History Film Festival is a unique international festival of historical documentary films which
will take place in Rijeka (Croatia) from September 14 to 18, 2021.
In 2021 we plan to showcase documentaries which confirm how history can be extremely exciting and promote diversity, tolerance, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as a way of exceeding the past and building a better future.
The 5th edition of History Film Festival will be especially focused on films connected to the following subjects:
- re-thinking totalitarian regimes and politics
- Railways and trains as symbols of connecting people
- biographical docs
- Croatian War of Independence Documentary films, regardless of the year of production, can be submitted on Film Freeway at the following link:
History Film Festival - FilmFreeway The earlybird deadline for submissions is December 31, 2020. For all queries concerning the festival please contact us at: info@historyfilmfestival.com The 2020 Festival is set to build on the momentum from last four editions, which set the bar high. The past line-ups featured breathtaking docs like Oscar winner
O.J.: Made in America, Sundance Award Winner
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, Oscar nominee
Touch of an Angel and amazing European stories such as
Legacy,
Hotel Jugoslavija and Aliona Van Der Horst's
Love is Potatoes.
The Festival is curated by the programming team including Director and Head of Programming Bernardin Modrić, producers Tiha Modrić and Dejan Bojc, and a team of professional associates.