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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: 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…

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…

Exit Thread

Join us for the opening of the exhibition Exit Thread on 21 November, 2024, at 9 p.m., SKC Gallery and experience a creative explosion of art This year’s 11th edition of the International Student Film Festival (STIFF) explores the theme of Escape, which is also the foundation of Exit Thread, the exhibition part of the…

11th STIFF in 11 days

In 11 days we’ll see you at the 11th edition of Student International Film Festival STIFF. This year STIFF explores different forms of escape – physical, emotional and mental – through films by young authors from 20 countries spread across 4 continents. They will guide the audience through the film programme made of stories about…

11th STIFF Film Festival Jury

The STIFF jury consists of three teams: one for fiction, one for documentary, and one for animated films. Each team includes a film professional, a previous years’ winner, and a local student. This structure allows students to actively learn from professionals as part of the jury, and fosters connections between local filmmakers and young international…

Nine programme blocks to build a new decade of STIFF

Our selectors, Maša Drndić and Marta Ban, organised the best of the student cinema from all over the world into nine fabulously designed blocks that all but guarantee you to Escape into different film worlds. Take a look at the stories hidden in this year’s STIFF. Carried Away In their sincere search for meaning that…

11th STIFF — Escape

SAVE THE DATE Escape the ordinary. Experience extraordinary stories in the new decade of STIFF. More info coming soon! 21th —23rd November 2024, Art-kino & Galerija SKC

Presentation of STIFF at Cinehill

STIFF took a break in the forest on the hill of films — Cinehill. And with our refreshments, STIFF added a spark to the last day of this year’s edition as Katarina and Maja introduced the festival and collaboration opportunities. From the film hill, we’re already dreaming of November and the 11th edition of our…

See you on the Hill of Films

Yesterday, Cinehill was officially opened, and on Sunday, the closing day, we are expecting a special event — the presentation of STIFF. The STIFF program at Cinehill will be held on July 27 from 1:30 PM to 2:40 PM. With young filmmakers from around the world gathered in the DHFR Campus program, we will watch:…

STIFF — Extended Deadline for Student and Debut Films

Student International Film Festival — STIFF invites students and debut filmmakers to submit their films by July 24, 2024. Submissions for the competitive segment should consist of original works created by students or debut filmmakers in various genres: feature film, documentary film, animated film, and experimental film. All works must not exceed 60 minutes in…