The November 17 Polish Docs Pro Showcase will present five new docs in progress to the professionals at IDFA Industry. These are produced by some of the country’s most dynamic and active producers. The pitch precedes a round of one-on-ones with international decision makers.
“The renowned and internationally recognised Polish producers Kijora Films, Braidmade Films and Haka Films, the latter of which produced Alisa Kovalenko’s latest high-profile films, will bring their latest projects to Amsterdam,” comments Polish Docs Pro’s’ Katarzyna Wilk. “As will Uni-Solo Studio, responsible for Arjun Talwar’s Letters from Wolf Streetwhich premiered at this year’s Berlinale and which will be shown at IDFA in Best of Fests.”
“Noteworthy projects include Birth Certificate by Wiktoria Szymańska Davis, produced by the acclaimed Monika Braid, who has been featured at IDFA many times,” Wilk continues. “Szymańska Davis returns after a few years’ break with a very personal but universal story with a strong social and feminist background.”
“Another notable project is the grand return of Marcin Koszałka, one of the masters of Polish documentary filmmaking. After many years spent making feature films, The Pillar, produced by Piotr Kobus (Manana), once again reaches for one of his favourite themes: mountains. However, this time he will talk about sacrifice, friendship, responsibility, and overcoming one’s own limitations.”
Scroll down for more details on all 5 projects.
In Docs for Sale Market the industry guests will have the chance to watch and assess some of the most successful Polish docs of the last 12 months, such as Silver by Natalia Koniarz – a multiple winner at Krakow FF; Child of Dust by Weronika Mliczewska and What the…Hen? by Joanna Deja. Delegates can also see films from the IDFA 2025 official selection, such as Confession of a Mole by Mo Tan (Envision Competition), Passion According to Agnieszka by Wojciech Staroń (Luminous), and Letters from Wolf Street by Arjun Talwar in Best of Fests.
Polish director Piotr Jasiński is selected to take part in the IDFA Academy.
The 5 projects selected for Polish Docs Pro Showcase are:
- Birth Certificate by Wiktoria Szymańska Davis. Prod: Monika Braid (Braidmade Films). In production. Film Delivery: january 2027. Looking for broadcasters, funds, sales agents. Logline: A mother, falsely accused of abducting her daughter, is hunted by an ex‑partner who weaponizes the law. Trapped in surveillance and endless trials, she spends eight years in hiding — fighting to protect her child, her sanity, and her freedom.
- I Am One of Them by Nadim Suleiman. Prod: Nadim Suleiman (Palmyra Films), Katarzyna Kuczyńska (Haka Films). Rough cut stage. Film Delivery: November 2026. Looking for gap financing, broadcasters, festivals, sales agents. Logline: A Syrian filmmaker and a Polish nationalist form an unlikely bond, navigating friendship, identity, and the tensions of a divided world.
- The Pillar by Marcin Koszałka. Prod: Piotr Kobus (Mañana). Currently shooting. Film delivery: 2027. Looking for co-producers, sales agent. Logline: The Pillar is a story about pushing the boundaries of endurance, set against an aging body and a birth of a new life. A story about growing up to understand the value of friendship and responsibility.
- Goodbye Dolls by Magda Wichrowska. Prod: Karolina Śmigiel (Uni-Solo Studio). In development. Film delivery: 2028. Looking for co-producers, broadcasters, film funds. Logline: The daily lives of two teenage girls and the changes taking place in them are observed by their abandoned childhood dolls, which have just come out of the closet.
- Ruinsurrection by Łukasz Czajka. Prod. Anna Gawlita, Marta Szymanowska (Kijora Film). In development. In development. Looking for co-producers, broadcasters, sales agents, festivals. Film delivery: 2028. Logline: Warsaw, 1944 — built from dreams by the hands of its people. A documentary city symphony tracing the mythic reconstruction of Poland’s capital, reborn through bold urbanistic vision.
