Accreditations, passes and tickets – Polish Film Festival

An accreditation is a personalised identifier entitling its holder to:

• access all film screenings (prior online seat reservations required) – applies to MEDIA, INDUSTRY, OBSERVER accreditations;
• enter all festival venues without the right to make reservations and occupy seats in screening rooms – applies to BASIC INDUSTRY accreditations;
• receive a festival package containing festival materials – applies to MEDIA, INDUSTRY, OBSERVER accreditations;
• make reservations for press screenings and conferences – applies to MEDIA accreditations;
• participate in Gdynia Industry events – applies to MEDIA, INDUSTRY and BASIC INDUSTRY accreditations. OBSERVER accreditation holders may attend if space allows;
• participate in Festival accompanying events, with the exception of closed events with personal invitations required for participation.

Rules for using Accreditation at the Festival

• MEDIA, INDUSTRY, OBSERVER accreditations are programmed with 34 points (1 point corresponds to 1 film screening).
• MEDIA, INDUSTRY, OBSERVER accreditation entitle their holders to participate in film screenings held in the Musical Theatre in Gdynia (Large, New and Chamber Stage), in Helios cinema in the Riviera Centre and the Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre, prior to which the holder is required to make online seat reservations
• MEDIA, INDUSTRY, OBSERVER accreditations do not entitle their holder to make seat reservations for the Festival opening and closing ceremonies.
• MEDIA accreditation is the only accreditation that entitles its holder to make reservations for press screenings and guarantees priority access to press conferences.
• BASIC INDUSTRY accreditation is programmed with 0 points.
• BASIC INDUSTRY accreditation entitles its holders to to access all festival venues: the Musical Theatre in Gdynia, Helios cinema in the Riviera Centre and the Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre (without the right to make reservations and take seats in screening rooms), participate in Gdynia Industry events and meetings with creators and other accompanying events, with the exception of closed events with personal invitations required for participation.
• Admission to film screenings will only be possible after prior online booking a place in the auditorium. Reservations can be made after logging to the booking system.
• Reservations for film screenings can be made from 8:00 a.m. on the day preceding the selected screening, but no later than 15 minutes before the start of the screening. The first day of the festival is an exception, for this day reservations open on Monday, 21^st September 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
• An accreditation holder may book no more than one seat for a film screening within given time (the so-called screening block).
• An accreditation is supplied with a QR code for holder’s identification and reservation verification purposes. Permanent staff equipped with bar code readers will work shifts at the entrances to all screening rooms. Additionally, accreditations will be verified at each entrance to the Musical Theatre.
• Failure to cancel reservation up to 15 minutes prior to screening time and failure to attend the film screening will automatically result in deduction of 4 points from the accreditation.
• Please do not arrive late for the screenings.

A pass for the 51^st Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia is a personalised pass entitling its holder to admission to film screenings (subject to prior online booking) at the Helios cinema in the Riviera Centre, the Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre, and on the New and Chamber stages of the Musical Theatre.

Rules for using Passes:

• Passes are programmed with 20 points (1 point equals one screening)
• The pass grants access to festival venues, with the exception of press screenings and screenings on the Large Stage at the Musical Theatre.
• The pass does not entitle its holder to reserve seats for the Festival Opening and Closing Galas
• Pass holders may book only one seat for a selected film screening at a specific time (known as a ‘time block’)
• Admission to film screenings will only be possible after prior online booking a place in the auditorium. Reservations can be made after logging to the booking system
• Reservations for film screenings can be made from 8:00 a.m. on the day preceding the selected screening, but no later than 15 minutes before the start of the screening. The first day of the festival is an exception, for this day reservations open on Monday, 21^st September 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
• Every pass is supplied with a QR code for holder’s identification and reservation verification purposes. There will be staff on duty in front of each screening room with readers enabling identification and verification of reservations.
• Failure to cancel your reservation up to 15 minutes before the start of the screening and failure to attend the film screening will result in 4 points being deducted from your pass.
• Please do not be late for the screenings.

• Ticket sales for the 51^st Polish Film Festival in Gdynia applies only to single film screenings taking place in all festival venues, excluding the Large Stage of the Musical Theatre in Gdynia.
• Online ticket sales will take place system.festiwalgdynia.pl. Only regular tickets can be purchased online. Reduced tickets will be available for purchase only at box offices, after presenting a valid document ensuring a discount.
• Tickets will be available for purchase off-site at the box offices of the Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre and the Helios cinema in the Riviera Centre (from 20^th September 2026).