Competitions and Non-competing series
Competitions
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Presentation of the newest documentary films from all around the world. The winner of the Golden Horn Award is eligible to enter Oscar selection.
NATIONAL COMPETITIONN
The biggest competitive presentation of the newest Polish feature-length and short documentary films, short animations and fictions.
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The oldest competition of the Krakow Film Festival, where we present short films from all around the world: animations, fictions and documentaries up to 30 minutes.
DocFilmMusic COMPETITION
The exclusive competition for music documentary films from all around the world.
Non-competing series
DRAGON OF DRAGONS WINNER’S RETROSPECTIVE
The Dragon of Dragons Award for contributions to the development of world cinema is presented annually by the Program Council of the Krakow Film Foundation. In 2024, this award will go to a documentary filmmaker.
FOCUS ON…
Presentation of the cinematography of one of the European country. The country in focus will be announced at the beginning of 2024.
POLISH DOCUMENTARY PANORAMA
A review of the most interesting Polish documentary films from the past year. In this series, we also showcase films produced in Krakow.
DOCS+SCIENCE
Screenings of the most interesting documentaries from around the world, blending art of film and science.
SOUND OF MUSIC.
Open-air screenings of films on music.
KIDS&YOUTH FEST
The special program for young audiences combining screenings of documentary, animated and feature films with the Q&As and workshops. The documentary programme is created in cooperation with European festivals within the Docs4Teens network.
SHORT MATTERS!
Short documentaries, fictions, and animations nominated for the European Film Award in 2023 by the most prominent festivals on our continent.
VIRTUAL REALITY at KFF
Presentation of VR experiences.
KFF Talks
A series of meetings and discussions at the intersection of philosophy, the exact sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities about the state of the world and humanity’s place in contemporary reality.
All the film series of the 64th Krakow Film Festival will be announced in April 2024.