Slovenian film guide 2026

Little Trouble Girls

by Urška Djukić

Kaj ti je deklica, 2025, fiction, digital DCP, 1,5:1 (3:2), 24, c, 89 min

SI, IT, HR, RS

Finished

Introverted 16-year-old Lucia joins her Catholic school's all-girls choir, where she befriends Ana-Maria, a popular and flirty third-year student. But when the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend of intensive rehearsals, Lucia’s interest in a dark-eyed restoration worker tests her friendship with Ana-Maria and the other girls. Navigating the unfamiliar surroundings and her budding sexuality, Lucia begins to question her belief and her values as new urges arise, disrupting the choir’s harmony.
Urška Djukić
Urška Djukić’s most recent short film Granny’s Sexual Life has won over 50 awards, including the European Film Academy Award for Best Short Film in 2022 and the 2023 Cesar Award for Best Animated Short Film. Previous short films by Djukić also include The Right One, part of the omnibus film SEE Factory Sarajevo mon amour that premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2019. In 2019, Djukić participated in the 39thedition of the Cannes Cinéfondation Residency, where she developed Little Tro…
Projekt je bil razvit na rezidenčnih bivanjih Cinéfondation v Parizu in Moulin d’Andé v Normandiji ter na delavnici Torino Film Lab.
Awards
Festival Award Year
Paper Plane (Association Award), best screenplay
2026
Štigličev Pogled Award (Association Award), best directing
2026
36th Tromsø International Film Festival
Faith in Film Award (Jury Award), for spiritual reflection
2026
17th Les Arcs Film Festival
Grand Prix (Jury Award), -------
2025
18. CinEast
Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film
2025
18th LIFFE - Leskovac International Festival of Film Directing
Special Mention (Jury Award), best performance
2025
24th Transilvania International Film Festival
Award (Young jury), best film (Youth)
2025
24th Tribeca Festival
Award (Jury Award), best cinematography (Feature Length, Fiction, International)
2025
28th Festival of Slovenian Film
Slovenian Film Publicists FIPRESCI Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film (Feature Length)
2025
28th Festival of Slovenian Film
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best supporting role (Male)
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best leading role (Woman)
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best film (Feature Length)
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best sound design
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best supporting role (Woman)
2025
38th Montenegro Film Festival
FEDEORA Recognition Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film
2025
56th International FIlm Festival of India
Silver Peacock (Jury Award), best performance
2025
72nd Pula Film Festival
Golden Arena (Jury Award), best editing (Minority co-production)
2025
75th Berlinale
FIPRESCI Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film (First Feature)
2025
15th Les Arcs Film Festival
Titra Film Award (Tradercraft Award), best film
2023
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