The program of the 9th edition of the Literature on the Border festival will focus on the spaces \u201cin between\u201d\u2014East and West, past and future, literature and film\u2014as well as on reflections on contemporary conflicts and the sources of hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event will feature writers, as well as professionals working in the fields of reportage, poetry, journalism and feature writing. Guests will include Witold Bere\u015b, Wojciech Bonowicz, Krzysztof Burnetko, Kevin Chen, Anna Czekanowicz, Krzysztof Czy\u017cewski, Darek Foks, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Forr\u00f3, Joanna Gierak-Onoszko, Michal Hvoreck\u00fd, Wojciech Jagielski, V\u011bra Jourov\u00e1, Lenka Klicpero, Aleksander Kwa\u015bniewski, Karin Lednick\u00e1, Ewa Lipska, Zbigniew Machej, Adam Michnik, Krzysztof Siwczyk, El\u017cbieta Sobolewska, Benedek Totth, Kl\u00e1ra Vlas\u00e1kova, Anna Wanik, Bartosz Wieli\u0144ski, Katarzyna W\u00f3jcik and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Literature and Cinema on the Border<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Literature on the Border has accompanied the Cinema on the Border festival since 2018. Over the past few years, the literary program has become an integral part of this event. Each successive edition expands both thematically and in scope\u2014featuring over a dozen events on both sides of the Polish-Czech border, ranging from intimate conversations to large-scale debates on topics at the intersection of literature, history, sociology and politics. An important part of the program also consists of meetings with translators, who are invited to participate in discussions with guest authors. The Cinema on the Border film festival, meanwhile, has been held since 1999 and is the largest showcase of Central European cinema. This year, the festival will feature over 100 films from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The screenings will be accompanied by meetings with filmmakers, discussions, as well as concerts, exhibitions and numerous talks on both sides of the Polish-Czech border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The festival is a Visegrad event\u2014its participants include writers, journalists and experts from all Visegrad countries. This event creates a platform for exchanging experiences and demonstrating that the countries of Central Europe are united not only by their proximity and geopolitical circumstances, but also by history, tradition, culture and values. Among those invited to the Literature on the Border Festival so far have been, among others, Ryszard Krynicki, Radka Denemarkov\u00e1, Adam Michnik, Kate\u0159ina Tu\u010dkov\u00e1, G\u00e1bor T. Sz\u00e1nt\u00f3, Magda Heydel, Pavol Rankov, Katar\u00edna Kucbelov\u00e1, Mariusz Szczygie\u0142, No\u00e9mi Orvos-T\u00f3th, Antoni Kroh, and Jaroslav Rudi\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28kng_plakat_F2-1-717x1024.png\")
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