Zagreb Film Festival is one of the central and most visited cultural events and the largest international film festival in Croatia. It’s held every year in November in Zagreb and presents to the audience the best of recent independent international and domestic film production. From its beginning, ZFF is oriented towards discovering and promoting contemporary independent film and debut films of directors from around the world. By offering for more than two decades a festival, and later a distribution platform, and by screening films which are often not found in multiplex theatres, the festival played a crucial role in bringing up generations of audiences who enjoy film art.

Festival main competition program is presented in three categories:
> INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
> INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
> CHECKERS

International feature and short film programs present exclusively debut directors’ films (first or second), while the Checkers present short films by Croatian directors who have not made a feature film yet.

Each year some of most prominent names of the film industry sit in two international festival juries who decide on the best films in the main competition section. One jury is deciding on the best feature films, while the other on the best short films. The winner in each category receives the Golden Pram and a money award.

Next to the competition programs Festival is also presenting side film programs, along with Industry, a unique training and networking platform which hosts an educational and practical program with numerous masterclasses, pitching sessions, workshops, panel discussions and round tables held by some of most respectful names in the film industry.

1. Golden Pram for Best Feature Film and money award

2. Golden Pram for Best Short Film and money award

3. Golden Pram for Best Croatian Film in Checkers Program and money award

4. Network of Festivals in the Adriatic Region: Adriatic Audience Award