The 16th edition of the French Film Festival in Poland (Przegląd Nowego Kina Francuskiego) ran from June 4 to 11 at Warsaw's Kino Muranów cinema, then until July 2 in a dozen cities in Poland (Białystok, Krakow, Katowice, Łódź, Lublin, Poznań, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Toruń, Wrocław, Zamość, and Gdańsk). For the second year running, Unifrance was co-organizing the festival, along with the Institut Français and Kino Muranów.
The 2nd professional meetings took place on June 5, in the presence of numerous French and Polish film and audiovisual professionals.
After The Animal Kingdom in 2024, The Marching Band opened the festival this year, on June 4 at Kino Muranow. Director Lionel Baier presented his feature The Safe House on June 5, while actor Félix Kysyl traveled to the event to meet with the audience after the screening of Misericordia on June 6.
The selection
- The Marching Band by Emmanuel Courcol (opening film)
- Animale by Emma Benestan
- Juliette in Spring by Blandine Lenoir
- The Safe House by Lionel Baier
- Living Large by Kristina Dufková
- The Kingdom by Julien Colonna
- Once Upon My Mother by Ken Scott
- Misericordia by Alain Guiraudie
- Love Boat by Bruno Podalydès
- Any Number Can Win by Henri Verneuil
- Amelie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Professional meetings
In parallel with the festival, and for the second year running, Unifrance and the Institut Français have organized a day of professional meetings on June 5, attended by French producers and exporters and Polish producers, distributors, and broadcasters.
On the morning of the 5th, everyone met at the Ambassade de France for a morning of discussions on a number of themes relating to Polish cinema and the audiovisual sector:
- Overview of the Polish film and audiovisual market and platforms
- Comparison of recent experiences in distributing French films in Poland
- Case studies of recent film and audiovisual co-production.
Representatives from the following French companies or organizations attending:
Film
- Goodfellas
- Indie Sales
- Playtime
- Les Films du Losange
- Urban Sales
- Grande Ourse Films
- Moby Dick Films
- Ginger & Fed
- Flach Film Production
Audiovisual
Representatives from the following Polish companies or organizations attending:
- PFI (Polish Film Institute)
- KIPA (Polish Producers Organization)
- Kino Świat International
- Gutek Film
- Aurora Films
- New Horizons
- TVP
- Canal+ Poland
- TV Puls
- Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych
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