Submissions for the 2024 Film Competition are already closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their films to the Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival and best of luck!
Selections will be announced mid-September 2024. If you missed the deadline, stay tuned for next year’s call!
Each new edition of the Festival is kicked off by a small yet essential masterpiece — the official poster! A first glimpse into the energy, creativity, and spirit of what’s to come. We’re thrilled to reveal this year’s design, created by Ann Arbor–based graphic designer Susana Castro-Pollard. We hope it catches your eye — and sparks…
FESTIVAL GUESTS: Kinga Dębska – film director FILM COMPETITION WINNERS:Tomasz ProtokowiczSimon Target FEATURE FILMS:Żyć nie umierać / Life Must Go On, dir. Maciej MigasBogowie / Gods, dir. Łukasz PalkowskiObywatel / Citizen, dir. Jerzy StuhrMoje córki krowy / These Daughters of Mine, dir. Kinga DębskaFotograf / The Photographer, dir. Waldemar KrzystekGabriel / Gabriel, dir. Mikołaj Haremski CARTOONSPamiętnik Florki /…
FILMS:Wrota Europy / The Gateway of Europe, Jerzy Wójcik, 1999 Daleko od okna / Keep Away from the Window, Jan Jakub Kolski, 2000 Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona droga płciową / Life as a Fatal, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Krzysztof Zanussi, 2001 Męska sprawa / A Man Thing, Sławek Fabicki, 2002 Opętanie / Obsession, Stanisław Lenartowicz, 1973 Cud purymowy / The Purimspiel, Izabela Cywińska, 2000
FESTIVAL GUESTS: Marcel Łoziński – film director FILMS:Jak żyć / How to Live, Marcel Łoziński, 1977Ziemia obiecana / Promised, Land, Andrzej Wajda, 1975U Pana Boga za piecem / Safe Heaven, Jacek Bromski, 1998Żeby nie bolało / So It Would Not Hurt, Marcel Łoziński, 1998Historia kina w Popielawach / Story of Cinema in Popielawy, Jan Jakub Kolski, 1998Poznań 56 / Street Boys, Filip Bajon, 1996
FESTIVAL GUEST:Steven Craig Oliver – film director FILM COMPETITION WINNERS:Kordian KądzielaPhilip Lauri FEATURED FILMS:80 milionów / 80 Million, dir. Waldemar KrzystekSponsoring / Elles, dir. Małgorzata SzumowskaRóża / Rose, dir. Wojtek SmarzowskiWymyk / Courage, dir. Greg ZglinskiSupermarket / Supermarket, dir. Maciej Żak DOCUMENTARIES & SHORT FILMS:Po fabryce / After the Factory, dir. Philip LauriNie zupełnie biały /…
The Polish Cultural Fund – Ann Arbor invites children to celebrate the upcoming 32nd Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival by participating in two film-themed contests.Children aged 5–10 are invited to join an art contest titled “My Movie Heroes”. Portray your favorite film characters using any art technique of your choice. Artwork must be submitted in one of the…