Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

09/15/2026

09/13/2026

All new, the 2026 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles poster revealed!

Everyone is invited to the Gala Opening Reception and Award Ceremony on November 12th, 2026.
Film screenings will follow from November 13th through 15th. All new films in four categories; Feature, Short, Documentary and Animation - together, over 40 films! This year it will be the 27th annual film festival. Let's support the event, let's contribute to Polish cultural heritage.

Passes to the Gala Celebration are available to the public by making a donation of minimum $100/person at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3K2ECW22ARVUE . Also, by calling 562.435-5232 or by sending a check to PFFLA, 117 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802. Everyone who is 25 years of age or younger will be admitted for free.

PFFLA Team.

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Poster graphic design: Piotr Karczewski, Poland.

09/09/2026

PFFLA booths at "Dozynki" Harvest Festival in OC & LA.

We are happy to announce our presence at the annual "Dozynki", Polish Harvest Festivals in Los Angeles and Orange County. We will host our booth where everyone will be able to find out more about this year's program and Opening Gala Celebration of our film festival.

We will have the passes for the Gala Opening of the festival ready for you for a minimum donation of $100. Remember, you can bring anyone under 25 years of age for free with you to the Gala.

The Gala Opening & Award Ceremony with a premiere film screening will be hosted on November 12th in North Hollywood.

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Please visit us at the booth during the following dates:

At Saint John Paul II Polish Center , 3999 N Rose Dr, Yorba Linda, CA 92886.
Saturday, September 19th, 12:00 PM to 11:00PM
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Sunday, September 20th, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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Polish Roman Catholic Church, 3424 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

Saturday, September 26th, 12:00 PM to 11:00PM
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Sunday, September 27th, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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FREE ADMISSION

08/30/2026

SAVE THE DATE! November 12th, 2026
27th Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
Gala Opening and Award Ceremony

El Portal Theatre
North Hollywood
6 pm
Tickets
www.pffla.ogr
Contact
[email protected]

Filmweb American Film Institute PISF – Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Kursy filmowe | film school and film producer Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni

08/26/2026

On behalf of the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, we would like to sincerely thank Consul General Mrs. Paulina Kapuścińska and Consul Mr. Mateusz Gmura for the kind invitation to the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles.

It was a great honor and pleasure for us to be welcomed at the Consulate and to have the opportunity to meet, connect, and celebrate Polish culture and cinema together.

We deeply appreciate your warm hospitality, support, and commitment to promoting Polish film and culture in Hollywood.

With gratitude,
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
Marek Dzida Director
Gabriela Mudlaff Ambassador of Foreign Affairs
Andrzej Kamrowski

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ON THE PHOTOGRAPH L to R:

Mateusz Gmura, Consul, Head of the Department for Polish Diaspora, Communication and Public Diplomacy

Marek Dzida, Polish Film Festival Los Angeles Director

Paulina Kapuśćińska, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles.

Gabriela Mudlaff, Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, Ambassador of Forein Affairs

Andrzej Kamrowski, Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, Chairperson of Board

08/26/2026

Polski film „Polowanie” w reżyserii naszego rodowitego Gdynianina, Pawła Chmielewskiego, w 2024 zdobywa Nagrodę Publiczności – tak naprawdę jest to najcenniejsze wyróżnienie, ponieważ przyznawane jest przez samych widzów. Po raz pierwszy w historii festiwalu film otrzymał 100% ocen „Excellent” (Doskonałość). Oznacza to, że każda osoba obecna na seansie wystawiła najwyższą możliwą ocenę. Nie było ani jednego widza, który uznałby film za przeciętny lub słaby. To wyjątkowe osiągnięcie pokazuje, że „Polowanie” zachwyciło całą publiczność i spotkało się z jednomyślnym uznaniem widzów.

The Polish film *Polowanie* (The Hunt), directed by Gdynia native Paweł Chmielewski, won the Audience Award in 2024—arguably the most prized distinction, as it is bestowed by the viewers themselves. For the first time in the festival’s history, the film received a 100% “Excellent” rating. This means that every person in the audience gave it the highest possible score; not a single viewer considered the film merely average or poor. This remarkable achievement demonstrates that *Polowanie* captivated the entire audience and garnered unanimous acclaim.
polowaniefilm Paweł Chmielewski

07/27/2026

YOU ARE INVITED! Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presents "Wajda Generation":

As part of the Andrzej Wajda Year 2026, AMMP ( https://www.academymuseum.org ) will present the second edition of WAJDA GENERATION in Los Angeles together with our friends at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The program will feature three films directed by Agnieszka Holland, alongside Korczak, directed by Andrzej Wajda from her screenplay. The Academy Museum is the world's largest museum devoted to the art, science, and artists of filmmaking. Screenings will take place from July 31 to August 2, 2026.

