{"id":17321,"date":"2025-06-04T15:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=17321"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:22:25","slug":"brussels-international-film-festival-polish-films-meetings-with-filmmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2025\/06\/04\/brussels-international-film-festival-polish-films-meetings-with-filmmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels International Film Festival: Polish films &amp; meetings with filmmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">During the 8th edition of the Brussels International Film Festival, taking place from 20 to 28 June, the programme will include screenings of Polish films as well as meetings with young Polish filmmakers. This special focus offers an insight into contemporary Polish cinema and highlights the creativity of a new generation of film artists.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Focus on Poland\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As every year, the BRIFF celebrates the presidency of the Council of the European Union and honors Polish cinema. A white and red breath flows through the images, dances on the faces, and illuminates the stories with a bright and multifaceted light.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17360 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/1052575-1920x1080-1-326x206-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/1052575-1920x1080-1-326x206-1.jpg 326w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/1052575-1920x1080-1-326x206-1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-611524217e755\" data-node=\"611524217e755\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<p class=\"fl-heading\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Pawnshop<\/strong> (PL: Lombard), <strong>dir. Lukasz Kowalski<br \/><\/strong>Documentary . 81&#8242; . Poland . 2022 . Polish \/ ST : FR\/EN<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>23 June, 19:15<\/strong><br \/><strong>Galeries<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/briff.be\/en\/film\/the-pawnshop\/\"><strong>More info &amp; tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jola and Wiesek, a colorful couple, run the largest pawnshop in Poland. Once a profitable business, it\u2019s now running at a loss, as the items being pawned are increasingly difficult to sell. They decide to launch a major spring marketing campaign. A humorous take on the misadventures of a second-hand abundance society!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17361 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/main-still-min-326x206-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/main-still-min-326x206-1.jpg 326w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/main-still-min-326x206-1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Wild Roses <\/strong>(PL: Dzikie r\u00f3\u017ce),<strong> dir. Anna Jadowska<\/strong><br \/>Fiction . 90&#8242; . Poland . 2017 . Polish \/ ST : EN\/FR<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>27 June, 19:30<\/strong><br \/><strong>Galeries\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/briff.be\/en\/film\/wild-roses\/\"><strong>More info &amp; tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ewa, mother of 2 children, returns to her village after a hospital stay to work on a wild rose plantation. Her family situation gets increasingly complicated, however, as her husband returns home from abroad, while it is revealed that Ewa has had an affair with a high-school-aged boy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-611524217e728\" data-node=\"611524217e728\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-611524217e755\" data-node=\"611524217e755\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Focus on Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/9029-46bf-film-326x206-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/9029-46bf-film-326x206-1.jpg 326w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/9029-46bf-film-326x206-1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Under the Volcano<\/strong> (PL: Pod Wulkanem), <strong>dir. 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Overnight the tourists become refugees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fl-heading\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A with members of the film team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-pp-spacer fl-node-611524217e731 fl-visible-desktop-medium\" data-node=\"611524217e731\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>BRIFF 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>20-28 June 2025<\/strong><br \/>Brussels<br \/>More information coming soon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/briff.be\/en\/\">Follow the festival\u2019s website for the full programme and venue details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17369 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/BRIFFF.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/BRIFFF.png 851w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/BRIFFF-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/BRIFFF-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 8th edition of the Brussels International Film Festival, taking place from 20 to 28 June, the programme will include screenings of Polish films as well as meetings with young Polish filmmakers. 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This special focus offers an insight into contemporary Polish cinema and highlights the creativity of a new generation of film artists.\nFocus on Poland\u00a0\nAs every year, the BRIFF celebrates the presidency of the Council of the European Union and honors Polish cinema. A white and red breath flows through the images, dances on the faces, and illuminates the stories with a bright and multifaceted light.\nThe Pawnshop (PL: Lombard), dir. Lukasz KowalskiDocumentary . 81' . Poland . 2022 . Polish \/ ST : FR\/EN\n23 June, 19:15GaleriesMore info &amp; tickets\nJola and Wiesek, a colorful couple, run the largest pawnshop in Poland. Once a profitable business, it\u2019s now running at a loss, as the items being pawned are increasingly difficult to sell. They decide to launch a major spring marketing campaign. A humorous take on the misadventures of a second-hand abundance society!\nWild Roses (PL: Dzikie r\u00f3\u017ce), dir. Anna JadowskaFiction . 90' . Poland . 2017 . 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