Croatia’s Motovun and Pula film festivals have both been cancelled following a record number of new Covid-19 cases in the country, while major events in neighbouring countries have issued ...

An international movie event and five-day party all in one, the Motovun Film Festival is held in a beautiful Venetian town, 270m above sea level in Istria. Inte ...

Motovun has a unique reputation as Istria’s best-preserved hilltop settlement, located on a 277-metre-high summit. It's also renowned for its film festival hosted in July, which transforms it ...

Find the full program here. Tickets can be bought online for the festival's duration, July 27 to 31, on the official event website. Generally, the sooner you book, the less expensive! Advertising ...

Established in 1999 as a reaction to the right-wing mainstream policies of the Croatian government, the Motovun Film Festival was the first to challenge the post-communist official cultural stance.

He proclaimed, “The Motovun Film Festival has come of age.” Much has been made about the ‘adulthood’ milestone of the festival turning 18.

Arriving in Motovun in central Istria in 1999, when Croatia was still recovering from the War of Independence and there were few cultural events around the country, the team found a region that was ...