New Horizons’ little brother or a distinct phenomenon? Some comments on the identity of the American Film Festival

Abstract

The aim of this article is to compare the profiles of two festivals in the city of Wrocław: the New Horizons IFF and the American Film Festival, particularly focusing on the latter. Based on an analysis of the programs of the various editions, media articles, statements by participants in the Facebook group Nowe Horyzonty po godzinach, and the author’s own observations, the history of the evolution of the two festivals and their specific goals are briefly presented. As a result, the American Film Festival turns out to have a quite different characteristics than the New Horizons.