The event, which opens on Saturday and runs until 3 July, will honour Kinski – who won a Golden Globe as a teenager – as its top prize winner.
Festival director Kafka Jaworska called the actress's visit "a real gem" of this year's programme, describing the run-up to opening night as a mix of excitement and nerves as organisers put the finishing touches to the event.
Audiences will get the chance to meet Kinski in person at a free public event on 3 July at the CKK Jordanki venue.
Polish actress Agata Kulesza will also be recognised with the festival's Golden Angel award.
This year’s edition marks the centenary of Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda’s birth, which the Polish Senate has declared the "Year of Wajda".
Actresses who appeared in his films, including Emilia Krakowska, Maja Komorowska and Anna Seniuk, are expected to attend.
Other guests include Polish actors Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Agata Buzek, Joanna Kulig and Bogusław Linda.
More than 100 films will be shown, drawn from festivals including Cannes, Berlin and Tribeca, alongside Polish productions.
This year's central theme is Terry Gilliam's 1995 sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys, widely seen as one of Bruce Willis's finest performances.
The programme also includes Chris Marker's 1962 short La Jetée, the film that inspired Gilliam's work and remains a landmark of cinema in its own right.
The "From Poland" section presents a selection of recent Polish feature and documentary films competing for the festival’s audience award.
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Source: PAP, tofifest.pl