THE BEST OFF: SMARZOWSKI DOM DOBRY2025 / 107 min / color, black and whiteWhen Gośka and Grzesiek first connect online, she’s convinced she has found “the one.” They get swept up in a whirlwind romance – he showers her with flowers and proposes to her in Venice. They...

THE BEST OFF: SMARZOWSKI POD MOCNYM ANIOŁEM2014 / 105 min / colorJerzy (Robert Więckiewicz) is a writer trapped in the relentless cycle of alcoholism. We meet him as he finds a sliver of hope, and starts to believe that recovery is finally within his grasp. Having...

THE BEST OFF: SMARZOWSKI RÓŻA2011 / 94 min / colorSummer of 1945. Tadeusz (Marcin Dorociński), a former Polish Home Army soldier who has lost everything in the war, wanders through the countryside in Marusia. He comes across the farm of the titular Róża (Agata...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT PODGÓRSKI MARKET SQUARE BIRD2024 / 119 min / color The film description is available in Polish only.  Director Andrea ArnoldCast Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams, James Nelson-JoyceCountry Germany/France/USA/UKLanguage/Subtitles...

BEST OF FESTS À PIED D’ŒUVRE2025 / 92 min / colorThe protagonist of Valérie Donzelli’s film – winner of the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival – is Paul Marquet (a brilliant performance by Bastien Bouillon), a successful commercial photographer. Despite...

OF CERTAIN AGE DÍA DE CAZA2026 / 94 min / colorDirector Pedro Aguilera draws inspiration from Carlos Saura’s iconic 1960s film The Hunt, replacing the central male characters with a fantastic female trio. Rosa, Carmen and Blanca (played by iconic Almodovar actresses...

OF CERTAIN AGE LES BARONNES2025 / 90 min / colorWhen Fatima, the protagonist of this bold and daring comedy, discovers that her husband has been living a double life for many years, she decides to take matters into her own hands and fulfill a lifelong dream of working...

OF CERTAIN AGE VIE PRIVÉE2025 / 100 min / colorAmerican psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (played by one of the greatest actresses in film history, two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster) sees patients in her elegant apartment in France. One day she finds out that her long-time...

OF CERTAIN AGE ONLY REBELS WIN2026 / 98 min / color65-year-old widow Suzanne (played by an icon of Palestinian cinema, the always wonderful Hiam Abbass) lives in Beirut, where one day she witnesses a racist attack on a young Sudanese immigrant named Osmane. She...

OF CERTAIN AGE LADY2025 / 97 min / colorThis witty and delightfully eccentric mockumentary follows Lady Isabella, a 40-something aristocrat brought to life with humor and warmth by Sian Clifford (Fleabag). When Isabella invites Sam, an insecure young filmmaker with...

AMERICAN INDIES ERUPCJA2025 / 71 min / colorThe main characters in Pete Ohs’s latest film are Bethany and Nel, played by Charli XCX and Lena Góra. Bethany is a young British woman on a short trip to Warsaw with her partner, Rob. She gets a sense that he’s planning to...

CRIMNAL CASES THE DUTCHMAN2025 / 94 min / colorAndré Gaines’s film, a highlight of SXSW, is a tightly wound psychological thriller based on the iconic 1964 play by Amiri Baraka. The writer and playwright, and subsequently the director, has woven themes of racial...

CRIMNAL CASES VSI VIDTINKY SPOKUSY2026 / 90 min / colorLemberg, 1897. Amelia Krzyżewska-Zeh returns to her family home with a plan to open a pharmacy for women. But it soon becomes clear that her husband, Tomasz, is harboring sinister intentions for her. Hiding behind...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE AFTERSUN2022 / 102 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Charlotte WellsCast Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-HallLanguage/Subtitles Language: English, Turkish, SpanishSubtitles:...

BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA THE LAST SHOWGIRL2024 / 85 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Gia CoppolaCast Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Billie Lourd, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda SongCountry USALanguage/Subtitles Language:...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT PODGÓRSKI MARKET SQUARE FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER2025 / 110 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Jim JarmuschCast Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN GAUCHO GAUCHO2024 / 84 min / black and white The film description is available in Polish only. Director Michael Dweck, Gregory KershawCast Guada Gonza, Taty Gonza, Jony ÁvalosLanguage/Subtitles Language: SpanishSubtitles:...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN SILENT FRIEND2025 / 147 min / color, black and white The film description is available in Polish only. Director Ildikó EnyediCast Tony Leung, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT PODGÓRSKI MARKET SQUARE ŻYCIE DLA POCZĄTKUJĄCYCH2025 / 80 min / colorMonia (Magdalena Maścianica, in her first leading role) is an introvert — and a vampire. Working at a nursing home allows her to feed on blood collected in sanitary conditions, and...

AMERICAN INDIES JUNKIE2025 / 105 min / colorStevie’s life is anything but easy – and what’s worse, she can’t seem to get out of her own way. She’s just escaped from yet another rehab facility and is facing mounting debts and few prospects. Before skipping town, she...

BEST OF FESTS APPIKARJE2025 / 104 min / colorSeti is a young woman with a haunting voice and a deep love for music. She dreams of a day when her songs will finally be heard, but in Iran there’s a draconian law that forbids women from performing in public. Seti refuses...

CRIMNAL CASES LOS AHOGADOS2025 / 86 min / colorMarcela is an ambitious aspiring writer. One evening she comes home with her family and walks into a scene straight out of a film noir: the body of their young housekeeper is floating in the swimming pool. The incident is...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE VERMIGLIO2024 / 119 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Maura DelperoCast Tommaso Ragno, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi, Giuseppe De Domenico, Carlotta Gamba, Orietta NotariCountry...

CRIMNAL CASES KEEP QUIET2025 / 104 min / colorIn Vincent Grashaw’s suspenseful film, Lou Diamond Phillips delivers a magnetic performance as Teddy Sharpe, a tribal police officer haunted by the demons of his past. Teddy’s current mission – training a new partner and...

AMERICAN INDIES OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR2025 / 96 min / colorThough Balthazar and Solomon come from vastly different worlds, they share a profound sense of frustration and existential emptiness. Balthazar observes the world from a palatial New York apartment overlooking...

BEST OF FESTS KOMEDIE ELAHI2025 / 98 min / colorRenowned Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari adopts a sharp, tragicomic lens to chronicle the relentless censorship stifling directors in his homeland. The story follows Bahram, a 40-year-old filmmaker whose spirit has been...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE KONTINENTAL '252025 / 109 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Radu JudeScreenplay Radu JudeCinematography Marius PanduruMusic Mikołaj TrzaskaCast Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis TantaCountry...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE LA GRAZIA2025 / 133 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Paolo SorrentinoCast Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Massimo Venturiello, Milvia Marigliano, Giuseppe GaianiCountry...

AMERICAN INDIES REBUILDING2025 / 95 min / colorIn his latest film, American director Max Walker-Silverman transports us to his native Colorado. The vast and majestic vistas of the San Luis Valley serve as the backdrop for a delicate, humanistic tale of hope,...

BEST OF FESTS LOVE ME TENDER 2025 / 137 min / color Clémence is a woman willing to embrace radical transformation. A former attorney, she has abandoned a prestigious legal career to pursue writing, a path she finds a lot more fulfilling. She’s been separated for...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE KJÆRLIGHET2024 / 119 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Dag Johan HaugerudCast Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Lars Jacob HolmCountry NorwayLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

AMERICAN INDIES LATE FAME2025 / 96 min / colorIn this adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s novella, renowned American actor Willem Dafoe stars as Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet. A lack of artistic fulfilment has left him leading a quiet, routine life as a postal...

AMERICAN INDIES MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO)2025 / 100 min / colorJoel Alfonso Vargas's feature debut, which won an award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, takes us into the heart of the Dominican community in the Bronx. For 19-year-old...

BEST OF FESTS LA PETITE DERNIÈRE2025 / 106 min / color17-year-old Fatima (Nadia Melliti, winner of the Best Actress award at Cannes for this role) is the youngest of three daughters in a French-Algerian family living in the suburbs of Paris. A model student, she has...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE PERFECT DAYS2023 / 123 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Wim WendersCast Kōji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto, Sayuri IshikawaCountry Germany, JapanLanguage/Subtitles Language: Japan,...

