POLISH DOCUMENTARIES AT DOK LEIPZIG
During one of the most significant events in the world of documentary and animation cinema – 53rd International Documentary and Animated Film Festival DOK LEIPZIG, which starts in the second part of October, seven Polish films are going to be shown in the competition programme.
DOK LEIPZIG is one of the biggest and most important international festival, devoted exclusively to documentary as well as animated films. Every year DOK LEIPZIG presents a wide range of the newest film productions from all over the world. In addition to this, the festival time is filled with several dozen industry offers for filmmakers, producers, commissioning editors, theatrical exhibitors, distributors, journalists and documentary newcomers, such as: DOK Market, International DOK Leipzig CoProduction Meeting or DOK Summit.At this year’s festival in Leipzig, which will be held from 18th to 24th of October, four Polish documentaries will compete for main prizes. “North from Calabria” directed by Marcin Sauter and “Let’s run away from her” by Marcin Koszałka were qualified for International Competition Documentary Film. When it comes to International Short Documentary Competition, “A Piece of Summer” by Marta Minorowicz and “Charcoal Burners” by Piotr Złotorowicz will be shown in this category. In the noncompetitive programme there are also two Polish titles: “The Screening at the Tatry Cinema” by Igor Chojna and “Themerson and Themerson” by Wiktoria Szymańska.
In addition, one Polish animated film made by Marek Skrobecki, “Danny Boy”, will appear in the International Animated Film Competition. This film depicts a current problem of alienation of an individual and individual’s place in the structure of the society.
Marcin Sauter’s “North from Calabria” is his first fictional documentary film about actors and outside people who moved into a small Silesian town and along with its inhabitants they organize a big fest.
Marcin Koszałka in his documentary “Let’s run away from her” once again makes an attempt to show the problem of his family, the question of the death, fears and emotional disturbances – but this time through the prism of his sister.
“A Piece of Summer” by Marta Minorowicz shows the relationship between one old man and his grandson. This relationship is surrounded by beautiful, as well as wild and severe nature of Polish mountainous area of Bieszczady.
The region of Bieszczady is also the background for the story presented by Piotr Złotorowicz in his short film “Charcoal Burners”. The protagonist, working as charcoal makers, live far from civilization in the midst of the mountains following the rhythm dictated by nature.
“The Screening at the Tatry Cinema” by Igor Chojna is a story – full of humour and irony – about Mr Dariusz Ambroszczyk who runs one of the oldest cinemas in Łódź – Tatry.
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