22nd ZagrebDox is ready for new films!

Directors, producers, distributors and other film authorities are hereby invited to submit documentary films for the 22nd ZagrebDox - International Documentary Film Festival, taking place in Zagreb from April 19 to April 26, 2026.

Submissions can only be made through FilmFreeway Platform.

Festival program consists of a competition program, an official program, retrospective programs and special thematic programs. The Competition Program consists of International Competition and Regional Competition. The International Competition includes films from all over the world, except those competing in the Regional Competition.

Eligible to compete in the Regional Competition are the films produced or co-produced in one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

Only films released after January 1 of the previous year (2025) can participate in the competition program. Participation in the competition section of ZagrebDox requires a first screening in Croatia (the screening must be a Croatian premiere).

The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2025 for films released after January 2025. 

ZagrebDox' Terms and Conditions can be found here.

Please contact submissions@zagrebdox.net for any additional inquiries.