Brač Film Festival is international festival that will be held from 7-10 August 2024 in Supetar, on the island of Brač (Croatia). The Festival is patroned by Croatian Audiovisual Center. Main program is consisted of screenings for children, feature length program and short films screenings. Sidebar program includes workshops, lectures, exhibitions and after parties.

Main program is held in Summer cinema with carefully selected movies from all over the Europe, whilst short film program is platform for young filmmakers and students from film academies to present their annual production.

Article 1—General premise
Brač Film Festival is an international feature film festival which is being held from 7th to 14th of August 2024 in Supetar, on the island of Brač. The festival is a part of a cultural event Supetarsko lito, and is also under the patronage of the city of Supetar, Supetar Tourist Board and Croatian Audiovisual Centre.

Article 2—Program
The festival consists of: competition program (short film), non—competition program (feature film), educational program (BFF: INDUSTRY) and entertainment program.

Article 3—Terms of application
Films for the competition program can be registered by film directors, producers and national film authorities with film representation rights.
Only short fiction films (up to 20 minutes) that were completed after May 2023 can be applied.

Application deadline is May 30th 2024.
The organizer retains all rights for excluding films submitted outside of this application deadline. Film application fee is 5 USD.

All films that are not in Croatian language must have English subtitles. By sending an application, you accept The Festivals Rulebook.

Article 4—Application
All films must be submitted online, by sending an application through FilmFreeway.

Article 5—Selection and screenings
The Brač Film Festival artistic director will examine all the applications and will inform all filmmakers if they have passed for selection within a period of 1 month after the submission deadline. The artistic director will invite representatives of the selected films to attend the festival.

Article 6—Rewards
An audience award is given for the best short film. Audiences will evaluate films with a 1—5 grade (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest grade).

Special rewards can be given by the Festival, sponsors, professional authorities, professional organizations, non—governmental organizations, media etc.

Article 7—Organizer
The organizer of Brač Film Festival is the Association for the Promotion of Film Culture “Globe Media”, Matoševa 29, 21 000 Split.

Article 8—Final provisions
This Rulebook is written in both Croatian and the English language. All participants accept this Rulebook. In case of any obscurities, the Croatian version of the Rulebook is considered the primary. The items that are not included by this Rulebook will be considered by the festivals organizers, in accordance with the organizers’ statute. In case of dispute, only the court in Split is the adjudicating authority.

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  • Filip Dizdar

    Brač Film Festival was an incredible experience from start to finish. The cinema location was beautiful, the organization was great, the quality of the films was exceptional, and winning an award for Best Short Film was a true honor. Thank you, Brač Film Festival – I hope we see each other next year!

    September 2024
  • Krešimir Štulina

    We were welcomed with great hospitality, best organization and most wonderful volunteers!

    February 2024
  • What to say about a small and efficient festival that hosted us like kings and gave us the opportunity to meet two Oscar winners? We absolutely loved every aspect of this amazing film festival!

    January 2024
  • Benjamin Noah Maricak

    We are so happy our film was screened at the festival among the stars! Definitely recommend it, the organization was especially good. They were very attentive, and their communication was great.

    August 2022
  • Paul Maziere

    BFF is a very professional, integrative and welcoming festival - Thank you for everything !

    August 2020