PRAGUE FILM FESTIVAL 2027 (April 28 – May 2, 2027 )
The Prague Film Festival is an international film festival designed for film professionals, critics, distributors, enthusiasts, and film school students. The festival has already been attended by:
• Gunnur Schlüter: Special Mention at Festival de Cannes 2023
• Elzbieta Benkowska: Special Mention at Krakow Film Festival 2024
• Izabela Plucinska: Silver Bear at Berlinale 2005
• Réka Bucsi: Golden Bear at Berlinale 2018, EFA Nominee 2017
• Alexandra Hroncová: Founder of famufilms.cz
• Maximilian Breckwoldt: Director of Berlin Animation Hub
• Dániel Erdélyi: Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2008
• Lukáš Vacula: Finalist at the Student Academy Awards 2025
• Tereza Halamová: Winner of the Czech Lion Award for Best Short Film 2026
During its first year, the festival also hosted Masterclasses under the banner of the SHORTS WRAP. Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter led a session focused on micro short live-action films under 5 minutes, based on her Cannes-awarded work. The second masterclass featured Elzbieta Benkowska, also a lecturer at the Gdańsk Film School, who discussed dramaturgy and structure in short narrative films featuring two main characters. The festival plans to continue offering similar masterclasses in future editions.
During our second year, we organized several engaging industry events: a masterclass on in-depth analysis of the film The Godfather, a masterclass focused on filming in war zones, and the Anirama Pitching Forum, which brought together all film schools in the Czech Republic, including FAMU, UMPRUM, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, and the University of Creative Communication.
Notable partners of the festival include: Kino Pilotu Prague, Le Palais Art Hotel Prague, Green Garden, Go Out, Bad Flash Bar, Radio 1, Festival of Animation Berlin, Navarra International Film Festival (GOYA qualifying), dog 95 film factory, ALTUM FRAMES, Shorts Wrap, International Film Festival ZOOM ZBLIZENIA and Art2Friends.
The festival is committed to inclusion, focusing on social issues, minority stories, LGBTQ+ topics, and showcasing top-tier international films. It was founded by two young filmmakers, director Erik Jasaň and producer Hynek Spurný, with the vision to bring artistically acclaimed short and feature-length foreign films.
Several celebrated filmmakers personally presented their films at the festival, including:
• Marian Crisan (Palme d’Or winner), who premiered his new Romanian film Warboy
• Nghiem Quynh Trang (Vietnamese producer), with Cu Li Never Cries, which had its world premiere at Berlinale Panorama,
• Aurielle Jioya (Benin), who screened NOCES D’EAU, previously awarded at Clermont-Ferrand
Each filmmaker also participated in Q\&A sessions with the audience. The festival officially welcomed 1000 attendees, which is a great success for its debut edition. Attendees enjoyed fine Czech beer and wine, and many informal connections were made—connections we believe will lead to future collaborations.
The festival closely collaborates with the SHORTS WRAP, which includes over 12 film directors whose works have premiered at Cannes, such as Raymund Ribay Gutierrez (Philippines), Helena Brooks (Australia), Javier Palleiro (Uruguay), Erenik Beqiri (Albania), Daria Kashcheeva (Czech Republic), and many more.
See you in Prague at Kino Pilotu, April 28 – May 2, 2027.
