THE “50 FOR 50 PROJECT” – LET THE CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH PFF BEGIN!
The 50th edition of the Polish Film Festival is a perfect moment to look back. After all, the history of the PFF is the history of Polish cinema! As part of the yearlong all-Poland “50 for 50” project we will recall milestone events, important films and outstanding filmmakers – which proves there are endless ways to talk about the festival.
– I already invite everyone to celebrate the Polish Film Festival’s 50thbirthday. We decided the celebrations will last all year long and will be held not only in Gdynia, after all it is a special anniversary for all of us. I am very proud of the “50 for 50” programme, which is so diversified and multidimensional. I would like to thank our key partners: cultural centres, film society cinemas (DKF), cinemas, festivals and film schools. They will make it possible for us to appear in so many places in Poland, from Sejny to Sucha Beskidzka – comments Joanna Łapińska, the Artistic Director of the PFF.
As part of the “50 for 50” project, 34 cities, including Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków, Sejny, Hrubieszów, Bolesławiec, and Lubomierz, will host reviews of films from the current repertoire of the Polish Film Festival. In this way, as many as 57 institutions will celebrate the anniversary of the most important film event in the country.
Below we present a map with marked cities where events from the “50 for 50” project will take place. To see the name of the city, hover the cursor over the selected point on the map. To display a list of events in a specific city, click on the selected point.
The dates of individual events may change, and detailed information about the reviews will appear two weeks before the planned event.
„Festiwalowe biografie. Przywrócone historie”
8.03.2025, kwiecień 2025, 24.05.2025
„Droga wewnętrznej przemiany”
9.08.2025
„Siła kobiet”
15-19.03.2025
„Kaskady pokoleniowe”
13.03-15.09.2025
„Siła propagandy i cenzury”
14.03.2025
„Zaczęło się tutaj...”
8.04, 10.04, 13.04.2025
„Don Kichoci kina. Retrospektywa filmów nagrodzonych przez PF DKF na FPFF”
8.05, jesień 2025
„Strach się bać. Przegląd filmów Marka Piestraka”
16.05.2025
„Czas to pieniądz”
5-7.09.2025
„Światłem Malowany Festiwal”
wrzesień 2025
„Gdańskie początki”
październik 2025
„Festiwalowe Echa”
3.04, 10.04, 24.04, 15.05.2025
„Filmowa przestrzeń”
4.04, 12.04, 27.04.2025
„Bilet ulgowy, proszę! - przegląd kina dziecięcego i młodzieżowego”
10.05, 18.05, 25.05.2025
„Hear me out: barwy buntu w polskim kinie”
30.05-1.06.2025
„Sezon na Gdynię. Przegląd Filmów FPFF”
czerwiec 2025
„Gdyński Festiwal w Szkole Wajdy”
czerwiec-listopad 2025
„Złote Lwy i Cegła”
październik 2025
„Marczewski - Review”
październik 2025
„Kobieca strona kina”
październik-grudzień 2025
„Kino Barometrem Nastrojów Społecznych”
13.04, 11.05, 8.06.2025
„Pięć dekad Złotych Lwów FPFF w Gdyni”
maj-październik 2025
Mazowieckie Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Elektrownia w Radomiu
ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 1, 26-600 Radom
„Mocne uderzenie”
4.04.2025
„Siedmiu przegranych”
26.04, 25.05.2025
„Kamera, obraz, dźwięk - 50 lat Festiwalu w Gdyni w NCKF”
czerwiec-lipiec 2025
„Ze Szkoły do Gdyni”
październik-listopad 2025
„Gdynia w Łodzi: Filmowy Pałac”
4-6.12.2025
„Czeska literatura w polskich filmach prezentowanych na festiwalu w Gdyni”
1-4.05.2025
„Transformacja w kinie polskim lat 90.”
10.05, 16.05, 24.05.2025
„Światy nierealne”
maj-czerwiec 2025
„Podwójni laureaci – między Gdynią a Tarnowem”
7-9.05.2025
„Szkoła życia”
7-10.05.2025
„Trzy dekady polskiego absurdu”
czerwiec-sierpień 2025
„Anielski Kraków”
11.05.2025
„Muzyczne Biografie FPFF w Gdyni”
26.05-01.06.2025
„Jerzy Stuhr LIVE Festiwal - Złote Lwy”
5-6.07.2025
„Złote Lwy”
wrzesień 2025
„Polska historia 80 lat po zakończeniu II wojny światowej”
6-8.06.2025
„Najlepsze POLSKIE kino!”
