Star Film Fest and Kino klub Sisak invite all young short film authors to submit their films for participation in the competition program of this year’s 13th edition of Star Film Fest, which will take place from August 20th to August 22nd, 2026, in the city of Sisak.
The festival is open to filmmakers who are at least 18 years old and no older than 35 at the time of the film’s year of production.
The categories eligible for the competition program are: fiction, documentary, experimental, animated, and industrial films. The film must have been produced within the past two years (from January 1st, 2024), and submitted films must not be longer than 20 minutes.
Films are submitted via the online platform FilmFreeway, and detailed information about submissions, terms, and technical specifications can be found in the festival regulations, which are also available on the platform.
In order to promote domestic and regional films and authors, submissions from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Montenegro are free of charge, while submissions from all other countries are free until February 29th, 2026.
Submissions are open from February 9th to May 10, 2026.
