Krakow Film Festival
Absent fathers and human futures at the 65th Kraków Film Festival
The 65th Kraków Film Festival, running from 25 May to 1 June 2025, with an extended online edition on KFF VOD until 15 June, offers an expansive look at contemporary documentary cinema. This year’s programme is marked by the convergence of the intimate and the existential, with two strands—the International Documentary Competition and Docs+Science—examining the…
Cyborg Generation
TECHNOLOGY: A personal journey into sensory expansion, DIY biohacking, and the radical politics of cyborg identity.
The Propagandist
PROPAGANDA: The rise and fall of a filmmaker who reshaped Dutch cinema by serving Nazi propaganda during World War II.
Pet Farm
ISOLATION: A close-up of a loner and animal lover, Pet Farm portrays a man who struggles to find a place in the world for himself and his passions while facing soulless legislation
Exploring radical environmentalism at the 65th Krakow Film Festival
Two documentaries exploring complex relationships between humans and nature have been selected for the International Documentary Competition at the 65th Krakow Film Festival. Pet Farm by Finn Walther and Martin Walther and Tooth and Nail by Mihai Dragolea and Radu Mocanu examine themes of #activism, environmental protection, and ethical dilemmas, presenting thought-provoking perspectives on human…
Krakow Film Festival announces first titles for 2025 documentary competition
At the 65th Krakow Film Festival, two documentaries have been announced in the International Documentary Competition: Lovers in the Sky by Fermin de la Serna and Redlight to Limelight by Bipuljit Basu. While set in vastly different worlds—one in a tranquil Peruvian town and the other in the pulsating suburbs of Calcutta—both films provide an…
Tata
TRAUMA: An intimate story of family trauma and exploitation, tackling patriarchal structures and the complex life of migrant labourers.
Krakow Film Festival 2024: the complete winners
The in-cinema part of the 64th Kraków Film Festival has drawn to a close, culminating in the awards ceremony. This year, the event was preceded by the world premiere of Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s film All Inclusive. A gala ceremony attended by the Deputy Mayor of Kraków, Stanisław Mazur, commenced after the screening. Winners…
Survival and solidarity on Serbia’s polluted frontline
LABOUR: The eponymous collectors of plastic waste are just another slice of human history in Nemanja Vojinovic's Bottlemen.