The Warsaw Film Festival, starting on the second Friday in October, marks the beginning of autumn for many Varsovians. The international gathering, which has brought films from all over the world to Poland since the 1980s, will present 99 full-length and 69 short films this year. Captain Volkonogov Escaped [+lee también:
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Once again this year, the number of submissions has broken records – almost 4,500 films applied to be screened at Warsaw. The International Competition, boasting a cash prize of 100,000 PLN (approximately €22,000), consists of 15 titles, including eight world premieres: The Albanian Virgin [+lee también:
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There are also four other competitive sections: Competition 1-2, the Free Spirit Competition, the Documentary Films Competition and the Short Film Competition. The non-competitive strands will present new works by Aleksey German Jr (House Arrest [+lee también:
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Apart from the film programme, Warsaw will also host the CentEast Market, an industry event that is set to unspool between 14 and 17 October. This year’s edition, the 16^th so far, will comprise sections such as the Warsaw Screenings, Warsaw Works-in-Progress, New Talents from the Wajda School, Doc Lab Poland, Warsaw Next, the FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics’ Project and an open workshop on the subject of “The Art of Film Editing”.