Warsaw Film Festival

Annual film festival held in Warsaw, Poland

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Warsaw Film Festival

Warsaw International Film Festival logo

Location| Warsaw, Poland
Founded| 1985
Most recent| 2024
Hosted by| Warsaw Film Foundation
No. of films| 84
Festival date| Opening: October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Closing: October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20)
Language| Polish
English
Website| wff.pl
Current: 40th

41st

39th

Warsaw Film Festival (Polish: Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy; WFF), also known as Warsaw International Film Festival, is an annual international film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland.[1][2]

The 40th edition of the festival will take place from 11 to 20 October 2024.[3]

## History

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Palace of Culture and Science with a huge poster for Warsaw Film Festival

The festival has been held every year since 1985.[4]

In 2008, it was recognised by FIAPF as an international competitive film festival.[5]

Timeline

* 1985 – Film Discussion Club "Hybrydy" founds the festival, originally named Warsaw Film Week.[6] Creator Roman Gutek becomes its first director
* 1991 – Stefan Laudyn becomes new director of the festival and name Warsaw Film Week changes to Warsaw Film Festival
* 1995 – organised by Warsaw Film Foundation for the first time
* 2000 – festival gets accreditation from FIAPF and changes its name to Warsaw International Film Festival.[7]
* 2005 – for the first time, FIAPF jury gives special awards during Warsaw International Film Festival
* 2008 – FIAPF adds Warsaw Film Festival to its list of international festivals, accredited as a competitive film festival specialised in first and second features and films from Central and Eastern Europe[5][8]

## Description

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The festival is host to the International Federation of Film Critics awards for enterprising filmmaking in Central Europe and beyond.[9]

### Programmes

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The programme consists of the following sections:[citation needed]

* The International Competition – premiering competition for international features
* 1–2 Competition – for 1st and 2nd feature films
* Free Spirit Competition – competition for independent, innovative, rebellious feature length fiction and documentary films from all over the world.
* Documentary Competition
* Shorts Competition – For narrative, documentary and animated shorts (up to 40 minutes) from all over the world. Winners are Academy Awards eligible.
* Special Screenings – non competitive section dedicated to acclaimed filmmakers from all over the world
* Discoveries
* Family Cinema Weekend

All the films presented, regardless of the section (competitive or non-competitive), are eligible for the Audience Award.[citation needed]

### Juries

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* International Competition Jury
* The Competition 1–2 Jury
* Free Spirit Competition Jury
* Documentary Competition Jury
* Shorts Competition Jury
* Jury FIPRESCI
* Jury NETPAC
* Ecumenical jury – by SIGNIS

## Award winners

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### International Competition winners

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Warsaw Grand Prix (called the Grand Prix Nescafé from 2002 until 2007, 18th-23rd edition)[10]
Year  | Film  | Original Title  | Director  | Country

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2002  | Edi[11] | Edi  | Piotr Trzaskalski |  Poland
2003  | With Love, Lilly[12] | Russian: С любовью, Лиля (S luboviu, Lilia)  | Larisa Sadilova  |  Russia
2004  | The Beautiful City[13] | Persian: شهر زیبا (Shahr-e Ziba)  | Asghar Farhadi |  Iran
2005  | Sorry for Kung Fu[14] | Oprosti za kung fu  | Ognjen Sviličić |  Croatia
2006  | Euphoria[15] | Russian: Эйфория (Eyforia)  | Ivan Vyrypaev |  Russia
2007  | Night Train | Chinese: 夜行列车; Chinese: 夜行列车; pinyin: Yè háng lièchē | Yi'nan Diao |  China /  Hong Kong /  France
2008  | Yuri's Day | Russian: Юрьев день (Yurev Den)  | Kirill Serebrennikov |  Russia /  Germany
2009  | Lourdes[16] | Lourdes  | Jessica Hausner |  Austria /  France /  Germany
2010  | Incendies[17] | Incendies  | Denis Villeneuve ≈  |  Canada
2011  | Rose[18] | Róża  | Wojciech Smarzowski |  Poland
2012  | Tango Libre[19] | Tango Libre  | Frédéric Fonteyne |  Belgium /  France /  Luxembourg
2013  | Ida[20] | Ida  | Paweł Pawlikowski |  Poland
2014  | The Coffin In the Mountain[21] | Chinese: 心迷宫; pinyin: Xīn mígōng | Xin Yukun  |  China
2015  | Neon Bull[22] | Boi Neon  | Gabriel Mascaro |  Brazil
2016  | Malaria[23] | Persian: مالاریا (Malaria)  | Parviz Shahbazi |  Iran
2017  | To Kill a Watermelon[24] | Chinese: 杀瓜; pinyin: Shā guā | Zehao Gao  |  China
2018  | The Delegation[25] | Delegacioni  | Bujar Alimani  |  Albania
2019  | Shindisi[26] | Shindisi  | Dito Tsintsadze |  Georgia[27]
2020  | 18 Kilohertz[28] | 18 килогерц  | Farkhat Sharipov |  Kazakhstan
2021  | Miracle[29] | Miracol  | Bogdan George Apetri  |  Romania /  Czech Republic /  Latvia
2022  | May Labour Day | Praznik rada  | Pjer Žalica |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023  | The Shadow of Catire[30] | La sombra del Catire  | Jorge Hernandez Aldana |  Venezuela /  Mexico
2024[31] | Traffic[32] | Reostat  | Teodora Ana Mihai |  Romania /  Belgium /  Netherlands

