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Polish Film Festival opens in Chicago

07.11.2021 16:41
Over 50 Polish film productions, including features, documentaries and animated movies, will be screened as part of the 33rd Polish Film Festival in America, which kicked off on Saturday in Chicago, Illinois.
A poster promoting the 33rd edition of the Polish Film Festival in America, currently underway in the city of Chicago, Illinois.
A poster promoting the 33rd edition of the Polish Film Festival in America, currently underway in the city of Chicago, Illinois.Photo: pffamerica.org

The film Back Then, directed by Kinga Dębska, was screened on the festival's opening night on 6 November.

Other films shown at this year’s festival will include Poland’s 2022 Oscar candidate, Leave No Traces, by Jan P. Matuszyński; Jan Holubek’s deeply moving drama 25 Years of Innocence; and award-winning animated feature Kill Me and Leave This Town by Mariusz Wilczynski.

The films will be screened in three major locations during the 18-day celebration of Polish cinema, which began on 6 November and runs until 23 November.

The two-week festival is the largest annual review of Polish movies outside Poland itself.

The 33rd Polish Film Festival in America has been co-financed by the Polish ministry of culture, Polish Film Institute and Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago.

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Source: PAP, IAR