Warsaw International Film Festival

Sala Kongresowa in the Palace of Culture during the festival

Illuminated Palace of Culture with the logo of the film festival

The International Film Festival of Warsaw ( English Warsaw International Film Festival , Polish Warszawski Festiwal Międzynarodowy Filmowy ), also known as Warsaw Film Festival announced a ten-day international film event and is presented annually in early October since 1985 Warsaw held. It presents new films from around the world, from Europe and from Poland . Since 2009, the Warsaw International Film Festival has been one of the international festival competitions of FIAPF and thus one of the most important film festivals in the world, the A festivals .

Event history

The festival originated in 1985 as Warsaw Film Week (Polish: Warszawski Tydzień Filmowy ; English Warsaw Film Week ), organized by the Hybrydy Film Club , one of the oldest and most famous student clubs in Poland. Roman Gutek, the festival's creator, was also the festival director until 1990 and was replaced by Stefan Laudyn the following year. In 1991 the name was changed to Warsaw Film Festival (Polish Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy ), for whose organization the Warsaw Film Foundation (Warszawska Fundacja Filmowa) was established in 1995 . The foundation initiated and co-founded CentEast , an association of Central and Eastern European film festivals, in 2001 .

In 2000, the festival was accredited by FIAPF , an international interest group for film producers based in Paris, and changed its name again, this time to Warsaw International Film Festival (Polish Warszawski Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy , WMFF for short ). In the course of internationalization, films from Germany have been presented since 2002 within a separate “German Panorama”.

The Warsaw Grand Prix has been awarded for the first time in international competition since 2005 . In the same year, representatives of FIPRESCI , an international association of film critics and film journalists, presented the FIPRESCI Award for the best film from the region of Central and Eastern Europe for the first time. Another award was added in 2008 when an audience award was dedicated exclusively to documentaries. The festival became increasingly popular, so that the number of cinema admissions almost tripled in just 13 years and in 2008 the 100,000 mark was only narrowly missed.

In 2009, FIAPF included the Warsaw International Film Festival in the group of A festivals , representing the most prestigious festivals in the world. In the same year, two feature films were awarded the audience prize because they achieved exactly the same number of points. In addition, for the first time the audience had the opportunity to choose the best short film.

Sections of the festival

The sections of the festival can be divided into two groups: the competitions, which, in addition to the audience award, are usually endowed with cash prizes, and the section for non-competing films.

• In international competition , the Warsaw Grand Prix is ​​associated with a prize of 100,000 zloty. This highest endowed prize has only been awarded since the 21st edition of the festival in 2005. There is also a Special Jury Award (Specjalna Nagroda Jury) , which is awarded with 20,000 zloty.

• The Competition 1 and 2 for first and second films by directors from all over the world is endowed with 20,000 zloty.

• The competition of the free spirit (Polish: Wolny Duch ; English Free Spirit ) is the independent, rebellious film from all over the world. The Free Spirit Award (Nagroda Wolny Duch) is endowed with 20,000 złoty.

• In the competition for documentaries over 60 minutes, the best documentary receives 20,000 zloty.

• In the competition for European short films under 45 minutes, the best of them will receive 10,000 PLN.

• The audience award is the festival's oldest award. During the festival, the audience will rate the films after each screening. Although winning the Audience Award is not linked to a monetary bonus, it is an important indicator for film distributors. Traditionally, winning films are found by Polish distributors and are then shown in Polish cinemas across the country.

• The FIPRESCI Award is given to the best first and second films by directors from Central and Eastern Europe and is represented at every festival section.

There are also non-competing sections:

• The Master's Touch (Polish Mistrzowskie dotknięcie ; German for example: Touch of the Master) applies to new films by particularly well-known directors from all over the world.

• Discoveries shows visions of the present world.

• Films for children and parents are shown on the “weekend of cinema for the whole family”.

