Zagreb Film Festival 2023 and 2024

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Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) 2023/2024 presents two new editions of established and one of the most significant Croatian and regional cultural events. The main priorities and focus are to discover and promote debut films from emerging European talents. With all its distributional, promotional and educational activities happening throughout a year, it represents the European film ecosystem, whose structure was steadily built over the last two decades with numerous innovative practices. The central festival event will be held in the second week of November 2023 and 2024. During that time, carefully curated films will be screened in the main competition sections and side programs. Prominent international film juries will decide about the best films. Festival awards consist of the Golden Pram award and money prizes. Industry events are key elements of the festival and as such will continue with focus on educational and networking activities. The festival will organize numerous decentralized film distribution activities throughout the year, while curating special film programmes online via the VOD platforms. The festival's vision is to be a leading regional film festival that champions new and innovative filmmaking talent and promotes the cultural exchange of ideas and perspectives through film. It seeks to foster a community of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, and industry professionals who share a passion for cinema and its power to inspire, educate, and entertain. Zagreb Film Festival is committed to promoting diversity, green practices, and cultural exchange through its programming, and to creating an environment that celebrates and supports the art of cinema in all its forms.