• The second day of the jubilee 40th edition of Gdynia Film Festival!

The second day of the jubilee 40th edition of Gdynia Film Festival!

The second day of the jubilee 40th edition of Gdynia Film Festival!

We invite you to screenings and special events!

Main Competition

  • “Summer Solstice”, dir. Michał Rogalski – 9:00 AM (MK-6,7) 6:00 PM (The Musical Theatre – Large Stage) – 7:45 PM a meeting with the filmmakers (Conference Room)
  • “A Grain of Truth”, dir. Borys Lankosz – 9:30 AM (The Musical Theatre – Large Stage), 11:30 AM a meeting with the filmmakers (Conference Room), 5:00 PM (MK-2)
  • “The Lure”, dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska – 12:00 PM (MK-6,7), 9:00 PM (The Musical Theatre – Large Stage), 10:40 PM a meeting with the filmmakers (TM – DS)
  • “Influenza”, dir. Łukasz Barczyk – 12:00 PM (The Musical Theatre – Large Stage), 2:15 PM a meeting with the filmmakers (Conference Room), 7:30 PM (MK-2)
  • “Life Must Go On”, dir. Maciej Migas – 3:00 PM (MK-6,7), 10:15 PM (MK-2)
  • “Karbala”, dir. Krzysztof Łukaszewicz – 3:30 PM (The Musical Theatre – Large Stage), 5:30 PM a meeting with the filmmakers (Conference Room), 5:30 PM (MK-6,7)
  • “Damaged”, dir. Filip Bajon – 10:15 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Goplana, Warszawa)
  • “Body “, dir. Małgorzata Szumowska, 8:00 PM (MK-6,7)
  • “Anatomy of Evil”, dir. Jacek Bromski – 10:00 PM (MK-6,7)

The Visions Apart Competition

  • “Into the Spirale”, dir. Konrad Aksinowicz – 10:15 AM (MK-2,3)
  • “Walser”, dir. Zbigniew Libera – 12:00 PM (MK-2,3) a meeting with the filmmakers after the screening
  • “Magic Mountain”, dir. Anca Damian – 6:00 PM (MK-3) a meeting with the filmmakers after the screening
  • “The Performer”, dir. Maciej Sobieszczański – Łukasz Ronduda, 8:45 PM (MK-3)
  • “The Singing Napkin” – dir. Mariusz Grzegorzek, 10:15 PM (MK-3)

The Young Cinema Competition

  • Competition Opening – 10:00 AM (The Musical Theatre – New Stage)
  • Screening Block 1 – 10:15 AM
  • Screening Block 2 – 12:45 PM
  • Screening Block 3 – 4:00 PM
  • Screening Block 4 – 7:00 PM

Press screenings (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Warszawa)

  • “Summer Solstice”, dir. Michał Rogalski – 9:00 AM
  • “The Lure”, dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska – 12:00 PM
  • “Life Must Go On”, dir. Maciej Migas – 3:00 PM
  • “Damaged”, dir. Filip Bajon – 6:00 PM

Pure Classics (After each of the screenings, a meeting with the filmmakers).

  • “The Shout”, dir. Barbara Sass-Zdort – 1:30 PM (MK-8)
  • “Hisory of Sin”, dir. Walerian Borowczyk – 4:00 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Goplana)
  • “Nightmares”, dir. Wojciech Marczewski – 7:15 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Goplana)

Pre-War Cinema Treasures

  • “Ada that Will Never Do”, dir. Konrad Tom – 12:00 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Morskie Oko)

Code Name Murder – Militia Films

  • “The Criminal who Stole a Crime” dir. Janusz Majewski- 6:30 PM (MK-8)

On the Horizon

  • “Arabian Nights – part 1, the Restless One”, dir. Miguel Gomes – 9:00 PM (MK-8)

Polonica (After each of the screenings, a meeting with the filmmakers)

  • “Life According to Nino”, dir. Simone van Dusseldorp – 11:00 AM (MK-8)
  • “The vanquishing of the witch Baba Yaga”, dir. Jessica Oreck – 4:00 PM (MK-8)


Special Screenings (After the screening, a meeting with the filmmakers)

  • “303”, dir. Tomasz Magierski, 3:30 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Morskie Oko)

Culture.pl presents: A Guide to Poles

  • “Beats of Freedom” dir. Wojciech Słota, Leszek Gnoiński – 8:00 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Morskie Oko)
  • “Art of Freedom” dir. Wojciech Słota, Marek Kłosowicz – 8:00 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Morskie Oko)


Films from Gdynia (After the video screening, a concert by Ajagore)

  • “Eleonora”, dir. Jerzy Rados, 2:15 PM (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Goplana)

Film Open Air

  • “Pilot Pirx’s inquest”, dir. Marek Piestrak – 8:00 PM (Grunwaldzki Square)

Gdynia for Children

  • 9:00 AM – Helios cinema

Accompanying Events

  • 09:00 AM – 4:00 PM – School Film Archive Studio, Photography Workshops
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Lecture: The beginnings of Roman Polański’s work
  • 11:30 AM – Filmmakers Family Photo (Grunwaldzki Square)
  • 2:15 PM – Ajagore Concert (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – Goplana)
  • 3:00 PM – MEETING PROMOTING THE BOOK: “A FILM WITH A VIEW TO THE SEA. 40 YEARS OF THE GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL” and a meeting promoting the Virtual Festival project (Gdynia Film Centre Gallery)
  • 3:00 PM – MEETING PROMOTING THE BOOK: “CHIMNEY’S TOP 100 EUROPEAN FILM FUNDS. THE GATEWAY TO EUROPEAN FILM FINANCING” (The Musical Theatre, foyer, 1st floor)
  • 4:00 PM – HBO MASTERCLASS: DAVID SIMON (MK-3) free entrance slips available at the cinema cash boxes
  • 6:00 PM – Conference on the film by Wojciech Smarzowski “Wołyń” (Gdynia Film Centre Gallery)
  • 6:00 PM – EXHIBITION: “UNCONTROLLED CONVERSATIONS” (GDYNIA FILM CENTRE – 1st floor, student forum)
  • 6:30 PM – A concert of Harcerska Orkiestra Dęta from Tczew (Grunwaldzki Square)
  • 8:00 PM – EXHIBITION OF THE FILM MUSEUM IN ŁÓDŹ: “ROMAN POLAŃSKI’S FILMS IN INTERNATIONAL FILM POSTER” (Museum of the City of Gdynia)
  • 8:00 PM – Music Stage, Trupa Trupa concert (Grunwaldzki Square)