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SUMMARY:WAJDA RE/FRAME
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DESCRIPTION:The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, in collaboration with Partners, invites
students from international film and art schools to take on an unique
creative challenge – creating an original film essay based on a creative
interpretation of Andrzej Wajda’s films.
The WAJDA RE/FRAME competition is organized as part of the Andrzej Wajda
Year 2026 celebrations, established by the Senate of the Republic of
Poland, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth and 10th anniversary of
the death of the outstanding director, a master of Polish and world cinema.
Participants will have access to extraordinary source material – five
selected films by Andrzej Wajda, which they can creatively reinterpret and
deconstruct. Adding new elements to the essay will be permitted –
voice-over commentary, subtitles, or a sound layer. The goal – to create
found footage film essays according to one’s own original creative
concept.
The submitted essays will be evaluated by a Jury comprising: director and
screenwriter Agnieszka Holland, Rector of the Lodz Film School Milenia
Fiedler, director and screenwriter Kuba Mikurda, and Deputy Director of the
Adam Mickiewicz Institute Olga Brzezińska. Criteria will include
originality of interpretation, artistic level, conscious use of source
material, and the ability to build film narrative.
The WAJDA RE/FRAME competition will provide an opportunity for young
filmmakers to dialogue with classics of Polish and world cinema and
exchange experiences with artists from around the world. Through the
resulting film essays, we will see Wajda’s cinema in entirely new,
contemporary forms – culturally and linguistically diverse.
The main prize for the best essay is an exceptional study visit to Poland
following Andrzej Wajda’s footsteps. The program includes visits to
places connected with the director’s life and work, meetings with
renowned filmmakers, experts, and representatives of film institutions. Ten
selected essays will be published on the YouTube channel of the Lodz Film
School – a Competition Partner, and the best essay will be presented at
the 42nd Warsaw Film Festival.
Who can apply?- students over 18 currently enrolled in film schools or
universities with film-related programs outside Poland- applicants will
need to provide confirmation of their student status from their university
Registration deadline: 30 June 2026Submissions: 24 August 2026Results
announcement: 15 September 2026
Details and competition rules: wajdareframe.filmschool.lodz.pl. For general
inquiries You can send an e-mail to: wajda.reframe@filmschool.lodz.pl. 
Organizer: Adam Mickiewicz Institute (IAM)
Partners: Documentary and Feature Film Studios in Warsaw (WFDiF), The
Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz
Project co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the
Republic of Poland
 
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