The 40th PIF (International Festival of Puppet Theatre)
An world-renowned international festival of puppet theatre; from its very founding in 1967 the event has been open to all forms of expression in puppetry and to all the techniques, genres and themes of puppetry.
Many puppet shows – from traditional ones to entirely modern experiments – for both children and adults, are held in Zagreb theatres, streets and squares during the PIF.
Two panels of judges cover the program: a children’s panel and an expert international panel that grants awards for best play overall (the PIF Grand Prize is named after Milan Cecuk, a giant of Croatian puppetry) and for individual achievement.
PIF is part of the European Festival Network by way of UNIMA.
PIF has for several years now presented those countries with a strong traditional in puppetry. Following presentations of Bulgarian, French, Israeli, Czech, Polish, Slovakian, Hungarian, Belarussian and Russian puppetry, this year will feature Slovakian puppetry
Taken from: Croatian National Tourist Board
