The European Film Festival Palić, one of the most important art festivals in Serbia and one of the most important European film festivals in the world, will be held for the 33rd time in the period from July 18 to 22, 2026.
The founder of the festival is the City of Subotica, while the organizer and executive producer is the Open University Subotica. As an event of national importance, it is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Provincial Secretariat for Culture of AP Vojvodina, and the City of Subotica, while as a renowned European festival it is supported by the European Union through the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe.
The European Film Festival Palić aims to present the highest quality works of contemporary European cinematography and nurture the tradition of auteur and art film, thereby contributing not only to the cultural development of Subotica and Serbia but also achieving a global impact.
Programmatic specificity, as well as the unique environment in which it takes place, ensure significant attention from the audience and film professionals from all over Europe, which is evidenced by a large number of the most important names of European film who have visited the Palić Festival.
Every year, the festival programs, which in addition to film screenings include talks with artists, educational workshops, exhibitions, and a music program, are visited by about 25,000 spectators. Around 200 domestic and foreign guests from the world of film and art stay in Palić during the 5-7 festival days.