Thirteen national premieres and four directorial debuts are among the films set to compete for the festival’s top Golden Lions award and a host of other prizes, according to organisers.
Festival submissions include director Jan Komasa’s drama Corpus Christi, which was on Friday picked as Poland’s entry for Best International Feature Film at next year’s Oscars.
Also in the race for the festival’s top honours are Agnieszka Holland’s Mr. Jones, Borys Lankosz’s Dark, Almost Night, and Władysław Pasikowski’s The Messenger.
Some other Golden Lions contenders include Michał Rosa’s Piłsudski, Jacek Borcuch’s Dolce Fine Giornata, and Xawery Żuławski’s Bird Talk.
The annual Polish Film Festival, first held in 1974, is one of the oldest film festivals in Europe.
The 44th Polish Film Festival runs in Gdynia until Saturday.
Polish-British director Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War won the Golden Lions award at last year's event.
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Source: PAP