The 23rd edition of the Zagreb Film Festival (10-16 November) concluded with an awards ceremony that took place in the CineStar Branimir multiplex in the Croatian capital on the evening of Saturday 15 November. The event was followed by a screening of the closing film, Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother [+leggi anche:
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The main competition jury, composed of filmmaker Una Gunjak, producer-curator-lecturer Nicola Marzano and producer Meinolf Zurhorst, singled out Stefan Đorđević’s docu-fiction film Wind, Talk to Me [+leggi anche:
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Golden Prams were also given out in two short-film categories: the national one, called Checkers, and the international one. They were both judged by the same jury, consisting of Croatian filmmakers Sara Alavanić and Ivan Ramljak, along with festival programmer and director Bård Ydén, from Norway. Jozo Schmuch’s Shallow Ground came out on top in Checkers, Gerardo Del Razo’s Family Sunday won the Golden Pram in the international competition, while Jocelyn Charles’ God Is Shy became the candidate for Best European Short Film – Prix Vimeo at the 2026 European Film Awards.

Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value [+leggi anche:
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The young jury rewarded Valéry Carnoy’s Wild Foxes [+leggi anche:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Official Competition Feature Films

Golden Pram
Wind, Talk to Me [+leggi anche:
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International Short Films and Checkers

Golden Pram for Best Croatian Short in the Checkers Programme
Shallow Ground – Jozo Schmuch (Croatia)

Golden Pram for Best International Short Film
Family Sunday – Gerardo Del Razo (Mexico)

Candidate for Best European Short Film – Prix Vimeo European Film Awards 2026
God Is Shy – Jocelyn Charles (France)

Together Again

Golden Bicycle
Sentimental Value [+leggi anche:
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PLUS

PLUS Award
Wild Foxes [+leggi anche:
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KinoKino

KinoKino Award
Savages [+leggi anche:
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