AMERICAN INDIES LOCKJAW2025 / 81 min / colorSabrina Greco’s debut feature starts with Rayna, her lead character, learning a devastating lesson about drinking and driving. A serious accident leaves her with her jaw wired shut — a physical and psychological challenge...

BEST OF FESTS OTEC2025 / 102 min / colorMichal (an award-winning performance by Milan Ondrík) is a man who has it all. His professional success is balanced with a fulfilling family life with his loving wife and their two-year-old daughter. Their daily routine unfolds...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE TROIS AMIES2024 / 118 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Emmanuel MouretCast Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier, India HairLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...

BEST OF FESTS LE CRI DES GARDES2025 / 109 min / colorClaire Denis, a titan of French cinema, sets her latest film against the backdrop of a sprawling infrastructure project in West Africa. Behind the double gates of a guarded compound, site manager Horn (Matt Dillon)...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT2024 / 118 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Payal KapadiaCast Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu HaroonCountry...

BEST OF FESTS LOS TIGRES2025 / 109 min / colorAntonio and Estrella are siblings who have spent their entire lives going to sea. Antonio, widely known as “The Tiger,” is a legendary industrial diver who takes on the most grueling and dangerous underwater operations in...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR2024 / 116 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Nick MooreCast Sophie Cooson, Lucien Laviscount, Golda Rosheuvel, Monica DolanLanguage/Subtitles Language: EnglishSubtitles:...

BEST OF FESTS DEUX PIANOS2025 / 115 min / colorVirtuoso pianist Mathias Vogler returns to his native Lyon after a long period of self-imposed exile in Asia. He’s reunited with Elena, his childhood mentor, who urges him to collaborate on a prestigious concert series to...

TEENAGE KICKS CUERPO CELESTE2025 / 97 min / colorNayra Ilic García’s film is set in the summer of 1990, as Chile transitions back to democracy after 17 years of military rule. Against this backdrop of national renewal, 15-year-old Celeste (a subtle, evocative...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA ELSKLING2024 / 105 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.        Director Lilja IngolfsdottirCast Oddgeir Thune, Helga Guren, Kyrre Haugen SydnessCountry NorwayLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

SPECIAL EVENTS CHLEB I SÓL2022 / 100 min / colorA hot summer, idleness, freestyle hip-hop, guys with tattoos, flirtatious girls you'd better not mess with. Tymek, a student from the Warsaw Academy of Music, returns to this place from his youth as he prepares to embark...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION BRAT2025 / 94 min / colorFourteen-year-old Dawid (Filip Wiłkomirski, in a remarkable screen debut) looks after his younger brother while doing his best to live up to the expectations of his mother (Agnieszka Grochowska). She’s trying...

POLITICAL FICTION AMRUM2025 / 93 min / colorFatih Akin’s latest film is set in 1945 on the remote North Sea island of Amrum. In the final, desperate weeks of World War II, 12-year-old Nanning, the oldest sibling, takes responsibility for his family's survival. He...

POLITICAL FICTION ATROPIA2025 / 103 min / colorHailey Gates’ stunning debut feature was the breakout sensation of the recent Sundance Film Festival, where it was honored with the Grand Jury Prize. The titular Atropia is a fictional Iraqi city located just a few hours...

TEENAGE KICKS FANTASY 2025 / 98 min / color Mihrije, Sina, and Jasna are inseparable friends living in a working-class Slovenian neighborhood – a place still governed by traditional, conservative social norms and rigid gender roles. But the three women, still in their...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SORDA2025 / 99 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.    Director Eva LibertadCast Miriam Garlo, Álvaro CervantesLanguage/Subtitles Language: SpanishSubtitles: Polish[OCL_movie_schedule_iframe...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION HEEL2025 / 110 min / colorNineteen-year-old Tommy enjoys a carefree lifestyle filled with drugs and reckless violence – until the night he’s abducted by a stranger named Chris. Waking up in the basement of a remote house, Tommy finds...

POLITICAL FICTION À VOIX BASSE2025 / 113 min / colorDirected by Tunisian filmmaker Leyla Bouzid, the film follows Lilia, a woman in her thirties who returns to her hometown of Sousse for the funeral of a beloved uncle. After living in Paris for many years, she’s...

