The Film Song Festival Bydgoszcz – Talent Stage competition for film and series songs is launching! It is a unique opportunity for secondary school students from Bydgoszcz and the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship who want to showcase their vocal skills by performing songs from film and series soundtracks.
The aim of the competition is to involve the local community in a cultural event of nationwide reach, to discover young, musically gifted people and to give them a grand debut on the stage of the Opera Nova on Sunday 11 January 2026, during the “Złote nuty kina” concert, which will be broadcast live on TVN.
- Who can take part
Secondary school students living in Bydgoszcz and the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship, or attending secondary schools based in Bydgoszcz and the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship. - How to enter?
You need to submit an MP4 video recording of a chosen film or series song (solo, with your own backing track or a cappella), an entry form and the required consents, in accordance with the competition rules. - Entry deadline: 28 December 2025
- Announcement of the qualifying-round results: 2 January 2026
On that day, the list of songs to choose from for the live stages will also be published. By 4 January 2026, participants choose one song they will perform live before the jury and the audience at the Młyny Rothera.
Course of the competition
- From among all the entries, the jury will select 10 semi-finalists.
- Semi-finals: 8–9 January 2026, Młyny Rothera
Five participants will perform each day, and the jury will select 2 finalists. - Final: 10 January 2026, Młyny Rothera
The 4 best vocalists will perform. - Main prize: A performance on the stage of the Opera Nova during the Film Song Festival Bydgoszcz Final Concert – “Złote nuty kina” on 11 January 2026, broadcast on TVN Warner Bros Discovery – alongside outstanding artists!
We encourage school heads, teachers, guardians and parents to support young vocalists throughout the application process.
We also warmly invite everyone to cheer on the participants during the semi-finals and the final at the Młyny Rothera on 8–10 January 2026!
About the Festival:
The second edition of the Bydgoszcz Film Song Festival is fast approaching. Owing to the participation of international artists and the development of its formula, the event is changing its name to Film Song Festival Bydgoszcz.
The festival will begin on 6 January and run until 11 January 2026. Its highlights will be 2 concerts broadcast by TVN Warner Bros Discovery.
Following the undeniable success of the festival’s first edition, the organisers decided to expand its formula and invite as many residents of Bydgoszcz and the entire Kujawy-Pomorze region as possible to take part in this celebration of film song. The festival will therefore last as long as 6 days, and the programme will be enriched with meetings with artists, vocal competitions for amateurs, preview film screenings, as well as attractions for the youngest and oldest audiences.
On Tuesday 6 January, a concert will be held to mark the 20th anniversary of Jan Kidawa-Błoński’s film “Skazany na bluesa”. At the Teatr Kameralny, songs by the band Dżem will be performed by Karolina Czarnecka, Dawid Karpiuk and Tymon Tymański. The special guests will be Tomasz Kot and the film’s director. Thursday marks the opening of the Festival Town, which will run in the Młyny Rothera until Saturday. It will be an open space full of attractions for residents of the city and the region. At the Municipal Culture Centre, audiences will also be able to watch special preview film screenings. For talented young artists from the Kujawy-Pomorze region, the organisers have once again prepared Master Class workshops, led by Mieczysław Szcześniak (vocals), Tomasz Kot (acting) and Daniel Jaroszek (music videos).
The festival weekend of 10-11 January promises to be particularly impressive. On Saturday we will hear the concert “Piosenki filmem pisane”, presenting songs from the latest film and series productions. The evening will be hosted by Andrzej Konopka and Sebastian Stankiewicz, with Marcin Dorociński and Adam Woronowicz as special guests. The musical stars will include Ralph Kamiński, Kasia Sienkiewicz, Igor Herbut, Margaret and Czesław Mozil. The Saturday concert will air on TVN on Monday, 12 January at 8:55 p.m.
The festival Sunday, 11 January, is planned as an Oscar day. The evening gala will be hosted by Grażyna Torbicka, and viewers will be able to immerse themselves in a cinematic atmosphere during a concert devoted to the most famous Oscar-winning songs. Hits that have forever gone down in cinema history will be performed by, among others, Natalia Kukulska, Anna Maria Jopek, Grzegorz Turnau, Tomasz Organek and British pop star Calum Scott. TVN will broadcast their performances live from 7:45 p.m.
Organisers: Next Film, Next Music
Main Partners: City of Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship
Content Partners: ZAiKS and the Polish Society of Audiovisual Music Composers “SPACe”
Partners: Apart/Albert Riele, Skarby Serowara, Fale Loki Koki, Lech
Media Partners: TVN Warner Bros Discovery, Radio Zet, Gazeta.pl, Helios, AMS
Tickets available at: https://www.ebilet.pl/muzyka/festiwale/film-song-festival
The expanded Film Song Festival programme, the participation of outstanding artists and its openness to residents will guarantee a unique atmosphere, thanks to which the event is sure to become a permanent fixture in the cultural landscape of Bydgoszcz.
