Poland | 20th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

 

Five Flavours Asian Film Festival (10–17 November 2026) is calling for applications for the People's Jury initiative, in which the Grand Prix of the New Asian Cinema competition is decided not by industry professionals, but by people brought together by their passion for cinema. 

The New Asian Cinema competition showcases works by emerging filmmakers at the beginning of their careers. In previous editions, the section introduced Polish audiences to the work of directors such as Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Wei Shujun, Bùi Thạc Chuyên, Riar Rizaldi, Sorayos Prapapan, Kamila Andini, and Mouly Surya. 

Five Flavours Asian Film Festival are looking for nine cinephiles from Poland and across Europe to meet in Warsaw from 10 to 18 November 2026, where they will watch, discuss, and evaluate the competition films before selecting the Grand Prix winner. 

The Grand Prix, worth PLN 25,000, will be funded by the Polish Film Institute. In addition to screening the competition films, members of the People's Jury will take part in a series of professional workshops focused on film festival programming.

Eligibility

Five Flavours welcomes applications from people who:

• are at least 18 years old (there is no upper age limit);
• are fluent in English;
• are residents of a European country.

Five Flavours particularly encourages applications from members of Asian diasporic communities living in Europe.

Support

During the programme, the Five Flavours Asian Film Festival provides:

• shared accommodation;
• meals;
• festival accreditation;
• access to the full workshop programme.

Five Flavours Asian Film Festival application guidelines. 

Deadline: 31 August 2026