Gdańsk

Old Granary and tenement houses on the Banks of Motława in Gdańsk. Fot. Polska Organizacja Turystyczna

The Film Fund
The decision to support film production was made by Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz in September 2008.
The first competition under the Gdańsk Film Fund will be launched in early 2009. Although the city never allocated funds for film production through competitions, in 2003 Gdańsk supported the production of Wróżby Kumaka (The Call of the Toad) by Robert Gliński with 500,000 PLN (130,000 EUR).

The Gdańsk Film Fund is run by the Mayor’s Office for City Promotion. The first edition is for Polish producers, however the Gdańsk authorities will possibly invite applicants from other European countries in the future.

 

Contact details   

Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku
Biuro Prezydenta ds. Promocji Miasta
80-853 Gdańsk, ul. Wały Jagiellońskie 1
www.gdansk.pl

 

Contact person
Izabela Heidrich
tel. +48 58 323 71 14
i.heidrich@gdansk.gda.pl

 

Budget
1 million PLN (260,000 EUR) was allocated to support film production in 2009. In 2009 support was given to one film project, in amount of 500,000 PLN (125,000 EUR). The 2010 budget of the film fund has yet to be determined.

Entry Conditions
The Gdańsk Film Fund provides funding for the production of feature, documentary and animated films. The nationwide competition is set up for film producers, i.e. enterprises with the permits, know-how and experience, necessary to execute a film project and able to present evidence of a stable financial condition. All applicants must submit the required forms and attachments. A single entity may apply only once per edition. Projects that have had public screenings before the application submission date are ineligible for funding. A commission assesses applications, while the merit value of each application is determined by assigned experts.

Each project is assessed based on the following criteria: connection to Gdańsk, artistic, humanist and ethical values of the project, originality, contribution to European cultural diversity and prior filmography of the director and producer. The connection to Gdańsk can be implemented through the use of local landmarks, employment of Gdańsk residents and enterprises, or the discovery of new places and events that can contribute to the promotion of Gdańsk. Other key factors include an assessment of cinema attendance and the expected amount of the budget to be spent in the city.
The first edition of the Gdańsk Film Fund competition was announced by early February 2009.

Gdańsk
The city of Gdańsk is located at the mouth of the Motława and Vistula rivers on the Bay of Gdańsk. Together with Gdynia and Sopot, Gdańsk forms an area known as Tri-City. Other cities in the agglomeration include Pruszcz, Reda, Rumia and Wejherowo. Over the years, the picturesque city landscapes have become an inspiration to filmmakers from around the world. Gdańsk has played the movie roles of Warsaw and Lübeck, and in early 2009 will be cast as early 20th century Dublin. But most importantly, Gdańsk has been the setting of several major features, directly related to the city’s history – films such as Andrzej Wajda’s Man of Iron or The Tin Drum and Strike, both by Volker Schlöndorff.

Landscape
The city lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Its proximity to the sea and location at the crossroads of four distinct geographical regions account for the highly diverse landscape of the city, ranging from sandy beaches to flatlands, deep valleys and steep cliffs. The city’s forests and parks account for one of the greatest natural resources, covering a total of 24% of the city area. Gdańsk is also home to a large forest complex that makes up part of the Tri-City Landscape Park.

 

Baltic Sea Coastline. Fot. Polska Organizacja Turystyczna

 

Landscape Parks
Tri-City Landscape Park
Oruński Park
Oliwski Park

City and Sites
Gdańsk is the capital of the Pomeranian voivodship, as well as the sixth most populated and seventh largest city in Poland. It is home to one of Poland’s most valuable old town areas, although most of the historic city centre was destroyed during World War II and subsequently rebuilt.

A number of Gdańsk historic sites are part of the tourist European Route of Brick Gothic (EuRoB). Most of these are located in the Main Town (Main Town Hall, Artus Palace, Uphagen House) and in the Old Town (the Great Mill, Old Town Hall, St. Catherine’s Church). Numerous others are settled along the city’s main walking street. St. Mary’s Church in Gdańsk is the largest medieval brick church in Europe. Another famous Gdańsk site is Oliwa – home to a 18th century cathedral and park, built in French Baroque style. The decorative façades of the buildings in Mariacka street are characteristic of old merchant houses. Also quite unique is the city’s medieval fortress Katownia, once used as a prison and house of torture, and today accounting for the city’s medieval feel along with a number of towers, fortified walls and entry gates. A similar area is the Gdańsk Fort – a vast 16th century Prussian fortress, known for its fortified moat and observation tower.

