National Competition

dir. Alicja Jasina

7′anim2025

Lotar is 20 years old and feels he is stuck in a rut – lacking courage, inspiration and prospects. In his imagination, he is a charismatic rapper, but in reality he cannot string a few lines together. Everything changes when he meets a cheeky rapping sausage who throws freestyle challenges at him. In an absurd form, the film turns into a story about overcoming insecurity and finding one’s own voice.

dir. Wojciech Sobczyk

19′anim2025

What do you associate autumn with? In the most recent edition of his poetic series, Wojciech Sobczyk reimagines our ideas and fantasies about this season, creating a sensual, universal poem about transience and man’s place in the world.

dir. Jakub Krzyszpin

7′anim2026

On a creaking train, a man loses his ticket and spirals into a frantic search. With every passing moment, space begins to warp and time loses its logic. A seemingly trivial incident turns into a stifling, unsettling drama about the loss of control. The expressive, trembling lines of the animation intensify the claustrophobic atmosphere of this surreal journey.

dir. Nadim Suleiman

25′fab2026

Fahed, a Palestinian, has been studying film directing in Poland for several years. He is learning the trade on the set of a production about the Second World War. Unexpectedly, he goes from being a sound assistant to an actor who is to play the role of a Nazi. During the filming of an extremely difficult scene, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to blur.

dir. Jakub Piątek

20′dok2025

A piece by Grażyna Bacewicz, the legendary Polish composer, returns to the stage after 75 years. Bacewicz was one of the few women to achieve international recognition in the world of classical music in the 20th century. An outstanding violinist, Bomsori Kim, reinvents Bacewicz’s piece, following the traces of the artist in her letters and the score.

dir. Patrycja Polkowska

20′fab2026

Following an ‘unfortunate incident’ at an e-commerce company’s warehouse, young manager Aneta testifies before the accident investigation committee. The reconstruction of events quickly turns into a personal confrontation with corporate pressure, accountability and the suppression of truth. The fear of losing her job clashes with a sense of guilt, and a moral choice can determine the woman’s future.

dir. Mateusz Jarmulski

9′anim2025

A knight sets off into the depths of a mysterious labyrinth; he is certain of yet another triumph. With every step, he loses sight of the purpose of his mission, entangled in absurd rivalry, and ignores the real threat. A ruthless play on the fantasy genre, in which an existential crisis of masculinity proves more dangerous than the obstacles encountered along the way.

dir. Monika Masłoń

14′dok2025

Is touch possible without physical bodies? The protagonist moves as an avatar in virtual reality and explores what intimacy without physical contact looks like. Her experiment invites us to reflect on the condition of contemporary relationships.

dir. Marianna Mrozek

3′anim2026

Franio the Rabbit has long been preparing for the day that is to bring about change. A lamp, stool and a new rope are all elements of a precise plan, but black humour quickly undermines the obviousness of initial assumptions. What does the protagonist really intend, and will he succeed in achieving the goal he cares so much about?

dir. Katarzyna Kosajda

17′dok2026

A mesmerizing journey into the world of local beliefs, ghosts, and apparitions, presented in the style of a folk horror film. The inhabitants of a small village in the Łódź region recount stories passed down from generation to generation about mysterious and inexplicable phenomena in the nearby forest.

dir. Karol Ulman

19′fab2026

Some people travel to places, while others escape from them. Two random passengers meet in a train compartment. An all-night solo journey across Poland encourages Andrzej and Jaśmina to strike up a conversation. The girl seems to have no destination in sight, though she wants to make a change in her life. The man, on the other hand, after many years, summons the courage to face a ghost from his past.

dir. Katarzyna Wiśniowska

63′dok2026

Yara grows up in the ring. As a daughter of a Moroccan boxing legend and a coach who runs a family boxing school, she has been expected to follow in her parents’ footsteps ever since she was a child. The moment has finally come when she can decide her own future.

dir. Filip Wieczorek

23′fab2026

Kasia is studying at a prestigious French school for future master chefs, whilst her father, Otar, runs a restaurant in Poland serving Georgian specialities. When the girl is expelled from the elite course and her dad begins to struggle with financial problems, neither of them wants to admit defeat. By hiding the truth, they are putting up unnecessary barriers between each other.

