Warsaw International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival (Polish: Warszawski Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy), also known as the Warsaw FilmFest, is a film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland. The festival has been held every year since 1985.
The festival is host to the International Federation of Film Critics awards for enterprising filmmaking in Central and Eastern Europe. The 27th edition is scheduled to take place between 7 October to 16 October 2011.
Festival
Programmes
The programme consists of the following sections:
- The International Competition - international features
- 1-2 Competition - for 1st and 2nd feature films
- Free Spirit Competition
- Documentary Competition
- Shorts Competition
- Master's Touch
- 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
History
- 1985 - Film Discussion Club "Hybrydy" founds the festival, originally named Warsaw Film Week. Festival's creator Roman Gutek becomes its first director.
- 1991 - Stafan 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
- 2009 - 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)
Awarded movies
Audience award:
- 2010 - Sound of Noise ( Sweden/ France, dir. Ola Simonsson/Johannes Stjärne Nilsson)
- 2009 - The Dark House ( Poland, dir. Wojciech Smarzowski) and Welcome ( France, dir. Philippe Lioret)
- 2008 - Waltz with Bashir ( Israel/ Germany/ France/ United States, dir. Ari Folman)
- 2007 - The Band's Visit ( Israel/ France/ United States, dir. Eran Kolirin)
- 2006 - Euphoria ( Russia, dir. Ivan Vyrypayev)
- 2005 - Adam's Apples ( Denmark, dir. Anders Thomas Jensen)
- 2004 - Kontroll ( Hungary, dir. Antal Nimród)
- 2003 - Buddy ( Norway, dir. Morten Tyldum)
- 2002 - Elling ( Norway, dir. Petter Næss)
- 2001 - Italian for Beginners ( Denmark/ Sweden, dir. Lone Scherfig)
- 2000 - Loners ( Czech Republic/ Slovakia/ Slovenia, dir. David Ondříček)
- 1999 - Children of Heaven ( Iran, dir. Majid Majidi)
- 1998 - Life Is Beautiful ( Italy, dir. Roberto Benigni)
- 1997 - The Full Monty ( Great Britain, dir. Peter Cattaneo)
- 1996 - Trainspotting ( Great Britain, dir. Danny Boyle)
- 1995 - Before the Rain ( Macedonia/ Great Britain, dir. Milčo Mančevski)
- 1994 - Arizona Dream ( United States/ France, dir. Emir Kusturica)
- 1993 - Coffee and Cigarettes - Somewhere in California ( United States, dir. Jim Jarmusch)
- 1992 - Prospero's Books ( United States, dir. Peter Greenaway)
- 1991 - The Double Life of Véronique (La double vie de Véronique, Poland/ France/ Norway, dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski)
- 1990 - Dead Poets Society ( United States, dir. Peter Weir)
- 1989 - Drowning By Numbers ( Great Britain, dir. Peter Greenaway)
- 1988 - Koyaanisqatsi ( United States, dir Godfrey Reggio)
- 1987 - Birdy ( United States, dir. Alan Parker)
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