Awards

Audience awards

No.	year	Film (German or international distribution title)	Film (original title)	Director	country	Cinemas, spectators (Z.)
Warsaw Film Week / Warszawski Tydzień Filmowy
1.	1985	no film excellent				Kultura
2.	1986	no film excellent				Kultura
3.	1987	Birdy	Birdy	Alan Parker	United States	Atlantic, Palladium
4th	1988	Koyaanisqatsi	Koyaanisqatsi	Godfrey Reggio	United States	Atlantic, Palladium
5.	1989	Conspiracy of women	Drowning by Numbers	Peter Greenaway	United Kingdom	Atlantic, Palladium
6th	1990	The Dead Poets Club	Dead Poets Society	Peter Weir	United States	Atlantic, Bajka, Relax, Skarpa
Warsaw Film Festival / Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy
7th	1991	The two lives of Veronica	La double vie de Véronique	Krzysztof Kieślowski	France Poland	Atlantic, Bajka, Luna, Relax
8th.	1992	Prospero's books	Prospero's Books	Peter Greenaway	United Kingdom	Muranów, Wars
9.	1993	Coffee and cigarettes	Coffee and cigarettes	Jim Jarmusch	United States	Iluzjon, Muranów, Rejs, Riviera-Remont, Wars
10.	1994	Arizona Dream	Arizona Dream	Emir Kusturica	France USA	Iluzjon, Muranów, Wars,
11.	1995	Before the rain	Пред дождот	Milčo Mančevski	North Macedonia	Kultura, Muranów, Wars; 33,000 Z.
12.	1996	Trainspotting - New Heroes	Trainspotting	Danny Boyle	United Kingdom	Foksal, RONiK, Skarpa; 40,000 Z.
13.	1997	All or nothing	The Full Monty	Peter Cattaneo	United Kingdom	Foksal, RONiK, Skarpa; 41,000 Z.
14th	1998	Life is Beautiful	La vita e bella	Roberto Benigni	Italy	Bajka, Kultura, Skarpa; 45,000 Z.
15th	1999	Children of heaven	Bacheha-ye aseman	Majid Majidi	Iran	Bajka, Foksal, Kultura, Skarpa; 48,000 Z.
Warsaw International Film Festival / Warszawski Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy
16.	2000	loner	Samotáři	David Ondříček	Czech Republic	Bajka, Capitol, Relax, Skarpa; 53,000 Z.
17th	2001	Italian for beginners	Italiensk for begyndere	Lone Scherfig	Denmark	Bajka, Capitol, Kinoteka, Relax; 61,000 Z.
18th	2002	Elling	Elling	Petter Næss	Norway	Bajka, Kinoteka, Luna, Relax; 71,000 Z.
19th	2003	Buddy	Buddy	Morten Tyldum	Norway	Bajka, Luna, Relax, Silver Screen; 70,000 Z.
20th	2004	Control	Control	Nimród Antal	Hungary	Iluzjon, Luna, Relax, Silver Screen; 73,000 Z.
21st	2005	Adam's apples	Adam's Æbler	Thomas Jensen is different	Denmark	Kultura, Luna, Relax, Silver Screen; 80,000 Z.
22nd	2006	The Lives of Others	The Lives of Others	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	Germany	Kinoteka, Luna, Relax; 92,140 Z.
23.	2007	The band next door	Bikur ha-tizmoret / Al-liqā '' al-akhīr	Eran Kolirin	Israel France	Kinoteka, Luna, Palladium
24.	2008	Feature film: Waltz with Bashir	Vals in Bashir	Ari Folman	Israel Germany France	Kinoteka, Multikino , Złote Tarasy ; 97,000 Z.
		Documentary film: Young @ Heart	Young @ Heart	Stephen Walker	United Kingdom
25th	2009	Feature film 1: House of Evil	Dom zły / The Dark House	Wojciech Smarzowski	Poland	Kinoteka, Kultura, Multikino, Złote Tarasy; 108,000 Z.
		Feature film 2: Welcome	Welcome	Philippe Lioret	France
		Documentary film: Defamation	Hashmatsa / Defamation	Yoav Shamir	Israel Denmark Austria USA
		Short film: The pig	Grisen	Dorte Warnø Høgh	Denmark
26th	2010	Feature film: Sound of Noise	Sound of noise	Ola Simonsson	Sweden France	Kinoteka, Multikino, Złote Tarasy; 109,000 Z.
		Documentary film: Keep Surfing	Keep surfing	Bjoern Richie praise	Germany
		Short film: That Thing You Drew	That Thing You Drew	Kerri Davenport-Burton	United Kingdom
		Children's film: Noémie: Le secret	Noémie: Le secret	Frédéric D'Amours	Canada
27.	2011	Feature film: Rose	Róża	Wojciech Smarzowski	Poland	Kinoteka, Multikino, Złote Tarasy; 101,000 Z.
		Documentary film: Buck	Buck	Cindy Meehl	United States
		Short film: North Atlantic	North Atlantic	Bernardo Nascimento	United Kingdom
		Children's film: The Cat of Paris	Une vie de chat	Jean-Loup Felicioli , Alain Gagnol	France Netherlands Switzerland Belgium
28.	2012	Feature film: Imagine	Imagine	Andrzej Jakimowski	Poland	Kinoteka, Multikino, Złote Tarasy; 100,000 Z.
		Documentary film: Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story	Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story	Brad Bernstein	United States
		Short film: Kolona	Kolona	Ujkan Hysaj	Kosovo
		Children's film: Knerten i knipe	Knerten i knipe	Arild Ostin Ommundsen	Norway
29	2013	Feature film: Tangerines	Mandariinid	Sasa Uruschadze	Estonia Georgia	Kinoteka, multi-cinema, Złote Tarasy
		Documentary film: Get the Picture	Get the picture	Cathy Pearson	United States Ireland France United Kingdom
		Short film: Little Secret	Strach (fear)	Martin Krejčí	Czech Republic
30th	2014	Feature film: 5 room kitchen coffin	What We Do in the Shadows	Taika Waititi , Jemaine Clement	New Zealand United States	Kinoteka, Multikino, Złote Tarasy; 100,000 Z.
		Documentary film: The intersection	Perekrestok	Anastassia Miroshnichenko	Belarus Sweden
		Short film: Joanna	Joanna	Aneta Kopacz	Poland
		Children's film: Captain Fish	Captain Fish	John Banana	France
31.	2015	Feature film: Space	Room	Lenny Abrahamson	Ireland Canada	Kinoteka, multi-cinema, Złote Tarasy
		Documentary film: Autism in Love	Autism in Love	Matt Fuller	United States
		Short film: Grandmothers Day	Dzień babci	Miłosz Sakowski	Poland
		Children's film: Winnetou's son		André Erkau	Germany

