BLOG
02.03.2010
Over 2000 films have been submitted to the 50th Krakow Film Festival. During the next month the Selection Committee and Director of the Festival will evaluate all the submitted films to qualify the best for: National Competition, International Short Film Competition and International Documentary Film Competition.
26.02.2010
Krakow Film Festival is moving to the new office. Our new address is: ul. Basztowa 15 a / 8a, 31 - 143 Krakow. Today is the moving day, so we are available only by mobile: +48 601 768 887.
16.02.2010
In February the next part of our jubilee cycle is presented - this time films from Yugoslavia. The country has disappeared, the films remain...
12.02.2010
 60th edition of Berlinale has started. We couldn't miss one of the most important film event of the year. Representatives of Krakow Film Festival are going to be in Berlin from Saturday 13th February till Thursday 18th February.
10.02.2010
 We are happy to announce that this year Dragon of the Dragons award is going to JONAS MEKAS - legendary American filmmaker, "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema"!
09.02.2010
This Thursday, 11th February, is the final deadline for submitting films for the 50th edition of Krakow Film Festival.
02.02.2010
 "Rabbit a la Berlin", the winner of Golden Hobby-Horse of 49th KFF is nominated for Oscar!
02.02.2010
 The deadline for submitting projects for the 5th edition of DRAGON FORUM workshops is postponed.
27.01.2010
Only two weeks left to final deadline for submitting films for the 50th. edition of Krakow Film Festival.
15.01.2010
Attention, attention! Our poster for 50th edtion is ready!
12.01.2010
 Call for documentary film projects for the 2010 edition of the Dragon Forum is open. Dragon Forum is the international documentary film workshops in the middle of Europe. Renowned experts help to prepare your film for the co-production. The final pitching takes place during the Krakow Film Festival.
08.01.2010
 The jubilee cycle of screenings, prepared to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Krakow Film Festival, reached its half-way point. In January, excellent animators and the cinema born of their imagination will reign on the screens in Małopolska.
06.01.2010
New year, new ideas, new plans, but the aim remains the same - to improve Krakow Film Festival. The jubilee edition is ahead of us, so the expectations of viewers, guests and partners are high. We hope to meet them.
23.12.2009
 Season's greetings from Krakow Film Festival team.
13.12.2009
 The European Film Awards were given last Saturday in German city Bochum. “Poste Restante” by Marcel Łoziński was awarded the best short-length film.
09.12.2009
 December has arrived, and so the next part of our jubilee cycle. This month in Krakow, Tarnow and Nowy Sacz we tell "Tales about man".
29.11.2009
 We would like to remind you that tomorrow, i.e. 30th November is the first deadline for submitting films for 50th KFF. It concerns the film produced between 1st January - 31st August 2009.
29.10.2009
 50th anniversary of KFF nearer and nearer, therefore jubilee cycle continues. Every month the most interesting in the history of the Festival films are presented. In November - Prize Hunters.
13.10.2009
 For the celebration of 50th birthday Krakow Film Festival has prepared special monthly cycle of the most interesting films in Festival history. First part of the cycle "Krakow scandals" tomorrow at Kino Pod Baranami.
12.10.2009
 Awarded at 49th KFF "Rabbit a la Berlin" directed by Bartek Konopka shortlisted for 2009 Oscars in the short documentary film category.
07.10.2009
 Pod Baranami cinema was granted prestigious Europa Cinemas Award for the Best Programming.
02.10.2009
 The new call for entry fot the 50th Krakow Film Festival selection is now open. In 2010 the rules of submitting films has been changed.
10.09.2009
 Next week 34th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia opens. As usual the best films of the latest edition of Krakow Film Festival will be presented on the seaside.
07.09.2009
 Last Friday, 4th September the first Polish Internet documentary film festival DocBoat / Warsaw Nonfition E-Fest has started.
02.09.2009
 Distributed by Krakow Film Foundation and shown during 47th KFF 'When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Carvan' after visiting Wrocław hits Warszawa.