TEENAGE KICKS MOUSE2026 / 120 min / colorThe latest film from co-directors Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson follows best friends Callie and Minnie as they navigate their final year of high school in the summer of 2002. Callie is a star student; Minnie hangs around...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA LE DERNIER JAGUAR2024 / 100 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.    Director Gilles de MaistreCast Kelly Hope Taylor, Amanda Ip, Letitia Brookes, K.C. Coombs, Airam CamachoCountry...

SPECIAL EVENTS DZIKIE RÓŻE2017 / 93 min / colorThe main character in Anna Jadowska’s feature is a young married woman named Ewa (an exquisite performance by Marta Nieradkiewicz). She lives with her mother out in the country, taking care of the house and two children,...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION KLARNET2025 / 101 min / colorAt the northeastern tip of Poland, on the edge of a lake, there’s a house of women — mothers, daughters, and sisters. From one generation to the next, they pass on a legacy of emotional distance, resilience,...

POLITICAL FICTION JULIAN2025 / 91 min / colorIn her debut feature, director Cato Kusters – still in her twenties – presents the act of marriage as a radical political manifesto. The film follows Julian (Laurence Roothooft, in an award-winning performance) and Fleur...

TEENAGE KICKS LES IMMORTELLES2025 / 88 min / colorSet in the 1990s in the South of France, the film follows Charlotte and Liza, two best friends who prove that opposites really do attract. Their lives are driven by music and a shared dream of freedom, embodied by...

SPECIAL EVENTS COUTURES2025 / 106 min / colorAlice Winocour’s latest film unfolds during Paris Fashion Week, one of the most prestigious events in the world of haute couture. Amidst the frenzy of runway shows and constant media attention, the lives of three women...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA ERNEST ET CÉLESTINE, LE VOYAGE EN CHARABIE2022 / 80 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.    Director Julien Cheng, Jean-Christophe RogerCast Lambert Wilson, Pauline BrunnerCountry...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION LARP. MIŁOŚĆ, TROLLE I INNE QUESTY 2025 / 90 min / colorLive Action Role-Playing (LARP) is an immersive, outdoor role-playing game where participants collectively create and inhabit swords-and-sorcery stories. In this boundless...

POLITICAL FICTION INGEN KOMMENTAR2025 / 89 min / colorPetter Næss’s latest film takes place at a high-stakes political crossroads, just before a general election. Norway’s incumbent Prime Minister Alma Solvik is confident of victory — her party commands a significant...

TEENAGE KICKS THE GYMNAST2026 / 84 min / colorSixteen-year-old Monica’s ultimate dream is to compete at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. A gifted gymnast on the verge of making the US national team, her life and her father’s are tethered to a relentless, grueling training...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA THINK LIKE A DOG2020 / 91 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.  Director Gil JungerCast Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Gabriel Bateman, Julia Jones, Janet Montgomery, Kunal Nayyar Country...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION MIŁE KOBIETY2026 / 97 min / color“I wanted to tell the story of women who carry such a heavy burden every day that it’s a wonder they’re still standing,” explains co-director and screenwriter Maria Wojtyszko. Her film follows the five...

POLITICAL FICTION EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC2025 / 129 min / colorGeorge Fahmy (played by Fares Fares) is the biggest star of Egyptian cinema. But the lifestyle of this universally adored actor, dubbed the "Pharaoh of the Screen," is stirring up controversy in...

TEENAGE KICKS HIEDRA2025 / 95 min / colorThe protagonist of Ana Cristina Barragán’s latest feature — an award-winner at the Venice and San Sebastián festivals — is Azucena, a 30-year-old carrying the weight of old trauma. She was forced to abandon a promising...

SPECIAL EVENTS POWIDOKI2016 / 100 min / colorThe protagonist of Andrzej Wajda’s final film is Władysław Strzemiński, a great visionary Polish painter from the 20th century. Beyond his art practice, Strzemiński was a formidable art theorist, essayist, and teacher –...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION MINISTRANCI2025 / 105 min / colorDriven by a burning frustration with adult apathy and the Church’s institutional indifference toward social injustice, a group of teenage altar boys decides to take moral renewal into their own hands....

