A National Cinema Initiative:
A Summer in A Seashell (Poletje v školjki)

Directed by: Tugo Štiglic 
Written by: Vitan Mal, Tugo Štiglic
Cinematography: Rado Likon 
Music: Jani Golob 
Editing: Jaka Judnič 
Cast: David Sluga (Tomaž), Kaja Štiglic (Milena), Boris Kralj (Luka), Marjana Karner (Mother), Dare Valič (Father), Majda Potokar (Doctor)
Production: Filmski studio Viba film, Kulturna skupnost Slovenije 

A 1980s Slovenian blockbuster and a groundbreaking youth film thatreinvigorated the national cinema, with the seaside towns of Piran, Portorož and the local salt marshes providing a beautiful setting for this coming-of-age story.

It is the summer when the main protagonist, Tomaž, bids farewell to his boyhood. Playing on the seashore, he forgets the quarrels between his parents who are separated and, as it is usual with many parents, have no time to notice that their son is growing up. Apart from elderly Luka, a former mariner, there is no one in the world of adults who understands Tomaž’s problems. Luka gives him a shell that will help Tomaž keep his memories of the summer: his first love, first romantic touch, and his summertime friends will come back to him whenever he listens to the murmur of the sea in the shell. It is a summer of coming-of-age, of taking important decisions and shouldering responsibilities.

The film won the Audience Award at the 1986 Celje National Film Week and the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 16th Giffoni Film Festival.