The New Port area of Gdańsk is home to a number of lighthouses and ancient storage houses.

One of the most interesting examples of industrial areas is the Gdańsk shipyard – a place that played a unique role in the history of Gdańsk, Poland and all of Europe.

 

Cranes in Gdańsk Shipyard. Fot. Polska Organizacja Turystyczna

Museums and Heritage Parks

Historical Museums

Gdańsk Historical Museum

Gdańsk, ul. Długa 46/47
tel. +48 58 767 91 00
kancelaria@mhmg.pl
www.mhmg.pl

Artus Palace
80-830 Gdańsk, ul. Długi Targ 43/44
tel. +48 58 301 43 59, +48 58 346 33 58

dwor.artusa@mhmg.pl

www.mhmg.gda.pl

Uphagen House
Gdańsk, ul. Długa 12
tel. +48 58 301 23 71
dom.uphagena@mhmg.pl
www.mhmg.gda.pl

Museum of Nobility Traditions
82-410 Stary Targ
tel. + 48 55 277 15 68
waplewo@muzeum.narodowe.gda.pl

Polish Maritime Museum
80-751 Gdańsk, Ołowianka 9/13
tel. +48 58 320 33 58, fax +48 58 301 84 53
info@cmm.pl
www.cmm.pl

Art Museums

National Museum in Gdańsk
80-822 Gdańsk, ul. Toruńska 1
tel. +48 58 301 68 04, fax +48 58 301 11 25
info@muzeum.narodowe.gda.pl
www.muzeum.narodowe.gda.pl

Ethnographic Museums and Heritage Parks

Ethnographic Museum
80-330 Gdańsk-Oliwa, ul. Cystersów 19
tel. +48 58 552 41 39
etnograf@muzeum.narodowe.gda.pl
www.muzeum.narodowe.gda.pl

„Twierdza Gdańsk” Cultural Park
ul. 3 Maja 9a, 80-802 Gdańsk
tel. +48 58 300 08 42, fax +48 58 322 03 85
twierdza@grodzisko.pl
www.grodzisko.pl

Wisłoujście Fortress
Gdańsk, ul. Stara Twierdza 1
tel. +48 58 343 14 05
twierdza@mhmg.pl
www.mhmg.gda.pl

Westerplatte Guard Station
Gdańsk, ul. mjr. H. Sucharskiego
tel. +48 58 343 69 72
westerplatte@mhmg.pl
www.mhmg.gda.pl

Archeological Museum
80-958 Gdańsk, ul. Mariacka 25/26
tel. +48 58 322 21 00, tel./fax +48 58 322 21 11
mag@archeologia.pl
www.archeologia.pl

Technology Museums

Museum of Tower Clocks
Gdańsk, ul. Wielkie Młyny
tel. +48 58 305 64 92
zegary@mhmg.pl
www.mhmg.gda.pl

Other

Municipal Zoological Park

80-328 Gdańsk-Oliwa, ul. Karwieńska 3
tel./fax: +48 58 552 17 51

zoo@zoo.gd.pl
www.zoo.gd.pl

Libraries and Archives

The Gdańsk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences
80-858 Gdańsk, ul. Wałowa 15
tel. +48 58 301 22 51-54, tel./fax +48 58 301 55 23
bgpan@bgpan.gda.pl
www.bgpan.gda.pl

National Archive in Gdańsk
80-958 Gdańsk, skr. poczt. 401
ul. Wały Piastowskie 5 
tel. +48 58 301 74 63- 64, fax +48 58 301 83 66
apgda@gdansk.ap.gov.pl
www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl

Local Authorities and Organizations

Pomeranian Voivodship Marshal Office
80-810 Gdańsk, ul. Okopowa 21/27
tel. +48 58 326 15 55, fax +48 58 326 15 56
marszalek@woj-pomorskie.pl
www.woj-pomorskie.pl

Gdańsk City Council
80-803 Gdańsk, ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12
tel. +48 58 323 63 92, +48 58 323 63 62, fax +48 58 302 01 34
prezydent@gdansk.gda.pl
www.gdansk.pl

Baltic Euroregion
82-300 Elbląg, ul. Św. Ducha 3/4
tel. +48 55 235 55 99, tel./fax +48 55 236 10 10
sekel@eurobalt.org.pl
www.eurobalt.org.pl