PROGRAM DESCRIPTION per Day & Location:
AUGUST 8, 2025
8:30PM - Red Carpet opens, 9:00PM : Opening Ceremony and Red Carpet, screening of "THE FRIEND" starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts -at TRG REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE - Square of Republic of Croatia
9:00pm Opening words by festival Sibenik Mayor Dr. Burić, CIFF director Ella Mische and surprise guests.
9:30pm Screening of "THE FRIEND" starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts - followed by Q&A with sepcial guests directors of the film Scott McGhee and David Siegel.
AUGUST 9, 2025
12 - Midnight: (MULTIPLE LOCATIONS) Screenings with Q&A & Industry Panels @ all screenings & panels are at *Kuca Arsen address: Obala Hrvatske Mornarice 1
11:00AM - 4:00PM Short Film Corner @ CIVITAS SAKRA:
Short Films lineup :
Stronger Then The Storm - Justin Lee Stanley (USA), Alone Alone Alone - Avita Alani (USA), Snowflakes - Laurenz Prader (Austria/ UK), Film Library- Dima Monetary (Italy), Roniti - Ivan Malekin (Croatia), Lonely - Bobby Bosko Grubic (Croatia), Blackout - Iva Gasperovic, Bartol Musura (Croatia), Marks of Majesty- Julia Costa, Stephanie Francis (USA), The Echo of the Night - Ruby Cavalié (France), Every Story is a Ghost Story- Izabela Bazoni (Canada, Italy, UK), With You Now- Jordan Imbrey (USA), Donna’s Got It - Ivana Zoric (Australia), A Shaltering - Jan Jalenak, The Heart of Texas - Gregory JM Kasunich (USA), Ploujet -Andrea Nordgren (USA) ,Dear Owner- Jonathan T Coleman (USA), Rhythm Interrupted - Daria Karic, Unspoken - Damian Walsh, Igra -(Croatia) Leon Keglević
KUCA ARSEN PROGRAM:
5:00pm - “HARFA”- special documentary screening sponsored by Mastercard directed by Ella Mische (out of competition) with Q&A with film maker and Irena Orlovic.
Special screening: In partnership with “Harfa International School” the students will present their short film “The Missing Teacher”.
6:30pm - Demystifying Distribution International - Panel with special guest president and CMO Tyler Dinapoli - Bleecker Street
8:00PM - TRUST IN LOVE - screening and Q&A with director Mick Davis
TRG REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE- SQUARE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA:
9:30PM - WISDOM OF HAPPINESS - Screening - followed by Q&A with director Barbara Miller
AUGUST 10 (KUCA ARSEN- all day)
NOON - The Roots - screening
2:00PM - STOLEN DOUGH Screening with Q&A with director Stephano Da Fre
7:00pm Directors on Directing panel - all directors speak on the film making process
9:00pm- BEHIND THE LINES - screening followed by Q&A
9:30PM STUDENT FILM CORNER Muzeum of city of Sibenik - Student short film line up:
“Sweet Bunch of Daisies” - Annette Murray (US), “Funcut”- Mario Gaćina (Croatia), Ambivalence - Coltren Vornbrock (Canada), “City In Observation”- Audrey Whiteford-Woods (France), StarVation - Aleksandra Stošić (Slovenija), The Call - Marko Braovic (Serbia), The Pie Quest - Nicholas Gao (Hong Kong), Blackout - Iva Gašperoviċ & Bartul Muštra (Croatia), Greek Aprcots - Jan Kravetin - (Croatia/Slovenia).
AUGUST 11, 2025
5:00PM KUCA ARSEN: SCREENIG "AN AMERICAN ABROAD" followed by Q &A with director Marcia Kimpton
9:30PM AWARDS CEREMONY - at FORTRESS BARONE (awards followed by closing party at same location)