The BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival is the largest Polish film event dedicated to artistic, experimental and independent cinema. It has been held in Wrocław since 2006, presenting bold and uncompromising films aimed at audiences seeking new narratives and visual languages.
The festival includes an international New Horizons competition, an art film competition, new Polish films and short films. Author’s retrospectives, films from Berlinale and Cannes are shown, as well as experimental and thematic sections.

For whom
- For cinephiles and enthusiasts of artistic and independent cinema.
- For audiences open to film experiments and creative diversity.
- For audiences looking for ambitious films that break conventions and offer new “horizons” in the art of filmmaking.

Duration
and location:
The festival takes place in Wroclaw, in such locations as:
- New Horizons Cinema (the main festival cinema),
- Lower Silesian Film Center,
- Open-air screenings in the Wroclaw Market Square.
Stationary festival is always held in the second half of July.
Online: access to part of the program is always possible a little longer.