10th Spektrum
Film Festival
22-27 October 2024
22-27 October 2024

Movies58

Feature Short

Spektrum competition

The Spektrum competition presents the 10 most interesting titles of the season, introducing the title Spectrum of what was most important in the last months in artistic cinema. The program will include films shown at this year’s Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Berlinale and at the International Film Festival in Cannes. 5 full-length films from Poland and 5 foreign productions will take part in the competition. The audience in Świdnica will decide which of them will leave with the statuette.

Young Classics

In the Young Classics section, we will look at the filmmakers who delighted the audience of the most important film festivals in the world with their first and second films and deserve attention at the beginning of their careers. The protagonist of this year’s edition is japanease director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi.

Spektrum for kids

The part dedicated to the youngest festival viewers.

Open Detention

The festival cooperation with the Detention Center in Świdnica dates back to 2010 and the first edition of the The Youth Perspective Festival. The activities carried out with inmates in the prison ward have gradually evolved from meeting once a year, through regular projections, to the presentation of prisoners’ own prize.

Closing film

The film will be preceded by the Award Ceremony of the 9th Świdnica Film Festival Spektrum.

Feature Short

The Youth Perspective – Short Fiction competition

The Short Fiction section of the international competition The Youth Perspective includes films not exceeding 30 minutes by artists up to 35 years.

The competition will be judged by a three-person jury composed of filmmakers and film industry representatives, by also by 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 – Documentary competition

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 competition will be watched by a three-person jury composed of filmmakers and film industry representatives, by also by 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 – Animation 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.

The competition will be judged by a three-person jury composed of filmmakers and film industry representatives.

The main prize — a statuette and a cash prize

The Youth Perspective – Amateurs competition

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, 9 titles made it to the selection, including short films, documentaries and animations.

The competition will be judged by a three-person jury composed of filmmakers and film industry representatives, by also by local jury – representatives of the Youth City Council of Świdnica.

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

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