FILMS 2025
WFF program will be published on September 18
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WFF program will be published on September 18
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NEWS
Cinema in the clouds
Imagine a film night where even the journey to the screening room takes your breath away. This October, as part of the 41st Warsaw International Film Festival, we will for the first time invite audiences to Cinema in the Clouds on the 46th floor of Varso Tower (69 Chmielna Street), the tallest building in the European Union.
ENCOUNTERS – a new competition section at the Warsaw Film Festival
The Warsaw Film Festival is expanding with a new competition section – Encounters, which will debut during the 41st edition of the event. Returning to the roots of the legendary film showcase from the communist era, out of which the Warsaw Film Week and later the Warsaw Film Festival were born, this new edition of Confrontations will once again invite audiences to discover the most important and talked-about films of world cinema.
41st Warsaw Film Festival – Press Accreditation Form Now Available
A fresh visual identity, new ideas, a new team, and even more excitement – the Warsaw International Film Festival is back in grand style! From October 10–19, 2025, the capital of Poland will once again become the center of world cinema. The 41st edition of WFF marks the beginning of a new decade and the opening of a new chapter in the history of one of Europe’s most respected film festivals.
A new face of the Warsaw Film Festival!
New visual identity, new ideas, a new team, and even more excitement — the Warsaw International Film Festival is back in full force! From October 10–19, 2025, Poland’s capital will once again become the heart of world cinema. The 41st edition of WFF marks the beginning of a new decade and a bold new chapter in the history of one of the most respected film festivals in Europe.
The new visual identity of the Warsaw Film Festival is more than just a graphic refresh — it’s a symbol of a new beginning. We’ve got plenty of new features and surprises in store, but I can reveal one already: this year’s WFF will be more Warsaw-focused than ever before, with events taking place across eight different venues throughout the city - announces Bartek Pulcyn, the Festival’s new Programming Director.
FESTIVAL BLOG
I don’t want to be the kind of director who makes the same movie over and over again
Moonika Siimets talks The Black Hole, winner of the Free Spirit Competition
Humility and determination
Nathaniel C. T. Jackson talks about Ice Maiden
Violence touches everyone
Eric Lamhène talks about Breathing Underwater
Tenderness during wartime is a vital feeling
Alina Maksimenko talks about In Limbo
Everyone’s flawed. They either try to overcome it or they make peace with it
Saulė Bliuvaitė talks about Toxic
Women have been working in the miner's shadow for years
Aneta Nowicka talks about The Coal's Daughter
I didn’t want to make a film that makes you want to shoot yourself in the head
Justyna Mytnik talks about Wet Monday
Death is a lonely business
Jorge Hernandez Aldana talks about winning film The Shadow of Catire
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