The thesis deals with the development of film production in Slovenia, namely about the very beginnings, when the inhabitants of modern-day Slovenia saw motion pictures for the first time, and about the creators who eventually tested themselves in this art and are today considered the pioneers of Slovenian cinema. The first meters of Slovenian film were mostly created by amateurs and film lovers. The recorded material is kept mostly in the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and the National Museum in Ljubljana.
Work took different directions, to the archives - film, books, articles and newspapers, which were published together with the mentioned films. Among them, the newspaper Slovenski narod stands out in that it was the most favorable to the film. All of these newspapers are available in the Digital Library of Slovenia.
The thesis is divided into three parts. The first chapter talks about the beginnings of cinematography in Slovenia and the people who were most responsible for its development. It describes domestic film production until the beginning of the Second World War, from the first meters of domestic film shot by Karol Grossmann, to the premieres of the first two Slovenian feature films and the establishment of the only production company operating during the war, Emona film.
The second part is devoted to propaganda, its theory and its role in war, or rather, society. It also briefly addresses the occupier's propaganda, but mainly it focuses on the operation of Emona film and its product Partizanski dokumenti, which today are an important source for insight into the interwar production of documentary films or propaganda in Slovenia. In addition to the aforementioned company, it also deals with the operation of the NOB (national liberation struggle) film section, which, apart from Emona film, was also the only one that filmed during the war.
In the final part, the thesis briefly describes the continuation of film production from the NOB period, moves on to post-war film production, looks for traces of the war and its impact on life thereafter.
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