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA ONNELI, ANNELI JA SALAPERÄINEN MUUKALAINEN2017 / 75 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.  Director Saara CantellCast Joonas Saartamo, Elina Knihtilä, Kiti Kokkonen, Jenni Kokander, Aava Merikanto,...

TEENAGE KICKS EN EL CAMINO2025 / 93 min / colorTwenty-year-old Veneno spends most of his time in roadside bars along the highways of northern Mexico. With no home, family, or future, he survives by selling his body to truck drivers. When a dangerous encounter leaves...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA KAJTEK CZARODZIEJ2023 / 105 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.  Director Magdalena ŁazarkiewiczCast Eryk Biedunkiewicz, Grzegorz Damięcki, Maja Komorowska, Karolina Gruszka, Martin Hoffmann, Piotr...

POLITICAL FICTION TÔI YAMA-NAMI NO HIKARI2025 / 123 min / colorGreat Britain, 1982. Niki, a young Japanese-British writer, decides to visit her mother, Etsuko, to gain a better understanding of her family history. Her goal is to write a book based on her mother’s...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION POJEDYNEK2026 / 113 min / colorThe year is 1939. As the world descends into chaos, thousands of Polish officers and intellectuals are captured by the Soviets and become targets of a systematic campaign of indoctrination. Within the cold...

SPECIAL EVENTS RE-CREATION2025 / 90 min / colorIn this fictional trial, twelve jurors are tasked with reaching a verdict in one of the most controversial murder cases of recent decades: the 1996 killing of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Ireland....

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA NORM OF THE NORTH: FAMILY VACATION2020 / 90 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.  Director Anthony BellCast Konrad Darocha, Wojciech Machnicki, Julia Kołakowska – Bytner, Maciej Kosmala, Małgorzata...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA LOS PEQUEÑOS AMORES2024 / 95 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.      Director Celia Rico ClavellinoCast Adriana Ozores, María Vázquez, Aimar VegaCountry Francja/HiszpaniaLanguage/Subtitles...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION TRZY MIŁOŚCI2025 / 99 min / colorLena (Marta Nieradkiewicz), a recently divorced 40-year-old actress, is determined to reclaim her independence and start over. She dives into the pulsing energy of Warsaw’s nightlife, and soon falls for...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION WIELKA WARSZAWSKA2025 / 105 min / colorDirected by Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, The Great Warsaw Race is a high-stakes drama centered on Krzysiek, a young jockey who dreams of a brilliant career. His ultimate goal is to compete in Poland’s most...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA VERDENS VERSTE MENNESKE2021 / 127 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.      Director Joachim TrierCast Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert NordrumLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION ZIMA POD ZNAKIEM WRONY2025 / 112 min / colorDecember 12, 1981. Joan Andrews (played by Oscar nominee Lesley Manville), a British professor of psychiatry, lands in Warsaw to attend an international conference. Greeted by Alina (Zofia...