20.08.2009
 During Romani film festival 'When the Road Bends...Tales of a Gypsy Caravan' directed by Jasmine Dellal will be shown on 24th August in Kino Dworcowe in Wrocław. The film was presented on 47th Krakow Film Festival and it is distributed by Krakow Film Foundation.
28.07.2009
 Awarded with Golden Horn "Unmisteken child' shown in Łódź.
20.07.2009
 'Unmistaken Child', the triumphant in this year feature-lenght documentary competition will be shown on 25th July, Saturday, at 5pm at Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle.
02.07.2009
 50th Krakow Film Festival, jubilee edition, will take place between 31st May and 6th June 2010.
01.07.2009
 Starting from Friday, 3rd July, Pod Baranami cinema will show films awarded by public and Jury of 49th edition of Krakow Film Festival.
17.06.2009
 Although 49th edition of Krakow Film Festival is over, there is still a chance to see the winning films. The Festival laureates have started tour around Polish cinemas. This week showings in Rzeszow and Czestochowa.
16.06.2009
 The message about Allan King's death received yesterday from Canada has made us sad. Last year we had a pleasure to host Canadian director at 48th Krakow Film Festival, when as a Honorary Guest he received Dragon of the Dragons Award for his lifetime achievement.
09.06.2009
 The Grand Finale of 49th Krakow Film Festival in pictures.
04.06.2009
 The 49th Krakow Film Festival came to an end. Małe Instrumenty band played their mini-recital, The 20th Anniversary toast was proposed. Maciej Stuhr hosted the Grand Finale.
04.06.2009
... but before we go home (to sleep off the intense week), we will know the Jury verdict. The Final Gala starts at 7.30pm and will be conducted by Maciej Stuhr.
Before the Award Ceremony there will be a mini-recital of Małe Instrumenty band, and then we will drink the Toast for the 20th Anniversary with Gazeta Wyborcza.
03.06.2009
 - A Jew brings luck - an old Silesian points a portrait of a Jew counting money hanging on the wall. The director from "This Is A Place Of Mine, And I'm Back" came to Poland in search of her ancestor's footprints.
03.06.2009
 The rabbits raised the greatest enthusiasm. In the evening the authors of "I choose life", "The Actors" and "Rabbit a la Berlin" talked about their films.
03.06.2009
 This is the last screening of Krakow Documentary Section during Festival. We'll present the film "Kurdi", directed by Scottish director Doug Augby.
03.06.2009
Adrian Konarski, composer of film and theatrical music will be playing live during Impression on Europe screening.
02.06.2009
 Day 4 of Krakow Film Festival. Meetings with David Procter, Harald Schleicher, Jess and Louiei Salto and Balazs Simonyi... International seminar about distribution. Marcin Koszałka as a DJ. Full dancefloor :) Photos and new issue of festival newspaper.
02.06.2009
 We can forget, but the film tape never. Fourth day of 49.KFF have brought quite big dose of nostalgia.
02.06.2009
 If you're a fan of horror films and you're longing to see the tonight's Shorts International presents screening, but still haven't got the ticket.
Win it in our competition!
01.06.2009
 Day 3 of Krakow Film Festival. Meetings with Lidia Duda, Marcin Koszałka, Franco de Pena, Marcel Łoziński, Maciej Drygas... Film festival representatives gathering. The concert of Kurtyna Siemiradzkiego at Alchemia club. Photos and new issue of festival newspaper.
01.06.2009
 _ I'm interested in the future, not in past - summarized his film 'Sentenced for life" Marcin Koszałka.
- In the press I'm described as a man, who uses cinema as mass destruction weapon - confesed Venezuelian Franco de Pena.
01.06.2009
 – If she is not above us, then she is certainly in us - said Marcel Łoziński about Katarzyna Maciejko - Kowalczyk. Three films at the 49th KFF are dedicated to the editor, who died in February 2008.
31.05.2009
 Danny Chanoch was as a child a prisoner of five concentration camps, and luckily he managed to survive. We had an opportunity to see his story in the film "Pizza in Auschwitz" directed by Moshe Zimerman. However, the greatest event for the audience was meeting Danny Chanoch.
