Poland in South Africa

10 films will be presented during the Festival. Selected titles will also be available via free online streaming throughout South Africa during the festival from October 9-19.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria will be participating in this event for the eleventh time. This year, the festival will feature the film "Under the Volcano," directed by Damian Kocur. The film is a penetrating portrayal of the emotional state of the young Ukrainian family, the Kovalenkos, who are caught in the middle of their vacation in Tenerife by the outbreak of war. Their return to Kyiv proves impossible. In an instant, they transform from tourists into refugees.

The film will be shown:
- on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM in Cape Town at The Labia cinema,
- on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM in Johannesburg at the Nu Metro Hyde Park cinema.

Last year, as part of EUFF,  Poland presented “The Peasants” directed by Dorota Kobiela Welchman and Hugh Welchman.

For more information about the festival and the films being screened, visit: https://www.eurofilmfest.co.za/

The European Film Festival 2025 is a partnership project between the European Union Delegation to South Africa and 10 European embassies and cultural institutes in South Africa: Denmark, Flanders, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom. The festival is organized in collaboration with Cineuropa, Nu Metro, and The Labia.