Gliwice Film Fest 2026 kicks off on 18 May. Renowned experts will be visiting Gliwice!

We are delighted to announce the launch of Gliwice Film Fest 2026 – a unique film festival aimed at secondary school pupils in Gliwice.

“This year, a record number of teams – as many as 18 – have signed up for the Festival, which is almost twice as many as we had planned to accept. This demonstrates the huge appetite for knowledge and the need to develop digital and creative skills among young people in Gliwice. Our Festival offers a huge dose of inspiration and education, as well as a space for creative expression.  The art of filmmaking is an interdisciplinary field combining a full range of skills. It is education through gamification, as well as an impetus for building careers and a shared identity,” says Bartek Bala, creative producer and director, one of the founders of Gliwice Film Fest.

As part of the Festival, participants will take part in professional film workshops led by experienced filmmakers. They will have the chance to learn the basics of directing, screenwriting, working with the camera and actors, as well as post-production. The culmination will be the creation of a short film (up to 5 minutes), which must include a reference to Gliwice – a city that is becoming a film set for young filmmakers.

Well-known experts have confirmed their participation as workshop leaders, including Roma Gąsiorowska – an award-winning actress and founder of the W-arte acting school! The festival will be opened by Miłosz Brzeziński – a psychologist and mental coach who will inspire young artists with a talk on courage, a quality so essential in today’s world.

An attractive grand prize awaits the winners – a fully funded trip to the 51st Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia.

The film workshops will take place from 18 to 22 May. Filming will take place from 23 to 30 May. The closing ceremony and film screening will be held on 1 June at the Victoria Theatre Ruins.

For more information, visit https://festiwal.filminkubator.com

The festival is organised by the FILM Inkubator Foundation. It is held under the patronage of Katarzyna Kuczyńska-Budka, Mayor of Gliwice, and is funded from the City of Gliwice’s budget. The competition is co-organised by the Victoria Cultural Centre in Gliwice.

Main partner: HOLE Films Creative Film Agency

Partners: verocargo, Studio Munka, Kijora, the Pomeranian Film Foundation, the Polish Feature Film Festival