31.05.2009
 The second of Krakow Film Festival. New films from Tomasz Wolski and Paweł Łoziński. China Day. Presentation of the award Dragon of the Dragons and banquet in honour of prof. Jerzy Kucia hosted by President of Krakow, prof. Jacek Majchrowski. We have photos.
30.05.2009
 The Dragon of Dragons was handed for the twelfth time. It has been presented since 1998. The first filmmaker, who gainedthe award was Bohdan Kosiński (1922-2003). Today Jerzy Kucia, one of the most known and respected authors of Polish animation has received Dragon of The Dragons.
30.05.2009
 First day of the 49th Krakow Film Festival was dedicated to visit our exquisite guest - Paul Mauzrsky, Jeff Kanew, Andrzej Wajda and Janusz Majewski. Below you will find photos showing the events of the first day and our daily festival newspaper (for those who speaks Polish :)
30.05.2009
 A five-time Oscar nominee, American director and author of “Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy”, Paul Mazursky, have come to Krakow to open the 49. Krakow Film Festival. The press conference he attended was very interesting. During the meeting with journalists Paul Mazursky told a lot about his new film.
28.05.2009
 Just hours separate us from the beginning of the 49th Krakow Film Festival Opening Ceremony. In order to make your awaiting pleasant we prepared screenings and meetings with filmmakers: Paul Mazursky (USA) , Berni Goldblat (Burkina Faso) and Nati Baratz (Israel).
26.05.2009
 Not only competition screenings make audience excited. Krakow Documentary Premieres also are very popular.
23.05.2009
 For the first time films shown at Krakow Film Festival will be also available in the Internet. Thanks to virtual cinema Cineman.pl between 29th May - 4th June festival films can be watched in the Web.
21.05.2009
Festival passes and tickets now are available.
19.05.2009
Today we reveal our new website.
18.05.2009
 Today, in Pod Baranami cinema the press conference announcing 49th Krakow Film Festival took place.
15.05.2009
 Leo Kantor - Director of International Documentary Film Festival 'Humanity in the world' becomes a member of the international jury.
04.05.2009
Jury members of 49th Krakow Film Festival have been announced. Jury will be chaired by Sergey Miroshnichenko, Zbigniew Rybczyński and Bogdan Dziworski.
20.04.2009
We are glad to inform you that in the second edition of the Polish Film Institute Awards, the 48th Cracow Film Festival is a nominee in the 'International Film Event' category and that a nomination in the 'Abroad Promotion' category went to the 'Polish Docs' Project, managed by the Foundation. It's the second nomination for the Festival and the first one for the 'Polish Docs' Project.
15.04.2009
Accreditation for 49th Krakow Film Festival and 4th Krakow Film Market for industry and media delegates is now available.
07.04.2009
 Films selected for 49th Krakow Film Festival have been announced.
06.04.2009
The Selection Committee of 49th KFF has chosen the films for national competition. 20 documentaries, 7 animations and 4 short fictions are rivaling for Golden Hobby-Horse.
25.02.2009
We have a great pleasure to announce that Professor JERZY KUCIA, one of Poland's most eminent and esteemed animated film makers active on the international scene, has been awarded this year's Dragon of Dragons by the decision of the Programme Council of the Krakow Film Foundation in recognition of his lifetime achievement.
21.02.2009
Last week Krakow Film Festival finished the selection for its 49th edition. We have received over 2200 documentary, animated and short films. Accordingly Krakow Film Market, which accompanies the Festival, has finished the selection for its 49th edition.
02.02.2009
Only until 11th February films can be submitted for 49th edition of Krakow Film Festival.
27.11.2008
INTRODUCING THE OFFICIAL POSTER OF 49TH KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL.
30.09.2008
 Organizers of the Krakow Film Festival which 49th edition will take place from 29th May to 4th June 2009, invite to submit the newest Polish and international films to the competition.
|
