FREE ENTRY / Fotofestiwal Grant 2026 - Open Call

Fotofestiwal was established in 2001 as one of the first photography events in Poland. Since then it has grown into one of the most relevant photographic festivals in Europe but its core mission has not changed: presenting photography in its various ways (via exhibitions, films, slideshows, workshops etc.) but also talking about important social issues and introducing the unobvious beauty and unique history of our city to the audience. For such reason they organize thematic exhibitions in various post-industrial spaces, which Łódź is well known for, they put stress on networking parties – (they are quite famous for those), but also every year they try to develop new ways of talking about photography: via events such as Photo-Match: Completely Different Portfolio Review, during which they focus on having equal status granted to the curators as well as artists, with formula of presentation that numerous festivals are applying worldwide now with a success. Since 2016 they work as a collective, with no board of directors, developing a new way of cultural institution management.