In keeping with the Festival’s trailblazing multi-city format, Museum of the Moving Image is proud to initiate and host the first New York iteration of Millennium Docs Against Gravity.

Histories of Avant-garde Cinema is a comprehensive look at the main trends in cinematic avant-garde, which had shaped the history of cinema and had a significant impact on the history of art from the 1920s to the 21st century.

On December 18 we’re launching VOD.MDAG.PL: a year-round streaming platform showcasing the best documentaries from all over the world, as well as exceptional feature films! Additional materials will make this a unique place for everyone to better understand the world around us—with tenderness.

The call for submissions to the 18th Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival is now open. The 18th Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival will take place on May 14-23, 2021 in Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdynia, Katowice, Lublin, Bydgoszcz and Poznan. Additionally there will be an online version of the festival on May 27 - June 13, 2021.

65 000 people saw our films in cinemas (at over 1300 screenings) while 101 000 viewers participated online. This year’s program comprised 160 films (of which 149 were screened in cinemas and 107 were available offline).

A prestigious „Variety" magazine piublished a piece about our festival! Director of the festival Artur Liebhart said a few words about our mission for English speaking readers.

65 000 people in seven Polish cities—Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdynia, Poznań, Katowice, Bydgoszcz, and Lublin—attended documentary screenings and associated events at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival. Despite this year’s challenging conditions, rescheduling from May to September, and 50% restrictions on screening room seating capacity, our audience bravely took to cinemas to enjoy the best documentaries from all over the world. And the festival isn’t over yet—its online edition will take place between September 19 and October 4.

Last Thursday, September 17, the final winners of the 17th Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival were announced at the award ceremony in Gdynia.

On 10 September, at Teatr Studio in Warsaw, the 17th Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival awards ceremony took place. But it did not mark the end of the 17th edition of the biggest celebration of documentary cinema in Poland – we still have a weekend filled with exciting films and events to look forward to in Warsaw, Wroclaw, Katowice, Poznan, Bydgoszcz, and Lublin. In Gdynia, the festival ends on 18 September. Online edition (films available on mdag.pl): 19 September - 4 October.