The Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival is an annual event made by the Polish Cultural Fund in cooperation with Ann Arbor Polonia Association, and the University of Michigan’s Polish Student Association. Since its inception in 1993, the festival has featured contemporary Polish documentaries, animated shorts, feature films, and children’s films (along with the Children’s Book Fair) offering diverse perspectives on a range of Polish and global issues. The Festival features a juried film competition in three categories: documentary film, short narrative film and film debut.
- The Festival is organized by a group of dedicated film enthusiasts, who lend their time and talents to this endeavor year-round:
- Iwona Wertenberger – Festival director
- Barbara Alvarez
- Anna Bielińska
- Andrzej Dolata
- Małgorzata Kowalczyk
- Andrzej Myc
- Michał Olszewski
- Joanna Wierzbicka
The organizers would like to acknowledge the efforts and dedication of the following persons:
- Paulina Duda – Facebook
- Weronika Myslak – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- Amy Olszewski – Festival Host
- Monica Olszewski – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- Joshua Stanczak – University of Michigan Polish Student Association
- Marcin Szczepański – Videographer