Warsaw Film Festival

Warsaw Film Festival (Polish: Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, abbreviated as WFF) is an annual film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world.[1] The festival has been held every year since 1985.[2] In 2008, it was recognized by FIAPF as a competitive film festival specialised in first and second features and films from Central and Eastern Europe.[3]

Warsaw Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival logo
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Founded1985
LanguagePolish
English
Websitewff.pl

The festival is host to the International Federation of Film Critics awards for enterprising filmmaking in Central Europe and beyond (i.e. Denmark and Israel). The 35th edition will take place between 11 October to 20 October 2019.

Festival

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

History
  • 1985 – Film Discussion Club "Hybrydy" founds the festival, originally named Warsaw Film Week. Festival's 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 – festival is being organised by Warsaw Film Found for the first time
  • 2000 – festival gets accreditation from FIAPF and changes its name again into Warsaw International Film Festival
  • 2005 – for the first time FIAPF juror gives special awards during Warsaw International Film Festival
  • 2008 – FIAPF adds Warsaw International Film Festival to a group of international contest festival (which other members are Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian, Mar del Plata, Karlovy Vary, Montreal, Cairo, Moscow, Tokyo and Shanghai) [3]

Award winners

International Competition winners
Year Prize Film Original Title Director Country
2002 Grand Prix Edi[4] Edi Piotr Trzaskalski  Poland
2003 Grand Prix With Love, Lilly[5] Russian: С любовью, Лиля (S luboviu, Lilia) Larisa Sadilova  Russia
2004 Grand Prix The Beautiful City[6] Persian: شهر زیبا‎ (Shahr-e Ziba) Asghar Farhadi  Iran
2005 Grand Prix Sorry for Kung Fu[7] Oprosti za kung fu Ognjen Sviličić  Croatia
2006 Grand Prix Euphoria[8] Russian: Эйфория (Eyforia) Ivan Vyrypaev  Russia
2007 Grand Prix Night Train Chinese: 夜行列车; Chinese: 夜行列车; pinyin: Yè háng lièchē Yi Nan Diao  China /  Hong Kong /  France
2008 Grand Prix Yuri's Day Russian: Юрьев день (Yurev Den) Kirill Serebrennikov  Russia /  Germany
2009 Grand Prix Lourdes[9] Lourdes Jessica Hausner  Austria /  France /  Germany
2010 Grand Prix Incendies[10] Incendies Denis Villeneuve ≈  Canada
2011 Grand Prix Rose[11] Róża Wojciech Smarzowski  Poland
2012 Grand Prix Tango Libre[12] Tango Libre Frédéric Fonteyne  Belgium /  France /  Luxembourg
2013 Grand Prix Ida[13] Ida Paweł Pawlikowski ≈  Poland
2014 Grand Prix The Coffin In the Mountain[14] Chinese: 心迷宫; pinyin: Xīn mígōng Xin Yukun  China
2015 Grand Prix Neon Bull[15] Boi Neon Gabriel Mascaro  Brazil
2016 Grand Prix Malaria[16] Persian: مالاریا‎ (Malaria) Parviz Shahbazi  Iran
2017 Grand Prix To Kill a Watermelon[17] Chinese: 杀瓜; pinyin: Shā guā Zehao Gao  China
2018 Grand Prix The Delegation[18] Delegacioni Bujar Alimani  Albania
2019 Grand Prix Shindisi[19] Shindisi Dito Tsintsadze  Georgia[20]

Notes

≈ Oscar nomination

- Fiction Feature Films category
YearFilmOriginal TitleDirectorCountry
1987Birdy[21]Alan Parker United States
1988KoyaanisqatsiGodfrey Reggio United States
1989Drowning By NumbersPeter Greenaway United Kingdom
1990Dead Poets SocietyPeter Weir ≈ United States
1991The Double Life of VéroniqueLa double vie de VéroniqueKrzysztof Kieślowski Poland /  France
1992Prospero's BooksPeter Greenaway United Kingdom
1993Coffee and Cigarettes IIIJim Jarmusch United States
1994Arizona DreamEmir Kusturica United States
1995Before the RainMilcho Manchevski ≈ North Macedonia
1996TrainspottingDanny Boyle ≈ United Kingdom
1997The Full MontyPeter Cattaneo ≈ United Kingdom
1998Life Is BeautifulLa vita è bellaRoberto Benigni ≠ Italy
1999Children of HeavenBacheha-ye asemanMajid Majidi Iran
2000LonersSamotáriDavid Ondříček Czech Republic
2001Italian for BeginnersItaliensk for begyndereLone Scherfig Denmark
2002EllingPetter Næss Norway
2003BuddyMorten Tyldum Norway
2004KontrollNimród Antal Hungary
2005Adam's ApplesAdams æblerAnders Thomas Jensen Denmark
2006The Lives of OthersDas Leben der AnderenFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck ≠ Germany
2007The Band's VisitBikur Ha-tizmoretEran Kolirin Israel
2008Waltz with Bashir[22]Vals Im BashirAri Folman ≈ Israel
2009The Dark House (shared)Dom zlyWojciech Smarzowski Poland
2009Welcome (shared)Philippe Lioret France
2010Sound of NoiseOla Simonsson and
Johannes Stjärne Nilsson		 Sweden
2011RoseRóżaWojciech Smarzowski Poland
2012ImagineAndrzej Jakimowski Poland /  France /  Portugal /  Great Britain
2013TangerinesMandariinidZaza Urushadze Estonia /  Georgia
2014What We Do in the ShadowsTaika Waititi, Jemaine Clement New Zealand /  United States
2015RoomLenny Abrahamson Ireland /  Canada
2016My Life as a CourgetteMa vie de CourgetteClaude Barras ≈ France /   Switzerland
2017A Hustler's DiaryMåste gittCIvica Zubak Sweden
2018Heavy TripHevi reissuJuuso Laatio, Jukka Vigren Finland
2019All For My MotherWszystko dla mojej matkiMałgorzata Imielska Poland

Notes
  • ≈ Oscar nomination
  • ≠ Oscar winner

References
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  3. "FIAPF Accredited Festivals Directory" (PDF). FIAPF.
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  14. "30th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2014". WFF Official Website.
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  17. "33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017". WFF Official Website.
  18. "34th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2018". WFF Official Website.
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  20. Warsaw International Film Festival:'Shindisi' Wins Grand Prix|Hollywood Reporter
  21. Birdy - Awards - IMDb
  22. Waltz with Bashir (2008) - IMDb
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