Call for Applications
The City Theatre Žar ptica invites all professional children theatres to submit their applications for the 18th International Naj, naj, naj Festival, taking place in Zagreb, Croatia from 4 to 8 April 2018.
Puppet performances cannot participate in the Festival.
The aim of the Festival is to offer the very best of the Croatian and international children theatre production and present the performances during the spring school holidays. In 2018, the Naj, Naj, Naj Festival will become a unique Croatian showcase of children’s theatre open to international theatre delegations from all over the world.
Applications
Applications shall be received by 1 November 2017 at the latest at our address:
Gradsko kazalište Žar ptica
18. Naj, naj, naj festival
Bijenička 97
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Or online at festival@zar-ptica.hr
Applications received after 1 November 2017 shall not be taken into consideration.
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How to apply
Apart from the completed Application form, all participants shall send the following:
- A DVD recording of the performance (sent in a package or link to a video recording of the entire performance)
- 4 photographs
- A short summary of the performance with an obligatory summary in English if the performance is in foreign language.
Performance selection
The main criterion for performance selection is their artistic value. The selector, appointed by the Artistic director of the Naj, Naj, Naj Festival, decides on the official programme of the festival.
The results of the selection shall be announced at www.zar-ptica.hr on 1 December 2017 at the latest.
Awards
The Naj, Naj, Naj festival is a competition of non-puppet performances judged by an expert jury constituted of renowned theatrical artists and critics.
The best performances are awarded the Golden Fire Birds (Žar ptica) in ten categories.
Specificity of the Naj, Naj, Naj Festival
The aim of the Festival is to offer the very best of the Croatian and international children theatre production and present the performances during the spring school holidays.
The Festival offers free admission to performances.
In 2018, the Naj, Naj, Naj Festival will become a unique Croatian showcase of children’s theatre open to international theatre delegations from all over the world.
What is provided by the Naj, Naj, Naj Festival
The Naj, Naj, Naj Festival provides accommodation to all participants who are not residents of Zagreb, all meals and technical support.
Travelling costs are covered by each participating theatre.
Drago Utješanović
Artistic director of the Naj, Naj, Naj Festival