The 12th edition of Bašta Fest, an international short fiction film festival in Bajina Bašta, will be held from the 3 rd to the 6th of July 2025. This year’s slogan, “Start from your yard!” suggests that for any progress, we need to start from ourselves, from the local, with a focus on what we as individuals have done and contributed. Since its beginning, Bašta Fest has called for decentralization, including turning to smaller communities, focusing on young people whose films it screens and who are the majority of the festival audience. The author of the visual identity is Milica Milosavljević.

This manifestation, founded by actors Jovan Jelisavčić and Maja Šuša, focuses on the collaboration between directors and actors. The focus on quality acting interpretations has had a great influence, positioning Bašta Fest positively among short film festivals.

Bašta Fest is of great importance for the decentralization of culture since it has brought diverse film, musical, and other programmes to this beautiful region. Since its very inception, the idea has been to show the incredible natural beauty of Bajina Bašta and its surroundings to a large number of visitors, but we also aspire to turn this festival into a cultural oasis, which primarily promotes local and international young artists, emphasizing short fiction films with authentic acting performances.

Get ready for four days of free-of-charge film, educational and music programs outdoors!