Free activities for Gdynia residents at the 51st PFF – Polish Film Festival

EVENTS:

Red Carpet Ceremony / ul. Armii Krajowej (between the Mercure Hotel and the Musical Theatre) / 26^th September 2026, 4.00 p.m.

Broadcast of the Awards and Festival Closing Ceremony / TVP Digital Reconstruction Tent, Grunwaldzki Square / 26^th September 2026, 7.00 p.m.

TVP Digital Reconstruction Zone / TVP Digital Reconstruction Tent, Grunwaldzki Square / 21^st-26^th September 2026

Exhibition "Andrzej Wajda: Recollection" / Gallery of the GFC / 21^st-30^th September 2026
opening: Monday, 21^st September 2026, 5.00 p.m.

“We Are Alone in the World” -reading of an unrealized screenplay by Andrzej Wajda / Gdynia City Museum / 22^nd September 2026, 7.00 p.m. / registration

Exhibition “Masters of the École de Paris” / BanGlob Marina / Yacht Park, ul. Arkadiusza Rybickiego 4A / 21^st-26^th September 2026

Tours of the Gdynia Modernism Route / Miasto Gdynia / 22^nd-26^th September 2026, 11.00 a.m.

Tour of the Gdynia Film Route / Miasto Gdynia / 25^th September 2026, 5.00 p.m.

Ahoj, przygodo! A quiz with prizes: 100 questions to mark Gdynia’s 100^th anniversary / Plac Grunwaldzki / 22^nd-25^th September 2026,3.00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. and 26^th September 2026 12.00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Polish Society for Film and Media Studies Award (PTBFM) / 26^th September 2026, 1.00 p.m.

Run, Be Ready! with JYSK / Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre / 23^rd September 2026 and 26^th September 2026, 9.00 a.m.

Promotion of the latest issue of “Panoptikum” / Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre / 25^th September 2026, 3.00 p.m.

 

MEETINGS: 

Riviera Stage: meetings with filmmakers following screenings in Helios cinema / Riviera Centre / 22^nd-26^th September 2026 

Masterclass: Halina Prugar-Ketling / Musical Theatre / 24^th September 2026 / registration

 

SCREENINGS: 

Gdynia Dzieciom / Musical Theatre and Consulate of Culture / 21^st-25^th September 2026 / registration

Films nominated for the Janusz Korczak Golden Lion Cubs Award – for PLN 1, thanks to the support of KGHM Polska Miedź/ Helios cinema in Riviera Centre / 21^st-25^th September 2026

 

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: 

Thanks to the support of the City of Gdynia, participants at the 51^st PFF (with accreditation, a pass or a valid ticket) can use public transport free of charge within the Gdynia fare zone.

During the Festival, we are offering guests and viewers the chance to use the free festival buses, which run from Grunwaldzki Square to the Riviera Centre and back.

Kino Polska, the Festival’s Main Partner, has once again provided free bicycles for use around the Festival site. Our bike stations are located in two places: at the Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre (Plac Grunwaldzki 1) and at the entrance to the Riviera Shopping Centre (ul. Kazimierza Górskiego 2).

 

ONLINE:

Press conferences for films in the Main Competition – live coverage on YouTube @FPFFGdynia

Young Gala – live coverage on YouTube @FPFFGdynia

Red Carpet Ceremony – live coverage on YouTube @FPFFGdynia

 

In addition, we encourage you to take part in the section Films from Gdynia and “Talks about the City” 51st PFF