Every year, FSF Portorož also gives out the Vesna Award for the best Slovenian feature film as chosen by the audience. The award is decided by the public by voting at all the venues where the films in competition are screened. Upon entering the auditorium, the audience receives a ballot paper with a score from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. They vote by clearly marking the rating they have chosen and, when the screening is over, by placing the ballot paper in the ballot box on their way out of the theatre. Any ballot paper which does not clearly indicate the voter’s preference is invalid.
A three-member jury appointed by the festival director (this year consisting of Kristina Ravnikar as the chairperson and members Špela Barlič and Janko Čretnik) counts the ballot papers and calculates an average score for each film. At least 50 valid ballots must be cast for a film to be eligible for the Audience Award, and the winning film is the one with the highest average score, calculated to two decimal places. In the event of a tie, all films with the same rating will receive the prize.
The following films are in competition for the 28th FSF Audience Award:
Official Competition Programme
- VICTORY DAY, Zvezdan Martič, 76′, documentary
- ELVIS STARLING, Boris Jurjaševič, 92′, fiction
- FANTASY, Kukla, 99′, fiction
- THE MOUNTAIN WON’T NOT MOVE, Petra Seliškar, 94′, documentary
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS, Urška Djukić, 90′, fiction
- WHEN I GET OUT, Metod Pevec, 106′, documentary
- FORGET ME NOT, Anja Medved, 104′, documentary
- NEW CLASSMATES, Toni Cahunek, 89′, documentary
- OHO FILM, Damjan Kozole, 100′, documentary
- IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, Perica Rai, 89′, fiction
- HIDDEN PEOPLE, Miha Hočevar, 99′, fiction
- STEALING LAND, Žiga Virc, 70′, fiction
- TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Jean-Claude Rozec, Leon Vidmar, 71′, animated