The Festival director and advisory Board chooses and invites the films which will be presented in Competition, Out of Competition or any other section. 

Only films that meet the following conditions are eligible and may be chosen for invitation in the Official Selection.

1. Films that have been produced during the 18 months preceding the Festival

2. Films that have not been released yet in Croatia are prefered

3. Films that have not been presented at any other international motion picture event and film festival in Croatia are prefered

4. The official programme comprises films in European Coproduction Competition (As European Coproduction are considered film that have been co-produced with at least one european country. Considered are: creative, cultural, financial coproductions), 1st and 2nd Films, Transmedia Projects and Shortfilms

5. If participating in the “short film” category, films that do not exceed 30 minutes in length, including credits.

6. Films that are intended for theatrical release.

7. Films that have neither been presented in television nor in the internet. Croatian films must not have been screened publicly in Croatia other than at “Pula Filmfestival”.

Avvantura Festival Filmforumzadar and the Festival Director have the right to settle any cases not covered by the regulations. World premieres are given priority.

Competition is official selection, but also international forum is official selection but not competition.

In competition are only: European coproduction, 1st and 2nd film, short films.

• EUROPEAN COPRODUCTION: feature films
• 1ST 2ND FILMS: feature films
• SHORT FILMS: up to 30 minutes
• INTERNATIONAL FORUM

Only works produced after January 1, 2014 can be included in the competitive sections. In order to be eligible for selection and invitation to participate in the competition of feature films, it is obligatory that these films have not been previously shown in a croatian competition of another film festival. The films in competition of feature films "European Coproduction" have to be presented as Croatian, European, World or International Premieres. For other competitive sections, Croatian, European, World and International Premieres are preferred.

This is just an excerpt of the regulations, carefully read the complete regulations before submitting.