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| Location | Pula, Croatia |
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| Founded | 1954 |
| Awards | Golden Arena |
| Film titles | National and International programme |
| Artistic director | Gordana Restović |
| Language | Croatian (with English subtitles) |
| Website | www |
Pula Film Festival (Croatian: Pulski filmski festival) is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena.[1] Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or August.
Apart from film screenings open to the public, the annual Croatian film industry awards are also traditionally presented at the festival. The awards presented at the festival (called Golden Arenas) are the main national film awards in the country, and serve as the Croatian equivalent of the American Academy Awards.
The festival was originally started in 1954 and within a few years it became the centerpiece event of the Yugoslav film industry, with the first national awards being presented in 1957. This lasted until 1991, when the festival was cancelled due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, only to resume in 1992 as the Croatian film awards festival. It has been held every year since (with the exception of the 1994 edition, which was also cancelled).[2]
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- ^ Djurica, Radmila (July 2004). "Pula Film Festival". Afterimage. 32 (1): 17. doi:10.1525/aft.2004.32.1.17. ISSN 0300-7472. S2CID 228168577.