Znaczenie obchodów jubileuszu 30-lecia kinematografii Polski Ludowej (1975)
The Meaning of 30th Jubilee Celebration of The Polish People’s Republic Cinematography (1975)

Summary/Abstract: Celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the cinematography of the Polish People’s Republic, that were part of the party-state rituals of the Socialist Poland, had multiple meanings. In addition to the very idea of commemorating the act of nationalizing Polish cinematography by a decree of the Council of Ministers, “On the establishment of the state-owned Polish Film [Film Polski] enterprise” from November 13, 1945 it had obvious political dimension. For the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic, the jubilee was one of the occasions to emphasize the PZPR’s contribution to the achievements of Polish culture and to induce as many artists as possible to cooperate. Therefore, a key place in the celebration were the meetings authorities held with the filmmakers. On November 4, 1975, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the PZPR Edward Gierek honoured 60 artists with high state decorations. Anniversary celebrations served the socialist community as stimuli developing film relationships. On this occasion, the chairman of the State Committee of Cinematography of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Filip Jermasz, general director of Czechoslovak cinematography Jiří Purš and the deputy minister of culture of the GDR Hans Starke visited Poland. The celebrations were accompanied by a propaganda campaign in the media.

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