[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-10671":3},{"festival":4,"years":25,"news":37,"about":38},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":16,"logoAppearance":17,"logoOg":23,"about":24,"isManaged":20},10671,"warsaw-international-film-festival-poland","open","Warsaw International Film Festival","Warszawski Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy",[11,12,13,14,15],"Warsaw Film Festival","WIFF","WFF","WMFF","Warsaw Film Week","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fwarsaw-international-film-festival-poland-4abem09o.png?v=ea261611",{"mode":18,"edge":19,"edgeLight":20,"plateLight":21,"plateDark":22,"crop":19,"og":23},"plate",null,false,"dark","none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002Flogo-71579.jpg?v=c4a7a147","Accredited by FIAPF as an international competitive film festival, the Warsaw International Film Festival is organised by the Warsaw Film Foundation. It began in 1985 as Warsaw Film Week and has carried its present English name since 2000. The International Competition awards the Warsaw Grand Prix; the 1–2 Competition is reserved for first and second features; a documentary competition runs alongside them; and the four main awards of the Short Films Competition qualify for the Academy Awards. Non-competitive sections include Free Spirit, devoted to independent and unconventional films, and Animus. Cinema of Values. Warsaw Industry Days, with the Warsaw Co-Production Forum and Industry Talks, take place during the festival. The 42nd edition runs in Warsaw on 9–18 October 2026.",[26,29,31,33,35],{"year":27,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2021",true,{"year":30,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2018",{"year":32,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2017",{"year":34,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2013",{"year":36,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2012",[],{"aboutHtml":39,"countries":40,"focus":42,"categories":43,"nextDates":19,"awardsPrizes":48,"rules":49,"website":50,"contacts":51,"editDate":77},"\u003Cp>Accredited by FIAPF as an international competitive film festival, the Warsaw International Film Festival is organised by the Warsaw Film Foundation. It began in 1985 as Warsaw Film Week and has carried its present English name since 2000. The International Competition awards the Warsaw Grand Prix; the 1–2 Competition is reserved for first and second features; a documentary competition runs alongside them; and the four main awards of the Short Films Competition qualify for the Academy Awards. Non-competitive sections include Free Spirit, devoted to independent and unconventional films, and Animus. Cinema of Values. Warsaw Industry Days, with the Warsaw Co-Production Forum and Industry Talks, take place during the festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The 42nd edition runs in Warsaw on 9–18 October 2026.\u003C\u002Fp>",[41],"Poland",[],[44,45,46,47],"Animation","Documentary","Feature","Short","International Competition: Warsaw Grand Prix (funded by the Mayor of Warsaw), Best Director Award, Special Jury Award.\n1-2 Competition (first and second features): Winner of 1-2 Competition.\nDocumentary Competition: Best Documentary Feature.\nShort Films Competition: Short Grand Prix, Best Animated Short Film, Best Live-Action Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film. These four awards qualify for the Academy Awards.\nEncounters: Polish Film Institute Award for the Polish distributor of the winning film, by audience vote.\nFree Spirit: Free Spirit Audience Award.\nAudience Award for the best film of the festival, chosen by viewers from all sections.\nAwards of independent juries: FIPRESCI Award for the best film of the International Competition, Ecumenical Jury Award (SIGNIS and INTERFILM), NETPAC Award for the best Asian film.","Competition sections accept films whose first public screening took place on or after 1 January of the festival year. Films must not have been distributed, publicly screened or broadcast on television in Poland, or made available on the internet; Polish films may have screened only at the Gdynia Film Festival. World, international and European premieres have priority.\nFeature-length films run over 60 minutes; the Short Films Competition accepts fiction, documentary and animated films up to 40 minutes.\nFilms are submitted through the festival website, FilmFreeway or Festhome; works in post-production may be submitted. Films are screened in original versions with English subtitles. Each film may be screened up to five times.","https:\u002F\u002Fwff.pl\u002F",[52,56,59,63,66,69,73],{"type":53,"value":54,"note":55},"Email","info@wiff.pl","General enquiries",{"type":53,"value":57,"note":58},"films@wff.pl","Film submissions and selection",{"type":60,"value":61,"note":62},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffesthome.com\u002Ff\u002F5691","Film submissions via Festhome",{"type":53,"value":64,"note":65},"industry@wiff.pl","Warsaw Industry Days",{"type":53,"value":67,"note":68},"akredytacje@wiff.pl","Accreditation",{"type":70,"value":71,"note":72},"Phone","+48 22 621 62 68","Festival office, Warsaw Film Foundation",{"type":74,"value":75,"note":76},"Address","Warsaw Film Foundation, ul. Lwowska 11\u002F11, 00-660 Warszawa, Poland","Festival office; address for film copies and screeners",1792023016]