dir. Monika Anna Kotecka

22′dok2026

Female anxiety forms the narrative axis in this poetic documentary essay. Women of various ages attempt to define it by describing the physical experiences they face. The constant tension present in the body permeates memory and relationships yet remains beyond language.

dir. Katarzyna Kultys

71′dok2025

Spiders, scorpions, and thousands of ants are taking over Kasia’s apartment. Her teenage son’s passion for exotic animals is increasingly impacting their daily lives, fuelling conflict. To continue living together, the family will have to redefine their boundaries.

dir. Tomasz Wolski

15′dok2026

What will be left behind when humanity vanishes from the surface of the earth? Abandoned stations, schools and plants create a post-apocalyptic landscape of the world without people. Tomasz Wolski, in his short documentary essay, does not rely on archival material this time, but builds a vision of the future that looks already familiar.

dir. Dagmara Furgał

53′dok2026

Yoshiaki and Yumiko Oka are a couple in their 70s, brought together by a fascination with Polish folk dances. For almost 40 years, they have been running a school in the town of Tomonoura where the polonaise and kujawiak reign supreme. The film is a record of this unique passion, which transcends the boundaries of continents and cultures.

dir. Jin Woo

12′anim2026

The eponymous kkogdu are small wooden figurines that once adorned traditional Korean funeral biers. They served as guides for the soul of the deceased and protected it on its journey to the afterlife. In Jin Woo’s animation, the figurines come to life, play, dance and metamorphose – all with the purpose to safely guide the deceased to the end of their earthly existence.

dir. Zuza Banasińska

21′dok2026

The spirit of a possessed girl, trapped within a stone, haunts a 102-year-old woman awaiting death. The spirit, deriving from folk beliefs, recognises the old woman as her mother, which sets off an intimate, ambiguous dialogue straddling the line between reality and fantasy.

dir. Filip Szela

15′dok2026

We have RODOS at home – or, more precisely, on our allotment. During the scorching summer, time spent in family allotment gardens goes by differently than it does in the city. What emerges from daily rituals is a warm, slightly nostalgic portrayal of the allotment community.

dir. Marcin Borchardt

75′dok2026

The film tells a story of a brilliant clan of Polish cinematographers focusing on Piotr Sobociński, whose Hollywood career and untimely death reveal the dark side of success in the film industry. It is a tale about the price one pays for one’s aspirations and dreams.

dir. Klaudia Szott

24′dok2026

Sylwia – a daughter of a Polish mother and a Nigerian father – discovers traces of her own history in old student films from the Łódź Film School. Its archives contain dozens of pictures made by students from the Global South who came to Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

dir. Karolina Fronik

17′fab2026

Zenia and her father Jan’s trip to the seaside was meant to be a carefree, special time. However, the pleasant family weekend quickly turns into a confrontation with a painful truth. What Zenia discovers shatters the existing order and forces the girl to grow up suddenly, within the space of a few moments.

dir. Mateusz Mularski

76′dok2026

In November 2022, Kherson was liberated. However, this is not the end of the war: the city remains under fire, separated from the enemy only by a river. For three years, the camera followed the lives of residents living under constant threat.

dir. Karolina Walas

11′anim2025

Izia and Karo are growing up by the lake, in a town that seems to exist outside of time. They are bound by a close bond, rooted in their shared existence. The film evokes the atmosphere of summer memories – fragmentary and dreamlike – whilst also capturing the locals entangled in their repetitive stories. Over time, the idyllic mood begins to darken, and the story of friendship and coming-of-age reveals increasingly unsettling tensions.

dir. Paulina Ziółkowska

8′anim2026

The day begins with tension and a sense of being overwhelmed by chores. Through its dynamic form, the film offers an ironic commentary on the cult of productivity and the reality of work, where everything seems to be speeding up. Procrastination yoga offers a moment of calm - breathing, movement and distance - but relaxation turns out to be part of the mechanism designed to boost efficiency.

dir. Wojciech Wojtkowski

12′anim2025

Two centuries on, Fryderyk Chopin returns to Warsaw and listens to his own music in the concert hall. The sounds evoke memories of love, success and death in a foreign land. In this oneiric, analogue-shot tale, memory and the macabre intertwine to produce the story of a return and longing.

