Fundacja Green Festival

What Fundacja Green Festival does

Fundacja Green Festival is a Polish nonprofit foundation (KRS 0000718705), registered in Wieliczka and operating since 2018, that produces the BNP Paribas Green Film Festival — an annual 7-day international environmental film festival held across multiple outdoor cinema venues in Kraków, including Bulwar Czerwieński, Canpack Cinema, Kino We Love Cinema, and Echo Miasta. Each edition showcases approximately 50 competitive films and roughly 100 total screenings, supported by major Polish TV, radio, and internet editorial partnerships that extend reach to millions of viewers and listeners. The festival has been ranked in the FilmFreeway TOP 100 Best Reviewed Festivals continuously since 2019 and is the only environmental film festival in Poland.

Beyond the annual event, the foundation operates a year-round video-on-demand streaming platform at vod.greenfestival.pl (restricted to users within Poland), offering rentals of environmental documentary films, short films, interviews, and podcasts alongside free content. It also runs the Akademia Klimatu (Climate Academy) network of regional climate education programs across multiple Polish cities (Wrocław, Łódź, Kraków, Dolnośląskie, Śląskie, Wieliczka, Wawer) with corporate-branded variants (BNP Paribas, InPost, Deloitte, ekoMAŁOPOLSKA). Supporting digital tools include the Zegar Klimatyczny (Climate Clock) with counters tracking CO2 emissions, water footprint, deforestation, and endangered species, plus online ecological lessons and the GREEN HERO initiative.

The foundation's revenue model is structurally dependent on sponsorship and grants: BNP Paribas serves as the Title Sponsor since the festival's founding, the City of Kraków provides co-financing, and additional corporate partners (WWF, We Love Cinema, InPost, Deloitte) support programs and content. Consumer-side revenue comes from per-film VOD rentals (starting at 1 PLN) and festival attendance. Leadership consists of President Grzegorz Dukielski and Board Member Piotr Biedroń. No external investment, parent company, or subsidiaries are disclosed in available data.

Name

Fundacja Green Festival

Legal name

Fundacja Green Festival

Website

https://greenfestival.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundacja Green Festival is a Polish nonprofit foundation that organizes the annual BNP Paribas Green Film Festival in Kraków (7-day, 50+ competitive films) and operates the year-round vod.greenfestival.pl VOD platform plus a multi-city Akademia Klimatu climate education network, serving environmental filmmakers, youth, and the Polish general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Film Festival

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADAKAD

Film Festivals & Festival Organizers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Exhibition (Cinemas, Film Festivals, Screenings)

SECONDARYBPAGAHAG

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

Keywords

• Environmental film festival
• Documentary film screenings
• Climate education programs
• Video on demand
• Ecological awareness

Headquarters

HQ city

Wieliczka

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Festival Sponsorships and Title Sponsorship: BNP Paribas serves as the title sponsor (Sponsor Tytulowy) of the BNP Paribas Green Film Festival. Additional sponsorship revenue comes from co-financing by the City of Kraków (Miasto Kraków) and other partners.
2. VOD Platform Rentals: The foundation operates a VOD platform (vod.greenfestival.pl) offering film rentals to users within Poland. Fees are specified on the platform and processed via external payment providers.
3. Festival Attendance and Screenings: The 7-day annual festival generates revenue through outdoor cinema screenings across multiple venues in Kraków (Bulwar Czerwieński, Canpack Cinema, Kino We Love Cinema, Echo Miasta).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundacja Green Festival operates the annual BNP Paribas Green Film Festival, a 7-day international environmental film festival in Kraków, Poland, screening 50+ competitive films across multiple outdoor cinemas. The foundation complements the festival with a year-round VOD streaming platform (vod.greenfestival.pl) offering environmental documentary rentals, and the Akademia Klimatu (Climate Academy) network of climate education programs deployed across multiple Polish cities.

Product overview

Fundacja Green Festival operates a portfolio of environmental education and media products centered around its core annual event, the BNP Paribas Green Film Festival in Kraków. The organization's main offerings include: (1) the annual BNP Paribas Green Film Festival — a 7-day international environmental film festival with competitive screenings, outdoor cinema venues (Kino We Love Cinema, Canpack Cinema), expert panels, and educational workshops; (2) the vod.greenfestival.pl VOD streaming platform — a video-on-demand service providing access to environmental documentary films, short films, interviews, and educational content, available for rental within Poland; and (3) Akademia Klimatu — a network of regional climate education programs across Polish cities. Additional products include the Zegar Klimatyczny (Climate Clock) awareness tool with environmental counters, and the GREEN HERO project. The festival has been organized since 2018 and was named to FilmFreeway's Top 100 Best-Reviewed Festivals for six consecutive years (2019–2024).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Akademia Klimatu: Climate Academy - educational program on climate education
• Green Hero
• Zegar Klimatyczny
• Platforma Filmowa
• VOD Green Festival

