“Polityka Passports” with our film patronage and an award-winning nominee

For the 33rd time, the weekly Polityka will present its prestigious “Passports” to the most interesting Polish creators. The partner of the film category is the Self-Government of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region, and one of the nominees is the winner of our film award.

The “Polityka Passports” rank among the most important cultural awards in Poland. They are presented in seven categories: film, books, stage, visual arts, classical music, popular music, and digital culture.

The Passports honor young artists who have had a particularly strong impact on the development of Polish culture in a given year. In the first stage, 52 experts nominate the most interesting creators; from among them, the competition jury selects three nominees in each category and then chooses the winners. The names of the laureates of the 33rd edition of the Passports will be announced on Sunday, January 11, 2026, during a gala broadcast live on TVP2, as well as on facebook.com/TygodnikPolityka and the Polityka.pl YouTube channel. A special Culture Creator Award and the Readers’ Passport will also be presented.

The Self-Government of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region has been a partner of the film category for many years. Among the nominees in this year’s edition is Eryk Kulm, who played leading roles in the films Bokser, Filip, and the latest work by director Michał Kwieciński, Chopin, Chopin!. This production – one of the most expensive in the history of Polish cinema (with a budget of PLN 72 million) – was financially supported by our Kujawy Pomorze Film Fund. In November, during the 33rd edition of the Camerimage Festival in Toruń, Kulm received the Marshal of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region Film Award named after Pola Negri from Piotr Całbecki. “I congratulate you on an outstanding portrayal of Fryderyk Chopin, a composer with family ties to our region,” Marshal Całbecki said while presenting the statuette.

“Kulm’s performance breaks stereotypes and creates a subversive image of the Polish composer, standing in opposition to the national myth of a melancholic figure – while at the same time a dandy and salon lion addicted to social life, fame, and the admiration of women. The film portrayal of Chopin resembles a contemporary rock star more than a tubercular consumptive succumbing to a fatal illness,” reads Kulm’s nomination for the Passports.

The actor is competing for Polityka’s film award with director and screenwriter Emi Buchwald and Kordian Kądziela, co-director of the popular Netflix series 1670.

Another regional highlight is the nomination in the visual arts category for Toruń-born artist Ant Łakomsk. Last year, her exhibition Camille at Turnus Gallery in Warsaw won acclaim from critics and audiences alike.

Nominations for the 2025 Polityka Passports