dir. Oskar Sadowski

30′fab2026

When a young man appears in the home of a distinguished elderly couple, an ordinary night turns into a moment of confessions that have been held back for a lifetime. In the face of death, the protagonist, played by Olgierd Łukaszewicz, reveals a hidden truth and ‘Song of the Night’ becomes a sensual tale of love, loneliness, fear and courage.

dir. Michał Toczek

15′fab2026

During the papal pilgrimage in June 1999, when the sale of alcohol is banned, Bogdan must obtain a bottle of vodka for his wife’s 50th birthday. What appears to be a routine trip to the shop quickly defies the ordinary and turns into a metaphysical journey through the absurdities of the late 1990s, the meaning of which becomes increasingly blurred.

dir. Fariz Ahmadov

72′dok2025

In the Karabakh region, afflicted by the experience of war, teams of female bomb disposal experts clear the land of UXOs. Every day, they work on the edge of life and death, fighting to rebuild their country. The sound of metal detectors intertwines here with the silence of a return to ordinary duties.

dir. Maria Dakszewicz

6′anim2026

The heat is so intense that the electronics are overheating. A short circuit occurs at a travelling funfair. A brief power cut offers a moment’s respite and an opportunity to take a closer look at the daily life of a place that never stops.

dir. Alexandra ‘Sasha’ Kutsen

14′fab2026

Anżelika, a manicurist in a tacky beauty salon, is trying to return to her law studies when she is surprised by an unplanned pregnancy. Without a job, home or any certainty about what comes next, she seeks support from her clients, an AI bot and her guinea pigs. A tragicomedy about pressure, loneliness and regaining one’s own voice.

dir. Jakub Jakubik

20′fab2026

Real or staged? A film that walks a tightrope between fiction and documentary, exploring the director’s family relationships. Kuba returns from rehab for Christmas. His parents are surprised by his presence, and his younger brother makes no secret of his hostility. When a festive dinner is not enough for them to reconcile, the end of the world might do the trick.

dir. Agnieszka Kokowska, Anastazja Dąbrowska

15′dok2026

A poetic reflection on ecology and one scientist’s relentless struggle to ensure the survival of an endangered crayfish species. His work exposes a broader context – the consequences of human interference in the natural environment and the gradual disruption of its rhythm.

dir. Jakub Baniak

10′anim2026

Wake up, get ready, a quick breakfast to the sound of his favourite jazz – and it is already time to dash off to work. The protagonist of Jakub Baniak’s animation is an everyman, bored and weary of his monotonous daily existence. His routine is disrupted by an unexpected visitor: a huge bird that bursts into his tidy flat.

dir. Kuba Kossak

59′dok2026

dir. Paweł Chorzępa

20′dok2026

The most important piano competition in the world is not just a contest among pianists. Another, equally fierce, battle takes place in its shadow: the battle which instrument to choose. The tuners work day and night. They know that if the winner plays their piano, they will win as well.

dir. Natalia Krawczuk

10′anim2026

Towards the end of the year, the protagonist returns to the city where she once lived to meet a man from her past. In the café where they used to meet, their conversation flows to the rhythm of consecutive sips of coffee. Three cups are enough to bring back memories and try to put the past behind them.

dir. Piotr Małecki, Maciek Nabrdalik

82′dok2026

Christopher Morris took part in 28 wars. Armed with a photographic camera, he documented bloody conflicts across the world. Today, he tries to lead a peaceful family life, but the demons of war continue to haunt him, and turbulent American reality calls out to him at every turn.

dir. Jan Grabowski

16′fab2025

By 2194, moving between the digital and physical worlds had become routine. AI systems wishing to take on a human form are sent to special centres, where they await the decision of officials. One such Department of Incarnations accepts a being about whom certain doubts arise.

dir. Julia Pełka

14′dok2026

In a historic Lemko church in the region of Podkarpacie, a quiet, relentless battle is being fought against wood-boring beetles that are destroying the church structure. An entomologist, in an attempt to save the church, resorts to radical measures bearing a historical burden. This is a story of the tension between culture and nature, and of the struggle whose outcome steers the viewer towards questions with no simple answers.