19 th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival

21-25 September 2022

21.09.2022 - Wednesday

09:30 - 15:30 Competition screenings - Perspektywa cinema ŁDK

19:00 Ceremonial Opening of the Festival - Szpulka cinema ŁDK

22.09.2022 - Thursday

09:00 - 15:30 Contest screenings - Perspektywa cinema ŁDK

16:00 Opening of exhibitions:

"Beauty of Nature" by the Łódź District of the Union of Polish Wildlife Photographers in the ŁDK Café Gallery
"Let's Remember the Garden", dedicated to Tomasz Ogrodowczyk in the foyer of the Szpulka cinema ŁDK
"Reconstruction of Ecosystems" by the Łódź Branch of the Union of Polish Wildlife Photographers in the outer gallery of the ŁDK

17:30 vernissage of the photography exhibition "Dolina Stop" by Adam Adamski in the "Olimpijka" Gallery, Łódź , 132 Piotrkowska Street

19:00 Special screening of the documentary film titled "The Winterers' Syndrome. "Wintering Syndrome" together with a meeting with the filmmakers - Perspektywa cinema ŁDK

23.09.2022 - Friday

09:00 - 18:00 Excursion of festival guests to places of natural interest near Skierniewice.

09:30 - 16:30 Competition screenings - Perspektywa ŁDK cinema

11:00 Special screening of Włodzimierz Puchalski's films - Kinoteart Polonez, Skierniewice, 2/4 Wita Stwosza St.

13:00 - 17:00 Review of films of the Youth Nature Film Competition - Kinematograf cinema at the Museum of Cinematography, Łódź, pl. Zwycięstwa 1

19:00 Screening of the film Ordinary Life together with a meeting with the filmmakers - Perspektywa cinema ŁDK

24.09.2022 - Saturday

10:00 - 14:30 Competition screenings - Perspektywa ŁDK cinema

18:00 Closing ceremony of the Festival and award ceremony. Grand Prix winner film screening - Szpulka cinema ŁDK

25.09.2022 Sunday

14:00 - 17:00 Screenings of films of the winners of the 19th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival - Perspektywa ŁDK cinema

Accompanying events:

"A Tale of Returns" - the main exhibition of the festival presented at 102 Piotrkowska Street in the E. Haneman Gallery of the Łódź Photographic Society from 13 to 25 September 2022.

Opening on 13 September 2022 at 6 p.m.

"Reconstruction of Ecosystems" exhibition of works by members of the Lodz District of the Union of Polish Wildlife Photographers presented in the Outdoor Gallery of the Lodz Photographic Society from 6 - 30 September 2022.

Opening on 22 June 2022 at 4 p.m.

"Recovered Lands" collective outdoor exhibition of works by young people from the Łódzkie Voivodeship in the Botanical Garden in Łódź. Exhibition presented in Łódź, 36/38 Krzemieniecka Street, from 21 June to 30 September 2022.
"The Story of Rivers" - the main exhibition of the 16th edition of the Festival - presented at the Roztocze Fish Festival in Ruda Różaniecka from 20 - 21 June 2022 as a preview of this year's edition of the Festival
"Biodiversity as an opportunity for the Earth" the main exhibition of the 18th edition of the Festival presented at the Orientarium of the Lodz Zoo, 8/10 Konstantynowska Street, from 19 - 30 September 2022.

"Alone with Nature" - the post-competition photography exhibition of the International Festival of Visual Arts Inspired by Nature "Art of Nature" in Toruń will be presented at the Jan Olszewski Historical Museum of Skierniewice, 64 J Stefan Batory Street, from 3 - 31 September 2022.
An outdoor screening of the competition film entitled. "When the Devil Lived Behind the Copper" (WFO) combined with a panel discussion at the Skierniewice Historical Museum, Skierniewice, 64 J Stefana Batorego St., on 3 September 2022 at 7 p.m.

Festival Office: Łódzki Dom Kultury, Łódź, 18 Traugutta St., room 101/105, mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. +48 42 689 23 45

We are very pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Piotr Gliński - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Chairman of the Committee for Public Benefit - has become Honorary Patron of the festival.

PAP/Albert Zawada

The 19th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival is fast approaching.

We are very pleased to announce that Lodz Agglomeration Railway has become a titular patron of this year's edition.

Thank you for being with us and see you in September!

Grand Prix of the 18th INFF

"Meadow. Paradise lost?" - dir. Jan Haft

Special Jury Award

"Echo" dir. Barzan Rostami

Best Cinematography Award

"Anima Animalis. Klejnoty dolnośląskiej przyrody" dir. Grzegorz Bobrowicz

Award For a Journalistic And Reportage Film

"Zielone korytarze" dir. Łukasz Dębski 

Award of the Provincial Fund For environmental Protection and Water Management

"Życie lasu. Bohactwo runa i podszytu" dir. Michał Ogrodowczyk

Award of the President of the Polish Filmmakers Association

"Sheep hero" dir. Ton von Zantvoort

Award for an Educational Film

"Życie drzewa" dir. Ireneusz Prokopiuk & Sebastian Łukaszuk

Special Jury Award 

"Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi - Cztery Pory Roku"  dir. Zdzisław Folga

Special Jury Prize - distinction

Motyle, Porosty, Dzięcioły from series: "Tajemnice świętokrzyskiej przyrody"  dir. Bogusław Sępioł 

Distinction for Commitment to Environmental Protection

Piotr Topiński 

JAN HAFT WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX OF THE 18TH WŁODZIMIERZ PUCHALSKI INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL