The Short Fiction section of the international competition The Youth Perspective includes films not exceeding 30 minutes by artists up to 35 years. The set of 10 films selected from the submitted shorts from around the world has been divided into two sets: Set I and Set II .

The competition will be judged by a three-person jury composed of: actress Katarzyna Figura , director Michał Ciechomski and the Artistic Director of the Gdynia Festival Tomasz Kolankiewicz .

The films will also be assessed by a local jury – participants in Occupational Therapy in Mokrzeszów.

The main prize – a statuette and a cash prize
The award of the participants of the Occupational Therapy in Mokrzeszów – ‘Niepełny kadr’

The Youth Perspective – Short Fiction competition is also available from October 24 to November 7 on the New Horizons VOD platform: Set I and Set II .

In the documentary section of the international competition The Youth Perspective take part films that do not exceed 30 minutes by artists up to 35 years. The set of 9 films selected from the submitted short films from around the world has been divided into two sets: Set I and Set II.

The competition will be watched by a three-person jury composed of: director and screenwriter Patrycja Polkowska , director and cinematographer Piotr Stasik and screenwriter Michał Zygmunt .

The films will also be watched by a local jury – inmates in Świdnica Detention Center.

The main prize – a statuette and a cash prize
Prize of inmates in Świdnica Remand Center – ‘Kinematografek’

The Youth Perspective – Documentary competition is also available from October 24 to November 7 on the New Horizons VOD platform: Set I and Set II.

This year’s novelty in the short film competition!

The animation section of the international competition The Youth Perspective includes films that do not exceed 30 minutes by artists up to 35 years of age. 8 of the animations sent from all over the world were selected for the competition.

The competition will be judged by a three-person jury composed of: director Daria Kopiec , artistic director of the Dutch Kaboom Animation Festival Aneta Ozorek and founder of the Animoon studio Grzegorz Wacławek .

The main prize — a statuette and a cash prize
The founder of the award in the Okiem Młodych — Animation competition is Igner Home

The Youth Perspective – Animation competition is also available from October 24 to November 7 on the New Horizons VOD platform.

The amateur section of the international competition Okiem Młodych includes films not exceeding 30 minutes by filmmakers who are under the age of 21 and who are not participants in film schools. Among the films sent by young filmmakers, 8 titles made it to the selection, including short films, documentaries and animations.

The competition will be judged by a three-person jury composed of: director Martyna Majewska , initiator and creator of the The Youth Perspective International Documentary Film Festival Bożena Kuźma and the director of the Lower Silesian Film Center Jarosław Perduta .

The films will also be watched by a local jury – representatives of the Youth City Council of Świdnica.

Main prize – diploma
Award of the Youth City Council of Świdnica – in-kind prize

Amatours Competition The Youth Perspective is also available from October 24 to November 7 on the New Horizons VOD platform.