Open Call for Puppet Shows Applications for the FLUM 2024

Because of the terrible events faced by many children around the world, they chose “light” as the theme of the new edition of the Festival, in the hope and desire that the light of the Golden Firefly will soon illuminate their home.

In accordance with the selected theme, appropriate workshops for children and parents will be organized in the accompanying part of the Festival, as well as a workshop for theater employees – masters of light.

If you are interested in the competition program of this Festival, apply for one play produced by your theater, created in the last two years.

The 4th International Puppet Art Festival (FLUM) will be held in Mostar on September 23, 2024, organized by Puppet theater Mostar.

FLUM Prizes

• The festival of puppetry in Mostar awards the following prizes:
  • Grand Prix “Golden Firefly” for the best performance,
  • Best Director award,
  • Best scenography award,
  • Best dramaturgy award,
  • Best puppets award,
  • Best original music award,
  • 5 equal acting awards,
  • Festival director’s special award.

Accompanying Program

• Accompanying Program is organized in addition to the Official (Competition) Program of the Puppet Art Festival in Mostar. The Accompanying Program will offer performances for children and adults, street theater performances, variety of programs, thematic exhibitions, concerts, book presentations, puppetry workshops, acting workshops and similar events. The content and scope of the Accompanying Program is decided by the Festival Director in cooperation with the Artistic Council of the Festival.

Conditions and Application Process

• Puppet Art Festival in Mostar is an international festival and it is open to all professional and non-institutional puppet theaters and puppet troupes. In addition to the completed application form sent by electronic mail or via post, all applicants for the Official (Competition) Program are required to submit the following:
  • Complete video recording of the play
  • 5 photos of the play (13×18 cm, 300 dpi / 2000px)
  • Short content of the play (up to 900 characters)
  • Full names of members of the creative and technical team
  • Short text about theater/troupe or biography (up to 900 characters)
  • Theater/troupe logo
• Without these elements, the application will not be considered as complete and/or valid. These pieces of information are needed for the selection and production of the Festival catalog. The submitted materials will not be returned.

Obligations of the Organizer

• The Organizer is obliged to provide appropriate stage and technical conditions for the performances. The Organizer of the Festival also bears the costs of local transport, provides suitable accommodation and food for the participants of the Festival. Any additional obligations of the Organizer will be determined individually in agreement with the Festival guests.

Selection Criteria

• The basic criterion for the selection of puppet shows in the Official (Competition) Program of the Puppet Art Festival in Mostar is their artistic quality. The quality of the performances is judged by the Festival Selector and the Artistic Council. Performances of the Puppet Theater of Mostar cannot participate in the Official (Competition) Program of the Festival.
• The results of the selection will be announced on the website of the Puppet Theater of Mostar, not later than one month before the beginning of the Festival. Individual notifications will be sent only to those participants whose play is selected as a part of the Official (Competition) Program of the Puppet Art Festival in Mostar.

For more information, visit Puppet Theater of Mostar.