Products and services

• BNP Paribas Green Film Festival Annual 7-day international environmental film festival held in Kraków, Poland, featuring competitive film screenings, outdoor cinema at multiple venues (Bulwar Czerwieński, Canpack Cinema, Kino We Love Cinema, Echo Miasta), expert panels, workshops, and educational events. Reaches millions of viewers through media partnerships.
• VOD Platform (vod.greenfestival.pl) Year-round video-on-demand streaming platform hosting environmental documentary films, short films, interviews, podcasts, and educational content. Users register, rent films (per-title fees from around 1 PLN), and stream within Poland (geolocation-restricted). Some content is free.
• Akademia Klimatu (Climate Academy) Network of regional climate education programs delivered in partnership with schools, local governments, and corporate sponsors (BNP Paribas, InPost, Deloitte, ekoMałopolska) across multiple Polish cities including Wrocław, Łódź, Kraków, Wieliczka, and Śląskie. Includes the Akademia Małego Ekologa program for children and Lekcje Ekologii On-Line online lessons.
• Zegar Klimatyczny (Climate Clock) Interactive environmental awareness tool featuring multiple digital counters tracking real-time climate metrics including digital carbon footprint (CO2), water footprint, deforestation, endangered species, and CO2 emissions. Raises public awareness through visualization of environmental data.
• GREEN HERO Environmental initiative promoting ecological awareness and sustainable behavior among participants, distinct from the core festival program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continuously ranked in TOP 100 BEST REVIEWED FESTIVALS by FilmFreeway since 2019
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Miasto Kraków (City of Kraków)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Kraków is a co-financing partner of the BNP Paribas Green Film Festival. The project is co-financed with funds from the City of Kraków, supporting the festival's operations and environmental mission in the Kraków region.
• We Love CinemaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWe Love Cinema is a partner of the VOD platform service (vod.greenfestival.pl), contributing to the distribution and streaming infrastructure for the festival's video content.
• CinetourminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCinetour is listed as a partner/organizational initiative of Fundacja Green Festival, supporting film distribution and festival programming.
• WWF (World Wildlife Fund)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWF is a co-producer of the documentary 'Punkt Krytyczny. Energia OdNowa' and contributes content to the VOD platform. Foundation WWF served as producer of Poland's first full-length documentary on climate change.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• WaterBear Network: Streaming platform dedicated to environmental and social impact documentary content, free ad-supported model. Comparable as an environmental-content VOD platform with year-round accessibility, though WaterBear is global rather than country-locked.

Others

• Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe: European coalition of climate-focused NGOs running climate education and public engagement campaigns. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant in climate education and public awareness programming, though not a film festival operator.
• Greenpeace Poland: Polish branch of a major environmental NGO running public-facing climate campaigns and educational programs. Comparable as a domestic climate-education participant whose audiences overlap with the foundation's Akademia Klimatu participants.

Direct peers

• Cinema for Peace: Berlin-based initiative combining a curated film program focused on humanitarian and environmental themes with year-round impact campaigns. Directly comparable as a values-driven film platform that uses cinema to drive climate and social awareness.
• Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival: Toronto-based environmental film festival showcasing documentary films on environmental and ecological issues. Closest direct peer in terms of operating model — annual multi-day festival with competitive screenings focused exclusively on environmental content.
• EcoFilm Festival: International environmental short film competition focused on climate and ecological themes. Comparable as a peer environmental film competition leveraging digital distribution to reach global audiences.
• Environmental Film Festival (DC Environmental Film Festival): Washington DC-based environmental film festival, one of the largest and longest-running in the world. Comparable as a major annual environmental film festival with a similar curatorial mandate around climate, conservation, and sustainability storytelling.
• Cinema Verde: US-based environmental film festival and year-round screening program focused on environmental education through film. Comparable mission-driven model combining festival programming with educational distribution.

Regional players

• Millennium Docs Against Gravity: Poland's largest documentary film festival, also active in VOD distribution of documentary films (including environmental titles). Comparable regional peer with overlapping environmental documentary audience and a competing national VOD platform.
• Green Film Festival in Seoul: South Korea's environmental film festival, comparable as an Asian-region environmental cinema event. Useful geographic peer showing how the environmental-festival format has been replicated across continents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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