Find out what our Partners have prepared for the 51st Polish Film Festival – Polish Film Festival

The Festival isn’t just about watching films and meeting with filmmakers, it’s also about visiting places and taking part in all sorts of events and attractions that have been prepared thanks to our Partners. This year, a vast offer for the festival audience was created, ranging from competitions for young filmmakers, through a new meeting space, exhibitions, festival styling, to free bicycles and running training in the mornings. 

Locally for the Festival

Energa, part of the ORLEN group, Invest Komfort and the Port of Gdynia are partners strongly connected with Gdynia and the Tricity. Each of them will be present during

the 51^st Polish Film Festival in a different way, but their actions are connected by their work in Gdynia and engaging in its life.

Energa, part of the ORLEN group – the Patron of the PFF – once again ‘turns on emotions’ connected with Polish cinema. Together with the Festival, it has invited students and this year’s graduates from Polish film schools to create an original, 30 seconds-long film spot. The best entries will be put to a public vote at the Festival.

Invest Komfort – Main Sponsor of the PFF – co-creates a brand-new festival space - MiastoGDY Invest Komfort. It will be a place of meetings, talks and accompanying events to the Festival. The programme also features Gdynia Industry events, including its official opening. Invest Komfort is also the partner of the ‘The Complete Kachu. The Art of Kazimierz Ostrowski’ exhibition, available during the Festival in Gdynia City Museum. Accreditation holders can visit the exhibition for free.

The PFF’s strategic partner the Port of Gdynia will be present for the whole festival week with its stand in the Musical Theatre. A special surprise is in the making for 23^rd September - the Port of Gdynia’s 104^th birthday is going to be celebrated together with the festival audience. On that day, special birthday attractions will be available at the Port of Gdynia’s stand. It’s worth taking a look and celebrating together.

Ahoy, Gdynia! A special ‘Gdynia’s centenary crew’ will be present during the 51^st Polish Film Festival. Two sailors will set off on their festival voyage to find out how much of Gdynia is in the festival guests. There will be quizzes, challenges, funfacts, selfies next to #GDYNIA100 and, of course, rewards. It’ll be cinematic, marine and with a pinch of salt - because in Gdynia everything started from the sea. Look out for the sailors on Grunwaldzki Square, from 22^nd to 25^th September from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on 26^th  September from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m..

What’s more in store during the Festival?

Totalizator Sportowy, the owner of LOTTO brand is another Patron of the PFF, which for many years has supported the development of Polish culture. During the 51^st Polish Film Festival, Totalizator Sportowy is the partner of events centred on Andrzej Wajda and the Big Five section. The programme includes: “Wajda-Music”. Adam Sztaba & Adam Sztaba Orchestra concert, “Andrzej Wajda: Recollection” exhibition, “Wajda Anew. Supplement” exhibition and the reading of an unrealized screenplay by Andrzej Wajda: "We Are Alone in the World".

KGHM Polska Miedź has not only been the PFF strategic partner for many years now, but is  also the partner of Perspectives and Golden Lion Cubs competitions. Thanks to our partner’s support, tickets for films from the Golden Lion Cubs section are available to viewers for just 1 PLN.

For the 10^th  time the PFF is accompanied by the Dr Irena Eris brand, this year as a strategic partner. Its presence is visible not only in the funded The Bravest Look  award but also through its broad involvement in actions creating the very special setting of the event. As the Festival’s partner, the brand supports Creators’ Room and helps backstage with stars’ preparation. There, experts take care of professional make-up and skin care, supporting artists before debates, during official meetings and on the red carpet.

KEVIN.MURPHY brand is a new partner from the beauty branch, which invites both women and men to Mercure Hotel on Saturday, 26^th September. There, from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the brand’s hairdressers will take care of both feminine and masculine hairstyles free of charge. From Monday, 21^st September bookings for specific hours will be available. Further details can be found in special invitations for accreditation holders.

From one screening to another on two wheels – Kino Polska, the main partner of the PFF, once again invites festival guests to use free bicycles, which ensure quick and convenient transport between the festival locations. Bicycle stations are located next to Gdynia Film Centre and Riviera Shopping Centre. The bicycles are free of charge for all accreditation, pass and ticket holders.

JYSK brand, the PFF partner, will also take care of guests’ physical activity between screenings. Together with Sopot Half Marathon it will invite festival participants to joint running training led by a professional coach – Krzysztof Żygenda. The distance of every run will count approximately six kilometres. It will be a perfect opportunity to start a day at the festival with some movement and good energy and also run beside a competent coach.

Mercedes-Benz, the PFF long-lasting strategic partner, for over one hundred years has been one of the most recognisable car brands in the world, connecting technological solutions with convenience and modern approach to mobility. During the 51^st Polish Film Festival, the brand will take care of festival guests’ transportation, by providing the official car fleet of the Festival. Mercedes-Benz cars will accompany the event for the whole festival week, ensuring smooth transportation of invited filmmakers and guests between festival locations.

We would like to thank all partners for creating  the 51^st Polish Film Festival with us. Thanks to such collaborations, the Festival can be much more than just a series of great screenings. For six days, Gdynia becomes a place for meetings, talks, discovering new filmmakers and joint celebration of Polish cinema - with many more additional festival experiences.