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Submit Your Films to the 13th International Student Film Festival

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,…

Award-Winning Films of the 12th STIFF

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…

We finish tracing (the best 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…

Second day of finding traces (in the world of student films)

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 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…

See you in 24 hours

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,…

31 film that leaves a TRACE at 12th STIFF

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…

See you on STIFF in 10 days

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…

Exhibition BEFOREHAND AFTERWARDS

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…