The Krakow Film Festival (Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest and most recognized film events, dedicated to documentary, animated, and short fiction films, held annually since 1961 in Krakow, Poland. It is one of the five FIAPF-accredited documentary and short film festivals in the world and serves as an Oscar® qualifying event for short films and feature-length documentaries, also recommending films for the European Film Awards. Over seven to eight festival days, around 200 to 250 films from Poland and abroad are showcased in various competitive and non-competitive sections, accompanied by exhibitions, concerts, open-air screenings, and meetings with filmmakers. The festival has played a significant role in the careers of notable Polish filmmakers like Krzysztof Kieślowski and Zbigniew Rybczyński, and has also honored international directors with its "Dragon of Dragons" life achievement award.The Krakow Film Festival (Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest and most recognized film events, dedicated to documentary, animated, and short fiction films, held annually since 1961 in Krakow, Poland. It is one of the five FIAPF-accredited documentary and short film festivals in the world and serves as an Oscar® qualifying event for short films and feature-length documentaries, also recommending films for the European Film Awards. Over seven to eight festival days, around 200 to 250 films from Poland and abroad are showcased in various competitive and non-competitive sections, accompanied by exhibitions, concerts, open-air screenings, and meetings with filmmakers. The festival has played a significant role in the careers of notable Polish filmmakers like Krzysztof Kieślowski and Zbigniew Rybczyński, and has also honored international directors with its "Dragon of Dragons" life achievement award.