godine, punih 12 godina, poplava hrvatskog srednjoškolskog filma selila se iz grada u grad po čitavoj Hrvatskoj. A onda je uslijedio karlovački obrat - „žabari“ su se naselili u svoje prirodno stanište - petu rijeku – rijeku filma, koja je pod imenom Filmska revija mladeži obojena u žuto i kao takva ostala u Karlovcu „na neodređeno“. Karlovačka vodena klima očito odgovara rastu filma i filmskog festivala u pubertetskim godinama, kojeg ravnopravno uzgajaju Kinoklub Karlovac i Hrvatski filmski savez, a osobit poticaj rastu daje oko 4000 posjetitelja godišnje (u 4 dana berbe filmskih plodova) i stotine mladih autora čiji su filmovi poplavili Karlovac. Potaknuti izvanrednim urodom prve godine, „žabari“ su zakoračili jednim krakom i u međunarodne vode, pa tako od 2008. I tako već šestu godinu karlovačko tlo natapaju filmske vode, a ono postaje sve plodnije i sve žuće, pa je i iz aviona očito kako žuta sasvim prirodno postaje službena boja, a Karlovac službeni inkubator srednjoškolskog filma!
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For 12 years, till 2007, the torrent of high school film moved from city to city around Croatia. Then, in a Karlovac twist – the “froggers” moved into their natural habitat – the fifth river – the river of film, which was colored in yellow under the name the Youth Film Festival and as such remains in Karlovac indefinitely. The water climate of Karlovac is obviously fertile ground for film and the film festival in its teens, grown jointly by the Cinema Club Karlovac and the Croatian Film Association, while a special incentive for growth is given by the 4 thousand visitors each year (during the 4 days of the film harvest) and hundreds of young authors whose films have swept over Karlovac. Encouraged by a great catch in the first year, the “froggers” ventured into international territory creating the Four River Film Festival so, since 2008, there is international high school film running through our waters. Sixth year in a row, Karlovac soil is enriched by film waters and it’s becoming more fertile and yellow every time, and it’s quite obvious that the color yellow is becoming the official color of the festival and Karlovac the official incubator of high school film!
