Warsaw Film Festival (Polish:Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy;WFF), also known asWarsaw International Film Festival, is an annual internationalfilm festival held every October inWarsaw, Poland.[1][2]
The 40th edition of the festival took place from 11 to 20 October 2024.[3] The 41st edition of the festival took place from 10 to 19 October 2025, and showcases 112 features and 56 shorts.[4]
The festival has been held every year since 1985.[5]
In 2008, it was recognised byFIAPF as an international competitive film festival.[6]
Timeline
1985 – Film Discussion Club "Hybrydy" founds the festival, originally named Warsaw Film Week.[7] Creator Roman Gutek becomes its first director
1991 – Stefan Laudyn becomes new director of the festival and name Warsaw Film Week changes to Warsaw Film Festival
1995 – organised by Warsaw Film Foundation for the first time
2000 – festival gets accreditation fromFIAPF and changes its name to Warsaw International Film Festival.[8]
2005 – for the first time, FIAPF jury gives special awards during Warsaw International Film Festival
2008 – FIAPF adds Warsaw Film Festival to its list of international festivals, accredited as a competitive film festival specialised in first and second features and films from Central and Eastern Europe[6][9]
^Frank, Alison (20 October 2013)."29th Warsaw Film Festival".fipresci.org. Retrieved6 February 2024.It was created in 1985 as "Warsaw Film Week" in the framework of the intellectual opposition club "Hybrydy". In 1991, after the Polish State's full democratization, Stefan Laudyn took over as director of the "Warsaw Film Festival".
^Kwiatkowski, Aleksander (16 August 2018)."A Fascinating (Pre-)History".fipresci.org. Retrieved6 February 2024.In 2000 the festival got accreditation from FIAPF and changed its name again, into Warsaw International Film Festival.
