57th IFF - Folklore promenades in 2023.
City center of Zagreb
Over the years, folklore promenades have become an integral part of MSF Zagreb. They are held in the city center of Zagreb, and in a relaxed manner they perform their points among the audience, who are often invited to join them. On the promenades, the audience has the opportunity to see the performers up close, talk with them and take photos…
57th IFF - Five short theater pieces by Joška Weidinger
Theater group of the company “Dugava”, Pinkovac, Austria, Saturday, 15 July 2023.
The veterans of the Dugava theater company will present five short plays written by the Croatian folk writer Joška Weidinger (1942-2010) from Gradišće. The titles are Korizmeni aldov, U nedilju po maša, Plea for exemption from military service, Croatian-Croatian language problem and Gumi servis. In addition to dramatic performances, Weidinger’s work will be presented and excerpts from his literary works will be read. The program will talk about the language and culture of the Pinkovo Croats…
57th IFF Zagreb – presentation of a monograph books
July 15, 2023, Bogdan Ogrizović Library and Reading Room, Preradovićeva 5
In recent years, numerous folklore groups from Pokuplje have celebrated big anniversaries of their existence, and some of them have also published printed monographs in that name.
On behalf of the ethnological and cultural anthropological profession, the books were presented by: the artistic director of IFF Zagreb Tvrtko Zebec, Katarina Bušić from the Zagreb Ethnographic Museum and Josip Forjan from the Traditioncal Cultural Heritage Centre. Also, editors of monographs and presidents of folklore groups spoke at the presentation…
Press conference of the 57th IFF Zagreb
Monday, July 3, 2023 (Trg Republike Hrvatske 6A, 10000, Zagreb)
On Monday, July 3, 2023, a press conference was held to announce the program of the 57th Zagreb IFF Zagreb.
The following spoke in front of numerous media: the Mayor of the City of Zagreb, Tomislav Tomašević, the Minister of Culture, Ph.D. sc. Nina Obuljen Koržinek, artistic director of the IFF Zagreb, Ph.D. Tvrtko Zebec the director of the Tourist Board of the City of Zagreb, Ph.D. Martina Bienenfeld…
57th IFF - Scientific panel “Hommage to the Pokuplje Expedition”
Thursday, 6th July 2023, B. Ogrizović Library (Preradovićeva 5, Zagreb)
Speakers Matija Dronjić from Zagreb Ethnographic Museum and historian Josip Smernić have enthusiastically presented the importance of the Pokuplje expedition and thus brought the topic of this year’s IFF Zagreb closer to the audience…