On Sunday evening May 31st, the 23rd NEISSE NYSA NISA FILM FESTIVAL came to an end in the tri-border region on the Neisse. Over 6,000 film fans and guests experienced around 100 films in the three competitions and various film series during the trinational film festival in 19 cinemas and cultural venues in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, accompanied by film discussions, a reading,…

Saturday evening, at the awards ceremony of the 23rd NEISSE NYSA NISA FILM FESTIVAL in the Czech city of Varnsdorf, the Neisse Fish – the festival's award sculptures – were awarded to the winners in the three competitions and to the audience favorite. Here are all the award winners at a glance.

The “Panorama Weekend” at Centrum Panorama in Varnsdorf once again brings magnificent cinema to the big screen in 70mm or 35mm format, showcasing a wide variety of facets of film history. The program includes the two Oscar-winning films “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” as well as classics such as “Pulp Fiction,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Tim Burton’s “Batman,” and “Singin’ in the…

The “Neisse Fish” – the award sculptures of the NEISSE NYSA NISA FILM FESTIVAL – symbolize the river that connects the borders and the festival’s cross-border vision. In 2026, they will be crafted for the first time in the Czech Crystal Valley, a glass-making region unique in the world. In doing so, we underscore our connection to the tri-border region.

The NFF Fokus series in 2026, under the title "Transformations" – inspired by the film "Alles andere zeigt die Zeit" from the Leipzig film series by Andreas Voigt – takes a sober, multi-voiced look at the system transformations in the former East Bloc and its winners and losers to this day – looking through the lens of the films of that time. The series examines upheavals in Germany, Poland, and…