The ceremonial opening of the 15th edition of the Dubrovnik Film Festival (DUFF) was held at Cinema Sloboda. The jubilee edition of the festival for children and young people of Mediterranean countries runs from 15 to 18 October.
For this year's jubilee edition, around 500 applications from 65 countries were received. The selection jury chose 59 works competing for one of the ten festival boats.
Films are divided into categories: animated, feature, documentary and free genre, with this year's special thematic category Belonging. Following the ceremonial opening of the festival and the first competitive screening, a cocktail gathering took place in the cinema lobby.
Screenings continue tomorrow from 10:30 at Cinema Visia. The accompanying workshop programme focuses on film, video games and costume design.
The animation workshop "Colours in an Embrace" is intended for nursery school children, takes place on Friday from 9:00 at Cinema Sloboda, under the guidance of Hana Repše. The film workshop "From Idea to Premiere" takes place on Friday at 11:00 at Cinema Sloboda, led by Marina Zlatarić and Ingrid Padjen Đurić.
The festival officially concludes on Sunday 18 October. The closing programme begins at 10:00, also at Cinema Sloboda. The main part of the closing is hosted by film critic Boško Picula, when the winners will be ceremonially announced and awards presented to the best young authors.
