Tabor Film Festival is the longest-running international short film festival in Croatia. Tabor Film Festival takes place every year in July in the unique ambience of the monument of zero category, Veliki Tabor Castle, near village Desinić at Hrvatsko zagorje.
The film program consists of two competition programs — domestic and international competitions where films of all genres are represented.
For its primary strategic goal, the Festival has a positioning on the festival map as the leading short film festival in Croatia and the region. In addition to the general promotion of short films to a wider audience, Tabor Film Festival promotes authors and helps them become part of the program of other European and world festivals. Along with a competitive and accompanying film program, the Festival also focuses on music programs, exhibitions, lectures, book promotions, all along with organized camp and gastronomic offer.
The best films of Tabor Film Festival will be awarded with the festival trophy Veronica’s Skull, named after an old local legend, along with cash prizes. The author of the festival trophies is designer Srećko Lacković.
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The author of the Best film in the international competition will receive, along with a festival trophy called Veronica’s Skull, a sum of 400 EUR for production of the next film.
BEST DOMESTIC FILM
The award for the Best film in domestic competition is a festival trophy called Veronica’s Skull and a sum of 200 EUR for production of the next film.
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Members of the jury can present special mentions regardless of the category.