After viewing 13 selected performances at this year’s 18^th Naj, naj, naj international festival, the jury members, Marija Sekelez, actress, Nina Ožegović, theatre critic and Slađana Kilibarda, theatre director, have awarded Golden Fire birds (Žar ptica) in the following ten categories:

1. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE goes to the Theatre Roseland Musical from Spain for the performance of ‘PINOCCHIO’.
2. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR goes to RENATA CAROLA GATICA for the performances of ‘GRUMPY – LITTLE LOVE STORIES’ by the City theatre Žar ptica and ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ by the Zagrebačko kazalište mladih (Zagreb Youth Theatre).
3. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTRESS goes to DUNJA FAJDIĆ for the leading part in the performance of ‘GRUMPY – LITTLE LOVE STORIES’ by the City theatre Žar ptica.
4. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTOR goes to LUKA BULOVIĆ for the leading part in the performance of ‘ZORA, THE REDHEAD’ by the City theatre Trešnja.
5. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS goes to KATARINA GOJKOVIĆ, for the supporting role in the performance of ‘CINDERELLA’ by the Theatre Boško Buha, Serbia.
6. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR goes to PETAR LEVENTIĆ for the supporting role in the performance of ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ by the Zagrebačko kazalište mladih (Zagreb Youth Theatre).
7. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SCENIC DESIGN goes to ISIDORA SPASIĆ and IGOR VASILJEV for the performance of ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ by the Zagrebačko kazalište mladih (Zagreb Youth Theatre).
8. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST COSTUME DESIGN goes to the team DECKER+KUTIĆ for the performance of ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ by the Zagrebačko kazalište mladih (Zagreb Youth Theatre).
9. THE AWARD FOR THE BEST TEXT goes to PETRA CICVARIĆ for the performance of ‘WHOEVER MISSES THE WHOLE CABOODLE, SHOULD GOOGLE’ by the Culture home Crystal Cube of Merriment, City theatre Sisak.
10. THE AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF NON-VERBAL EXPRESSION ON STAGE goes to MORANA DOLENC for the performance of ‘WITH A REASON’ by the Theatre company Pinklec, Čakovec and LOFT, Zagreb.

Zagreb,   8 April 2018