5-7.12.2025
„Złote Lwy Kieślowskiego”
28.06-4.07.2025
„50 na 50 - korelacje”
4-6.07.2025
„Na fali buntu: filmowe echo wolności”
18-20.07.2025
„Podróż do krainy filmu”
lipiec 2025
„Film jest najważniejszą ze sztuk”
24-27.07.2025
„Gdynia z humorem”
lipiec-sierpień 2025
„Filmowa podróż z humorem od Gdyni do Lubomierza”
sierpień 2025
„Dni świra. Sierpień z Adasiem Miauczyńskim”
2.08, 9.08, 23.08.2025
„Pierwszy Klaps”
11-15.08.2025
„Na wschodnim szlaku: historie ludzi i miejsc w polskim kinie”
29.09-5.10.2025
„Pociąg do filmu”
12-13.09.2025
„Złote Lwy w Koszalinie”
19-21.09.2025
„Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni – przełamuje bariery”
wrzesień 2025
„50 na 50: Daniel Olbrychski – Festiwal Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni oczami wybitnego aktora”
październik 2025
„Listopad miesiącem radości i humoru”
listopad 2025
„Kadry Nieśmiertelnych”
listopad 2025
As part of the “50 for 50” project, in 34 cities as many as 57 institutions will organise film reviews focusing on a selected fragment of the history of PFF. Screenings will be accompanied by meetings with guests who will talk about the screened films and share festival memories. Thanks to this, we will know the history of the PFF through outstanding filmmakers, such as Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jerzy Stuhr, Agnieszka Holland, Janusz Zaorski, Marek Koterski, Małgorzata Szumowska and Daniel Olbrychski. There will also be representatives of the younger generation, such as: Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Jan P. Matuszyński, Korek Bojanowski, Piotr Domalewski and Maria Zbąska. Some of the events focus on genre cinema and films for young audiences, other concern milestone events, such as the first festivals organised in Gdańsk, awarding Man of Marble with a symbolic brick or the pandemic 45th edition of the Festival, held entirely online. The topics will cover issues such as rebellion, power of women, diversity, otherness and dialogue. The programme includes also classics and canon titles, as well as winners of the Golden Lions and Don Quixote awards.
– It’s difficult to imagine Polish cinema without the Polish Film Festival. For 50 years, Gdynia and each edition of the festival have gathered the most talented filmmakers and film professionals. The Golden Lions award has become an indicator of what is most important in Polish cinema. A half century of history makes up an incredible story, which is an even greater achievement for a cultural event taking place regularly. The jubilee creates an opportunity to open up even more to audiences and reach cities and towns in other parts of Poland. Therefore, until the end of this year, as part of the “50 for 50” project, 57 institutions will bring Polish cinema closer to audiences. Given that culture is a common good, I’m doubly pleased that film and a festival, which is an integral part of culture, will resonate in the entire country. I encourage you to visit arthouse and open-air cinemas – says Hanna Wróblewska, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
Events organised as part of the “50 for 50” project will be held from March to December 2025. The project will be run in arthouse cinemas, open-air cinemas, and also in film society cinemas (DKF). Cultural centres, libraries and media collections will organise their reviews too. The offer is addressed also to university and film school students. The 50th anniversary of the PFF will be celebrated also by other festival, such as: Tofifest International Film Festival in Toruń, Kino Na Granicy Film Festival, Summer Film Academy in Zwierzyniec and Bana Film Festival in Pleszew.
The project was inaugurated by the review “Festival biographies. Restored stories”, organized by the Gdynia Film Center.
Below we present a gallery of photos from individual events carried out as part of the “50 for 50” project.
Should you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact the project coordinator, Marta Chwastniewska-Jaworska – m.chwastniewska@festiwalgdynia.pl.
The organiser of the “50 for 50” project is the Pomeranian Film Foundation in Gdynia – the producer of the Polish Film Festival.
The Honorary Patron of the project is the Mayor of Gdynia.
The project was co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and the Polish Film Institute.
The main partner of the “50 for 50” project is the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute.
The project is organised in partnership with the Documentary and Feature Film Production Company and Telewizja Polska.
The media patrons of the project are: Telewizja Polska, Polska Press Grupa, naszemiasto.pl, Program 1 Polskiego Radia, Program 3 Polskiego Radia, Magazyn Filmowy SFP, Interia, Filmweb, Miesięcznik KINO.
The graphic identification of the “50 for 50” project by Ola Jasionowska.