WAJDA GENERATION is a project initiated by the Wajda Film Centre to mark the Andrzej Wajda Year 2026.
The project presents the cinema of Andrzej Wajda and that of his generation as an ongoing dialogue—between filmmakers, between Polish and international cinema, and between the past and the present. Agnieszka Holland occupies a central place in this dialogue, embodying both the legacy of Andrzej Wajda and a fully independent artistic voice—one of the most distinctive and fearless in European cinema of the past several decades.

Recommended by Polish Film Festival Los Angeles ( www.PFFLA.org )

Program:

Friday, July 31, 7:30 p.m.
Green Border
Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Saturday, August 1, 2:30 p.m.
Franz
Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Saturday, August 1, 7:30 p.m.
Europa Europa
Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Sunday, August 2, 1:00 p.m.
Korczak
Directed by Andrzej Wajda

TICKETS > https://www.academymuseum.org/tickets

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More https://ckf.waw.pl/wajda-generation-przeglad-filmow-w-los-angeles/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTUrn5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3M0p1ck1uMmc1UUVOSnI4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrfiI-uTb3ciSkjz7QCFZdZIBl3366CBp6sBlaATShe0UvFIaj63GISVpFs7_aem_ChH2xec7i0vTJbWdAD2ytg

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Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund.

06/23/2026

PFFLA recommends:

El Portal and PFFLA is celebrating Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday!

Fun Fact: Norma Jeane Baker (Marilyn Monroe) attended 6th grade at Lankershim Elementary School on Bakman Avenue (around the corner from El Portal Theatre). She excelled in Track and field and was affectionately referred to as “Norma Jean the Jumping Bean”.

Which is why we named the Monroe Forum Theatre after her!

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Charles Lederer. The film stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. Monroe's rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and her pink dress are part of popular culture and are considered iconic; the performance has inspired and been recreated by various artists as an homage.

DEBBIE REYNOLDS MAINSTAGE

Saturday, June 27 at 7pm
Tickets: $14 Film
(includes $5 Historic Fee)

06/06/2026

YOU ARE INVITED to a screening of the 2025 PFFLA Hollywood Eagle winner, documentary "ANTHONY PATEK PATRIOT AND WATCHMAKER" by Krzysztof Henryk Paluszynski on Saturday, June 13th at 8:00 PM at PFFLA Screening Room at 117 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802. 65 minutes. Free admission. Everyone is welcome.

About the film:

The film is a fictionalized documentary depicting the life and work of Antoni Patek – a November Uprising fighter settled in Switzerland, a figure of the Great Emigration, and a prominent entrepreneur. The film's protagonist left a lasting mark on world history, creating one of the most recognizable, exclusive, and coveted watch brands in the world – Patek Philippe. Antoni Patek created watches that not only measured time but were also masterpieces of art! It's no wonder he is called the watchmaker of kings. His products were worn by Queen Victoria, Queen Louise of Denmark, King Victor Emmanuel III, and Tsar Nicholas II, among others. Throughout his life in exile, Patek actively supported those who found themselves there, seeking refuge from the persecution of the occupying powers. The name Antoni Patek actively shaped the image of a vanished Poland in Europe and around the world. He adorned the watches produced in his factory with patriotic and religious motifs, such as portraits of Polish national heroes, battle scenes commemorating Poland's greatest victories, the coats of arms of Polish noble families, and images of the Virgin Mary. Along with other prominent figures from the post-uprising emigration, he cultivated Polish culture, striving to lay the foundations for the reconstruction of the Polish state. Although everything he did was with his lost homeland in mind, for many years he was greatly underappreciated. Almost forgotten. This film aims to restore Antoni Patek to his rightful place in the pantheon of great Poles. Patek's efforts to promote Polish culture, his patriotic and social activities, and above all, the contribution of the company he founded to the development of global watchmaking, provide excellent material for a film that explores not only this exceptional figure but also the extraordinary and difficult times for our country, when Poland was being erased from the map of Europe.

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Future screenings:

- June 27th
"Stimulants & Empathogens" short by Mateusz Pacewicz
"Getting to Know Me" short by Joanna Krzyzewska
- July 11th
"Love Proxy" short by Marcin Niemkiewicz
"Attraction" short by Aleksandra Szczepaniak
- July 25th
"There Will Be No Other End" animation by Piotr Milczarek
"Mother" short by Sebastian Kwidzynski
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