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  • VAFI & RAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival

    Location: Varaždin
    Festival dates: May 26 – 31 | 16th edition

    VAFI & RAFI is a festival of animated films devoted to children and youth. The festival has two sections – VAFI section (animated movies made by children and youth) and RAFI section (animated movies for children and youth). From the 3rd edition, the festival also has a special category called BLUE VAFI for which the prizes are given in cooperation with the Office of the Ombudsman for Children and UNICEF in Croatia, for the movie which promotes the Children's rights. Since its 10th edition, web site medijskapismenost.hr has been included in the jury of BLUE VAFI. Every year, the festival has a Partner country and the program is dedicated to promoting variety and richness through animated films.

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  • Animafest Zagreb

    Location: Zagreb
    Festival dates: June 2 – 7, 2025 |
    34th Edition

    The World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb, founded in 1972, is the second oldest film festival that is entirely devoted to animation and one of the world’s most important animated film festivals. The festival takes place each year in early June. With over 400 films, symposium on contemporary animation studies, presentations, exhibitions, lectures and workshops, the festival provides a comprehensive insight into contemporary animated production and celebrates its rich tradition. The winner of Animafest’s Short Film Grand Prix directly qualifies for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science's Oscar Awards. Winners in all competition categories qualify for Annie Award and European Animation Award Emile.

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  • Brač Film Festival

    Location: Supetar, Brač
    Festival dates: August 6 – 9, 2025 | 11th Edition

    Brač Film Festival is an international feature film festival for emerging filmmakers from Europe and the Mediterranean. Key goals of the Festival are: promotion of the first time feature film directors, presentation of short student films, development of film literacy amongst children and youth and connecting young film professionals with experienced ones. The prize for Best Film is awarded by the audience.

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  • 25 FPS Festival

    Location: Zagreb
    Festival dates: September 23 – 27, 2025 | 21th Edition

    25 FPS Festival is an international experimental film and video festival, primarily oriented towards short film. It screens films which innovatively explore the possibilities of cinematic language, narration and the medium itself, cross film types and genres and broaden the notion of film as art. It promotes expressive original concepts, progresses in terms of theme, idea and aesthetics, as well as works that perpetuate the tradition of artists', avant-garde and experimental film. Main festival sections are: Competition Programme, Jury's Choice, Expanded Cinema, Reflexes, Kino 23. International Grand Jury hands out three Grand Prix prizes in cash (ex aequo) and Special Mentions, Critics Jury Critics Award, festival organizer an award in production services to the best Croatian film, and Audience Award is selected according to audience votes.

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  • STIFF – Student International Film Festival

    Location: Rijeka
    Festival dates: November 27 – 29, 2025 | 12th Edition

    STIFF is Croatia’s first International Film Festival dedicated entirely to student films. Established by the SKC Rijeka (Student Cultural Center) and Filmaktiv – the purpose of the festival is strengthening the student film industry by allowing an insight into the work of other fellow student filmmakers, encouraging the development of new ideas and establishing international collaborations in the field of media production. STIFF’s main goal is to present the best of the student film production from all around the world and help them get their audiences. It strives to educate audiences about the quality of work of emerging filmmakers.

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