We create a publicly accessible, professional database of Polish films digitized in modern digital formats. Our goal is to facilitate work for cultural institutions, the audiovisual industry, distributors, sales agents, educators, and everyone interested in the history and present of Polish cinema.

Filmfiles is a collection of over 600 feature, documentary, and animated films. Our database includes films after digital restoration, including the oldest preserved titles of Polish cinematography.

The service was created to gather reliable, up-to-date, and technically precise information in one place, allowing you to check a film's availability, its digital formats, and sharing options. This makes it easier to plan screenings, retrospectives, educational reviews, and research work.

This is just the beginning — the database will be constantly enriched with new titles, so that over time it will become as complete a review of Polish cinema as possible. We are building this database together with industry partners to spread knowledge about Polish films and their modern digital versions — and thus support their presence on screens in Poland and around the world.

how does it work?

Introduction

Welcome to the professional database of Polish films digitized in modern formats. The service was created for everyone who wants to quickly and conveniently find reliable information about Polish cinematography.

The Digital Catalog of Polish Cinematography primarily presents films after digital reconstruction. However, the tool is constantly being developed and contemporary films will also be added in subsequent stages.

The main element of the service is a search engine for information about Polish films digitized in modern formats, which allows easy access to detailed data about films and files specifying formats intended for various exploitation fields.

Who is this service for?

The service can be used by, among others:

• viewers looking for information about films,
• students and pupils,
• researchers and film critics, educators,
• journalists and content creators,
• representatives of cultural institutions,
• professionals in the film industry, including representatives of the audiovisual industry, distributors and sales agents.

The service does not require specialized knowledge – it has been designed to be intuitive and user-friendly.

Homepage

When you enter the homepage, you will see:

• the film search – the central element of the service,
• a brief information about the database,
• recommended collections of Polish films.

To start using the service, simply use the search.

Film search

In the search field, you can enter:

• film title,
• director's name,
• actor's name.

After submitting the search, the system will display a list of matching results.

To narrow down the search results, filters are available: director, genre, decade, format, actors, exploitation fields.

Film page

On the page of a specific film, you will find, among others:

• title and year of production,
• creators and cast,
• plot description,
• detailed information about files specifying technical parameters and formats intended for various exploitation fields, available to registered users.

Collections

To facilitate searching for Polish films, film collections have been created. Available collections include films in 4K, black and white films, films awarded at Polish and international film festivals, Polish Film School, and PRL comedies.

Summary

The professional database of information about Polish films provides quick access to verified data on Polish cinematography. An intuitive search and clear presentation of content make the service convenient for everyday use.

If you have any questions about using the service, please contact us at [email protected]

about the project

Digital Catalog of Polish Cinematography: an innovative database of films digitized in modern formats, created to make them widely available in Poland and abroad. It aims to support cooperation and the exchange of knowledge and skills between the culture and creative sectors and the science, technology, and business sectors.

ARCHIPEAK Sp. z o.o. is implementing a project co-financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan ("KPO"), component: Resilience and competitiveness of the economy, investment A2.5.1: Program supporting the activities of entities in the culture and creative industries sector to stimulate their development.

Archipeak implemented the Project under a relevant agreement for non-refundable grant support from the development plan under Investment A2.5.1: Program supporting the activities of entities in the culture and creative industries sector to stimulate their development with the National Institute of Music and Dance based in Warsaw, ul. Tamka 3, 00-349 Warsaw, registered in the Registry of Cultural Institutions of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under number RIK 83/2010, NIP: 5252490348, REGON: 142611587, acting as the unit supporting the development plan.

Project Goal

The main goal of the project is to create and provide an innovative, publicly accessible database of Polish films. The platform aims to support the promotion, popularization, and increased accessibility of Polish film heritage domestically and abroad, improve information flow in the culture and creative industries sector, and enhance users' digital competencies through the use of modern technologies, including AI-based tools.

The catalog is a reliable source of information for a wide range of users, particularly cultural institutions, audiovisual sector entities, film festival and review organizers, distributors, sales agents, educators, researchers, students, and individual audiences interested in Polish cinematography.

Thanks to it, users can easily check not only basic film data (title, director, year of production), but above all identify the rights holder and available digital formats ready for broadcast (DCP, TV/VOD broadcast files, Blu-ray).

Digital Transformation and Innovation

The project is part of the modern digital transformation of the cultural sector through:

• gathering dispersed information about digitized resources in one intuitive place;
• using AI technology to translate database content into the most popular foreign languages, which supports the promotion of Polish cinematography on the international stage;
• basing the data structure on proven audiovisual content description standards, ensuring interoperability and ease of information exchange.

Green Transformation

We carry out our activities in the spirit of ecology and sustainable development. The Digital Catalog of Polish Cinematography is a modern alternative to traditional printed guides and festival catalogs.

• abandoning print allows for significant reduction in paper, water, and energy consumption;
• digital distribution eliminates the need to transport physical promotional materials.

Implementation Results

With support from NextGenerationEU funds, we are building a tool that:

• streamlines contact between rights holders and entities wanting to legally screen Polish films;
• increases the visibility of Polish cinema domestically and abroad;
• ensures professionalism of information in the audiovisual industry;
• raises digital competencies in the cultural sector.