POLISH DOCS PRO DELEGATION AT IDFA INDUSTRY 2026
This year’s edition of IDFA Industry, a series of events for film industry insiders that accompany IDFA – the biggest and the most important documentary film festivals in the world – will be held from 12th till 18th of November. Amsterdam will be visited by a Polish delegation of producers and filmmakers who will present themselves to international film industry representatives during events prepared as part of the Polish Docs Pro project and Docs for Sale Market.
IDFA Industry is a set of events dedicated to financing (IDFA Forum), sales and distribution (Docs for Sale Market), and also a lot of presentations and networking events aimed at searching for international partners.
At this year’s IDFA Industry Polish filmmakers will attend the industry events within a frame of Polish Docs Pro delegation, organized by the Krakow Film Foundation. One of the key events of Polish presence at IDFA will be the Polish Docs Pro Showcase – presenting the most interesting Polish creative documentary projects in progress followed by one-on-one meetings with the decision makers. On Monday, November 16th at 17.00 following projects will be presented:
TransMothers, dir. Maria Wider, prod. Marta Dużbabel / Pinot Films
Homeleaving, dir. Kamil Dobrosielski, prod. Aleksandra Konieczna, Bartosz Bretes / BeHonest
The Escape, dir. Yevgenia Danylenko, prod. Maria Blicharska / Blick Production International, Olena Yershova / Tatofilm, Boris Despodov / Kinokombinat
The Curse, dir. Jakub Jakubik, prod. Piotr Śmiechowski / Telemark
Her Name is Fields, dir. Martyna Wróbel, prod. Magda Sztorc, Anna Zajączkowska, Anna Adamiak / Mozaika Films
Polish producers will get the opportunity to promote, participate in networking meetings, and search for international partners as part of the open IDFA Industry program.
Polish Docs Pro delegation is organized by the Krakow Film Foundation and it’s co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and with the partnership with the Wajda Film Centre.
In Docs For Sale Market videolibrary the industry guests will have chance to watch ten interesting Polish documentary films (like „Candidates of Death” by Maciej Cuske or “Death in the Making” by Piotr Pawlus), including the films from the IDFA official selection: Elwira Niewiera’s “Women and War” will compete for the IDFA Award for Best Film in the International Competition and will have its world premiere in Amsterdam. Mateusz Mularski’s “Notes From a Besieged City” has been selected for the non-competitive Frontlight section, which presents documentaries addressing some of the most urgent issues facing the world today. Krzysztof Tomaszewski’s short documentary “Mentor” has been selected for the Luminous section. Poland’s presence at IDFA also reaches beyond documentary cinema in its traditional form. Michał Stankiewicz’s “Being in You” will be presented as part of IDFA DocLab, Klaudia Szott’s “MIX” will screen in Best of Fests, while Andrei Kutsila’s “Letters From the Silenced Country” and Michał Marczak’s “Closure” have been selected for Signed. Paweł Łoziński’s “The Balcony Movie” will return to the festival as part of the special Dead Angle: Common Ground programme.
The great presence of the Polish films and projects at IDFA will be celebrate at Guest Meet Guest networking event hosted by Polish Docs and Wajda Film Centre, held on Sunday, November 16th at 18.30. The event, open for all accredited guests, will promote Polish filmmakers and films produced in Poland in the IDFA program.
The project Polish Docs PRO focuses primarily on a wide promotion of Polish documentary film industry at international events addressed to film professionals. It supports film-makers and producers in developing their projects by facilitating access to the markets abroad, co-coordinating the trips of delegations to the pitching forums and co-production markets, organising the presentations of projects, production models and co-production opportunities with Poland, organising networking meetings, participation in lectures, panel discussions, workshops and training sessions. The aim of the Polish Docs PRO is to establish the brand of Polish documentary film in the international film environment and to develop international co-operation.