Programmer Elma Tataragić reveals details about the films from the Competition Programmes – Narrative Feature and Short Film and emphasizes that the selected titles bring a rich panorama of contemporary regional film.
The award is given to a film that explores the role of young people in shaping societies and democracies, their experiences and aspirations, and the issues that concern them most.
Our city has become a place where films produced in our region make their first stop before embarking on the international festival circuit. This is the cumulative result of more than three decades of building trust with the directors who bring their films to our festival.
In cooperation with the Slovenian Cinematheque, a restored version of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian film classic "Woman with a Landscape" by Ivica Matić was screened at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.
This year’s edition focuses on in-game cinematic directing, world-building, IP adaptation, vertical video and microdrama as well as AI-driven workflows
This unique cross-section award is presented to a first-time filmmaker whose work demonstrates a strong authorial voice and contributes to gender balance in cinema.
