The festival
Five Flavours is an annual Asian film festival held in Warsaw, Poland, focusing on contemporary cinema from East and Southeast Asia. It began in 2007 as a review of Vietnamese film and later broadened to include films from across Asia.
Worth knowing
The festival combines new releases with retrospectives and guest appearances by filmmakers. Recent editions have been held in mid-November.
How to attend
The public buys tickets and passes for screenings at partner cinemas in Warsaw. Programme and booking information appear on the official website each year.
Awards & submissions
Five Flavours centres on its New Asian Cinema competition, which showcases features by filmmakers not yet widely known internationally. Uniquely, the winners are chosen by a People’s Jury — a panel of Asian-cinema enthusiasts, including film students and non-professionals, who watch and debate the competition titles before selecting a Best Film and a special mention. Beyond the competition, the programme combines new releases with retrospectives, focus strands and guest appearances by visiting directors, reflecting the festival’s roots as a Warsaw showcase that began as a review of Vietnamese film before broadening across East and Southeast Asia. Screenings are held at partner cinemas in Warsaw, typically in mid-November, with tickets and passes sold to the public. Filmmakers can submit through the festival’s channels, including FilmFreeway; programme and entry details appear on the official site each year.
Official site →Dates and programs change year to year — check the official site for the current edition.