Call for Programs 2023

Prix Marulic – Old Texts Revisited is an annual festival of audio plays and documentaries based on texts from literary and cultural heritage. It is unique thanks to the ambiance that the morning and afternoon listening sessions take place in (more info about the historical settings of the town of Hvar can be found on our website). In the evening, discussions are held and everyone is welcome to join the jury and participate in the talks about the presented programs of that day.

The festival unveils the different approaches in presenting old literary texts and our cultural heritage pre-dating 1953 to the modern listener.

The intentions of the festival are to revive our heritage. To further explain:

„Old texts” refers to literature in its widest sense, regardless of genre or form, i.e. all literary works inherited from the past. This includes plays based on unwritten cultural legacy and texts that escape strict literary definition. An old text in this context is considered to be any text or non-material heritage pre-dating 1953. From now on, the Prix Marulić Festival will be subtracting 70 years from the year of the festival taking place in order to mark the cut-off year for the “old texts”.

Please read the regulations very carefully to avoid making any mistakes which may result in the possibility of your entry being declined.

For pre-selection – by February 9th 2023 the latest, we need you to send:

1. The online Registration form:

We kindly ask you to submit the summary (max 1500 characters with spaces - included on the Registration Form) and synopsis of your program for the purpose of pre-selection (uploaded to the Registration Form in pdf format).

It is important that your synopsis is detailed and precise enough (approx. 3 pages for Dramas and Documentaries and 1 page for Short Forms). If you already have a full English translation of the program or it is already in English, it is not necessary that you send us a synopsis! 

2. Programs - audio files in WAV format 48 khz and 24 bits should be uploaded to the Registration Form, as well.

Level according to the new standard: -23 LUFS (EBU standard R128) - Loudness. Maximum allowed True Peak level: -1dBTP

Programs should be clearly named:

“Country-Category-Program Title” i.e. “Croatia-Drama-Antigona”

Note: for additional information refer to the REGULATIONS! 

● Pre-selection results will be announced by March 10, 2023. All applicants will be notified of the results.

● Accreditation forms must be sent by April 11, 2023.

● For selected entries, the script must be sent in English to PrixMarulic@hrt.hr by April 24, 2023 in pdf format.

As usual, we will have a special offer for accommodation for "Prix Marulic" delegates ready in due time.

Please share this information about the Prix Marulic Festival with your colleagues (radio authors, directors, writers, sound engineers, etc.), who may be interested in attending the Festival.

We are looking forward to hearing all of your wonderful dramas, documentaries and short forms.

May the best works win!

Prix Marulic Festival Team

Contact info:

HRT – Croatian Radiotelevision, Prisavlje 3, 10000 Zagreb

email: PrixMarulic@hrt.hr

web: https://prix-marulic.hrt.hr

fb: https://www.facebook.com/PrixMarulic/

tel.: + 385 1 634 3928