Gdynia Film Festival is one of the biggest film events in Poland and the only one which promotes the Polish cinema to such a large scale. Every year the newest Polish films compete in Gdynia for the Golden Lions award.
Festival in Gdynia is primarily the showcase of Polish cinema - the best films of the year, the most influential filmmakers, vital topics. Modernity meets here in a dialogue with history: new generations of filmmakers are confronted with the masters, and new generations of critics reinterpret the classics of Polish cinema.
But today, when the landscape of European cinema is changing, along with its audience, the festival in Gdynia should also become educational: teach us the cinema, remind the classics, present our films in the context of the achievements of other artists in this part of Europe. Meeting in Gdynia should be an occasion not only to attend screenings but also to have a conversation.
Anyone who is interested in the cinema - not only Polish, but the cinema of Eastern Europe in general - should be here.
