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ZagrebDox in Zagreb
ZagrebDox, launched in 2005, is Croatia's dedicated documentary film festival, held each late February or early March with separate international and Southeast European regional competition strands. It also runs filmmaker workshops and, since 2022, has qualified selections for the European Film Academy's documentary award. Held in Zagreb each winter, it draws documentary professionals from across the wider region for both screenings and industry workshops.
ZagrebDox launched in 2005 with a specific mandate distinct from Croatia's other film festivals: to give audiences and industry professionals direct access to recent creative documentary work, while also stimulating domestic documentary production and encouraging international co-production ties for Croatian filmmakers rather than simply importing finished foreign films for local audiences.