Schedule
12:00 - House of Croatian Defenders
Opening of the 32nd Book Fair(y) in Istria
17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Histrokozmos Winemakers' Stand
Wine: POST SCRIPTUM, wine of the Book Fair(y) (Winery Diković)
Participants: Ivan Matejčić (wine rhapsodist), David Diković (winemaker), Emil Perdec and Karin Rupena Perdec (sommeliers), Marko Percan (moderator)
18:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Ivona Orlić: FRANCI BLAŠKOVIĆ (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, Povijesni i pomorski muzej Istre – Museo storico e navale dell' Istria)
Participants: Ivona Orlić, Anita Šikić, Eric Ušić, Gracijano Kešac, Andrea Matošević
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
19:00 - DHB, Plavi salon
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Kader Abdolah: PRIJE NEGO ŠTO BUDE KASNO (Buybook)
Participants: Kader Abdolah, Emir Imamović Pirke
Interpreter: Ivana Ostojčić
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
12:30 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
La vita è bella
Participants: Svetlana Slapšak, Predrag Finci, Zdravko Zima, Aljoša Pužar
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Darko Dukovski: SMRT U PULI (Istarski ogranak DHK/ Čakavski sabor)
Participants: Darko Dukovski, Boris Domagoj Biletić, Nevenka Troha, Aljoša Pužar
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Nancy Huston: FRANCIA (OceanMore)
Participants: Nancy Huston, Nataša Medved, Andrea Matošević
Interpreter: Ivana Ostojčić
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
HistrokozmosLa vita è bella, Storie italiane
Guido Crepax: ANTHROPOLOGY (Castropola, Book Fair(y) in Istria)
Participants: Caterina Crepax, Paola Damiano, Vjeran Juhas, Andrea Matošević
Interpreter: Marina Barbić
21:15 - Pula City Gallery, Makina Gallery
Samira Kentrić: I'M FOLLOWING TRENDS
Dušan Šarotar: STAR MAP
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
12:30 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
Franko Lukež: PULSKE OŠTARIJE/ OSTERIE DI POLA (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada)
Participants: Anita Šikić, Boran Kalčić, Dragutin Lučić Luce, Ada Nežić, Marko Percan
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Predrag Finci: PUTOVANJA DUŠE (TIM Press)
Participants: Predrag Finci, Andrea Matošević
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Zdravko Zima: LJEPOTA JE TAKO TEŠKA (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada)
Participants: Zdravko Zima, Aljoša Pužar
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Kim de l'Horizon: KNJIGA KRVI (OceanMore)
Participants: Kim de l’Horizon, Nataša Medved, Andrea Matošević
Interpreter: Ivana Ostojčić
09:00 - Pula City Library
10:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Milivoj Popović, Veljko Popović: „Žarko, razmazit ćeš dite!“
Animated film, Croatia, France 2024., 13'
Moderators: Vibor Juhas and Vjeran Juhas
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Histrokozmos Winemakers' Stand
Wine: Punta Greca Merlot (Medea)
Participants: Robert Matijašić (wine rhapsodist), Marko Krstačić (winemaker), Dragan Ružić (sommelier), Marko Percan (moderator)
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Lara Černicki, Stašo Forenbaher: ISTRA PJEŠICE I BICIKLOM (Libricon)
Participants: Lara Černicki, Stašo Forenbaher, Andrea Matošević
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Gian Marco Griffi: MEKSIČKE ŽELJEZNICE (Petrine knjige)
Participants: Gian Marco Griffi, Tatjana Peruško
Interpreter: Marina Barbić
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Ljubljana ReadsStories We Tell
La vita è bella
Participants: Dušan Šarotar, Goran Vojnović, Agata Tomažič, Emir Imamović Pirke
21:00 - Gallery Cvajner
10:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Noemi Ribić: Odrasti u malo drvo
Animated film, Croatia, 2026., 5' 26''
Moderators: Vibor Juhas i Vjeran Juhas
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
PULiculAr Reform: Watching literature
ANTHONY BURGESS: Paklena naranča
Host: Emir Imamović Pirke
12:30 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
Teodora Fonović Cvijanović, Vanessa Vitković Marčeta: OD NAŠE SLOGE DO GLASA ISTRE (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada)
Participants: Teodora Fonović Cvijanović, Vanessa Vitković Marčeta, Dragutin Lučić Luce, Marko Percan
17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Alternative Oases of Istria Stand
Istrian Fanzine Archive
Participants: collectives Prostor urbane kulture (Pula), Fobija (Umag), Mora (Novigrad), Ko_laboracija (Poreč), Remont (Poreč), Forma (Pazin), Urban Sketchers (Pazin-Labin), Sfera Collective (Buje-Brtonigla)
Voditelj: Oleg Morović
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Ljubljana ReadsDebutants' First Round
Pia Prezelj: TEŠKA VODA (Hena com)
