The 54th Pula Film Festival running from 12th to 21st July in the historic Istrian city brings crowds of cheery Croatians to alfresco screenings in what must be Europe's most magical "cinema"- the majestic Arena constructed by the Emperor Vespasian for his mistress more than 1900 years ago.Here unreel the latest new Croatian films,competing for Golden Arena trophies and represented by delegations of film-makers who then can enjoy the latest international movies as late-night previe...

Silver Lake Film Festival’s many curated programs have included the following: “Reel Politik”, a series of documentaries that demonstrated the power of cinema to influence social change, called agitprop; “New Croatian Cinema”, curated by Ziggy Mkrich, festival director of the Dubrovnik International Film Festival, and underwritten by the Croatian Ministry of Culture; a tribute to revolutionary spirit Tina Modotti; “Green Films,” a slate of environmental documentaries whose executiv...

Following success of the past three years, the Festival, Dubrovnik International Film Festival once again showed a diverse selection of films to an international audience, as well as showcase of present Croatia’s national film industry. DIFF 2005 hosted big names Christopher Walken, Peter Medak, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Gregory Widen, while Walken and Watson received prestigious The Libertas and Argosy Award, which celebrates their outstanding contribution and supporting the spirit of an extr...

The Dubrovnik International Film Festival has announced its winners:Winnners of DIFF 2005 are:FEATURE FILMSBEST FILM: FROZEN: Directed by Juliet McKeon (UK)BEST DIRECTOR: ZHOOREK Directed by Ryszard Brylski (POLAND)BEST SCREENPLAY: OPROSTI ZA KUNG FU Written and Directed by Ognjen Svilicic (CROATIA)BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: FROZEN Cinematography by Philip Robertson (UK)DOCUMENTARIESSVE PET Directed by Dana Budisavljevic (CROATIA)SHORT FILMSPHAID Directed by Chris Frey (USA)AUDIENCE AWARDGOLEMATA VO...