In addition to our regular venues such as the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith and Curzon Mayfair, we will for the first time screen Polish films at the Prince Charles Cinema in the West End, Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley and Rio Cinema in Dalston. Once the Polish Film Festival finishes in London, the Polish films will then travel to Edinburgh, where they will be screened at the New Europe Film Festival. At the same time an exhibition of Polish Film Posters will be displayed at the Belfast Film Festival.

This year we will also go international, as the Polish film industry becomes more global, and we will close the festival with the UK-Hungary production Copying Beethoven directed by Agnieszka Holland. We are delighted that there is a growing appetite for Polish films across the U.K., and this reflects the quality of films coming out of Poland.

Also, starting in April the British distributor Dog Woof Pictures is bringing Polish productions to local cinemas throughout England, Scotland and Ireland, in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute and the Polish Film Institute. So wherever you are based in the UK and Ireland, soon you will be able to check out what is new in Polish cinema. We look forward to seeing you there.

Marlena Lukasiak
Festival Director