Lublin Film Festival will be held for the 18th time on 22-30 November 2024
This year marks the 18th edition of LFF. This symbolic entry into adulthood is usually celebrated with a birthday party. It seems obvious that we should do it too. That is why it will not happen.
Discovering unobvious is our passion.
We are a group of people who like each other and want to co-create a space that is important for others and themselves. We are looking for valuable, original films that move us, intrigue us and surprise us. We invite creators from different countries to try to understand the complexity of the modern world together. We experiment with forms of film presentation, models of discussion and ways of using cinema for something more than just passive reception. We cooperate with people and organizations that are guided by similar values.
The main theme of this year’s edition is a word. We look at the importance of language in narration, as well as the ways of transferring literature to the visual sphere, and new ideas for using text to deepen the cinematic experience.
We will show 151 productions from 49 countries, including live-action, documentaries, animated and experimental films. There is plenty to choose from. What will be included in this year’s program?
Short films
LFF’s specialty is short films that delight us with their freshness, energy and sensitivity to topics we live with every day. They prove that there is still something to positively surprise us in cinema. “The Stranger,” with bravura roles by Agathe Rousselle and Jehnny Beth, plays with the formula of a musical, while in Nans Laborde- Jourdàa’s ‘Bolero,’ awarded at Cannes, it is the dance that becomes the language of expression of the characters. Peiyao Xu’s documentary “All About Shaochang” makes her family story look like a feature film thanks to its unique narration, while Priit Tender’s “Dog-Apartment” uses excellent stop-motion animation to build an eerie yet strangely familiar world. The program will also feature screenings highlighting this year’s most common themes among authors and authors, curated screenings, and, for the first time, a nightly block of horror films in a special setting.
Wheatfield
Same Old West
Ivo
Housekeeping for Beginners
Next to Nothing
Milonga
Pregnant
Bright House
Focus: Storytelling
LFF has always promoted promising talents. Those just beginning their careers in short cinema at previous editions have repeatedly returned to the festival as successful directors and filmmakers. This year will be no different. In the Fokus: Storytelling competition, among the 8 feature-length productions, there will be as many as 3 by people who have already participated in Lublin’s short film competitions: the Palm Springs award-winning “Ivo” by Eva Trobisch, the Venice award-winning “Housekeeping for Beginners” by Goran Stolevski and the Gdynia award-winning “Next to nothing” by Grzegorz Dębowski. They will face films from Brazil, Iran, Mexico and Uruguay. The competition promises to be extremely interesting.
Special screenings
The festival program will also include special screenings. As part of the celebration of the 90th anniversary of Marek Hłasko’s birth, we will present two films based on his texts: “End of the Night” and ‘The Depot of the Dead’, as well as the documentary ‘8th Day of Khamsin’ about the writer’s stay in Israel. Thanks to the cooperation with the Korelacje Festival, you will have the opportunity to experience 2. classic Polish productions in a unique edition: “To Kill This Love” by Jakub Morgenstern with authorial commentary by Agnieszka Wolny-Hamkało and ‘Wolf’ by Marek Piestrak with authorial commentary by Dorota Masłowska. The films will be screened with voiceover and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). We will be the first in Poland to show the film “Pirinha” by Natasha Craveiro from the Cape Verde Islands
ACCOMPANYING EVENTS
Traditionally, there will be no shortage of side events. Parents and children will be able to have fun together at workshops for animated films and at a film disco. Meanwhile, challenge lovers will compete in the legendary Film Pub Quiz.
The winners of this year’s festival will be selected by a jury composed of: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Mateusz Demski, Adrian Apanel. The Lublin audience will also choose their favourite film.
Short films competition – 10 PLN per screening
Focus: Storytelling competition – 12 PLN per screening
All films screenings pass – 50 PLN
The pass does not include additional events.
ALL OTHER FESTIVAL SCREENINGS AND EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.