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As part of the 51^st PFF, we have planned no fewer than seven screenings in the Documentaries in Gdynia section – including three in collaboration with the Krakow Film Festival, and one with Millenium Docs Against Gravity film festival. This year’s films in the Documentaries in Gdynia section reveal a broad spectrum of family relationships, paint vivid portraits, engage in self-reflective contemplation and bear witness to solidarity in the face of the trauma of war. 

Five titles for children and youth have been nominated for the Janusz Korczak Golden Lion Cubs Award. The winner will be chosen by public vote. The titles in the running for the award are: The Shrew of Destiny by Marcin Wasilewski, Too Old for Fairy Tales 3 by Kristoffer Rus, The Boy at the Edge of the World by Grzegorz Wacławek and Marta Szymańska, Smartie and Me by Kacper Lisowski, and The Amazing Adventures of Lost Socks 3: Socks in Space! by Elżbieta Wąsik and Paweł Wendorff.

In August, as part of the 50 for 51 project, we’ll be visiting Chełmno, Rawicz, Pszczew, Rzeszów, Katowice, Warsaw and Kraków. It’ll be summery and witty, classic and fresh.

Eight films have been selected for the Perspectives Competition – seven of them are feature-length debuts, whilst one is the director’s second film. The films were selected by Joanna Łapińska, the Artistic Director of the Festival, based on the recommendations of the Organising Committee.

With more than two months to go before the festival, we are announcing the list of films selected for the Main Competition and the Short Film Competition at the 51^st Gdynia Polish Film Festival!

A distinguished Polish film editor is to receive a lifetime achievement award in Gdynia.