{"id":2597,"date":"2025-08-31T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T13:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japancroatiasociety.org\/filmfestival\/?page_id=2597"},"modified":"2026-02-24T01:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:24:16","slug":"cff2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japancroatiasociety.org\/filmfestival\/en\/cff2025\/","title":{"rendered":"4th CROATIAN FILM FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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4th CROATIAN <\/strong>
FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Will be held in Tokyo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

from November 14th to 27th, 2025!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

8 Croatian films<\/span><\/span> will be screened!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Croatia is a popular tourist destination within Europe as an EU Member State. However, in Japan, although it is known in some circles as a football powerhouse, it is not a well-known country due to low traffic, and little known about the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JAPAN CROATIA SOCIETY, a general incorporated association, has been hosting the JAPAN CROATIA FILM FESTIVAL since 2021, aiming to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the public and private sectors of Japan and Croatia through film.
This year, 2025, we will be holding the 3rd JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL in Croatia and the 4th CROATIAN FILM FESTIVAL in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because films reflect a country’s historical background and various cultural elements, we hope that by watching Croatian films, as many Japanese people as possible will be exposed to and become interested in Croatia, increasing travel between Japan and Croatia and contributing to the development of exchanges between the two countries.
Previously, the festival has been held over three days, but the 4th CROATIAN FILM FESTIVAL will significantly extend its duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To provide an opportunity for visitors to experience Croatia more closely and deepen their knowledge, we will be holding cultural seminars and other events every day during the festival, as well as selling Croatian goods, wine, and other products.
By attending the CROATIAN FILM FESTIVAL, you can experience Croatia in its entirety without leaving Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We sincerely welcome you to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edouard Tripkovi\u0107-Katayama,
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    Roman Novotny, once a respected screenwriter, is now a forgotten author who reluctantly accepts a job at the bizarre tourist resort called Simula Peninsula.
    There, under the leadership of the enigmatic Doctor Doppler, a strange experiment is taking place: a simulated \u201ccinematic\u201d resort where guests play pre-written roles, and the screenwriters \u2014 \u201coperators\u201d \u2014 create their stories anew every day.
    At the heart of the fictional drama are Klara and her fianc\u00e9, whose relationship is falling apart, and an enigmatic figure wearing a porcelain mask, Persona \u2014 the only character fully aware that they are all inside a film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The work of Dalibor Bari\u0107, a director who achieved Croatia’s first-ever entry into the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and was honoured with selection among the top 28 films.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        A drug smuggling crew from Bosnia-Herzegovina faces chaos when a Syrian migrant’s explosives attract ISIS terrorists into the country, forcing them into a deadly game of loyalty and survival on the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatia border.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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            • Stars<\/strong>: Mom\u010dilo Ota\u0161evi\u0107, Ivana Gulin, Snje\u017eana Sinov\u010di\u0107<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                An acting troupe tries to bring the joy and sparkle of Santa Claus to children in post-war Bosnia, but the shadows of the past do not rest\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                    This is a story about Paulina P. in which we follow her adventures in class and at home, as well as all the problems she successfully overcomes during the school year.
                    The movie is based on a famous children’s book in which she talks about her friendship, love, and family-related problems through comic situations.
                    The plot of the movie itself is set in the real world\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                    • Stars<\/strong>: Katja Matkovi\u0107, Judita Frankovi\u0107, Igor Kova\u010d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                        \u201cA myth after the end of myths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        An inverse fairytale set after the world has ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Onceuponia is not a place but a myth of the time before fallout, retold in fragments. Fairytale elements survive only as distorted echoes \u2014 symbols of loss, grief, and trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        A ragged gang of archetypes \u2014 the Child, the Queen, the Fool, the Beast, the Outcast \u2014 drift across the post-apocalyptic plain. They are seekers, though they don\u2019t know what they seek. They carry fragments of the fairytale world in their gestures, clothes, and rituals, but none of it whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The work of Dalibor Bari\u0107, a director who achieved Croatia’s first-ever entry into the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and was honoured with selection among the top 28 films.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                “Slice of Life” is an original short Science Fiction film.
                                Story about a low-life drug dealer who tries to turn his life around, but finds himself at the mercy of fate when he encounters a cop with an agenda of his own. The whole film is made the old school way like the legendary Sci-Fi movies of the 80’s).
                                Think miniatures, matte paintings, rear projections – You won’t find any CGI here!
                                Slice Of Life is a love letter to the Science Fiction genre of the 80’s. We invite you to follow our journey back to the future envisioned by the 80’s!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                • Director Of Photography<\/strong>: Dino Julius<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • Stars<\/strong>: Anton Sveti\u0107, Ivica Pusti\u010dki, Emilija Habulin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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