The International Festival of Children’s Theatres :

Subotica International Children’s Theatre Festival is announcing an open competition for participation in the competition programme of the 23rd Festival edition, which is going to be held 25-30 September 2023.

All puppet and children’s theatres, as well as all those theatres which have performances for children in their repertoire,are invited to send their applications to Festival Head Office

Aims of Festival of Children’s Theatres Subotica :

• to present the most valuable and artistically most relevant theatre accomplishments for children in home and foreign production;
• to contribute to promotion of new and further recognition of already realized cultural values on the international ground;
• to bring nations closer and preserve diversities of each culture as the source of our common wealth;
• to develop desire for mutual friendships;
• to provide exchange of experiences and make creative connections;
• to assert theatre life for children and culture in general;
• to provide for the audience in Serbia diverse international programmes for children and young people of different age and social status.

Scope of Festival of Children’s Theatres Serbia :

• production and placement of theatrical creations;
• organisation of visiting performances of theatres and ensembles from the country abroad and from abroad in Serbia;
• organisation of education of different profiles of staff needed in theatres for children through seminars and other forms of professional training;
• publishing;
• exhibition activities.

Awards of International Festival of Children’s Theatres Serbia :

The following awards are given to productions selected for the competition programme:

1. Grand Prix of the Festival for the Best Performance
2. Special Prize for the Original Expression and Fantasy (optional)
3. Best Direction
4. Best Stage Design
5. Best Original Music
6. Best Puppet Design
7. Acting Skills (5 equal prizes)