Sopot Film Festival is a multidimensional international summer festival that was born out of a small autumn event.
During this year’s, 11th edition, held in the year of Poland’s Presidency in the European Union, we will prepare a special section within which the most interesting European films of the past decade, repeatedly awarded at the most important European film festivals, will be presented. We will also screen new productions which have not been officially released so far as well as films from partner festivals from Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. We will organize film workshops with participation of European filmmakers, screenings of silent films, outdoor shows on the beach, exhibitions and video art presentations in urban space.

The main sections:

SPECTRUM
World cinema section, including the most interesting films presented at the most important film festivals in a given year.

SPECTRUM DOC
World documentary section, including nominees for Academy Awards and films awarded at the most important film festivals.

EUROPA EUROPA 2011
The loudest, most interesting and controversial European films of the past decade, awarded with the European Film Award – the most prestigious award granted to European films. In this section, feature films, animated films and documentaries will be presented.

FOCUS ON ANIMATION
Section of full-length animated films of the past decade. Classics and new films from the masters of animation.

OUTDOORS CINEMA
Screenings at the seashore. Ambitious and artistic cinema.

Curators: Anna Kądziela-Grubman, Michał Grubman, Tomasz Pietrzak, Beata Kostuch, Marcin Kołacz, Tomasz Bogdanowicz-Fułek
Organizer: Emergency Stop Cultural Association

The project is a part of coordinated by the BSCC Open Culture SPA.