During the 'ZagrebDox' festival, which will last until 26 February, audience can see 110 films from 30 countries.
The festival's director, Nenad Puhovski, recalled that the winner of the regional film category at last year's event was Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic with 'Images from the Corner' documentary.
Zbanic came into limelight over recent days thanks to her film 'Grbavica' which won the top award at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
Last year, the Zagreb International Documentary Film Festival with the programme of screening of 99 films attracted about 7,000 spectators.