Nick Cunningham

115 films of all lengths spanning 50 countries representing 49 spoken languages. 22 UK productions. 31 World Premieres, 15 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres and 40 UK Premieres.

Wolski’s immersion into the Secret Service archives of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance packs a considerable political punch, and delivers on an aesthetic level too. The director explains all to BDE.

Festival and Industry prizes awarded June 6. Best film prize to Acasa, My Home (Romania, Finland, Germany). FIPRESCI award to The Self Portrait (Norway).

Bogna Kowalczyk’s Boylesque tells of 80-year old drag queen Lula who, after the suicide of his best friend, picks himself up, dusts himself down and goes in search of new love.

As this is Poland, then there had to be a project about the beautiful game - but producer Maciej Ostatek is looking to make an altogether different kind of football documentary.

Following its successful online roll-out in May 2020, DOK.fest Munich director Daniel Sponsel offers nine arguments, and draws nine conclusions, concerning the future of theatrical documentary film.

In Altered States of Consciousness, Polish director Piotr Stasik places kids with autism and Asperger’s syndrome centre stage, and offers a unique glimpse into their, at times, captivating and unconventional minds.

Marta Duzbabel’s With A Passion Production, founded in 2019, presents two new documentary projects in development, both strong human interest stories, at KFF Docs to Start.

Polish director Monika Kotecka discusses her project The Plague - which draws parallels between the current coronavirus and the 1963 smallpox outbreak in Wroclaw - ahead of its pitch during the CEDOC market.

Polish producer Ania Gawlita (Kijora Film) has a busy festival with two major pitches in KFF Industry and two films in official selection.