Science and Technology Film Festival
| Location | Kraków, Poland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 |
| Awards | Grand Prix: Larp |
| Language | International |
| Website | sciencefilmfestival |
Science and Technology Film Festival is a Poland-based international film festival focuses on the themes or related to science fiction and technology.[1] It was created in 2025 by Polish independent filmmakers in Kraków.[2]
2025
The inaugural edition takes place in October 22–25, 2025,[2] with Łukasz Adamski and Kasia Adamik serves as juries.
Best Feature Documentary Film
The following films were selected to compete for the Best Feature Documentary Film.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capturing the Electrons | Gábor István Kiss | Hungary | |
| Deconstructing Beijing | Pablo Tréhin-Marçot | France | |
| Ice Grave | Robin Hunzinger | ||
| Light Darkness Light | Landon van Soest | United States | |
| Simulating Religious Violence | Jenn Lindsay | ||
| Video Dreams: A VHS Massacre Story | Thomas Seymour | ||
Best Short Documentary Film
The following films were selected to compete for the Best Short Documentary Film.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Created | Wykreowani | Marcin Barszcz | Poland |
| Few More Centuries | Quelques Siecles De Plus | Raphaël Martin-Dumazer | France |
| Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space | D.Miller, S.Kramer, J.Newberger | United States | |
| Hong Kong: Artificial or Intelligent? | M. Wojciechowska, H. Jewsiewicka | Poland | |
| Only Russia Beyond | Dalej Tylko Rosja | Artur Molęda | Poland |
| Patagonia Adventure | Andreas Ewels | Germany | |
| Robotman | Marek Vajduliak | Slovakia | |
| Skeleton and Cyborg | Konrad Borusiewicz | Poland | |
| Simulating Space | Dave Croyle | United States | |
| The Art of Looking | Andris Gauja | Estonia | |
| The Future Is Now Finally Weird AF | Silvia Dal Dosso | Austria | |
| The Lab | Jerry Stone | United States | |
Best Narrative Film
The following films were selected to compete for the Best Narrative Film.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Us, The Flood | Arto Tapio Halonen | Finland | |
| Eternal | Ulaa Salim | Denmark, Iceland, Norway | |
| Heavens: The Boy And His Robot | Rich Ho | China | |
| Intersection | Adam Nowak | Poland | |
| Larp | Kordian Kądziela | Poland | |
| Uncle Truther | Wujek Foliarz | Michał Tylka | Poland |
Best Short Narrative Film
The following films were selected to compete for the Best Short Narrative Film.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelìa | Fabio Orefice, Rodolfo Croce | Italy | |
| Aura | Konrad Kultys | Poland | |
| Mangata | Maja Costa | Germany | |
| Starr | Riccardo Grippo | Italy | |
| The Green Ink | Paweł Wyszomirski | Poland | |
| News From the Moon | Noticias Da Lua | Sérgio Azevedo | Brazil |
Best Animated Film
The following films were selected to compete for the Best Animated Film.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bizarre Chronicles | Albert Rodríguez Modolell | Spain | |
| Bye Bear | Jan Bitzer | Germany | |
| Crescendo | Yummy Films | France | |
| Disorder of Gearwheel | Nailing Wang王 | Taiwan | |
| Do Bangladroids Dream Of Electric Tagore? | Aleem Hossain | United States | |
| Drifter | Joost Jansen | Belgium | |
| Eureka! | Kris Borghs | ||
| Exiles | Selçuk Ören | Turkey | |
| Good Bye My Lover | Junhao Jiang | China | |
| Little October | Matas Pakutinskas | Lithuania | |
| Lunatic | Robin Noorda | Netherlands | |
| Machine World | Gökhan Cılam | Turkey | |
| Mannequin | George ve Ganaeaard, Horia Cucuta | Romania | |
| Memories of the Future | Irina Petrova Adamatzky | United Kingdom | |
| Novavita | F. Sorrentino, A. Genovese | Italy | |
| Peckasso | A.Guo, M.Donnelly, C.Coppenhall | ||
| Screwed Life | 柔萱吴 | China | |
| Second Love | Ikalawang Pag-ibig | John Derrick Goze | Philippines |
| Show | Jagoda Czarnowska | Poland | |
| Signal | E.Carré, M.Parquet | Belgium, France | |
| SàFF 2025 | Francesco Filippini | Italy | |
| The Delete Machine | Charlotte Ledwidge | United Kingdom | |
| The History of the Pitiful Humanity | Young Chan Jeon | South Korea | |
| The Hunt | Hugo Zárate | Mexico | |
| The Sprayer | Farnoosh Abedi | Iran | |
| To Eerr is Human | L'erreur Est Humaine | Tristan Bouillon-Perron | United Kingdom |
| Way Out | Daniel Kopeć | France | |
| Unidentified | D. McKenna, S.Roberts | United Kingdom | |
Other awards
- Grand Prix: Larp by Kordian Kądziela
- Special Award: A Teddy Bear for Michael by Grzegorz Zasepa
- Best Polish Film: Intersection by Adam Nowak
- Interstellar Sound Award: Blue Café
Awards by producing countries
| Country | Wins | Title (Awards) |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 5 |
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| Hungary | 1 | Capturing the Electrons (Best Feature Documentary Film) |
| Italy | 1 | Starr (Best Short Documentary Film) |
| Netherlands | 1 | Lunatic (Best Animated Film) |
See also
References
- ^ "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL". FilmFreeway. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ^ a b "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL – International Film Festival | Kraków | Poland" (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e "OFFICIAL SELECTION – SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL" (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-17.