AAPFF is an annual event organized by the Polish Cultural Fund – Ann Arbor in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Polonia Association and the Polish Student Association UM.
Founded by Jolanta Nowak in 1993, the Festival has developed into a multifaceted program and currently offers feature films, documentaries and short films selected in a juried competition, as well as meetings with Polish filmmakers.
Documentary and Short Film Competition was established in 2005 and currently the Festival grants the following awards: Best Documentary, Best Debut and the Best Short Narrative.
The children’s program, including films and the Children’s Book Fair, was added in 2015.
The Festival Committee:
Małgorzata Kowalczyk
Director
Andrzej Myc
Vice Director
Barbara Alvarez
Anna Bielińska
Andrzej Dolata
Michał Olszewski
Iwona Wertenberger
Joanna Wierzbicka
- Paulina Duda – Facebook
- Agata Dow – feature film group
- Ania Dow – festival host
- Amy Olszewski – festival host
- Marcin Szczepański – photographer
- Chase Marshall – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- Weronika Myslak – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- Monica Olszewski – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- Karolina Rak – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- James Sliwa – University of Michigan Polish Student Association