Ekran Mississauga Polish Film Festival

Welcome to the 17th EKRAN Polish Film Festival

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We’re excited to announce that the 2026 edition of EKRAN will take place November 18 – November 29 with screenings in Toronto, Mississauga, and Hamilton. Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!.

Not Polish? No problem – every film subtitled in English, experience the stories without barriers.

Stay tuned! Exciting details about the EKRAN Toronto Polish Film Festival are coming soon. A sincere thank you goes out to all our volunteers, sponsors, and donors for their incredible support. Their dedication makes this festival possible.

Please note: General admission seating. Discounts available for students and seniors 65+, please contact the Ticket Office for more information. All sales final. This event is organized by an external group and is not produced by the City of Mississauga.

Film Schedule

Location: Living Arts Centre Screening Room

Friday, November 27, 2026

  • 6:30 p.m.: Lalka (142 minutes) – Buy tickets
    Wealthy merchant Stanislaw Wokulski falls tragically in love with beautiful yet vain Izabela Lecka. His unfulfilled love leads to many foolish decisions sealing his fate. Recommended for adults 18+.
  • 9:30 p.m.: Picasso's Mermaid (120 minutes) – Buy tickets
    A young woman discovers a mysterious drawing on the wall of her Warsaw apartment. This unassuming find turns her life upside down. Recommended for adults 18+.

Saturday, November 28, 2026

  • 2:30 p.m.: The Promise Land (180 minutes) - Buy tickets
    Three friends hope to build a factory but their plans are quickly jeopardized by local politics and one of the partner's dangerous love affair. Recommended for adults 18+.
  • 6:30 p.m.: Through the Wall (120 minutes) - Buy tickets
    In the darkness and despair of a Stalinist prison two young people fall in love. Divided by a wall, they start communicating in Morse code. This impossible love becomes their new reality. It is a quiet act of rebellion against oppression and a living proof that hope can be found in the darkest places. Recommended for adults 18+.
  • 9:30 p.m.: Gorky Resort (120 minutes) - Buy tickets
    Confronted with a malevolent interrogator in a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp, a young Polish lieutenant fights for his life and the soul of his country. Recommended for adults 18+.

Sunday, November 29, 2026

  • 4:00 p.m.: Fatherland (120 minutes) – Buy tickets
    At the height of the Cold War, the writer Thomas Mann and his daughter—actress, writer, and rally driver—Erika embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a divided Germany in ruins, traveling from the Allied-occupied city of Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar. Recommended for adults 18+.
  • 7:00 p.m.: A Free Woman (120 minutes) - Buy tickets
    Fifty-year-old Roma is facing the most difficult time of her life. Her biggest dream is having her own a place she could call home. When she comes up against bureaucracy and loses sight of improving her situation once again, all she can do is forget her worries for a moment. That's when thirty-year-old Marta crosses her path. Recommended for adults 18+.

Multiple day event Nov 27 - Nov 29, 2026

Contact

Ticket Office
905-306-6000