PROJECTS

Krakow Film Festival

Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest film event dedicated to documentary, animated and short fiction films in Europe. Festival is accompanied by exhibitions, concerts, open air screenings and meetings with the filmmakers.

Polish Docs

POLISH DOCS is a project launched in 2007 during Sunny Side of the Docs – is the common initiative of Polish Film Institute and Krakow Film Foundation. The main aim of the project is promotion of Polish documentary films abroad and assistance to the Polish filmmakers to present their films to the wide audience.

Polish Shorts

POLISH SHORTS is a project launched by the Polish Film Institute and the Krakow Film Foundation, implemented by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. It seeks to promote Polish short films (fiction, animation and documentary films) abroad.

When the Road Bends...
Tales of a Gipsy Caravan
(Opowieści Cygańskiego Taboru)

Krakow Film Foundation made its debut as a distributor in 2007, introducing the musical documentary When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gipsy Caravan by Jasmine Dellal into Polish arts cinemas.The film, nicknamed the Gypsy Buena Vista Social Club, presents the story of six-week North America tour, in which five Romany music groups from different countries take part. Polish premiere of Tales of a Gipsy Caravan took place during the 47th Krakow Film Festival. Four months later, the film went on tour in Poland.

Council of Europe Film Policy Forum

Council of Europe Film Policy Forum „Shaping Policies for the Cinema of Tomorrow” took place in Krakow between 11th – 13th September 2008. The aim of the Forum was to discuss the strategies of public support for film regarding their influence on preservation and protection of cultural diversity. Filmmakers, politicians, representatives of cultural organizations and institutions were participating in the meetings. The organizers of the event were: Council of Europe, Polish Film Institute, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City of Krakow and European Think Tank for Film and Film Policy, the initiator of the project. Krakow Film Foundation was executive producer of the Forum.