Warsaw Film Festival
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LocationWarsaw, Poland
Founded1985
Most recent2023
Festival date6–15 October
LanguagePolish
English
WebsiteWarsaw Film Festival

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.

History

The festival has been held every year since 1985.[1]

In 2008, it was recognised by FIAPF as an international competitive film festival.[2]

Timeline
  • 1985 – Film Discussion Club "Hybrydy" founds the festival, originally named Warsaw Film Week; 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
  • 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[2][3]

Description

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

Programmes

The programme consists of the following sections:

  • 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.

Juries

  • 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

International Competition winners

Grand Prix
Year Film Original Title Director Country
2002 Edi[4] Edi Piotr Trzaskalski  Poland
2003 With Love, Lilly[5] Russian: С любовью, Лиля (S luboviu, Lilia) Larisa Sadilova  Russia
2004 The Beautiful City[6] Persian: شهر زیبا (Shahr-e Ziba) Asghar Farhadi  Iran
2005 Sorry for Kung Fu[7] Oprosti za kung fu Ognjen Sviličić  Croatia
2006 Euphoria[8] 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[9] Lourdes Jessica Hausner  Austria /  France /  Germany
2010 Incendies[10] Incendies Denis Villeneuve ≈  Canada
2011 Rose[11] Róża Wojciech Smarzowski  Poland
2012 Tango Libre[12] Tango Libre Frédéric Fonteyne  Belgium /  France /  Luxembourg
2013 Ida[13] Ida Paweł Pawlikowski  Poland
2014 The Coffin In the Mountain[14] Chinese: 心迷宫; pinyin: Xīn mígōng Xin Yukun  China
2015 Neon Bull[15] Boi Neon Gabriel Mascaro  Brazil
2016 Malaria[16] Persian: مالاریا (Malaria) Parviz Shahbazi  Iran
2017 To Kill a Watermelon[17] Chinese: 杀瓜; pinyin: Shā guā Zehao Gao  China
2018 The Delegation[18] Delegacioni Bujar Alimani  Albania
2019 Shindisi[19] Shindisi Dito Tsintsadze  Georgia[20]
2020 18 Kilohertz[21] 18 килогерц Farkhat Sharipov  Kazakhstan
2021 Miracle[22] Miracol Bogdan George Apetri  Romania /  Czech Republic /  Latvia
2022 May Labour Day Praznik rada Pjer Žalica  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023 The Shadow of Catire[23] La sombra del Catire Jorge Hernandez Aldana  Venezuela /  Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "History". WFF Official Website.
  2. 1 2 FIAPF Accredited Festivals Directory (PDF). FIAPF. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (7 October 2010). "Warsaw Int'l Film Festival comes of age". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Warsaw Film Festival". 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "22nd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2006". WFF Official Website.
  9. ↑ "25th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2009". WFF Official Website.
  10. ↑ "26th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2010". WFF Official Website.
  11. ↑ "27th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2011". WFF Official Website.
  12. ↑ "28th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2012". WFF Official Website.
  13. ↑ "29th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2013". WFF Official Website.
  14. ↑ "30th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2014". WFF Official Website.
  15. ↑ "31st Warsaw International Film Festival - 2015". WFF Official Website.
  16. ↑ "32nd Warsaw International Film Festival, Awards 2016". WFF Official Website.
  17. ↑ "33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017". WFF Official Website.
  18. ↑ "34th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2018". WFF Official Website.
  19. ↑ "35th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2019". WFF Official Website.
  20. ↑ Warsaw International Film Festival:'Shindisi' Wins Grand Prix|Hollywood Reporter
  21. ↑ "Awards of the 36th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website.
  22. ↑ "Awards of the 37th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website.
  23. ↑ "Awards of the 39th Warsaw International Film Festival". WFF Official Website. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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