Now here’s a very promising initiative – established in 2007, the Kinofilm Project is a Philadelphia-based organisation dedicated to, in their own words:
screening and promoting independent East European film. Spotlighting feature length, documentary, and short films having a focus on East European themes, Kinofilm Project organizes film screenings for both established and emerging filmmakers to showcase their talent and work.
A look at what they’ve screened in the past shows a pleasantly wide range, from familiar titles like Man with a Movie Camera (Человек с Киноаппаратом, 1929) and Good Bye Lenin! (2003) to documentaries and programmes of Ukrainian short films.
Slightly tangentially, Philadelphia is also currently playing host to near-local boys the Quay Brothers (who graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1969, where they discovered the wonders of Polish posters). The tribute features screenings and an exhibition of their original puppet sets.