16/09/2025
Competition program of the 26th Mediterranean Film Festival
In the competition program of the 26th Mediterranean Film Festival, which will be held in Široki Brijeg from October 7 to 11, 2025, a total of nineteen documentary films will be screened – nine feature-length and ten short – selected by programmer Zdravko Mustać.
The audience will have the opportunity to see world premieres as well as titles already awarded at prestigious international festivals. The best films will be decided by two three-member international juries: one in the feature-length category and the other in the short documentary category. The most successful feature-length film will receive the Festival’s Grand Prix, while the best short film will be awarded the Best Short prize. Festival audiences will also have the opportunity to vote and award a third prize.
Also, MFF is going to award the ‘Best Camera’ award, sponsored by the Association of Cinematographers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ASBH), whose members are going to choose the best cinematography.
Official competition programme – Feature documentary film:
Goodlands, directed by Vladimir Perović / Montenegro,
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, directed by Sepideh Farsi / France,
Welded Together, directed by Anastasiya Miroshnichenko / France, Netherland, Belgium,
Grandpa Guru, directed by Silvio Mirošničenko / Croatia, BiH,
Third World, directed by Arsen Oremović / Croatia,
Eight of Wands, directed by Cesare Bedogne / Italy,
Fiume o Morte!, directed by Igor Bezinović / Croatia, Italy, Slovenia,
Underground Top of the Charts, directed by Lidija Špegar / Croatia,
The Shepherd’s Keeper, directed by Hadara Oren / Israel.
Official competition programme – Short documentary film:
Knifelife, directed by Ivan Mokrović / Croatia,
Project Nika, directed by Tadija Tadić / Croatia,
Wayak, directed by Juan Romo / Spain, Mexico,
Dream of Alexandria, directed by Cecilia Orueta, Chema Conesa / Spain,
L’Mina, directed by Randa Maroufi / France, Marocco, Qatar, Italy,
A Whisper I Hear, directed by Aleksa Bujisić / Montenegro,
Mawtini, directed by Mrianne Barakat / France,
Ship of Fools, directed by Alia Haju / Germany, Lebanon,
Seeds from Kivu, directed by Nestor Lopez, Carlos Valle / Spain,
Goats!, directed by Tonći Gaćina / Croatia.
This year’s competition program presents a diverse selection of film stories from the Mediterranean and beyond, offering the audience a unique insight into the realities, challenges, and inspirations of contemporary documentary filmmaking.
26th Mediterranean Film Festival, whose general sponsor is HT Eronet, is taking place from 7 to 11 October 2025, in Široki Brijeg.