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER VINGT DIEUX2024 / 90 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Louise CourvoisierCast Clément Favreau, Mathis Bernard, Dimitri Baudry, Luna GarretCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA O PSIE, KTÓRY JEŹDZIŁ KOLEJĄ2023 / 93 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Magdalena NiećCast Mateusz Damięcki, Monika Pikuła, Adam Woronowicz, Liliana ZajbertCountry PolandLanguage/Subtitles...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” AVANT/APRES2025 / 80 min / colorBaptiste and Jérémy, the protagonists of Manoel Dupont’s debut feature, meet pretty much by chance. They quickly find out they have a lot in common – they’re both trying to improve their appearance...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA OZI: VOICE OF THE FOREST2024 / 87 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Tim HarperCast Amandla Stenberg, Djimon Hounsou, Laura Dern, Donald Sutherland, RuPaul, Dean-Charles ChapmanCountry...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” COTTON QUEEN2025 / 93 min / colorSuzannah Mirghani’s debut feature is set in a small Sudanese village where life revolves around cotton farming. At the heart of the story is Nafisa (a standout performance by Mihad Murtada), a...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA PARTIR UN JOUR2025 / 94 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Amélie BonninCast Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, Dominique BlancCountry ItalyLanguage/Subtitles Language: ItalianSubtitles:...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA THE SALT PATH2024 / 116 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Marianne ElliottCast Gillian Anderson, Jason IsaacsCountry UKLanguage/Subtitles Language: EnglishSubtitles:...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SHAKWA RAQAM 7133172025 / 80 min / colorMagdy and Sama are a long-married, harmonious couple settling into the quiet rhythm of retirement. Their daily routine is unexpectedly disrupted by a small domestic tragedy: their old...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA TITO E GLI ALIENI2018 / 92 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Paola RandiCast Valerio Mastandrea, Clémence Poésy, Luca Esposito, Chiara Stella Riccio, Miguel Herrera, John Keogh, Gianfelice...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” GORGONÀ 2025 / 95 min / colorIn a dystopian future, a Greek city-state is ruled by gasoline and controlled by a ruthless leader and his testosterone-fuelled, macho gang. A beautiful woman, Eleni, is brought in as an offering for...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA UN MONDO A PARTE2024 / 112 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Riccardo MilaniCast Antonio Albanese, Virginia Raffaele, Sergio SaltarelliCountry ItalyLanguage/Subtitles Language: ItalianSubtitles:...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” KOKE2026 / 97 min / colorTonina is a strong and resourceful woman who has taken responsibility for her family’s needs for many years, often without being asked. Managing both everyday matters and major obligations, she’s become...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” NIE MA DUCHÓW W MIESZKANIU NA DOBREJ2025 / 90 min / colorFour siblings on the cusp of adulthood attempt to find their own paths without severing the bonds that unite them. The youngest, Benek, grapples with a painful rejection...

OPEN-AIR CINEMA AT GALERIA KRAKOWSKA JULIETTE AU PRINTEMPS2024 / 96 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Blandine LenoirCast Izïa Higelin, Tarlidch Sophie Guillemin, Jean-Pierre DarroussinCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” RENOVACIJA2025 / 90 min / colorIlona, who’s about to turn 30, just moved into an apartment with her boyfriend, in a typical Eastern European block of flats. The couple seems happy leading a relatively peaceful life, filled with...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” INVISIBLES2025 / 94 min / colorElizabeth is a burlesque performer and sex worker determined to close the book on her current profession. But before she steps away she decides to take on one last client—a man with a disability who...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” THE SON AND THE SEA2025 / 102 min / colorThe Son and the Sea — the debut feature from Stroma Cairns, creator of the BAFTA Award–winning TV show Mood — premiered at TIFF. This tender coming-of-age drama pairs a magnificent...

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 2026 / 110 min / colorSandra (an electrifying performance by Nienke Plas, evoking Almodóvar’s powerful heroines) lives with her two daughters and her partner in an apartment on the outskirts of Amsterdam;...

CRIMNAL CASES NEVDĚČNÉ BYTOSTI2025 / 110 min / colorNewly separated from his wife, David takes his children — 17-year-old Klára and her younger brother Teo — on a camping trip to the Adriatic, hoping to mend their strained relationships. Klára is battling anorexia; at...

CRIMNAL CASES DOSSIER 1372025 / 115 min / colorStéphanie is an inspector in a specialized unit tasked with investigating cases of police misconduct and abuse of power. Her latest assignment — an inquiry into an incident during a Yellow Vests protest that left a young...

OF CERTAIN AGE CALLE MÁLAGA 2025 / 116 min / colorMaria Angeles (played by Carmen Maura, the legendary star of Pedro Almodovar films) is a Spanish woman pushing 80 who has lived her whole life in Tangier - a city with a rich but complicated history, a crucial element...

OF CERTAIN AGE DOLORES2025 / 84 min / colorThe titular Dolores (played by the charismatic, electrifying Carla Ribas) is a 65-year-old widow whose great ambition is to open her own casino; the problem is that she struggles with a serious gambling addiction. Her...

OF CERTAIN AGE BEGYNDELSER2025 / 95 min / colorAne (played by Trine Dyrholm, one of Denmark’s most acclaimed actresses) and Thomas (David Dencik) have been married for years, but things haven’t been going well in their relationship for some time. They’ve decided to...

BEST OF FESTS URCHIN2025 / 99 min / colorThe titular Urchin (an award-winning turn by Frank Dillane) is a young Londoner navigating a precarious existence on the streets, trapped in a cycle of addiction and a relentless daily struggle for survival. He spends his days...