The first edition of the Rab Film Festival (RAFF) will be held from 23 to 27 August on that northern Croatian island, with 12 feature and documentary films included in the festival's programme.

The festival will kick off with the Croatian premiere of “Les Miserables” directed by Ladj Ly. This film, which had its world premiere at the last Cannes Film Festival, is a racially charged drama set in the Paris suburb where Victor Hugo wrote his classic novel. The organisers of the RAFF have stated that the film’s director Ladj Ly and lead actor Djibril Zonga, will come to Rab for the film’s premiere in Croatia.

The audience will be able to watch “Sorry We Missed You” by Ken Loach as well as “Sons of Denmark” by director Ulaa Salim.

The organisers also introduce RAFF as “a festival of investigative movies and documentaries”. The screening of the films will take place “several locations in the city, mostly in the charming open-air cinema. Various shows will be provided to please those who like culture-active holidays.”

“The visitors will see a display of socially relevant movies and documentaries investigating the global and local issues of present days,” according to the information provided on the festival’s website.