25 FPS Festival screens independent and non-commercial films which innovatively explore the possibilities of cinematic language, narration and the medium itself, cross film types and genres and broaden the notion of film as art. It promotes expressive original concepts, progresses in terms of theme, idea and aesthetics, as well as works that perpetuate the tradition of avant-garde and experimental film.
Main festival sections are:
COMPETITION PROGRAMME
A selection of daring and reflexive works from all over the world. At least five awards are being handed out by the Grand Jury, Critics Jury and Audience. Grand Prix by the Grand Jury are cash prizes.
JURY’S CHOICE
Grand Jury is a collective of three domestic and international authors and filmmakers, critics, curators or programmers. Each of them designs a special programme for the festival – authors' and national retrospectives or theme programmes.
EXPANDED CINEMA
Audiovisual performances in which film watching is enriched by codes from other media: theatre, music or sculpture. The screening often includes audience, apparatuses, and performers themselves.
REFLEXES
Annual selection of innovative Croatian productions. The programme promotes bold titles whose authors work in visual arts and various film genres with the unconventional approach to form and narration. In partnership with GreenDCP, 25 FPS Association is awarding the best film with GreenDCP Award.
ODES TO FILM
Outstanding avant-garde cinema pieces that come as preludes to Competition Programs, show and celebrate photochemical properties of film, skills of hand made films, and the art of experimental cinema through the history. Showing films on films.
FESTIVAL TEAM
PROGRAM, COMPETITION SELECTION
Mario Kozina, Marina Kožul, Tena Trstenjak
PRODUCTION
Marina Kožul, Tena Trstenjak
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Dora Bencerić
ECOANALOGIES PROGRAM CURATOR
Ejla Kovačević
EXPANDED CINEMA COORDINATORS
Hrvoje Spudić, Matija Dolenčić
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Nika Petković
HOSPITALITY
Jasna Čakarun
JURY COORDINATOR
Luka Leo Čubrić
TRANSLATION AND CATALOGUE EDITOR
Valentina Lisak
PROOF READING
Dalibor Jurišić
Q&A MODERATORS
Miro Frakić, Nika Petković
FESTIVAL VISUAL IDENTITY
Andro Giunio
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR PRINT
Josipa Tadić
VIDEOGRAPHER
Dražen Žerjav
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sanja Bistričić Srića, Zoe Šarlija
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Dalibor Jakus
PUBLICIST AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Miro Frakić
FILM CONTROL
Polona Kuzman
FILM AND VIDEO OPERATORS
Polona Kuzman, Christian Zagler
KINOTEKA CINEMA TECHNICIANS
Davorin Bodiš, Miroslav Kranjčec, Igor Šubat
FILM TRANSLATION AND SUBTITLES
Marko Godeč, Ministarstvo titlova
FESTIVAL DRIVER
Aron Adžijević
CASHIER
Karla Dorkić
WEB DEVELOPER
Tomislav Modrić, Createc rješenja