Krakow Film Festival (Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy)

Krakow Film Festival

Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy

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Krakow Film Festival presents documentary, animated and short fiction films in Kraków, Poland, with a history reaching back to 1961. Organised by the Krakow Film Foundation, it combines Polish and international competitions with non-competitive screenings. KFF Industry presents Animated in Poland and Doc Lab Poland sessions for projects in development, production and post-production, alongside a video library and professional meetings.

The 67th edition dates are 30 May–6 June 2027 in cinemas, with online screenings on KFF VOD from 4–18 June 2027. Its competitions cover documentaries, short films, documentary debuts and Polish productions. The International Documentary Debut Competition provides a separate competition for first-time feature documentary directors, while DocFilmMusic presents music documentaries outside competition.

Country

Poland

Focus

Animation, Documentary

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Feature, Short

Dates

30 May 2027 — 6 June 2027

Awards and prizes

The 2027 regulations provide a Golden Horn for the best international documentary and Silver Horns for outstanding artistic value and social issues. The international short film competition awards a Golden Dragon for best film and Silver Dragons for documentary, animation and fiction. The International Documentary Debut Competition awards its best film’s director. The National Competition awards Golden Hobby Horses for documentary films over 30 minutes, documentary films up to 30 minutes, animation and fiction. Other awards include the Audience Award, the Dragon of Dragons lifetime achievement award for documentary and animation, and prizes approved by the organisers and funded by partners or institutions.

Festival rules

For the 67th edition in 2027, competition entries are films made in 2026 or 2027 and not publicly screened before 1 June 2026. International documentary and documentary debut competitions accept films of at least 50 minutes; the debut competition is for a director’s first film. The international short film competition accepts documentary, animated and fiction films up to 30 minutes. The National Competition accepts Polish documentaries of any length and Polish animation and fiction up to 30 minutes. Competitions require a Polish premiere; world or international premieres are preferred as specified in the regulations. Non-English films require English subtitles. Submit through the official online form with a private preview link or uploaded file. Entry fees are EUR 18 up to 30 minutes and EUR 33 above 30 minutes, with exemptions for Polish films and specified countries. Deadlines are 30 November 2026 for films completed before 31 October 2026; later productions have deadlines of 31 January 2027 for international entries and 15 February 2027 for Polish entries. Selected films require DCP screening copies by 30 April 2027. Online screenings are limited to Poland and arranged with rights holders. Full eligibility, exemptions, delivery and rights provisions are in the official 67th-edition regulations.

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