Organisers of the 20th ZagrebDox, running April 14 to April 21 2024, have put out the call for submissions for its official programme, comprising two competitions, retrospectives and thematic sections.
Core to proceedings are the International and a Regional Competition. “The International Competition presents the best auteur and creative documentary films from the world made and produced in the past year, with a focus on everything that is new, brave, off mainstream and intrepid,” write organisers. “The fact that ZagrebDox lays great stress on the Regional program makes it additionally attractive for all those who want to look into the latest regional production.”
Eligible to compete in the Regional Competition are films produced or co-produced in one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Romania.
Only films released after January 1 within the previous year (2023) can participate in the Competition Programme. Since 2022 ZagrebDox is the only Croatian film festival whose winner is automatically nominated for the European Film Academy annual award.
Submissions for ZagrebDox can only be made through FilmFreeway Platform.
Launched in 2005, ZagrebDox is “intended to provide audiences and experts insight into recent documentary films, stimulate national documentary production and boost international and regional cooperation in co-productions. ZagrebDox is a specialized festival that presents the best creative documentary films whose imaginative form and choice of topics make it unique in Croatia and Europe,” write organisers.
