Tabor New Frame Film Festival

Tabor New Frame Film Festival

Also known as: Tabor Film Festival, Tabor New Frame Film, TFF, TNFF
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Open-air screenings at Veliki Tabor Castle in Desinić, Croatia, form the setting for Tabor New Frame Film Festival, a short-film event focused on filmmakers up to the age of 35. Its international, Croatian and student competitions encompass fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and hybrid work. The programme also includes filmmaker conversations, practical workshops, lectures and concerts, with free admission to festival events.

Produced by Obnomika, the festival continues the long-running Tabor Film Festival under its new name and programming concept from 2025. The dates for the 2026 edition are 2–4 July 2026 at Veliki Tabor Castle.

Country

Croatia

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student

Awards and prizes

Published awards for the 2026 edition: Best International Film: Meluzina trophy and EUR 500. Best Croatian Film: Meluzina trophy and EUR 300. Best Student Film: Meluzina trophy and EUR 100. The jury may also award Special Mentions for artistic, technical or thematic achievements. The cash prizes support filmmakers’ future film projects.

Festival rules

Published eligibility conditions for the 2026 edition: Directors must be 35 years old or younger on the day of submission, or the submitted film must have been completed by the time its director reached 35. Films must be completed after 1 January 2025. The festival accepts short fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, hybrid and other audiovisual forms. The competition sections are International Competition, Croatian Competition for Croatian filmmakers, and Student Competition for film school and university students. Submissions for 2026 are closed. The organiser announces that 2027 submissions are coming soon; these published 2026 conditions do not establish eligibility for 2027.

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