The festival's location is also problematic. Portoro , a popular tourist spot on the Adriatic coast, makes for a beautiful venue, but the Avditorija, the central theatre of the festival, is not. Among the options is building a new theatre designed specifically for the festival, or showing some films in other towns in the Primorska region, such as Piran or Koper. It seems to me that Portoro and the area did not really know that there was a festival going on. The festival's problems, however, pale in comparison to the greater problems filmmakers face in the country.
Funding is a huge problem.
Last year's state budget allotted approximately USD 2.6 million to film activities, but this year funding was cut by more than USD 40,000 at a time when funding should be dramatically increasing to meet demand. Film students are also having financial problems. The Film Fund said that the move was caused by the high cost of collaboration with Euroimages. Hopefully, the forthcoming Law on the Film Fund of the Republic of Slovenia will create better conditions for all involved, through preparations for the law do not seem to be satisfying many. The law is among those that must be aligned with EU legislation and a draft should be passed by the Ministry of Culture's Committee on Culture, Education, Youth, Science and Sport just after 1 May, to be forwarded to parliament for passage at its 22 May session.