The competition program comprised a total of 32 short films selected by curators Martina Mladnović, Iva Rosandić, and Anja Kavić from 1,281 submissions worldwide. The official competition program screened a total of 10 animated films, 8 documentary films, 8 experimental films, and 6 fiction short films, of which 24 were student films. The competition program also featured 6 Croatian premieres: the animated film “Stardust and Camp” by Australian director Jayden Van Win, and the experimental films “Sister” by Filandre Zulfikar from neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Doctor Comes in on Thursdays” by Serbian director Jovana Anđelković, “Layers: Film” by Brazilian director Vitoria Scaevola, the Tajik film “Voices of the Mountains” created by the DRF Community, and the Argentine film “Terpeniev” by Manuel Del Médice. All films in the competition program could also be viewed through VR headsets during the festival.
In addition to film screenings, the festival featured the opening of the exhibition “The Inner Face” by Ivana Svjetličić, musical performances, and a tribute to actor Duško Valentić alongside the premiere of the film “Samoća” (“Solitude”). As part of the children’s program, a screening of the animated film “Poplava” (“Flood”) was held, as well as— in collaboration with the platform Film svima—an inclusive children’s screening of “Ježeva kuća” (“Hedgehog’s Home”) and a screening of the documentary film “Fiume o morte!”, adapted for people who are hard of hearing and visually impaired. The discursive program included a masterclass by actor Goran Grgić, a panel discussion “Movement in Film”, a gathering of young authors titled “Small Film Conversations”, and the traditional film quiz organized in cooperation with Kvizopija.