Ladek Mountain Festival

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Ladek Mountain Festival (Polish name: Festiwal Górski im. Andrzeja Zawady w Lądku-Zdroju) is the largest and the oldest event of its kind in Poland and one the most important in the world. Among our speakers we had the biggest names of the climbing and mountaineering community. We also hosted the Piolets d'Or Award Ceremonies for 3 years, 2018-2020. Each year a couple thousand enthusiasts of the mountain sports and outdoor adventures come in September to a little town of Ladek in the southwest of Poland (very close to Czech Republic and Germany) to enjoy the mountain sports and mountain culture together. The Film Competition is one of the main axes of the festival, along with the Book Contest, speakers' presentations, outdoor workshops and concerts. As always, the 2026 edition will be full of films from around the world, meetings with filmmakers, networking opportunities, inspiration and good vibes. We warmly invite you to share your mountain film with the Polish audience. Also, come and join us in person! One of our goals is to support the filmmakers and to create space for connection and networking. Therefore, we ran two editions of the FILMMAKERS DAY (full name: Mountain Film Industry Days) and it was a blast. You can check the program for both editions at: https://www.festiwalgorski.pl/en/filmmakers-day/ https://www.festiwalgorski.pl/mountain-film-industry-days-2026/ It will absolutely be continued, and you’re very welcome to attend. The dates of the 31st Ladek Mountain Festival are September 3 to 6, 2026.

Last updated Sep 17, 2026

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• Filmmaker

  If you are into mountain film the Ladek Film Festival is a must! Crowds of people loving mountain culture, great hosts, perfectly streamlined organization and best parties on the planet :-) Proud to get in Ladek our 2. Audience Award for the film "Stronger than Ever". Will definitely come again to Ladek with the next film or without one.

• Filmmaker

  I wish I could have attended but was thrilled to be selected, the festival looked epic from afar and communication was great.

• Filmmaker

  Great Festival, great people, great fun. Definitely a place to enjoy the 2025 version !

• Filmmaker

  We screened at over 70 film festivals with our film Champions of the Golden Valley, and Ladek was truly one of the best! The organizers are so incredibly kind, thoughtful, and run a really dialed and impactful festival. They are cultivating a really lovely vibe for audiences, and treat their filmmakers really well -- including a new filmmaker's day with panels that were really compelling and interesting. Set in a stunning village, and with lots of entertainment and music to fill in the programming around the films, Ladek is well worth traveling across the world for! We had a fantastic time -- huge thanks to the whole team there!

• Filmmaker

  We're grateful that our film Embers was part of the Ladek Mountain Festival Film Competition and will be part of ongoing distribution opportunities. We couldn't attend in person, but the festival team did an exceptional job communicating with us! We hope to attend next time!

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