The jury of 22. ZFF selected the best short film Checkers is considered one of the most important platforms for the promotion of young Croatian talents. The director of the best film is awarded the Golden Pram and 2,000 € provided by the Croatian Film Directors Guild and ZFF, and this year the award goes […]
Watch a selection of Croatian shorts from this year’s ZFF Checkers is the national competition program of short films that primarily promotes young and aspiring authors who have not made their feature-length films yet. The program dates back to the festival’s beginnings and it includes premieres of short films by Croatian filmmakers who have achieved […]
Watch a selection of movies from Europe’s film festivals From the very beginning, ZFF has fostered a relationship and collaboration with other festivals. For those who cannot visit all the big world festivals, this program brings a selection of short films from festival greats. Selectors of European festivals have chosen films for the Zagreb audience, […]
Submissions for ZFF’s competition program are now open The 22nd edition of Zagreb Film Festival will be held from the 4th to the 10th of November, and traditionally, its competition program will feature films by new international and domestic authors. Submissions for ZFF’s competition program are now open; the deadline for submissions for the international feature and […]
Moments of relaxation from family obligations, outings and indulgence in food and drink at Christmastime are a great opportunity for watching a quality Croatian film. To help you do that, here’s a list of our holiday-themed recommendations. All the Best The fourth feature film by director Snježana Tribuson is certainly the most well-known domestic […]
Film recommendations for Valentine’s Day Just like many other things in life, making films is often inspired by love. Anyone can fall in love, but only the rare few are able to express it. There are so many things at play, from the uniqueness of each relationship, to the myriad of social conventions about these […]
Croatian film online and all in one place! Internet platform croatian.film, which has brought together domestic short films, is expanding its offer to include feature and mid-length Croatian works, so from now on the audience will be able to enjoy a range of Croatian titles of different formats and genres, including festival hits and award-winning […]
Love column by Valentina Lisak Filmologists David Bordwell, Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson once postulated that there are at least two narrative strands in classical Hollywood film that bind a single group of characters, of which one almost invariably includes a heterosexual romance. Analyzing a sample of 100 films made between 1915 and 1960, they […]
New column by Jelena Pašić Excursion. A short journey or outing made into the countryside for leisure and recreation. This dictionary definition of “excursion” is quite paradigmatic in the contemporary context. The all-embracing acceleration of the urban way of life often reduces our existence to a series of somewhat automated, inevitably predictable activities. Getting up, […]
Interview with filmmaker of the month – August 2020. Film director 1. How do you see short film? What does it mean for you? Short film is a lovely artistic form. 2. Why does short film matter? What are its greatest strengths and virtues? I do not think it is highly important, but it is definitely […]
