ZagrebDox Postponed Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

10-03-2020

ZagrebDox Postponed Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

By Milena Zajović

Nenad Puhovski credit: ZagrebDox

ZAGREB: The 16th edition of ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, due to take place from 15 to 22 March 2020, is being postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The new dates will be announced later.

The decision was made based on the information and guidelines received from the Republic of Croatia Civil Protection Headquarters, including a recommendation of a ban of indoor public gatherings with the aim of controlling the current epidemiological situation.

“We hoped that we would be able to host this year’s festival in the announced period, albeit on a smaller scale. Documentary filmmakers have always been among the most courageous. However, we believe that currently we cannot continue with ZagrebDox on the planned dates and expose our audience, filmmakers and media representatives to unnecessary risk”, the festival director Nenad Puhovski said.

The activities of the film professionals training programme ZagrebDox Pro, as well as the Pitching Forum, will take place on the announced dates online.

Seventeen films were to compete for the Big Stamp Award in the International Competition of the 16th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival – ZagrebDox. Over 100 documentaries were set to screen in 17 programmes during eight festival days from 15-22 March 2020.

Another 17 titles had been selected for The Regional Competition. The list includes six Croatian titles, of which five would have their world premiere at ZagrebDox.

Exemplary Behaviour by Audrius Mickevicius and Nerijus Milerius Other official programmes are: Biography Dox, Musical Globe, Happy Dox, Controversial Dox, Masters of Dox, State of Affairs, Teen Dox, ADU Dox, Factumentaries etc.