The Big Five

In this new cycle, five filmmakers will reveal which Polish films are especially close to their hearts – films that have shaped who they are today and never cease to amaze them. This year, the Big Five comprises Ewa Puszczyńska, Filip Bajon, Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Allan Starski, and Jan P. Matuszyński.

The screenings will be a unique opportunity to revisit the ever-green classics – the beating heart of our cinema.

Each presentation will star a film and a filmmaker. After the screening, we will find out what made the filmmaker choose the particular film, what kind of audience member they are, and what shaped their perspective on cinema. The conversation will bring film buffs together, filmmakers and the audience alike, for all filmmakers are audience members. They watch films with passion and vulnerability, though we rarely get to ask them about films other than the ones they make.