STIFF – the International Student Film Festival invites filmmakers to submit their films by May 15 for the 13th edition of the festival, which will take place from November 25 to 28, 2026, in Rijeka, Croatia. The theme of the 13th STIFF is MISTAKES.What are the different methods of learning and overcoming obstacles? Can uncomfortable,…
Film stories that left their traces on the 12th STIFF – one award stays in rijeka, the others travel the world After the audience and jury spent three days watching the best student films from as many as 15 countries, the jury of the 12th STIFF selected the best of the best – three films…
The third day of the festival brings stories of what remains – after fights, after losses, after trying to understand the world and ourselves. In three programme blocks – AFTER ALL, BOLD BATTLES and TIMELESS STORIES – we explore the traces left: those that hurt, those that comfort, and those that testify human endurance. AFTER…
The second day of the festival takes us through three programme blocks – STITCHES, SNAGS, and VIS-A-VIS – that explore ways in which we see ourselves in the worlds and the people around us, how we deal with insecurities and how past and present experiences leave traces in our lives. VIS-A-VIS deals with reflections and…
First trace (towards the best student films) First day of the festival opens with two blocks – Currents and Cracks – that take us into the flow of life and the fissures in everyday existence. These films explore how little touches, unspoken words and unpredictable moments shape us, and how these little moments in our…
Attention all film buffs! We are 24 hours away from the start of the 12th Student International Film Festival – STIFF, that’s happening from 27th until 29th November in Rijeka. This year’s theme – TRACE – will explore what is left behind us – experiences, memories, emotions, decisions – in 31 films from 15 countries,…
The 12th edition of STIFF brings us 31 films that will certainly leave a trace – in Rijeka, at the festival, and in all us viewers. This year’s stories are curated in eight programme blocks, selected by Maša Drndić and Marta Ban, this year joined by Bela Bračko Milešević. All the films are vying for…
Students in Serbia have been fighting for a year now for justice, responsibility and a more just society. As part of the programme, we will screen short films “The Twelfth Minute” and “22nd November” on Friday, 28th November at 3:30PM in Art-kino. The films were made during the blockade of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts…
12th STIFF continues the collaboration with Cinehill festival by presenting an investigative documentary The World’s Best Film Professor, on Saturday 29th at 2PM in Art-kino. This cinematic story centres on Krešimir Mikić, a beloved Zagreb professor of film art who has shaped generations of filmmakers for more than 40 years. When he revealed to his…
On Thursday 27th November at 5PM, before the official start of the festival, we invite the audience to step into a world where there are no cell-phones, everyone has their own personal clown for fun and leisure. Do these clowns have free will? Can they change their position in society? Or the position of their…
In 10 days’ time begins the 12th edition of Student international Film Festival – STIFF, searching for what is left behind us – emotions, memories, movements, mementos and changes. This year STIFF brings 31 films from 15 countries. It gathers directors that think about the world we leave for future generations and the world we…
Join us for the opening of the exhibition “Beforehand Afterwards” on November 27th, 2025 at 9 PM in the SKC Gallery and step into a world of traces brought to life through diverse artistic perspectives. The exhibition will be open during the festival from 5 PM to 8 PM. This year’s edition of Student International…