Calls for entries to the 12th Young Horizons IFF and 9th Young Horizons Industry are now open!

The call for film submissions for the 12th Young Horizons IFF has started. Do you have a completed film suitable for young people? Submit your film and show it at the largest film festival for young audiences in Poland. Looking for co-producers and partners for your film or series project? Submit your project to the 9th Young Horizons Industry!

Submit your film to the festival

The 12th Young Horizons International Film Festival in Poland (with main locations in Warsaw and Wroclaw) will take place from 26 September to 5 October 2025 in cinemas and from 9 October to 26 October 2025 online.

We are looking for short and full-length films for young viewers aged 4 to 16, including animations, live-action, and documentaries from around the world.

The films will be screened in both competitive and non-competitive sections. The Festival selection committee will choose the relevant section for your film.

Pitch your project at Young Horizons Industry

The Festival will be accompanied by the 9th international co-production forum, Young Horizons Industry (29 September – 1 October 2025, Warsaw, Poland and online). We are waiting for submissions of full-length films and series projects for young audiences, of all types and at various stages of development and production, looking for co-producers and business partners.

20 projects will be presented in front of more than 300 international guests within the pitching sections: In Development, Work in Progress, Market Presentation.

Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with experts and individual meetings with potential co-producers, sales agents, distributors, or broadcasters.