Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Silence
Based on a true story, Sławomir Pstrong's debut film Silence explores the lives of families who lost their children in a tragic accident. The film will premiere at the Gdyia…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Three Minutes. 21:37
In Three Minutes. 21:37 director Maciej Ślesicki explores the image of contemporary Poland in the moment of grief after the death of Pope John Paul II. The cast of popular…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: If You Go Away
If You Go Away, the feature film debut from Ewa Stankiewicz, is the emotional story of two people who struggle to find themselves after personal loss. Stankiewicz,a graduate of Łódź…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Little Rose
Director Jan Kidawa-Błoński's Little Rose is a story about a dangerous love triangle set in the Poland of the 1960's, where betrayal could have a political context. The script, by…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Joanna
Feliks Falk, one of the masters of Polish cinema, returns with Joanna, a moving story of love and courage set during WWII.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Erratum
In his feature film debut Erratum, Marek Lechki explores the issues of reliving ones past and changing the present.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Venice
Jan Jakub Kolski, Polish master of magical realism, enters the main competition at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival with Venice, a coming-of-age tale of a journey that never took place.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Flying Pigs
After a promising debut, Anna Kazejak comes back with Flying Pigs, a moving story about honor and friendship tested in the brutal world of soccer fans.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Mystification
Father and son Jerzy and Maciej Stuhr star in Mystification, a film about the mysterious "supposed" death of Polish artist Stanisław "Witkacy" Witkiewicz.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Trick
Trick directed by Jan Hryniak is a brilliant and intelligent crime drama that has been nicknamed "the Polish Ocean's Eleven."
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Made In Poland
Przemysław Wojcieszek creates a moving image of Poland in the adaptation of his highly successful play Made in Poland.
FESTIVALS: Krakow celebrates 50th jubilee
The 50th Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl), one of the oldest European documentary film events, celebrates its jubilee between May 31 and June 6.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: The Christening
Marcin Wrona's second film, The Christening, earns a spot in the Gdynia Polish Film Festival's main competition.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Wonderful Summer
Gdynia competition film Wonderful Summer is a dark romantic comedy set against the world of funeral services, where the real world mixes with the mystical beyond.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Mother Teresa of Cats
In his new drama Mother Teresa of Cats, Paweł Sala presents a moving image of a contemporary brutal crime that shocked Poland.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Lullaby
One of the most popular Polish directors and a master of Polish comedy Juliusz Machulski tackles the horror film genre in his new film Lullaby.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition spotlight: Phenomenon
Phenomenon, a directing/screenwriting debut from Tadeusz Paradowicz, is a crazy comedy about the search of the ultimate perfect man.
FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Kamila Polit
Polish Producer on the Move Kamila Polit is a creative multitasking force who left the world of theater and opera for film production two years ago and has already proved…
FESTIVALS: Gdynia announces film selections
The Polish Film Festival in Gdynia will present 21 films in the main competition, with another 15 films in the Panorama of Polish films section.
FESTIVALS: Krakow offers market, doc workshop
The 50th Krakow Film Festival (May 31-June 6, www.kff.com.pl) will offer a film market, documentary workshop, and pitching forum under its Industry Zone section.