From 20 to 22 July 2025, the 25th BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival hosted an industry event called Polish Days. A series of meetings, training sessions, and screenings for film industry professionals from around the world provided an opportunity to explore the latest developments in Polish cinema and the film production process. The Adam Mickiewicz Institute is a partner of Polish Days and the organiser of one of the networking events.
New Horizons International Film Festival
The 25th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival takes place in Wrocław from 17 to 27 July 2025. With a tradition spanning over twenty years, the festival showcases the latest voices and narratives emerging in world cinema through imagery, storytelling, and formal experimentation.
While maintaining a focus on the future and what keeps filmmaking vibrant, the festival also pays tribute to tradition by celebrating the work of masters of arthouse cinema. In recent years, it has featured retrospectives of Chantal Akerman, Nagisa Ōshima, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Angela Schanelec, Yvonne Rainer, Agnieszka Holland, Alain Tanner, Jonas Mekas, Bertrand Bonello, Joanna Hogg, Alice Diop, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Satyajit Ray, and Wang Bing.
The full programme of this year’s edition is available at www.nowehoryzonty.pl.
Polish Days – the Key Industry Event of the New Horizons Festival
Organised for the 14th time as part of the New Horizons Festival, Polish Days remains its most important industry event. From 20 to 22 July 2025, representatives of the film world had the opportunity to explore the latest developments in Polish cinema and gain insight into the film production process at every stage – from completed projects and post-production excerpts to presentations of films still in development.
This year, Polish Days featured screenings of four completed productions: “Father / Otec” by Tereza Nvotová; “Brother” by Maciej Sobieszczański; “This Is Not Happening” by Artur Wyrzykowski; and “Glorious Summer” by Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak. The “Works in Progress” showcase featured eight projects, including “God Goes Deep” by Paweł Orwat, “No Ghosts on Good Street” by Emi Buchwald, and “The Time That Never Came” by Julia Rogowska. Ten projects in development were also presented, including “God’s Grace” by Elżbieta Benowska, “Charlotte” by Piotr Adamski, and “The Crack” by Katarzyna Iskra.
The full programme is available at nowehoryzonty.pl.
Polish Days attracts nearly 200 guests each year – sales agents, distributors, film festival programmers, and producers – creating opportunities for Polish filmmakers and producers to promote their projects, plan festival strategies, and establish partnerships abroad.
Pitching of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute during Polish Days, photo by Michał Mroczkowsk, source: Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty
Adam Mickiewicz Institute Industry Meeting
On 22 July 2025, as part of the ongoing Polish Days event, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute organised an industry meeting where guests could learn about the Institute’s activities and explore ideas for potential cooperation in a relaxed atmosphere.
