Gdynia for Children
Gdynia for Children is one of the most popular and the oldest sections of the Polish Film Festival. During the jubilee, 15th edition of the programme, the viewers will see the most recent Polish films for children and the youth as well as the classics of the Polish family cinema and selected items of the world cinema.
Seat booking for school and pre-school groups: tel. 503 430 345
The main organizer of the Gdynia for Children section, held from 2004, is the Polish Filmmakers Association. For a couple of years, thanks to the revival of children film production, the section has presented the most recent achievements of this genre of the Polish cinema, short films awarded at the most important world film festivals and cinema feature films.
The young audience will see, among others, „Tarapaty” directed by Marta Karwowska, a film which last years was presented in the Visions Apart Competition and which has been seen by over 318 thousand people in cinemas. The programme also includes the most recent animated films for children, including films from the series „Jim and Screw”, „Basia”, „Żubr Pompik”, „Rodzina Treflików” or „Baśnie i bajki polskie”.
„Actions for the benefit of the film for the young audience, taken through the last few years by the film environment and the Polish Film Institute, have brought positive effects. The flywheel has been moved,” Andrzej Jasiewicz, the Chairman of the Circle of Filmmakers for Children and the Youth. “The audience have come back to cinemas to see Polish films, and our animated series are being sold to tens of tv channels throughout the world.”
„I value the Gdynia for Children section, which is left unnoticed by many Festival viewers. For 15 years, the children and the youth programme is seen by from 6 to 8 thousand viewers. Many of them come back to us as volunteers or participants of the Festival. This is why Gdynia for Children is not only a section accompanying the Festival but first and foremost, an important educational programme which shapes the youngest audience and enthuses with passion of cinema,” says Leszek Kopeć, the Director of the Polish Film Festival.
During the Festival, we will celebrate the 85th birthday of one of the most outstanding filmmakers for young viewers, Stanisław Jędryka. In relation to that, we will present his adventure film “Porwanie” from 1985 at the opening of the section. The programme of Gdynia for Children includes also a set of popular full-length Polish family films („Felix, Net i Nika oraz teoretycznie możliwa katastrofa” by Wiktor Skrzynecki, „Na tropach Bartka” by Janusz Łęski, „Skutki noszenia kapelusza w maju” by Krystyna Krupska-Wysocka, „Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice” by Kazimierz Tarnas). The youngest will also see episodes of the popular series „Miś Fantazy”.
The educational character of the cycle Gdynia for Children will be emphasised by the specially prepared set „Film Education of Young Viewers”, comprised of animated films made by the winners of Legnicka Akademia Filmu Animowanego and the short film “Cinema Adventure” with participation of the students of American School in Gdynia.
Gdynia for Children are not only films by Polish filmmakers but also the works of foreign artists, from classics to contemporary films presented as part of World Cinema Panorama. Gdynia for Children involves also film workshops. This year, we offer dubbing workshops. Gdynia for Children is organized by the Polish Filmmakers Association in co-operation with the Pomeranian Film Foundation in Gdynia. The programme has been co-funded from the sources of the Polish Film Institute.
