TUESDAY, 7 September
Live Event
12.00–15.00 19th International Comparative Literature Colloquium: ‘Literature and War: Problems, Texts, Contexts’ (Part I)
Chairs: Tone Smolej and Igor Žunkovič
Participants: Matevž Kos, Tone Smolej, Alen Širca in Igor Žunkovič (Slovenija)
Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts UL, Blue Hall
The Colloquium will be held in Slovenian and English.
14.00 Presentation of the CEI 2021 Award for Young Writers and a Portrait of the Winner
The presentation will be screened in English, with translation into Slovenian.
17.00 Courage in the Midst of Fear (Part I)
Short film portraits: Zoltán Danyi (Hungary), Matthias Göritz (Germany), Kristina Hočevar (Slovenia) and Jani Oswald (Austria/Slovenia)
Live Event
19.00 Hosting Vilenica in Hrastnik
Kristina Hočevar (Slovenia) and Jani Oswald (Austria/Slovenia)
Moderator: Simona Solina
Hrastnik, Atrium of the Anton Sovre Library Hrastnik (in case of rain, in the library)
Live Event
20.00 Hosting Vilenica in Koper
Milan Dekleva (Slovenia), Slovenian Author in Focus
Moderator: Irena Urbič
Koper, Atrium of the RTV Slovenia Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper/Capodistria (in case of rain, in Studio 3)
WEDNESDAY, 8 September
Live Event
13.00–16.00 19th International Comparative Literature Colloquium: ‘Literature and War: Problems, Texts, Contexts’ (Part II)
Chairs: Tone Smolej and Igor Žunkovič
Participants: Milan Aleksić (Serbia), Kristina Bojanović (Montenegro) and Časlav Koprivica (Serbia)
Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts UL, Blue Hall
The Colloquium will be held in Slovenian and English.
17.00 Courage in the Midst of Fear (Part II)
Short film portraits: Larissa Lai (Canada), Lena Ruth Stefanović (Montenegro) and Nenad Veličković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
19.00 Round Table: The Virus of Freedom: on Rights, Freedoms and Duties in the Time of ‘New Reality’
Participants: Zoltán Danyi (Hungary), Milan Dekleva (Slovenia), Kristina Hočevar (Slovenia), Jani Oswald (Austria/Slovenia)
Moderator: Aljoša Harlamov
The discussion will be held in Slovenian and English. Translation by Špela Pokovec.
THURSDAY, 9 September
11.00 LIT-DATING: Virtual Programme for Literary Intermediaries (Part I)
In collaboration with the Slovenian Book Agency.
11.00 Courage within Words (Part I)
Literary reading: Zoltán Danyi (Hungary), Kristina Hočevar (Slovenia), Jani Oswald (Austria/Slovenia) and CEI 2021 Award for Young Writers’
winner
14.00 The Crystal Vilenica Award 2021 – short portrait film
17.00 Round table: ‘Europe: Bureaucracy or Anarchy’
Participants: Matthias Göritz (Germany), Jazra Khaleed (Greece), Larissa Lai (Canada) and Lena Ruth Stefanović (Montenegro)
Moderator: Luka Novak
The discussion will be held in English. Translation into Slovenian by Breda Biščak.
Live Event
19.00 Hosting Vilenica in Ljubljana
Milan Dekleva (Slovenia), Slovenian Author in Focus
Moderator: Andrej Blatnik
Ljubljana, the Lili Novy Garden (the Garden of the SWA) (in case of rain in the Auditorium of the Museum of Modern Art)
A film portrait dedicated to Milan Dekleva will be screened as part of the event.
FRIDAY, 10 September
11.00 Milan Dekleva, Slovenian Author in Focus – film portrait
Live Event
16.30 Book the Autumn
Zoltán Danyi (Hungary), Matthias Göritz (Germany), Kristina Hočevar (Slovenia), Lena Ruth Stefanović (Montenegro) and Nenad Veličković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Moderator: Breda Biščak
Ljubljana, the Lili Novy Garden (the Garden of the SWA) (in case of rain in the Auditorium of the Museum of Modern Art)
Live Event
19.00 Thoughts of the Prize Winner
Josef Winkler (Austria), Vilenica 2021 laureate
Moderator: Vesna Kondrič Horvat
Music: Duo Aritmija
Ljubljana, City Museum of Ljubljana
The discussion will be held in German. Translation into Slovenian by Amalija Maček.
A film portrait dedicated to Josef Winkler will be screened as part of the event.
The event is sponsored by The City Municipality of Ljubljana.
Due to limited seating in the venue, pre-registration for this event is required at info@vilenica.si.
SATURDAY, 11 September
11.00 Courage within Words (Part II)
Literary reading: Matthias Göritz (Germany), Jazra Khaleed (Greece), Larissa Lai (Canada), Lena Ruth Stefanović (Montenegro) and Nenad Veličković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Live Event
13.00 Vilenica in Karst
Zoltán Danyi (Hungary), Jani Oswald (Austria/Slovenia), Lena Ruth Stefanović (Montenegro) and Nenad Veličković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Moderator: Breda Biščak
Sežana, Kosovel Cultural Centre, Amphitheater (in case of rain, in the Kosovel Cultural Centre)
17.00 Josef Winkler (Austria), Vilenica 2021 laureate – film portrait
Live Event
18.30 Presentation of the Vilenica 2021 Prize to Josef Winkler
Literary reading: Sandro William Junqueira and Álvaro Seiça (Portugal)
Laudation: Dušan Merc, President of the Slovene Writers’ Association
Presentation of the Prize: Amalija Maček, Member of the Vilenica Jury
Moderator: Živa Rogelj
Lokev, Vilenica Cave
Due to limited seating in the venue, pre-registration for this event is required at info@vilenica.si.
SUNDAY, 12 September
11.00 Presentation of the Vilenica 2021 Prize to Josef Winkler, recording of the event
17.00 Portugal at Vilenica
Short film portraits: Sandro William Junqueira and Álvaro Seiça (Portugal)
19.00 Round Table: ‘Contemporary Portuguese Literature’
Participants: Sandro William Junqueira, Ricardo Marques and Álvaro Seiça (Portugal)
Moderator: Blažka Müller
The discussion will be held in Portugal. Translation into Slovenian by Edvin Dervišević.
Accompanying Programme
WEDNESDAY, 8 September
17.00 Literary afternoon with Matthias Göritz
Matthias Göritz (Germany)
Moderator: Mojca Kranjc
Slovenian Interpretation: Luka Marcen
Ljubljana, the Lili Novy Garden (the Garden of the SWA) (in case of rain, at the SWA)
The discussion will be held in German. Translation into Slovenian by Amalija Maček.
Virtual festival events will take place on the festival website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
All festival events are free of charge. Participation is possible in accordance with the RVT (Recovered, Vaccinated, Tested) protocol. We kindly ask you to follow the recommendations of the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health when attending events.