Millennium Docs Against Gravity initiated the trend of documentary films in Poland and has since generated broad interest among audiences, a result of the consistently developed and attractive festival program. The growing audience, the festival's international stature, and the increasing number of partners reflect the validity of the festival's development concept and the creation of a community of audiences and co-organizing organizations for one of the most importante film events in Poland.
Our festival is evolving in a nomadic manner, in line with the 21st century, seeking audiences all over the country. We believe this is the future of film festivals. We take the priorities of promoting film culture by our partnering institutions who financially support the festival very seriously.
Our festival was the first in Poland to introduce a competition for the Best Feature-Length Documentary (the Bank Millennium Award). In 2024, MDAG was officially recognized as an Oscar®-qualifying festival in the category of Best Feature Documentary. In 2022, Millennium Docs Against Gravity was also admitted by the European Film Academy to the group of “major European film festivals,” gaining the right to recommend films for the European Film Awards.