Kamera Dawida 2026: Jewish-themed film festival in Warsaw, 2–8 November

The 24th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival "Kamera Dawida" will take place in Warsaw from 2 to 8 November 2026. It is the oldest and largest festival of its kind in Poland, and one of the first in Europe.

Where and what

Screenings will be held at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and at the Luna cinema in Warsaw. According to the organisers, quoted by Polskie Radio, the programme includes 31 productions from around the world. Seven are Polish and six are Israeli, and 17 titles are Polish premieres.

The festival presents the latest Polish and international cinema. Alongside retrospectives and regular thematic sections, its central part is a competition of feature and documentary films, both short and full-length. The POLIN Grand Prix awards will be presented at the closing gala.

Opening and closing

The opening film will be "Klarnet" (The Clarinet), directed by Tola Jasionowska and starring Weronika Humaj and Andrzej Chyra. The opening gala will be preceded by a screening of the documentary "Orkiestra" (The Orchestra), directed by Kuba Kossakowski, about the Sejny Klezmer Orchestra, which also appears in "Klarnet".

The festival will close with the French comedy "Przeżyj to sam" (the Polish title). Its directors, Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, are the creators of the hit "Intouchables".

How the organisers understand "Jewish themes"

The organisers stress that the festival is about films with Jewish themes, rather than strictly "Jewish" or "Israeli" films. They also say they are open to different ways of thinking about Jewish film and culture, as most of their audience is not of Jewish origin.

What this means for you

The event takes place in Warsaw, and the sources do not mention screenings in the UK or an online broadcast. Anyone planning a trip to Poland in early November can check the programme and tickets on the organisers' websites.