The last day of the 9th Student International Film Festival was marked by the award ceremony where the winners of the best documentary, fiction, and animated films were announced. Between over 700 submitted and 40 selected films, the awards went to Russia, Poland, France, Singapore, Germany, Syria, and Israel. Three-member juries of the 9th STIFF…
We start the last day at the earliest – even at 15:30 – with the CHECKPOINT 16:00 block consisting of 4 films. The block opens with FLORA, a documentary film by author David Kumpare, in which we follow the eponymous heroine who, in the process of growing up, gradually discovers who she is. Then we…
The third day starts at 16:00 with the program block EN PLAIN, which consists of five competitive films. First, the block begins with the out-of-competition documentary film (p)artisan, authored by Jelena Androić, also a jury member for the documentary film, which follows a young artist from Rijeka and his troubles on the way to…
On the second day of STIFF, we start socializing at 6:00 p.m. and watch movies until 9:30 p.m. Today we have eight films in our repertoire. Of these, two are documentaries, three are animated, and three are feature films. Documentary films are brought to us by authors Ana Scheu Amigo with the film ESTHER and…
One of the selectors, Sendi Bakotić, led the opening of this year’s edition. In addition to the exceptional program this year, she highlighted the record number of volunteers involved in creating the festival. The 9th STIFF was officially opened by Chris Marcich, director of the Croatian Audiovisual Center — HAVC, praising the festival’s concept by…
We start the rich film program of STIFF on Thursday, November 24, with three films. On the first day, they will present three films in three categories: documentary, fiction, and animation. We start the film screenings with the film ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. This is an animated film by Asa Rikin and Noga Sirota. Animal Friction is…
This year’s STIFF film festival has a rich offer and will enchant even the most demanding critics. In addition to the rich film program, which is “the main course” of the festival, the organizers made an effort to make “the side dishes” just as filling. — Multidisciplinary, international exhibition all GAME no PLAY, curated by…
We are approaching another edition of our favorite student film festival — the 9th edition of the STIFF International Student Film Festival brings 45 short and medium-length student films from all over the world organized into 11 program blocks chosen by three selectors: Maša Drndić, Marta Ban, and Sendi Bakotić. As in previous years, the…
One of the things that make us very proud is — our jury. STIFF has a very carefully “structured” jury that works in teams: one for feature films, one for documentaries and one for animated films. Each jury team consists of three members: a filmmaker who has won an award at STIFF festival in previous…
It is time to PLAY the GAMES — the forgotten muse of childhood, which will be celebrated with the competition program of 40 films of all genres from 16 countries around the world, divided into 11 program blocks whose titles recall the most famous board games, i.e. the moves and tactics that make them (Half-time…
From November 24 to November 27, 2022, the 9th edition of the Croatian International Student Film Festival – STIFF will be held at the Art-kino in Rijeka. The festival is organised by Filmaktiv association and the Student Cultural Center of the University of Rijeka in cooperation with Art-kino, the University of Rijeka, the Academy of…
Three people are responsible for the selection of the best student films from around the world — the selectors of the 9th STIFF. Maša Drndić, Marta Ban and Sendi Bakotić selected forty best films out of 700 applications from sixteen countries and arranged them in eleven competitive film program blocks. The films compete for a…