New Polish Cinema / Kinoteka 2025

06 MARCH - 25 APRIL 2025

Opening Night Gala - Under the Volcano

Damian Kocur

06 Mar, 18:10
BFI Southbank

Damian Kocur’s observational second feature, after his award winning BREAD AND SALT, goes to the emotional heart of those impacted by war. Life can change in an instant, due to circumstances beyond our control. This is a war story from...

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It's Not My Film

Maria Zbąska

07 Mar, 18:30
ICA

Winner of the SMART7 International Competition Maria Zbąska’s debut feature (which she also wrote and shot) is a distinctive 21st century comedy with a serious message. Wanda (newcomer Zofia Chabiera) and Janek (popular film and TV actor...

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Simona Kossak

Adrian Panek

12 Mar, 20:00
The Garden Cinema

From a small cabin deep in the Białowieża Forest Simona Kossak (1943 - 2007) studied nature and made history, largely on her own terms. Adrian Panek’s engaging dramatised biography of the pioneering scientist (played by Sandra...

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Minghun

Jan P. Matuszyński

14 Mar, 18:00
Ciné Lumière

How is it possible to have hope at time of great sadness? From the director of LEAVE NO TRACES this is another film exploring the complexity of family ties and social behaviours. When Jurek (Marcin Dorociński, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE- Dead...

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White Courage

Marcin Koszałka

22 Mar, 16:30
ICA

Multi award winning cinematographer Marcin Koszalka (RED SPIDER) returns to his concerns around life on the edge in this historical drama about two Polish Goral/Highlander brothers, which he also directs. Highlighting the inextricable...

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Under the Grey Sky

Mara Tamkovich

25 Mar, 18:20
The Barbican

Personal integrity and the importance of justice is at the core of this outstanding feature debut by former journalist Mara Tamkovich. Inspired by the true story of reporter Katsiaryna Andreyeva, who was arrested in Belarus after...

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