WARSAW INDUSTRY DAYS: Fresh Industry Initiative

The Warsaw Film Festival has had a long track record as an industry hub for Polish and Central and Eastern European film professionals, championing emerging talent from the region and connecting them to the international film community. Now, with new leadership and in a refreshed format, the organizers introduce WARSAW INDUSTRY DAYS (October 13-18), a reimagined industry platform taking place within the Festival's framework.

The initiative is designed to discover new talent from the CEE region, spotlight compelling regional projects, and create dynamic spaces for Polish and international film professionals to engage in meaningful dialogue. By combining the festival's proven track record with new initiatives and an invigorated approach to collaboration and networking, Warsaw Industry Days aims to strengthen ties within the regional film community, building a stronger local support network, and opening new avenues for co-production with Poland, and within the region.

WARSAW INDUSTRY DAYS has several components: Warsaw Co-Production Forum (submissions now open); Warsaw Industry Talks; Warsaw Next workshops; FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project; Wajda School New Talents; The Art of Editing Workshops; Doc Lab Poland and networking events. A detailed schedule will be available in September 2025.

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41st Warsaw International Film Festival opens for submissions - deadline - July 31

The 41st edition of Warsaw International Film Festival (WFF) is planned October 10-19, this year. WFF is accredited by FIAPF as a non-specialised competitive film festival.

We are open for submissions of:
- fiction features
- documentary features
- shorts (of 40 min or less): live action, animation, documentaries.

Regular deadline: July 15
Late deadline: July 31

WFF has four competitive sections with international juries and cash awards, including a 100,000 PLN (over 20,000 euro) Warsaw Grand Prix, funded by the Mayor of Warsaw.

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Bartłomiej Pulcyn, the new program director of the Warsaw Film Festival

The Warsaw Film Festival, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, is beginning a new chapter in its history – Bartłomiej Pulcyn, who had been associated with the WFF for many years in the past, has just taken over the position of programming director of the festival. The managing director and producer of the Festival is Joanna Szymańska-Szcześniak. This year's, 41st Warsaw Film Festival will take place on October 10-19, 2025.

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Winners of the Audience Award at the 40th Warsaw Film Festival

Here are the films, which were liked the most by the audience of the 40th Warsaw International Film Festival, which came to an end yesterday:

A. Fiction features:
1. Where Do We Begin, dir Monika Majorek, Poland
2. Bucha, dir Stanislav Tiunov, Ukraine
3. Lioness, dir Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo, Estonia / Germany / Latvia
4. Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold, dir Xawery Żuławski, Poland
5. Black Dog, dir Guan Hu, China

B. Filmy dokumentalne:
1. War Correspondent, dir Benjamin Tuček, David Čálek, Czech Republic / Ukraine / Slovakia
2. Soldiers of Song, dir Ryan William Smith, Ukraine
3. A Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet, dir Taras Tomenko, Ukraine
4. Ice Maiden, dir Nathaniel C. T. Jackson, James Blannin-Ferguson, Australia / New Zealand
5. Made In Ethiopia, dir Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan, Canada / Ethiopia / US / UK

C. Filmy krótkometrażowe:
1. Tiger Soup, dir Kacper Świtalski, Poland
2. Stimulants And Empathogenes, dir Mateusz Pacewicz, Poland
3. All That Remains, dir Andrei Redinciuc, Romania
4. First Frames, dir Ilie Mitaru, Türkiye / US / Netherlands
5. Service, dir Michał Edelman, Poland

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