About the Festival
Life can begin again, many times over.
The festival’s idea
More than a film festival.
Since 2003, the Integracja Ty i Ja European Film Festival has proven that “life can begin again, many times over”. It is a unique event that unites the art of film with important social themes, especially those tied to the lives and experiences of people with disabilities.
Our aim is to inspire, move and integrate – through cinema, meetings, conversations and artistic endeavours. The festival guests are remarkable people: artists, athletes, travellers, journalists and activists who break through barriers every day – and not only physical ones.
The festival is not only a celebration of film – it is a space for open minds, sensitive hearts and positive energy.
- 23 festival editions
- 850+ films shown
- 45+ towns across Poland
Butterfly Award winners
Cinema that says more
Over more than two decades we have shown nearly 850 films from around the world – bold, wise and full of emotion. Among the winners of the Butterfly statuette are such outstanding titles as:
- The Sea Inside dir. Alejandro Amenábar
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly dir. Julian Schnabel
- The Intouchables dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
- The Girl from the Wardrobe dir. Bodo Kox
- Life Feels Good dir. Maciej Pieprzyca
- Our Curse dir. Tomasz Śliwiński
- Sound of Metal dir. Darius Marder
- Sonata dir. Bartosz Blaschke
- Supernova dir. Harry Macqueen
Jury
Festival jury
Between 2003 and 2025, the jury has featured many distinguished figures from the world of film.
Reach
Local and international
Integracja Ty i Ja is also a network of Little Festivals, held in over 45 towns across Poland by local enthusiasts and cultural organisers. Films from the festival are also shown in arthouse cinemas in the country’s largest cities.
As an event of European reach, we have appeared six times at the European Parliament, as well as on study visits to London, Spain, Croatia, Italy and Lithuania. Since 2019 we have been a member of the European network of accessible film festivals Be-In.
Distinctions
Awards for the festival
Our work has been recognised many times – from local statuettes to state honours.
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Koszalińskie Drzewko Sukcesu
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Cultural Event of the Year
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The “Butterfly” Statuette
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Mayor of Koszalin Award
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PISF Award
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The Eagle Statuette
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Meritorious for Polish Culture
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Gold Cross of Merit
Who is behind it
Organisers
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Koszalińskie Towarzystwo Społeczno-Kulturalne
Main organiser of the festival since 2003.
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Koszalińska Biblioteka Publiczna im. Joachima Lelewela
Co-organiser and cultural partner.
The Integracja Ty i Ja European Film Festival is more than cinema. It is an invitation to dialogue, to meeting and to a change of perspective. Because real integration begins with understanding.