme Kulesi), by Pelin Esmer, Turkey, Germany, France, 2012

The film An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (Epizoda u životu berača željeza), by Danis Tanović, has already found a Slovenian distribution and will be screened at the Avant-premieres section. 

During the World Film Panorama, more Balkan films will be presented to the Slovenian audiences: 

- Araf - Somewhere in Between (Araf), by Yesim Ustaoglu, Turkey, Germany, France, 2012

- Child΄s Pose (Pozitia copilului), by Calin Peter Netzer, Romania, 2013

- Circles (Krugovi) by Srdjan Golubović, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, France, Germany, 2013

- Mama Europa (Mama Evropa), by Petra Seliškar, Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, 2013

- The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (I aionia epistrofi tou Antoni Paraskeua), by Elina Psykou, Greece, 2013

This year΄s Tribute section is devoted to the "oeuvre" of the Croatian director Lordan Zafranović. 

A selection of his films is being screened:

- Chronicle of a Crime (Kronika jednog zločina), Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1973

- Evening Bells (Večernja zvona), Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1986

- Lordan Zafranović - short films (Lordan Zafranović - short films), Croatia

- Occupation in 26 Acts (Okupacija u 26 slika), Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1978

- Passion According to Matthew (Muke po Mati), Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1975

- Sunday 2 (Nedjelja 2), Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1969

- The Decline of the Century (Zalazak stoljeća Testament L.Z.), Croatia, 1993

- The Fall of Italy (Pad Italije), Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1981

*You can find the whole program and events among with the awards and the juries here.