New films by Pedro Almodóvar and Pawel Pawlikovski, as well a Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, are the most prominent titles the audience will watch during the 73rd Pula Film Festival, with the hit How the War Started on My Island, directed by Vinko Brešan, will close  the Festival, and the audience will be delighted to […]

Three new Croatian children’s films will be screened in the main programme of the 73rd Pula Film Festival, at two film nights at the Arena devoted entirely to the youngest audience. Lima Len, the famous musician from Galižana, will perform on both nights before the screening, and visitors can expect a number of other surprises […]

Pulica – Film Programme for Children, an abundant and interesting programme for the youngest cinephiles, will start before the official start of Pula Film Festival at Valli Cinema, bringing five films for the youngest audience  Interesting film programme Pulica as introduction to the Main Programme This year’s edition of Pulica – Film Programme for Children, […]

The abundant programme of the 73rd Pula Film Festival and the novelties of this year’s edition, to be held from 9 to 16 July, have been presented at the Archeological Museum of Istria in Pula. The crew of the film The Wedding, which will open the Festival at the Arena, came to check out the […]

Applications are now open for volunteers for the 73rd Pula Film Festival, which will take place from July 9 to 16 2026. If you love film, people, and the festival atmosphere, this is an opportunity to get to know the Festival behind the scenes, gain new experience, and join the team that turns Pula into […]

The 72nd edition of Pula Film Festival ran from 10 to 17 July 2025, and this year’s edition was marked by an increase in the number of visitors by almost 5,000, as well as a significant increase in the audience numbers and the number of participants of Pula PRO Industry Programme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scsSE6gnULY At the 72nd […]

Photo source: vladimirarsenijevic.com Pula Film Festival expresses its support to author and screenwriter Vladimir Arsenijević following the attack on him in Belgrade, and condemns any form of violence and intimidation directed towards artists and all those who stand for dialogue, freedom of expression, and culture of remembrance. We would like to invite the audience to […]

On Thursday, 16 July at the Istrian National Theatre, the documentary film Vlasta, Memory Is Not Everlasting (Vlasta, el recuerdo no es eterno, 2025) opened the Homage to Vlasta Lah Programme as part of the 73rd Pula Film Festival and brings an exclusive look into the filmmaking and life of the Latin American director born […]