Five Flavours is the only annual film festival in Poland to present cinema from East, South-East and South Asia. For ten consecutive years, the Festival has brought to Poland premiere screenings of the latest and most appealing productions from the Far East as well as classic Asian films and retrospectives of renowned filmmakers.
The programme is composed of productions mostly unknown in Poland and not available in regular theatrical distribution. The previous editions saw the pioneering showcases of cinema from Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
The screenings are accompanied by a diverse program of additional events, including meetings with directors and other film guests, critics or experts, as well as debates, workshops.
Polish name: Azjatycki Festiwal Filmowy Pięć Smaków.
Best Film & Special Mention are awarded by the People's Jury. The idea of the Jury is simple: 11 Asian cinema fans (film students, non-professionals & semi-professionals) meet at the festival to watch and discuss the competition titles from the New Asian Cinema section and select the winning titles.
Five Flavours is a member of the NETPAC network thus the NETPAC Jury independently select the best film to receive the NETPAC Award.