The mission of the FREEDOM Film Festival is to create a space where you can promote and talk about the concept of freedom. The festival is a place where it is cultivated primarily in the field of exchanging thoughts and views.

We want to show films that inspire us not only to understand the reality closest to us, but also to take a deeper look at geopolitics and social mechanisms on a global scale.

FREEDOM Film Festival is a platform for discussion without any restrictions. The program of the festival focuses on the theme of freedom understood in multiple dimensions and contexts, clashing views on what freedom is in the personal, social, artistic, national and geopolitical sense.

Awards & Prizes

The following statutory awards have been established:
a) Grand Prix of the International Short Film Competition - the PLATINUM ARCHER
for the best film in the Competition - financial award for the director of the film, awarded by the Jury of the International Short Film Competition,
b) Grand Prix of the National Short Film Competition - the GOLDEN ARCHER for the best film in the Competition - financial award for the director of the film, awarded by the Jury of the National Short Film Competition,
c) The Krystian Dulewicz Memorial Award - financial award for the author of the best cinematography, awarded by the Jury of the National Short Film Competition,
d) The Audience Award - awarded by the audience of the National Short Film Competition.

Rules & Terms

Submissions for the 5th FREEDOM Film Festival are now open! Filmmakers from Poland and all around the world are invited to submit their short films exploring the theme of freedom. The call for entries runs until April 10, 2026.

On July 8, 2026, FREEDOM Film Festival will return to Radom for its fifth edition, once again presenting bold, nonconformist, and thought-provoking cinema that embraces the spirit of freedom. Have you created such a film? Or perhaps your work captures the essence of freedom in a more unconventional way? Either way - submit your film to the 5th FREEDOM Film Festival!

5th FREEDOM Film Festival – what kind of films are we looking for?

Short films can be submitted to two competition sections:
- National Short Film Competition (for Polish productions),
- International Short Film Competition (open to global entries)
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For both contests, we are looking for films:
- of any form, genre, or style,
- on any topic (but exploring the theme of freedom in any of its many forms),
- of maximum runtime of 40 minutes,
- which have been produced after April 10, 2024,
- which haven’t been submitted to previous editions of the festival.

There is no limit to the number of films a filmmaker can submit. However, each film can only be submitted into one competition (as selected in the entry form).

Full Rules & Regulations:
https://filmforum.pl/download/freedom_film_festival_rules_GB.pdf
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  • Alexandra Strunin

    It was a true honor to screen I Gaze at the Sky at the Freedom Film Festival. This is an important festival that addresses vital issues and brings together committed and thoughtful artists. Great atmosphere, professional organization, and a meaningful artistic exchange. Thank you! :)

    August 2025
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