Motovun Film Festival is expanding from one hill to another from this year, so in addition to the medieval Motovun hill, it will be held on the even older Petehovac in Delnik, which got its name from the ancient bird of this area, the grouse or petechu, as the Gorani call this protected bird species. Under a new name, Cinehill, this year`s small festival of great films and even greater film lovers will be held first in Motovun, from July 22 to 25, 2023, and then it will move to Petehovac above Delnice, where from July 26 to 29, 2023.
In addition to the attractive feature-length main program, there is also a mandatory short-film program with 25 films in the main competition. The best film of this program becomes a candidate for the European Film Academy award again this year, and the best Croatian film receives the Corto Montonese award, which will be awarded in Motovun.