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STIFF – a decade of best student films

Dear film buffs, prepare the popcorn as you are about to take part in the most exciting event of the year – the International Student Film Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary!   The spark of passion for cinema, creativity and films that has been carrying us for the past ten years is firing up…

A decade of STIFF

The 10th anniversary edition of STIFF is upon us, and who better to introduce us to the new decade of the best student films than our program director Maša Drndić, who is also the co-initiator of the festival;   Welcome to the 10th edition of the International Student Film Festival – STIFF! Founded in 2014…

See you at the tenth STIFF in ten days

Are you ready for the tenth edition of International Student Film Festival – STIFF? We certainly are, striking the days and counting the minutes until the time comes to go to Art-kino and pick up this year’s film treats.   We present you a rich competition programme, 40 films in total ranging across the genres…

10th STIFF: Film Submission Open (deadline July 24)

STIFF – Student International Film Festival is now calling on all student and debutant filmmakers to submit their films for the10th festival edition which will take place from 22th to 26th of November 2023 in Rijeka, Croatia. STIFF festival accepts films of all genres and themes, however special attention will be given to the films…

10th STIFF: Open Call for Artwork

Supporting program of the 10th Student International Film Festival STIFF Audiovisual and performing artists, as well as individuals and collectives from other creative disciplines, are invited to submit their artwork for the exhibition program of the 10th STIFF Festival, which will be held November 22-26 in Rijeka, Croatia. Various perspectives are welcome, from social or…

The awards of the 9th STIFF travel around the world

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…

Daily recommentations of 9th STIFF — Day 4/4

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…

Daily recommentations of 9th STIFF — Day 3/4

  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…

Daily recommentations of 9th STIFF — Day 2/4

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…

9th STIFF is open!

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…

Daily recommentations of 9th STIFF — Day 1/4

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…