Following Debut Filmmakers for 17 Years

Zagreb Film Festival has from the very beginning been focusing on promotion and presentation of film debuts and emerging filmmakers. The main (competition) section has thus far seen former first-time directors, now celebrities like Steve McQueen, Cristi Puiu, Radu Jude, Xavier Dolan, Andrei Zviagintsev, Sofia Coppola, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Tom Ford, Taika Waititi, Jeff Nichols etc., and the national Checkers competition gathers and presents new up-and-comers on the Croatian scene.