Iluminace 2025, 37(1):49-71 | DOI: 10.58193/ilu.1798

Polish Contemporary Cinema. Between Right-wing Cultural Policy and Netflix Imperialism

Anna Wróblewska ORCID...
Łódź Film School, Poland

This article is the first synthesis of the social, political and economic conditions of Polish cinema in recent years and their influence on the current shape of Polish cinema. This shape is changing dynamically all the time, although the direction of the changes is not obvious at the moment. In many respects the situation of Polish cinema has been exceptional in recent years. But the processes or elements of the processes described in this article are reflected in the internal markets of Central and Eastern Europe. This situation should prompt researchers to analyse the impact of the external and internal environment on national film markets in this region. The conclusions may be useful and can be translated into formal and organisational solutions in local cinema systems.

Keywords: film production, producers, self-censorship, platform imperialism, Polish cinema

Received: February 20, 2024; Revised: December 16, 2024; Accepted: March 9, 2025; Prepublished online: June 9, 2025; Published: June 11, 2025  Show citation

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Wróblewska, A. (2025). Polish Contemporary Cinema. Between Right-wing Cultural Policy and Netflix Imperialism. Iluminace, 37(1), 49-71. doi: 10.58193/ilu.1798
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