Young Horizons Industry partners - thank you!

The 10th Young Horizons Industry, international co-production forum for films and series aimed at kids and youth took place between 28 and 30 September 2026 in Kinoteka and in ibis Styles Warszawa City Hotel, as an industry part of the 13th TAURON Young Horizons Festival.

A big thank you to the Polish Film Institute and City of Warsaw for the financial support.

We would also like to thank SPPA – Polish Animation Producers Association, the co-organiser of the Spotlight of Polish Animation section at the YHI co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. Within the programme we organised a close-up talk “Navigating the Distribution Maze – How to Manage Animated Series Distribution”, a market presentation of four Polish film and series projects, as well as a welcome drink.

Together with the Creative Europe Desk Poland we invited our guests for a panel discussion “Creative Expertise: Building IP with Heart” and a coffee break afterwards. Nora Twomey’s presence as a speaker during this panel was possible thanks to the support of Culture Ireland.

As every year, we are lucky to organised the Young Horizons Industry together with wonderful partners who provide numerous awards:

• Polish Film Institute – PLN 15,000 cash award for the best pitching
• DeAPlaneta Award – €1000 cash prize and co-production opportunity
• Documentary Feature Film Studios (WFDiF) Award – €12,000 for the in-kind award in the form of a co-production contribution covering post-production services
• Wroclaw Feature Film Studio Award – €10,000 for the in-kind award
• ATM Virtual Award – €21,000 for the in-kind award which consists of one day of shooting on an LED stage, preceded by one day of prelighting for the production of a selected film
• Aeroplan Award – €5000 for the in-kind sound post-production services
• No Problemo Music Award – a free music licence for songs from the Audio Network’s library for their production and its promotional materials without restrictions on time, territory, or fields of use
• m:brane Award – direct access to the official selection at m:brane 2027

Young Horizons Industry also includes accompanying events organized with partners such as:

• Producers LINK – programme for international producers co-organised by the Young Horizons Industry and Cinekid for Professionals together with Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, Łódź Film Commission, Silesia Film Commission, Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund, Krakow Film Commission, Gdańsk Film Commission, Lower Silesian Film Centre, Poznań Film Commission, Austrian Film Institute, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Estonian Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Centre, National Film Institute Hungary, The Netherlands Film Fund, Norwegian Film Institute, Screen Ireland, Swedish Film Institute, Swiss Films;
• Young Talents – programme for students and young graduates organised in partnership with CEE Animation, Animation Production Days, Olympia Film Festival, KFF Industry, SPPA – Polish Animation Producers Association;
• Young Experts – programme for students aged 12-18 organised in a partnership with Just Film Industry Days, Moscerine Film Festival, and Liceum Filmowe i Kreacji Gier Wideo.

Special thanks to Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission for organising a Warsaw Walk on 27 September and to the Regional Film Funds and Film Commission in Poland for co-hosting a welcome dinner for Producers LINK and Young Talents participants.

Thanks also to our partners: KIPA – Polish Producers Alliance, The Children’s Media Conference, and to our new partner Cartoon, as well as our media patrons: Cineuropa, The Animation Journal, Licensing Magazine, Skwigly, Magazyn Filmowy.