37 Films from 16 Countries Coming to Sisak from August 20–22
Star Film Fest has announced the official competition selection for the 13th edition of its international short film festival, which will take place from August 20th to 22nd in Sisak, Croatia.
This year’s selection features 37 short films from 16 countries, reaffirming the festival’s international character and its long-standing commitment to bringing together young filmmakers from around the world. Audiences can look forward to a diverse programme of fiction, documentary, animated, and experimental films exploring personal stories, social challenges, identity, coming of age, human relationships, and contemporary phenomena that shape everyday life.
Competing for the festival awards are films from Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Poland, Italy, Finland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Hungary, France, North Macedonia, Turkey, Brazil, the United States, Canada, Spain, and Hong Kong.
Among the Croatian entries are the documentary films “Joso” by director Monika Herceg, “Od jutra do sutra” by Marina Musulin, and “Kupam se, voli vas tata” by Izidor Bistović. The animation programme features works by emerging filmmakers such as Branko Perković, Lara Paun, and Antonija Klarić and Luna Strmotić. The fiction competition also includes Croatian titles “Krsnik” by Dan Paulette, “All Inclusive” by Mihael Furlan, and the Sisak-produced film “Echo” by Fran Domitrović.
The competition programme also includes a number of internationally acclaimed films that have been screened at festivals across Europe and around the world throughout the year, further establishing Star Film Fest as an important meeting point for emerging voices and contemporary film trends.
Particularly noteworthy is the strong presence of student productions in this year’s selection. As many as 16 selected films were produced within film and art academies in Croatia and abroad, confirming Star Film Fest as one of the key platforms for showcasing new generations of filmmakers.
Competition Programme Film List
Idemo van? | Dorian Milović | 2026 | Croatia | 9’ | Documentary
Upustvo za korištenje stana | Antea Divić | 2026 | Croatia | 14’ | Documentary
RE: kasnim | Dina Uglešić | 2026 | Croatia | 10’ | Documentary
Muha (Fly) | Lara Avramovski | 2025 | Croatia | 8’ | Experimental
Sedmi siječnja (January 7th) | Lara Avramovski | 2025 | Croatia | 8’ | Experimental
Töst | Nela Gluhak | 2026 | Croatia | 2’ | Experimental
Marjetice (Daisies) | Yuliya Kohal | 2025 | Slovenia | 1’ | Experimental
I Would Like to Be… | Erik Vončina | 2026 | Croatia | 1’ | Experimental
Alisa u zemlji (Alice in Wonder) | Maja Ležaić | 2026 | Croatia | 10’ | Experimental
Subharmonics | Marcell Mostoha | 2026 | Denmark/Hungary | 5’ | Experimental
COMPOST | Erik Semashkin | 2026 | France | 2’ | Experimental
Split Myself in Two | Aleksandra Gigiel | 2025 | Poland | 1’ | Experimental
Crveni jahač (The Red Rider) | Branko Perković | 2026 | Croatia | 5’ | Animated
Iz sjene u sjenu (From Shadow to Shadow) | Lara Paun | 2026 | Croatia | 4’ | Animated
Oko trnja nema zvijezda (Sky of Thorns) | Antonia Klarić and Luna Strmotić | 2026 | Croatia | 7’ | Animated
Honeymoon | Mattia Parlati | 2024 | Italy | 4’ | Animated
Dollhouse Elephant | Jenny Jokela | 2025 | Finland | 14’ | Animated
Caries | Aline Höchli | 2025 | Switzerland | 9’ | Animated
Eyeliner | Aisha Boudjillouli | 2026 | United Kingdom | 8’ | Animated
Find Find | Angela Wong and Anita So | 2025 | Hong Kong/United Kingdom | 7’ | Animated
Ispod površine (Beneath the Surface) | Maja Ćetojević | 2025 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9’ | Animated
Mushrooms Grow in Memory | Hanis Bagashov | 2025 | North Macedonia | 10’ | Documentary
Od jutra do sutra | Marina Musulin | 2026 | Croatia | 14’ | Documentary
Joso | Monika Herceg | 2026 | Croatia | 17’ | Documentary
Granice poimanja (Limits of Reason) | Miloš Živanović | 2024 | Serbia | 16’ | Documentary
The Wedding of the Pirs | Yalçın Çiftçi | 2025 | Turkey | 20’ | Documentary
Zrywka | Aram Jesajan | 2025 | Poland | 11’ | Animated
Dvoje u dvojci (2 in 2) | Nela Gluhak | 2025 | Croatia | 4’ | Fiction
Krsnik | Dan Pauletta | 2026 | Croatia | 14’ | Fiction
Echo | Fran Domitrović | 2026 | Croatia | 4’ | Fiction
Agares | Mark Kincey | 2024 | Canada | 4’ | Fiction
Don’t They Know It’s the End of the World? | Andre Mileti | 2025 | Spain | 15’ | Fiction
Half Past Seven | Shira Chait | 2025 | United States | 14’ | Fiction
The Fern Flower | Mikołaj Janik | 2025 | Poland | 14’ | Fiction
Maybe the Wind Knows Your Name | Alexis Müller and Duda Machado | 2024 | Brazil | 14’ | Fiction
All Inclusive | Mihael Furlan | 2026 | Croatia | 20’ | Fiction
Kupam se, voli vas tata (Gone Swimming, Love Dad) | Izidor Bistović | 2025 | Croatia | 16’ | Documentary
In addition to the competition screenings, visitors can look forward to filmmaker Q&As, educational events, a music programme, and numerous festival gatherings that will once again transform Sisak into a hub of young cinema for three days.
The full screening schedule and accompanying programme will be announced soon through the festival’s official channels.Star Film Fest is an international short film festival dedicated to filmmakers up to 35 years of age. The festival is organized by Kino Klub Sisak and has welcomed hundreds of filmmakers from around the world over the past thirteen years.
