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.
Festival Committee
Małgosia
Kowalczyk
Director
Barbara
Alvarez
Alicja
Bator-Naguib
Anna
Bielińska
Andrzej
Dolata
Zbigniew
Pasek
Iwona
Wertenberger
Joanna
Wierzbicka
- Agata Dow – feature film group
- Amy Olszewski – festival host
- Marcin Szczepański – photographer