Participants: Pia Prezelj, Jagna Pogačnik
19:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Sinan Gudžević: SARAJEVOSTI (Buybook)
Participants: Sinan Gudžević, Andrea Matošević
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Rajko Grlić, Goran Marković: JESI LI SNIMIO OVO? (Telegram)
Goran Marković: HAMLET U PAVILJONU BR.6 (Laguna)
Sudjeluju: Goran Marković, Rajko Grlić (video call), Emir Imamović Pirke
10:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Petra Zlonoga: Dota
Experimental film, Croatia, 2016., 4' 32''
Moderators: Vibor Juhas and Vjeran Juhas
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Histrokozmos Winemakers' Stand
Wines: The Blond One Malvazija (Memento Moris), Veronika Cabernet Sauvignon (Vina Benazić)
Participants: Maurizio Levak (wine rhapsodist), Moris Vareško, Katarina Benazić (winemakers), Dragan Ružić (sommelier), Marko Percan (moderator)
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Rosa Montero: OPASNO JE BITI PRI SEBI (Disput)
Participants: Rosa Montero, Andrea Matošević
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich: MOJ AMERIČKI SAN (Ex Libris)
Participants: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Miljenko Jergović, Radovan Marčić, Aljoša Pužar
10:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Ivana i Thomas Volda: Udahnut život
Stop motion, Croatia, 2019., 12' 15''
Moderators: Vibor Juhas and Vjeran Juhas
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
PULiculAr Reform: Watching literature
ALBERT CAMUS: Stranac
Host: Emir Imamović Pirke
12:30 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
Klara Buršić-Matijašić: KRNICA NA PJATU – KUHARICA NONE ALBINE (Josip Turčinović)
Participants: Klara Buršić-Matijašić, David Ivić, Marko Percan
18:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Ivica Đikić: MEĐUGORJE (Fraktura)
Drago Glamuzina: CRVENI ZEC (v.b.z.)
Participants: Ivica Đikić, Drago Glamuzina, Aljoša Pužar
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
19:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Srđan Valjarević: ROMAN O AGONIJI I VEDRINI (v.b.z.)
Participants: Srđan Valjarević, Andrea Matošević
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Andrej Nikolaidis: SAFARI U SARAJEVU (Hena com)
Participants: Andrej Nikolaidis, Emir Imamović Pirke
10:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Ana Despot: Šuma Striborova
Animated film, Hrvatska, 2024., 7' 34''
Moderators: Vibor Juhas and Vjeran Juhas
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
PULiculAr Reform: Watching literature
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Host: Emir Imamović Pirke
17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Histrokozmos Winemakers' Stand
Wines: Malvazija Istarska (Vina Babos), Bepo Merlot (Vina Siljan)
Participants: Noel Šuran (wine rhapsodist), Matteo Moscarda, Sanjin Siljan (winemakers), Dragan Ružić (sommelier), Marko Percan (moderator)
18:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Ivana Peruško: NA RUBOVIMA PRIJEVODA… (Disput)
Participants: Ivana Peruško, Nikica Gilić, Andrea Matošević
19:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Žarko Paić: VANJA SUTLIĆ: OTVORENOST POVIJESNOGA MIŠLJENJA I NJEGOVE GRANICE (Multimedijalni institut)
Žarko Paić: THE TECHNOSCIENTIFIC TURN OF PHILOSOPHY (Palgrave Macmillan)
Participants: Žarko Paić, Andrej Nikolaidis, Aljoša Pužar
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
20:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Jurica Pavičić: ATENTATOR (Stilus)
Participants: Jurica Pavičić, Emir Imamović Pirke
12:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, štand Alternativne oaze Istre
Histrokozmos, Alternative Oases of Istria, Brtonigla Toons&Tunes Presents
Istrian Vinyl Tales
Participants: Ivan Ljutić (Forbidden Dance Records), Andrej Lasić (Cosada Records), Alen Špionjak (Vakum Records)
Host: Nikša Dragolin
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Boris Domagoj Biletić (ur.): NOVA KNJIGA O ISTRI (Istarski ogranak DHK, Čakavski sabor)
Participants: Boris Domagoj Biletić, Robert Matijašić, Josip Šiklić, Aljoša Pužar
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
19:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Ante Tomić: KRALJEVIĆ MARKO OSLOBAĐA IMOTSKI (Hena com)
Participants: Ante Tomić, Emir Imamović Pirke
11:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Café Mozart
12:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Readers' Award dr. Ivo Borovečki
Libar za vajk (Book for All Time) Award
Host: Emir Imamović Pirke
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Antun Sbutega (ur.): DON BRANKO SBUTEGA (Kotor-Art)
Pavo Marinković (redatelj): KRAVA (kratki film, 18', 2025., UO Mitropa)
Sudjeluju: Antun Sbutega, Pavo Marinković, Vlaho Bogišić, Aljoša Pužar
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Blue Salon