Warsaw Grand Prix

No.	year	German distributor title	Original title	Director	country
21st	2005	Sorry for kung fu	Oprosti za kung fu	Ognjen Sviličić	Croatia
22nd	2006	Euphoria	Эйфория	Ivan Vyrypaev	Russia
23.	2007	night Train	夜車 (Yeche)	Diao Yinan	People's Republic of China / Hong Kong , France
24.	2008	Yuri's day	Юрьев день	Kirill Serebrennikov	Russia Germany
25th	2009	Lourdes	Lourdes	Jessica Hausner	Austria France Germany
26th	2010	The woman who sings - incendies	Incendies	Dennis Villeneue	Canada
27.	2011	rose	Róża	Wojciech Smarzowski	Poland
28.	2012	Tango Libre	Tango libre	Frédéric Fonteyne	Belgium France Luxembourg
29	2013	Ida	Ida	Paweł Pawlikowski	Poland
30th	2014	The Coffin in the Mountain aka Deep in the Heart	Binguan	Xin Yukun	People's Republic of China
31.	2015	Neon bull	Boi neon	Gabriel Mascaro	Brazil Uruguay Netherlands

See also

• List of film festivals in Poland
• Polish film history
• List of FIAPF accredited film festivals

Web links

Commons : Warsaw International Film Festival  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Warsaw Film Festival Official website of the festival (English and Polish)
• The Internet Movie Database data about the festival
• Film Festival World Description and dates about the festival
• Warsaw Film Festival Turns 25 Interview with the festival director Stefan Laudyn (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Warsaw Film Festival: Historia , accessed October 27, 2012 (Polish)
2. ↑ Warsaw Film Festival: Nagroda Publiczności 26. Warszawskiego Festiwalu Filmowego , accessed on October 20, 2010 (Polish)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Warsaw Film Festival: Nagrody , accessed on October 28, 2011 (Polish)
4. ↑ Warsaw Film Festival: Nagroda Publiczności 28. Warszawskiego Festiwalu Filmowego , accessed on October 27, 2012 (Polish)
5. ^ Nagroda Publiczności 29. Warszawskiego Festiwalu Filmowego. Warsaw Film Festival, accessed January 14, 2014 (Polish). 
6. ↑ Warsaw Film Festival: Screenings of the Winners of the 26th Warsaw Film Festival , accessed on October 20, 2010 (English)
7. ↑ Warsaw Film Festival: Nagrody na 28. Warszawskim Festiwalu Filmowym , accessed on October 27, 2012 (Polish)
8. ↑ Nagrody. Warsaw Film Festival, accessed January 14, 2014 (Polish). 
9. ↑ Awards. Warsaw Film Festival, accessed October 22, 2015 . 
10. ↑ Awards. Warsaw Film Festival, accessed October 22, 2015 .