Film program

Nineteen films bring different perspectives on home, freedom, memory and the decisions that shape our lives. The selection moves between fiction, documentary and animation: from children making sense of an uncertain world to people confronting war, prejudice and the weight of family history. Chosen by Snježana Tribuson, Boško Picula and Ivica Perinović, these stories leave room for the audience’s own response. Tolerance Talks and Educational Mornings continue the encounter beyond the screening, connecting the films with questions we share.

8–10 October 2026 · Zadar · Free admission. Films are shown with Croatian and English subtitles.

Day-by-day schedule and visitor information · Tolerance Talks · Educational Mornings · Hrvatska verzija

Screening schedule

Thursday 8 October

• 10:00 · Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 10:00 · The Night Boots — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 19:00 · Fatherland — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

Friday 9 October

• 10:00 · Mr. Nobody Against Putin — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 16:00 · Cutting Through Rocks — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 16:00 · 9-Month Contract — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 17:24 · I’m Glad You’re Dead Now — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 17:42 · Ceasefire — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 18:05 · Lost Land — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 18:17 · The Cow — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 18:40 · Birds of War — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 20:15 · Butcher’s Stain — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 20:45 · Yellow Letters — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

Saturday 10 October

• 11:00 · Deaf (Sorda) — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 16:30 · One in a Million — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 18:15 · Orphan — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

• 18:30 · We Were the Scenery — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 19:00 · My Underground Mother — Bersa Brothers Concert Hall, Rector’s Palace

• 21:10 · La bola negra — Polyvalent Hall, Providur’s Palace

Film programme selection

Meet the selectors and read their reflections on the films chosen for the twentieth edition.

• Snježana Tribuson — film director, screenwriter and programme selector.

• Boško Picula — political scientist, film critic, Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Political Science and programme selector.

• Ivica Perinović — film critic, columnist, essayist and programme selector; co-founder and secretary of Kino klub Zadar.

The festival is its audience

Festival archive: audience at the closing of the fifteenth Festival of Tolerance, Bundek, Zagreb, 2021.