## References

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1. ^ "Main cultural events". Collegium Civitas. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. ^ "Most important festivals in Warsaw". Residence St. Andrew's Palace. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. ^ Lazić, Manuela (26 September 2024). "The 40th Warsaw Film Festival announces its programme". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
4. ^ "History". WFF Official Website.
5. ^ a b FIAPF Accredited Festivals Directory (PDF). FIAPF. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2015.
6. ^ Frank, Alison (20 October 2013). "29th Warsaw Film Festival". fipresci.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024. "It was created in 1985 as "Warsaw Film Week" in the framework of the intellectual opposition club "Hybrydy". In 1991, after the Polish State's full democratization, Stefan Laudyn took over as director of the "Warsaw Film Festival"."
7. ^ Kwiatkowski, Aleksander (16 August 2018). "A Fascinating (Pre-)History". fipresci.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024. "In 2000 the festival got accreditation from FIAPF and changed its name again, into Warsaw International Film Festival."
8. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (7 October 2010). "Warsaw Int'l Film Festival comes of age". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
9. ^ "Warsaw International Film Festival". Culture.pl. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
10. ^ "Historia" (in Polish). wff.pl. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
11. ^ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
12. ^ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
13. ^ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
14. ^ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
15. ^ "22nd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2006". WFF Official Website.
16. ^ "25th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2009". WFF Official Website.
17. ^ "26th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2010". WFF Official Website.
18. ^ "27th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2011". WFF Official Website.
19. ^ "28th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2012". WFF Official Website.
20. ^ "29th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2013". WFF Official Website.
21. ^ "30th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2014". WFF Official Website.
22. ^ "31st Warsaw International Film Festival - 2015". WFF Official Website.
23. ^ "32nd Warsaw International Film Festival, Awards 2016". WFF Official Website.
24. ^ "33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017". WFF Official Website.
25. ^ "34th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2018". WFF Official Website.
26. ^ "35th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2019". WFF Official Website.
27. ^ Warsaw International Film Festival:'Shindisi' Wins Grand Prix|Hollywood Reporter
28. ^ "Awards of the 36th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website.
29. ^ "Awards of the 37th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website.
30. ^ "Awards of the 39th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
31. ^ "Awards of the 39th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
32. ^ "Traffic". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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FIAPF-accredited film festivals

Competitive|

* Berlin
* Cairo
* Cannes
* Goa
* Karlovy Vary
* Locarno
* Mar del Plata
* San Sebastián
* Shanghai
* Tallinn
* Tehran
* Tokyo
* Venice
* Warsaw

Competitive
specialised|

* Antalya
* Busan
* Cartagena
* Cluj
* Gijón
* Istanbul
* Kitzbühel
* Kolkata
* Kyiv
* Milan
* Nur-Sultan
* Rome
* Sitges
* Sofia
* Sydney
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Turin

Non-competitive|

* Toronto
* Vienna

Documentary/
short|

* Bilbao
* Kraków
* Oberhausen
* Tampere

Formerly
accredited|

* Adelaide
* Bogotá
* Brussels
* Ghent
* Haugesund
* Jeonju
* Minsk
* Montreal
* Moscow
* Namur
* São Paulo
* Sarajevo
* St. Petersburg
* Stockholm
* Thessaloniki
* Wiesbaden
* Wrocław

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