Month: November 2024

The last escape

The last day of 11th STIFF marks the end of our journey through films exploring this year’s theme of escape. Every shot and every story explores interhuman relations, inner struggles, and moments where we have to choose to change, or face the inevitable. Every screening brings a unique insight into those life moments when we…

Another side of Escape

On the second day of the festival we delve into the world of Big appetites, films that entice us to explore our needs and wants. The menu opens with documentary film The Neighborhood Street Fair by Ana Carolina Aliaga and Vitória Marques, inviting the audience to spend a day at the open-air fair in São…

The 11th STIFF is open!

It’s that time of the year again – the STIFF time. In Rijeka’s Art-kino, in front of the full house, we opened the 11th edition of our festival. A festival that has been bringing a touch of contemporary student film production from all over the world to Rijeka since 2014. A festival that has been…

First Window into Escape

Emotionally, mentally and physically Carried Away, we escape with three exceptional films into the first programme block of the day. The festival opens with the Estonian animated film Swifts by Ada Napiórkowski, in which the birds return to their haunted world in “sleepy neighbourhoods”. But, the people are gone, and only their ghosts remain. In…

24 hours to STIFF

Attention all film lovers! We have 24 hours left to prepare for an unforgettable Escape towards the best student films in the world. Only 24 hours remain until the 11th edition of Student International Film Festival kicks off. STIFF takes place from 21 until 23 November, and this year the theme of the festival is…

STIFF’s 33 ways to Escape reality

STIFF 2024 brings a fresh dose of cinematic magic with 33 films that take us on various unexpected escapes from reality. These stories, divided into 9 programme blocks, were carefully selected by our curators Maša Drndić and Marta Ban. The films compete in three main categories: fiction, documentary, and animated film. To help you explore…

70% OF YOUR FILM — MASTERCLASS with IGOR MIRKOVIĆ

Just like every year, apart from the unforgettable film experience, STIFF offers a rich and varied side programme for all the film connoisseurs. One such event is Masterclass with Igor Mirković that takes place Saturday, 23 November, 2024, from 3 PM to 5 PM in Mini Art-kino What makes up the magical 70% of success…

Film Chase with Morana Zibar

Friday 22 November at 7 PM the side programme of STIFF takes us to Youth Club (Klub mladih) for a Film Chase with Morana Zibar, renown player of the popular TV show Potjera (The Chase). If you really want to know, quizzes and films are our favourite pastime, a fantastic way to test your film…

MASTERCLASS: Srđan Anđelić

Side programme of this year’s STIFF brings experience and knowledge for all young filmmakers and film lovers. Workshops and masterclasses will open the doors to practical knowledge and inspiration that doesn’t come from a textbook, but from years and years of experience and work. With the side programme STIFF wants to support new generations of…

Escape room: metode rada i otpornosti

Rad u kulturi i umjetnosti često se zamišlja kao lagodan posao ispunjen kreativnošću i izražavanjem, skoro poput hobija ili neobavezne zabave. I dok je istina da ovaj sektor može pružiti posebno ispunjenje, iza prividno opuštene fasade krije se ozbiljan rad – rad u kojem česte nesigurnosti, niska primanja i radni uvjeti nerijetko vode do burnouta…

Escape room: methods of work and resilience

Working in the arts and culture is oftentimes imagined as an easy, laid-back job filled with creativity and possibilities of expressing oneself, almost like a hobby or good fun without any obligations. And while it is true that this type of work can offer fulfilment, behind a façade of leisure there is serious unseen work…