On 10 December 2024, the Council of the Polish Film Institute approved the final shape of the Operational Programmes for 2025. We are happy to welcome the changes in PRIORITY VII: PRODUCTION OF FAMILY FILMS, which from now on also includes the production of documentaries. Karolina Smigiel (Andrzej Wajda Film Centre): “This is a huge step for the entire industry of documentary films aimed at young audiences, which has finally been acknowledged.”
For years, the Andrzej Wajda Film Centre (ECFA member from Warsaw, Poland), has been advocating for the educational, cognitive and social values of documentaries for young audiences. The Centre is the founder of the LET’S DOC. LAB, which supports creators in developing ideas for documentaries for young audiences. They organise the annual FORUM of Documentary Films for Young Audiences and launched the LET’S DOC Festival of Documentary Films for Young Audiences. Now, the Centre wants to express its gratitude for the support and joint efforts from the entire film industry that strongly contributed to the introduction of this change.