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• Zagreb Film Festival - October

Zagreb Film Festival is a film festival that has reached international standards from its start in the year 2003. It screens long, short and documentary films of both novice directors to those of who are winners at international film festivals.

Address: SC - Savska 25, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 482 94 77

Fax: +385 1 459 36 91

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• Zagreb International Folklore Festival - July

The International Folklore Festival is cultural presentation of all folklore groups belonging to Croatia, other European countries and from remaining continents. The festival showcases various music concerts, performances of folklore groups, exhibitions, and presentations either live or on screen. It takes place on two main stages namely, Upper Town and the Josip Jelacic Square.

Address: Zagreb Concert Management, Kneza Mislava 10, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 450 11 94, +385 1 450 12 00

Fax: +385 1 461 18 07

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• Zagreb World Theatre Festival - September

From its beginning The World Theatre Festival has always attracted enough attention from theatre lovers who believe in innovative and experimental theatre performances. Masters of theatre productions, actors and performers gather together to enthrall the audience and form a bond with them, by offering something new each year.

Address: ZKM, Teslina 7, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 487 25 54, +385 1 487 45 82

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• Queer Zagreb FM Festival - September

Queer Zagreb Festival doesn't adhere to norms and standards that are common to 'normal' festival, but instead tries to reinvent itself each year in the fields of art, theatre and dance. It is supposed to be one of its kinds and the biggest one in Central and Eastern Europe.

Address: HDLU, Trg žrtava fašizma bb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 461 18 18, +385 1 461 18 19

Fax: +385 1 457 68 31

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• Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films / Animafest - June

Known internationally as "Animafest Zagreb", Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film is Europe's second oldest animation film festival since it started in 1972. As the name suggests, the festival is a get-together of like minded animation film lovers and filmmakers. As the festival starts, it tries to promote the art and procedure of producing an animation film through various thematic programs, in the form of exhibitions, lectures, debates and other events.

Address: Nova ves 18/3, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 390 70 74

Fax: +385 1 466 64 43

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• The International Festival 'Funny Comics Show' - November

The International Festival 'Funny Comics Show' is a tradition trying to explain to the audience via workshops the creative thinking and process that goes in to the creation of a comic. This, they do by arranging events such as premiers, exhibitions, lectures, concerts, debates, parties, book promotions, cinema screenings of comics, auctions and one to one talk about comics.

Address: Radio 101 Gajeva 10, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 91 554 13 30

Fax: +385 1 466 64 43

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• One Take Film Festival - November

The One Take International Film Festival is one of its kinds in the worlds as it promotes those films that are shot in one take i.e. from the time the camera is turned on to the time the camera is turned off. This excludes the cinematic editing processes of editing, cuts, fade in/out and transitions.

Address: Tuškanac 1, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 483 42 61

Fax: +385 1 483 42 61

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• Festival of New Circus - October

Zagreb's contemporary circus festival is held in mid October and is of international standing with participants from countries like France, Canada, Italy, USA, and Germany along with local performers, taking part in the festival. The circus includes many performances, workshops, and parties belonging to dance, theatre and circus, giving the audience a unique experience.

Address: Sv. Mateja 68, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 485 43 04

Fax: +385 1 485 43 04

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• International Puppet Festival - August

The PIF or International Puppet Festival is a event organized by professional theatre companies who use puppets as a mean of expressing emotions. Till now, more than 500 puppet groups from all around the world have participated in the festival. The festival is being held since 1968, so has a long standing reputation behind it. Seminars, puppet exhibitions and puppet plays are organized during the festival.

Address: PIF, Medunarodni centar za usluge u kulturi - MCUK, B. Magovca 17, Zagreb 10010, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 660 16 26

Fax: +385 1 660 16 19

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• ZAGREB! Festival - September

Address: Kneza Mislava 10/1, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 245 58 33

Fax: +385 1 245 58 34

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• Festival of Alternative Theatrical Expression / FAKI - May

Alternative theater takes altogether different meaning when artists and companies who do not work under institutional theatre come together for the FAKI festival to present their act. Cultural events and theatre performances by street performers, musicians, dancers, jugglers and actors are the main attraction of the festival.

Address: Budmanijeva 12, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 619 72 23

Fax: +385 1 619 72 23

• Dance Week Festival - May

Dance Week Festival is one of the most significant dance festivals held in Croatia in the regions of Zagreb and Rijeka. Held for more than 25 years, every May-June international dance theatres / companies and their choreographers come together to present a theatrical extravaganza.

Address: Bijankinijeva 5, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Tel: +385 1 464 11 54, +385 1 462 19 67

Fax: +385 1 462 19 67

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