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…
Is there any better way to get into the festival’s mood than with words of those who planned it, who nourished it, who made it all possible? Artistic director and one of three selectors, Maša Drndić invites us in 9th STIFF playful world: The last three years have thoroughly shaken, tectonically changed our reality. They…
As our colleagues from SKC says: You still have a chance! You can apply until October 20nd, 2022. After receiving so many great volunteer applications, we thought — okay, this is going to be one great year! And maybe we don’t close the applications yet and see who else is coming to PLAY? And so…
As every year, the Student International Film Festival invited students of the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, under the mentorship of prof. art. Aljoša Brajdić and assistant Korina Hunjak, to create and design solutions for this year’s visual identity of STIFF. The thematic focus of the 9th edition of the festival is PLAY, so…
Apply for the 9th STIFF Festival exhibition program We are inviting visual, sound, and performing artists as well as individuals and collectives in other creative disciplines (computer scientists, mechanics, game developers, writers…) that deal with the topic of PLAY to submit their work for the exhibition program of 9th STIFF festival. The deadline is extended…
Supporting program of the 9th Student International Film Festival Rijeka, Croatia 24 – 27. November 2022 submission deadline: June 20th, 2022 We are inviting visual, sound, and performing artists as well as individuals and collectives in other creative disciplines (computer scientists, mechanics, game developers, writers…) that deal with the topic of PLAY to submit their…