Film in Kujawy and Pomorze: PFI nominations for Maks Bereski and the Włocławek Film Club
The winners of the annual Polish Film Institute Awards will be announced in September. We are keeping our fingers crossed for the nominees from our region.
The Polish Film Institute has announced the list of nominees for its awards recognising activities carried out in 2025. The nominees in 10 categories were selected by a jury comprising PFI Director Kamila Dorbach, last year’s award winners and representatives of the winning initiatives.
The Anna Sienkiewicz-Rogowska Polish Film Institute Awards have been presented since 2008. The winners receive a statuette designed by Kraków sculptor Xawery Deskur and PLN 15,000 each. This year, representatives of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship are among those in the running. In the “Film Club” category, the “Ósemka” Film Discussion Club from Włocławek received a nomination. The club was established with discerning film lovers in mind, and its programme includes niche productions that rarely make it into wide distribution in commercial cinemas.
In the “Film Poster” category, Maks Bereski was recognised for his poster for Truly, Hitler Is Dead, the feature-length directorial debut of Monika Strzępka. The artist, who works under the pseudonym “Plakiat”, graduated in Intermedia and Multimedia from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. As he says himself, he is an avid cinephile who combines his passion for design with his love of the “moving image” and continues the traditions of the Polish School of Posters. In 2010, Bereski launched the “Plakiat” project, in which he presents alternative posters for films from around the world, serving as a form of personal artistic commentary. He has already created more than 400 of them. They can all be viewed on the artist’s website.
The winners of the 18th edition of the PFI Awards will be announced on 23 September during the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Through the awards, the Polish Film Institute recognises the work of individuals and institutions not directly involved in film production. “The aim is to honour outstanding achievements that support the development of Polish cinema, promote its accomplishments and facilitate access to Polish film productions,” the PFI states.
Nominations for the 18th PFI Awards for activities in 2025
Cinema
- Kino Pałacowe in Poznań
- Kino Przystań in Pszczew
- Kino Światowid in Katowice
Film Event
- 2nd British Film Festival
- 8th Octopus Film Festival
- “50 na 50” Review
Promotion of Polish Cinema Abroad
- Wojciech Jerzy Has Retrospective in Spain
- Polish Days 2025 industry event
- US in Progress 2025 industry event
Film Criticism
- Joanna Najbor
- Klara Cykorz
- Marcin Radomski
Film-Themed Book
- Anima. Masters of Polish Animation by Jerzy Armata
- Cannes. The Religion of Cinema by Tadeusz Sobolewski
- Electronic Bandit. The Video Market in Poland During the Transformation Period by Grzegorz Fortuna Jr.
Film Education
- Activities of ZEF – the Film Educators Team
- Filmoczułość – psychological education at Kino Muza
- Young Hearts – film education programme
Distribution of a Polish Film
- Distribution of Bałtyk – So FILMS
- Distribution of The Girl with the Needle – Gutek Film
- Distribution of the Amazing Adventures of Socks series – New Horizons Association
Film Club
- “Miłość Blondynki” Film Discussion Club
- “Ósemka” Film Discussion Club
- Migający Film Club
Film Poster
- Poster for Królestwo by Julia Mirny
- Poster for Nie ma duchów w mieszkaniu na Dobrej by Jakub Maria Mazurkiewicz
- Poster for Truly, Hitler Is Dead by Maks Bereski (Plakiat)
Accessibility of Film Culture
- Activities of the Kino Dostępne Foundation
- Korelacje Festival 2025
- Cinema Without Barriers. Travelling Review 2025
Dariusz Czołgowski
Department of Promotion
27 August 2026
