American Film Festival
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| Location | Wrocław, Poland |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2010 |
| Language | English, Polish |
| Website | americanfilmfestival |
American Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Wrocław, Poland. The first festival was held from 20 to 24 October 2010. The festival is organized by Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty and co-funded by the Wrocław Municipality and Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
- Highlights – new American films
- Spectrum – contemporary American cinema
- American docs – documentaries
- On the edge – experimental films
- Retrospective: John Cassavetes
- A decade of independent – independent films
- Classic films
On the first edition of the festival, audience award in the category of "Spectrum" was awarded to the film Winter's Bone by Debra Granik. The award for "American Docs" was awarded to the film The Two Escobars by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist.
Festival programme 2011
The second edition took place on 15–20 November 2011.
- Highlights – new American films
- Spectrum – contemporary American cinema
- American docs – documentaries
- On the edge – experimental films
- All That Jazz
- Retrospective: Todd Solondz
- Retrospective: Joe Swanberg
- Retrospective: Terrence Malick
- Retrospective: Billy Wilder
On the second edition of the festival, audience award in the category of "Spectrum" was awarded to the film Somewhere Tonight by Michael Di Jiacomo. The award for "American Docs" was awarded to the film Sing Your Song by Susanne Rostock.