"Poland's young and thriving arthouse festival. An exemplary showcase of bold auteur cinema." Sight & Sound, festival blog
T-Mobile New Horizons IFF - Poland's biggest film festival - is open for submissions until 15 March. The 13th edition of the festival will take place on 18-28 July 2013.
T-Mobile New Horizons is a festival of film visionaries, of uncompromising artists who have the courage to follow a path of their choice against the current trend and to tell about the most important things using their own unique language.
The festival is looking for films in the following competitions:
New Horizons International Competition - consists of 14 bold and original Polish premieres which always provoke extreme emotions, evoke delight or protests. Grand Prix - EUR 20,000. The winners of Grand Prix, Audience Award and FIPRESCI Prize are guaranteed distribution in Poland.
Films On Art International Competition - feature-length documentaries on the borderline of cinema and visual arts are judged by an international jury. Award - EUR 10,000 & guaranteed distribution in Poland.
Polish Short Films Competition - new polish shorts up to 30 minutes long. Prizes - PLN 5,000 for each category: fiction films, documentaries and animation
European Shorts Competition - European films up to 30 minutes long. Prizes - EUR 1,000 for each category: experimental films, documentaries and animation.
Submissions are open until 15 March 2013.