Set I (age group: pre-school, class 1 )
· PIĘCIU ROZBÓJNIKÓW (SERIES: KUBA I ŚRUBA) directed by Bronisław Zeman, Andrzej Orzechowski
· KOBIAŁKA Z ROZUMEM (SERIES: BAJKI I BAŚNIE POLSKIE) directed by Andrzej Kukuła
· KSIĘŻYCOWA KRAINA (SERIES: MIŚ FANTAZY) directed by Andrzej Kukuła
· MIŁEK Z CZARNEGO LASU directed by Ewelina Stefańska
· URODZINY TREFLIKA (SERIES: RODZINA TREFLIKÓW) directed by Marek Skrobecki
Set II (age group: class 1-3)
· ZUPA FASOLOWA (SERIES: KUBA I ŚRUBA) directed by Bronisław Zeman, Andrzej Orzechowski
· O WĘŻOWEJ WDZIĘCZNOŚCI (SERIES: BAJKI I BAŚNIE POLSKIE) directed by Robert Turło
· MAGICZNY CYLINDER (SERIES: MIŚ FANTAZY) directed by Waldemar Mordarski, Marzena Nehrebecka
· DOMEK W DOMKU (SERIES: RODZINA TREFLIKÓW) directed by Marek Skrobecki
· LIŚCIE (SERIES: ŻUBR POMPIK) directed by Paweł Garbacz
Set III (age group: pre-school, class 1 )
· CZARNOKSIĘŻNIK (SERIES: KUBA I ŚRUBA) directed by Bronisław Zeman, Andrzej Orzechowski
· MAŁPA W KĄPIELI (SERIES: BAJKI I BAŚNIE POLSKIE) directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki
· SZKARŁATNA PERŁA (SERIES: MIŚ FANTAZY) directed by Andrzej Kukuła,
· SZCZĘŚLIWA RODZINKA (SERIES: RODZINA TREFLIKÓW) directed by Marek Skrobecki
· SMUTEK (SERIES: ŻUBR POMPIK) directed by Paweł Dębski
Set IV (age group: pre-school, class 1 )
· LATAJĄCY KUFEREK (SERIES: KUBA I ŚRUBA) directed by Bronisław Zeman, Andrzej Orzechowski
· O PSACH I KOTACH (SERIES: BAŚNIE I BAJKI POLSKIE) directed by Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz,
· KRAINA ZIELONYCH PAGÓRKÓW (SERIES: MIŚ FANTAZY) directed by Andrzej Kukuła
· PASJA TREFLINKI (SERIES: RODZINA TREFLIKÓW) directed by Marek Skrobecki
· SMAKI (SERIES: ŻUBR POMPIK) directed by Maciej Kur
Set V (age group: pre-school, class 1)
· KIJE SAMOBIJE (SERIES: KUBA I ŚRUBA) directed by Bronisław Zeman, Andrzej Orzechowski
· KOPCIUCH (SERIES: BAŚNIE I BAJKI POLSKIE) directed by Paweł Czarzasty
· WYSPA KOTÓW (SERIES: MIŚ FANTAZY) directed by Waldemar Mordarski, Marzena Nehrebecka
· SAMI W DOMU (SERIES: RODZINA TREFLIKÓW) directed by Marek Skrobecki
· DO GÓRY NOGAMI (SERIES: ŻUBR POMPIK) directed by Andrzej Piotr Morawski
Set VI (age group: pre-school, class 1)
· BASIA I UPAŁ W ZOO (SERIES: BASIA) directed by Marcin Wasilewski
· BASIA I ANIELKA (SERIES: BASIA) directed by Marcin Wasilewski
· BASIA I NOWY BRACISZEK (SERIES: BASIA) directed by Marcin Wasilewski
· BASIA I BIWAK (SERIES: BASIA) directed by Marcin Wasilewski
· BASIA I DZIADKOWIE (SERIES: BASIA) directed by Marcin Wasilewski
Special Set
· CINEMA ADVENTURE directed by Oskar Kaszyński + animated films made by the winners of Legnicka Akademia Filmu Animowanego
Filmy fabularne
· TARAPATY, directed by: Marta Karwowska
· FELIX, NET I NIKA ORAZ TEORETYCZNIE MOŻLIWA KATASTROFA, directed by: Wiktor Skrzynecki
· SKUTKI NOSZENIA KAPELUSZA W MAJU, directed by: Krystyna Krupska-Wysocka,
· PAN SAMOCHODZIK I PRASKIE TAJEMNICE, directed by: Kazimierz Tarnas
· PORWANIE, directed by: Stanisław Jędryka
· NA TROPACH BARTKA, directed by: Janusz Łęski
· JAK WIATR, directed by: Zhong Hai
· PIEKIELNE WESELE, directed by: Seyed Reza Khatibi Sarabi
· NIEBO MOJEJ MATKI, directed by: Ali Gvavitan
· POZA CHMURAMI, directed by: Jorge Queiroga
· PODRÓŹ GULIWERA, directed by: Peter. R. Hunt
