The 20th edition of the Zagreb Festival is about to start

The official feature film competition of the 20th Zagreb Film Festival, taking place from 23-30 October in several locations in the Croatian capital, as well as on the web platforms kinoeuropa.hr and croatian.film, consists of 15 titles, most of them tried and tested works that garnered some buzz on the festival circuit. However, a special aspect of this year’s program is that four of the titles are domestic, Croatian productions, all written and directed by filmmakers making their feature film debuts. The official Croatian Oscars entry, Juraj Lerotic‘s Safe Place [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Juraj Lerotić
fiche film], which triumphed at the Sarajevo Film Festival and won three awards at Locarno, will open the competition and the festival itself. Karlovy Vary awardee The Uncle [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Andrija Mardešić et David …
fiche film]directed by Andrija Mardesic and David Kapacmore Josip Zuvan‘s San Sebastian entry Carbide [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film]and Dubravka Turic‘s Warsaw title tracks will also be screened.

The rest of the program will feature titles such as Carla Simon‘s Berlinale winner Alcarras [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Carla Simón
interview : Giovanni Pompili
fiche film], Lukas Dhont‘s Close [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film] which was awarded with the Grand Prix at Cannes, Un Certain Regard winner The Worst Ones [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Romane Gueret et Lise Akoka
fiche film] directed by Lise Akoka and Roman Gueret, Maryna Er Gorbach‘s Klondike [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Maryna Er Gorbach
fiche film] and Valentina Maurel‘s I Have Electric Dreams [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Valentina Maurel
fiche film], among others. Palme d’Or winner Triangle of Sadness [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Ruben Östlund
interview : Ruben Östlund
fiche film] by Ruben Ostlund will be screened out of competition. The festival will also feature two short film competitions: the international short film competition, and another dedicated to domestic short films, called Checkers.

The Together Again section, which screens the newest works from authors whose previous films screened at earlier editions of the festival, will consist of only three titles this year: Pjer Zalica‘s May Labor Day [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film], Teona Struga Mitevska‘s The Happiest Man in the World [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film] and Ali Asgari‘s Until Tomorrow [+lire aussi :
bande-annonce
fiche film]. However, the relative lack of works from filmmakers returning to Zagreb should be mended with the introduction of the Special Screenings section, featuring with three more titles — Marie Kreutzer‘s Bodice [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Marie Kreutzer
fiche film], Koji Fukada‘s love-life and Dominik Mencej‘s Riders [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Dominik Mencej
fiche film] — as well as the Network of Festivals in the Adriatic Region programme, which will showcase titles from five festivals from as many of the ex-Yugoslav countries. The Great Five programme, organized in cooperation with the network of European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC Croatia), will once again showcase selected works from five of the biggest national cinemas in Europe (UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany).

Two of the programs for younger audiences will return: PLUS consists of films made for audiences of teenagers and high school students, while KinoKino screens films aimed at children of elementary school age. This being a milestone edition, the 20th Zagreb Film Festival will also feature two retrospectives, one showcasing the selected documentaries that were screened at the festival over the course of previous editions, and the other doing the same with the Checkers titles.

The ZFF Industry program is a platform for education and networking of film professionals in the region. This practical and educational platform will feature numerous masterclasses, pitching sessions, workshops, panel discussions and round tables intended for audiences of all ages, interests and levels of professional knowledge, from school children to film industry professionals. Some of the events that have already become a tradition of the festival will return, including the My First Script workshop, which is aimed at emerging screenwriters and filmmakers and will this year be mentored by Pjer Žalica, Antonio Nuic and david pope. Tea Industry Youth! workshop and pitching forum will feature six projects from regional dramatic arts academies, while the creative workshop My First Video Game will address the youngest audiences. ZFF Industry will also host two Creative Europe MEDIA events and masterclasses by Croatian-Danish actor Zlatko Buric and Italian editor Cristiano Travaglioli.