New Polish Cinema / Kinoteka 2026

04 FEBRUARY - 29 MARCH 2026

CHOPIN, A SONATA IN PARIS

Michał Kwieciński

01 Mar, 15:30
Ciné Lumière

Paris, 1835. Fryderyk Chopin has left Poland and established himself as a darling of the salons and toast of the French court. However, behind the brilliance and wit, the 25 year old celebrity is battling illness and inner conflict...

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PHOTOSENSITIVE

Tadeusz Śliwa

01 Mar, 16:00
The Garden Cinema

Well known on TV and with a small role in SCARBORN, this is Matylda Giegżno’s first film lead. Her portrayal of a dynamic, fulfilled social worker who is blind and whose life changes following a meeting with a more reserved photographer...

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ANNIVERSARY

Jan Komasa

01 Mar, 18:40
The Garden Cinema

When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s former student...

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FRANZ + DIRECTOR AND ACTOR Q&A

Agnieszka Holland

03 Mar, 17:30
BFI IMAX

Selected as Poland’s official Oscar submission, Agnieszka Holland’s bold and dynamic portrait of Franz Kafka finds a creative young man at odds with the world. Franz is torn between a stern father and the monotony of his job at an...

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HOME SWEET HOME + DIRECTOR Q&A

Wojciech Smarzowski

05 Mar, 18:30
ICA

How well do we know the person we love? From the director of Clergy and Rose, an intense psychological drama that uncovers issues of domestic violence within Polish society, winning awards in Poland and abroad. Agata Turkot gives a...

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THE GOOD BOY + DIRECTOR Q&A

Jan Komasa

11 Mar, 18:10
The Barbican

Jan Komasa’s first English language film is a dark genre blending fable which shines a light on the excesses of trash culture. Anson Boon (1917) delivers a mercurial performance as transgressive bad boy Tommy who wakes up far away from...

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LARP: LOVE, TROLLS AND OTHER QUESTS

Kordian Kadziela

21 Mar, 18:30
ICA

First time feature film maker Kordian Kadziela has created an action packed comedy following the story of Sergiusz, whose passion for LARP (live-action role playing) makes him a victim of bullying until a new student arrives at school....

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FRANZ

Agnieszka Holland

21 Mar, 20:20
Ciné Lumière

Selected as Poland’s official Oscar submission, Agnieszka Holland’s bold and dynamic portrait of Franz Kafka finds a creative young man at odds with the world. Franz is torn between a stern father and the monotony of his job at an...

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THE IN-LAWS 3

Jakub Michalczuk

27 Mar, 18:15
Ciné Lumière

Do you remember that at the end of Teściowie 2 we learned that Weronika was pregnant? Director Jakub Michalczuk returns for this highly anticipated third instalment of the hit comedy in which the Chrapek and Wilk families reunite, this...

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