For today, Friday 25th September in the programme of the 51st PFF:

● Young Gala and Concert OMASTA & WFO - WHITE NOTE JAZZ PROJECT | Witold Gombrowicz City Theatre | by invitation only

● Screenings of all films from the Main Competition:

The Time that Never Came dir. Julia Rogowska, written by: Małgorzata Piłacińska

Good Boy dir. Jan Komasa, written by: Bartek Bartosik, Naqqash Khalid

Wild, Wild East dir. Jan Holoubek, written by: Aleksandra Takuska

EXOTIC written and directed by: Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska

Liquid States dir. Maria Wider, written by: Maria Wider, Magdalena Kućka, Aleksandra Arent | press conference | special screening + meeting with the filmmakers

HOT SPOT dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska, written by: Robert Bolesto

A Free Woman written and directed by: Eliza Godlewska, Alan Ruczyński

Less of a stranger dir. Kristoffer Rus, written by: Wiktor Piątkowski, Joanna Kozłowska | meeting with the filmmakers on the Riviera Stage

Our Revolution dir. Piotr Domalewski

Fatherland dir. Paweł Pawlikowski, written by: Paweł Pawlikowski, Henk Handloegten | press conference | special screening + meeting with the filmmakers

Gorky Resort dir. Łukasz Palkowski, written by: Dżamila Ankiewicz, Agatha Dominik, Robert Gliński

Tell me what you feel dir. Łukasz Ronduda, written by: Łukasz Ronduda, Agata K.Koschmieder | press conference

Through the Wall written and directed by: Maciej Sobieszczański

Picasso’s Mermaid dir. Janusz Zaorski, written by: Roman Jarosz

Violetta Villas dir. Karolina Bielawska, written by: Karolina Bielawska, Małgorzata Gospodarek | meeting on the Riviera Stage

Winter of the Crow dir. Kasia Adamik, written by: Sandra Buchta, Kasia Adamik, Lucinda Coxon | special screening | meeting on the Riviera Stage

● Screenings of all films from the Perspectives Competition |

Partner - KGHM Polska Miedź

Empty Pockets written and directed by: Filip Bojarski

The Cauliflower of Destiny dir. Anna Urbańczyk, written by: Emil Miszkowicz-Adamowicz

A Bit of Meaning dir. Paweł Podolski, written by: Lynn Kucharczyk

Nice Women dir. Maria Wojtyszko, Jakub Krofta, written by: Maria Wojtyszko

Murkiness written and directed by: Bartosz Szyszko

The Stop dir. Adam Uryniak, written by: Artur Michalik, Adam Uryniak

Sick written and directed by: Agata Trzebuchowska

ÒPI dir. Marta Giec, written by: Marta Giec, Dominika Kłoczewiak

● Screenings of all Short Film Competition Blocks (I, II, III, IV,V,VI)

● Screening of The Amazing Adventures of Lost Socks 3: Socks in space! dir. Paweł Wendorff, Elżbieta Wąsik , nominated for Janusz Korczak Golden Lion Cubs award | Partners: KGHM Polska Miedź, Telewizja Polska

● Gdynia for children screenings | Co-organizer Polish Filmmakers Association

● The Big Five:

Katarzyna Herman My Nikifor dir. Krzysztof Krauze

Wojciech Smarzowski Teddy Bear dir. Stanisław Bareja

● Portraits:

Barbara Sass Nothing but Fear dir. Barbara Sass | followed by a meeting with Dorota Stalińska, moderated by Klara Cykorz

Krzysztof Kieślowski No End dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski | introduction by Michał Piepiórka

● Documentaries in Gdynia: Candidates of Death, dir. Maciej Cuske | followed by a meeting with the director

Krakow Film Festival Catching Waves: The Tuners dir. Paweł Chorzępa | followed by a meeting with the director

Krakow Film Festival Catching Waves: House of Ants dir. Katarzyna Kultys | followed by a meeting with the director

Promotion of the newest edition of PANOPTIKUM | Gdynia Film Centre Gallery

KIPA Young Producers section networking breakfast | MiastoGdy Invest Komfort

Fam Tour with Gdańsk Film Commission

Going next door for the budget. The strengths and challenges of incentive systems in neighbouring countries | Omega room, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

Gdańsk Soundstage Presents: Combining Locations Hooting With A State-Of-The-Art Soundstage | Omega room, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

No Problemo Music Consultations | hall, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

Intergenerational Lunch With Pff Programme Council | Conrad Roon, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

Polish Actors’ Trade Union Consultations | hall, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

How to get started: a Polish producer’s first steps in international co-productions | Omega Room, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

Workshops: Equality in an Audiovisual Industryfree From Violence | Omega Room, Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel

Your Career Path in Film – a report on the position of women in Polish cinema 2018–2025 | Sala Omega, Hotel Mercure

Happy Hour – Hosted by Audioteka | Gdynia Film Centre Gallery

The full programme for the 19th edition of CinEast (Central and Eastern European Film Festival, 9 to 25 October 2026) was announced on 24 September during the festival’s press conference, and is now available on the festival website www.cineast.lu. The programme brochure can be downloaded here.

LUXEMBOURG: Films by Igor Jelinović, Ivan Ostrochovský and Cecilia Ștefănescu are selected for the Main Competition of the 19th CinEast Festival, which will take place in Luxembourg 9 – 25 October 2026. The festival announced its programme yesterday.

SIBIU: Astra Film Festival has announced the selection for the competition programmes (Romania Competition, Central and Eastern European Competition, Emerging Voices of Documentary Film Competition, and DocSchool Competition) of its 33rd edition, to be held in Sibiu 17 - 25 October 2026. The over 70 titles and 200 film-related events are making it one of the most attractive cultural events of the autumn in Romania.

BRATISLAVA: Hollywood actor/director Ben Stiller has visited Slovakia’s High Tatra Mountains twice in 10 months. Local press writes that he was scouting for a film that he will direct.

LIMASSOL/NICOSIA: Submissions are now open for the 25th Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2027, which will be held 16–24 April 2027 in Limassol and Nicosia.

MIOB In Shorts Award 2026

Vote from September 1 to October 15

The MIOB In Shorts Award, part of the MIOB (Moving Images – Open Borders) network’s programme, celebrates outstanding European short films through a distinctive audience-driven format: the winner is chosen entirely by public vote.

Find out more about our calls for submissions!

LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE INSPIRATIONAL LABS

A forest in Bucharest, a lover created by artificial intelligence, a shepherdess defending her mountain, and 80 journalists who refuse to remain silent: even though they may not seem to belong to the same story, they are all part of the Astra Film Festival 2026 story. The festival’s 12 thematic sections (17-25 October, Sibiu) bring together films that look at the world from very different angles, from family, memory and the places we live in to war, technology and power. Twelve perspectives that help us see the world up close, a little differently. Screenings are followed by discussions and Q&A sessions. Details about the AFF2026 thematic sections: https://astrafilm.ro/festival/program/thematic.