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The spectacular successes of Polish cinema are the result of successful reforms implemented in the film industry. The establishment of the Polish Film Institute, as well as the earlier adoption of the Broadcasting Act and the Cinematography Act, contributed to the revival of our cinema, which has been appreciated by Polish audiences and critics, European festivals, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States.
The Polish Directors’ Guild Trade Union – the Polish Directors’ Guild, drawing on the good tradition of the so-called Directors’ Council (the Directors’ Circle that once existed within the Polish Filmmakers Association), feels called upon and responsible for continuing these reforms.
Life has created new problems and posed new challenges for the film community, challenges that cannot be successfully addressed without our participation. We believe that at a time when the box office is fetishized and film is treated as a short-term entertainment industry product, directors — for whom film remains above all a work of art — should have a decisive influence on the future of Polish cinema. We are convinced that its shape should not be limited to the triangle of producer-distributor-viewer, and that the heritage and achievements of Polish cinema oblige creators to maintain contact with the latter according to the highest standards.
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Board of the Directors’ Guild of Poland:
Paweł Maślona – Chair of the Polish Directors’ Guild
Agnieszka Holland – Honorary Chair of the Polish Directors’ Guild
Olga Chajdas – Board Member
Łukasz Grzegorzek – Board Member
Andrzej Jakimowski – Board Member
Ola Jankowska – Board Member
Kordian Kądziela – Board Member
Bartosz Konopka – Board Member
Łukasz Ronduda – Board Member
Agnieszka Smoczyńska – Board Member
Audit Committee:
Would you like to support the statutory activities of the Directors’ Guild of Poland?
Please make donations to:
Directors’ Guild of Poland Trade Union
ul. Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland
Bank name: PKO Bank Polski
Account number: 89 1020 1042 0000 8002 0302 4411
Transfer title: donation to the Directors’ Guild of Poland
We thank all donors.
Statute of the Polish Directors’ Guild Trade Union – Polish Directors’ Guild
Consolidated text dated June 6, 2026 – avaliable in Polish only – download file statut_tekst jednolity_06.06.2026