Warsaw Film Festival

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Warsaw Film Festival
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Warsaw International Film Festival logo
Location Warsaw, Poland
Founded1985
Most recent2024
Hosted byWarsaw Film Foundation
No. of films84
Festival dateOpening: October 10, 2025 (2025-10-10)
Closing: October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)
Language Polish
English
Website wff.pl
Current: 41st
42nd
40th

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]

Contents

The 40th edition of the festival took place from 11 to 20 October 2024. [3] The 41st edition of the festival will take place from 10 to 19 October 2024, and showcases 112 features and 56 shorts. [4]

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. [5]

In 2008, it was recognised by FIAPF as an international competitive film festival. [6]

Timeline

Description

The festival is host to the International Federation of Film Critics awards for enterprising filmmaking in Central Europe and beyond. [10]

Programmes

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

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

Juries

Award winners

International Competition winners

Warsaw Grand Prix (called the Grand Prix Nescafé from 2002 until 2007, 18th-23rd edition) [11]
YearFilmOriginal TitleDirectorCountry
2002 Edi [12] Edi Piotr Trzaskalski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2003With Love, Lilly [13] Russian : С любовью, Лиля (S luboviu, Lilia)Larisa SadilovaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
2004 The Beautiful City [14] Persian : شهر زیبا (Shahr-e Ziba) Asghar Farhadi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
2005 Sorry for Kung Fu [15] Oprosti za kung fu Ognjen Sviličić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2006 Euphoria [16] Russian : Эйфория (Eyforia) Ivan Vyrypaev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2007 Night Train Chinese :夜行列车; Chinese :夜行列车; pinyin :Yè háng lièchē Yi'nan Diao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China / Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong / Flag of France.svg  France
2008 Yuri's Day Russian : Юрьев день (Yurev Den) Kirill Serebrennikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia / Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2009 Lourdes [17] Lourdes Jessica Hausner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria / Flag of France.svg  France / Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2010 Incendies [18] Incendies Denis Villeneuve ≈Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2011 Rose [19] Róża Wojciech Smarzowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2012 Tango Libre [20] Tango Libre Frédéric Fonteyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium / Flag of France.svg  France / Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
2013 Ida [21] Ida Paweł Pawlikowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2014 The Coffin In the Mountain [22] Chinese :心迷宫; pinyin :Xīn mígōngXin YukunFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2015 Neon Bull [23] Boi Neon Gabriel Mascaro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2016 Malaria [24] Persian : مالاریا (Malaria) Parviz Shahbazi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
2017To Kill a Watermelon [25] Chinese :杀瓜; pinyin :Shā guāZehao GaoFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2018 The Delegation [26] DelegacioniBujar AlimaniFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
2019 Shindisi [27] Shindisi Dito Tsintsadze Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia [28]
2020 18 Kilohertz [29] 18 килогерц Farkhat Sharipov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
2021 Miracle [30] MiracolBogdan George ApetriFlag of Romania.svg  Romania / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic / Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
2022May Labour DayPraznik rada Pjer Žalica Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023The Shadow of Catire [31] La sombra del Catire Jorge Hernandez Aldana Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela / Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2024 [32] Traffic [33] Reostat Teodora Ana Mihai Flag of Romania.svg  Romania / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium / Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

References

  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. ↑ "Warsaw International Film Festival unveils new identity, new leadership and a packed line-up". Cineuropa . 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "History". WFF Official Website.
  6. 1 2 FIAPF Accredited Festivals Directory (PDF). FIAPF. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2015.
  7. ↑ 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".
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (7 October 2010). "Warsaw Int'l Film Festival comes of age". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Warsaw International Film Festival". Culture.pl. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Historia" (in Polish). wff.pl. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  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. ↑ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "22nd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2006". WFF Official Website.
  17. ↑ "25th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2009". WFF Official Website.
  18. ↑ "26th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2010". WFF Official Website.
  19. ↑ "27th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2011". WFF Official Website.
  20. ↑ "28th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2012". WFF Official Website.
  21. ↑ "29th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2013". WFF Official Website.
  22. ↑ "30th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2014". WFF Official Website.
  23. ↑ "31st Warsaw International Film Festival - 2015". WFF Official Website.
  24. ↑ "32nd Warsaw International Film Festival, Awards 2016". WFF Official Website.
  25. ↑ "33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017". WFF Official Website.
  26. ↑ "34th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2018". WFF Official Website.
  27. ↑ "35th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2019". WFF Official Website.
  28. ↑ Warsaw International Film Festival:'Shindisi' Wins Grand Prix|Hollywood Reporter
  29. ↑ "Awards of the 36th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website.
  30. ↑ "Awards of the 37th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website.
  31. ↑ "Awards of the 39th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  32. ↑ "Awards of the 40th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  33. ↑ "Traffic". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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