MEETINGS AND TALKS
KFF TALKS
KFF TALKS is a series of unique meetings and fascinating discussions with eminent not only from the film world. Hovering on the borderline of philosophy, science, natural sciences and humanities, they converse about the condition of the world and the place of a human being in contemporary reality.
Hard to Be Human. The debate opening this year’s Docs+Science section.
26.05 MON 17:30-18:30 | Bunkier Sztuki
How can we define life and death in analogue and digital worlds? Where should we set the boundaries of our biological identity? How can we retell the story of the world in a new, multi-voiced, non-anthropomorphic way, following the proposals put forward by contemporary science? How can we find our own place in a technologically assisted reality – between the natural and the mechanical, the analogue and the digital? These topics will be discussed by three guests who represent disciplines that were once separate but are now increasingly intertwined: art, humanities, philosophy, biology and computer science.
The talk will be attended by Julia Fiedorczuk, Barbara Pietrzak, and Jan K. Argasiński. Moderator – Karol Jałochowski, a curator of Docs+Science section (Pulsar).
In Polish only Free admission
Partnerzy: UJ WAFIS, PULSAR
Między pożądaniem a poczuciem winy
27.05 TUE 17:30-18:30 | Bunkier Sztuki
How can we define life and death in analogue and digital worlds? Where should we set the boundaries of our biological identity? How can we retell the story of tIs it possible to own less, and yet have more? Can our choices save the world? Our knowledge is expanding, we are aware of the environmental price of our phones, cars and lives – and yet resource consumption is increasing. How can a sense of guilt be transformed into climate agency and how can an individual influence the world’s future ecology? Researcher Marta Seweryn and climate columnist Piotr Sergiej will take part in a debate moderated by Michał Olszewski.
In Polish only Free admission
Partners: Wyborcza.pl, Polski Alarm Smogowy, Carbon Footprint Foundation
Why do we need the difficult media?
28.05 WED 17:30-18:30 | Bunkier Sztuki
Instant attraction is close to manipulation. Random news is only a step away from fake news. But it is the instant media that offer pleasure and a sense of being up to date, and provide simple answers to difficult questions. Long texts, in-depth analyses, documentaries or nuanced reports demand an effort, concentration and attention from the audience. So why bother? Marek Zając, Maia Mazurkiewicz, Michał Olszewski and Magdalena Kicińska will discuss the role of the media in the post-truth era. Moderated by Aga Kozak
In Polish only Free admission
Partners: TVP, Fundacja PZU, „Pismo”
FILM ESPRESSO FOR FILMMAKERS
26.05 MON 12:00-13:00 | Barbakan Cafe
27.05-30.05 TUE-FRI 11:00-12:00 | Barbakan Cafe
Daily meetings with directors whose films have been admitted to this year’s festival programme.
Admission with the festival accreditation only
Co-organiser: Narodowe Centrum Kultury LOGO wg wytycznych
ACTING IN SHORT FILMS. MEET THE ACTORS
26.05-30.05 MON-FRI 16:00-17:00 | Barbakan
Join us for a conversation with actors about acting in short films. What is the biggest challenge in creating a fully-fledged character in a shorter film form? Is work on short forms very much different from work on feature-length films? How important are short films in your career? Is this genre a good start for a budding actor? These questions and many more will be answered by the invited artists.
In Polish only Free admission
Co-organiser: Narodowe Centrum Kultury
Partner: Radio Kraków
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LAGUIONIE MASTERCLASS
26.05 MON 12:15-13:30 | MOS2 Małopolski Ogród Sztuki
During the 65th Krakow Film Festival, Jean-François Laguionie, a prominent French director and animator, will hold a masterclass on his original method of creative work. During the meeting, the master will share his unique approach to the animation process. The focus will be on the technique of “wild animation” – a working method in which animatics (also known as “mock-up”) precedes the storyboarding stage. Unlike the traditional process, Laguionie creates sketches of characters and scenes, which he then combines with music in an edit very close to the final cut of the film.
In French / Polish and English translation Free admission
Partner: Instytut Francuski w Polsce
PROMOTION OF JERZY ARMATA’S BOOK ‘MASTERS OF POLISH ANIMATION’. MEETING WITH THE AUTHOR.
26.05 MON 15:30-16:30 | AMSEL Cafe
Jerzy Armata’s book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Polish artistic animation, celebrated across the world. It presents the work of 50 outstanding artists – starting from such pioneers as Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica, through the masters of the golden era of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s (Witold Giersz, Daniel Szczechura, Mirosław Kijowicz), to end with contemporary artists, such as Marta Pajek. The publication contains 50 critical essays with a historical introduction and conclusion. It is accompanied by a four-disc set including 53 films of representative filmmakers. This publishing debut of Studio Animacji EGoFILM is the first comprehensive compendium of information about the Polish school of animation.
Moderated by Anita Piotrowska.
In Polish only Free admission
Partner: EGoFILM
PROMOTION OF THE BOOK ‘SKAZANY NA KINO. KRZYSZTOF GIERAT W ROZMOWIE Z EWĄ ZIEMBLĄ’. MEETING WITH EWA ZIEMBLA AND KRZYSZTOF GIERAT
29.05 THU 16:30-18:00 | AMSEL Cafe
The author of the book, Ewa Ziembla, talks to Krzysztof Gierat about his extraordinary relationship with cinema and film people. The interview, sparkling with anecdotes, is full of memories of meetings with the greatest stars, including Robert De Niro, Michelangelo Antonioni or Wim Wenders, stories about international film events and, of course, the Krakow Film Festival, too.
Moderated by Katarzyna Kubisiowska.
In Polish only Free admission
Partner: Wydawnictwo Austeria
MEETING WITH PROF. SEBASTIAN SZYBKA (JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY) AFTER THE SCREENING OF SURFING EINSTEIN (dir. Meritxell Campos Olivé)
29.05 THU 18:15-19:45 | Paradox
Filmy Bliżej Nauki is the festival’s edition of the bestselling series of university lectures on science. Referring to ‘Surfing Einstein’, a picture screened in the Docs+Science section, Professor Sebastian Szybka will talk about gravitational waves, which inspired the filmmakers, and how scientific issues are shown in films.
In Polish only Tickets apply
Partner: UJ WAFIS
HOW COOKING CEMENTS COMMUNITIES?
28.05 WED 15:30-16:45 | Lea Bistro
Referring to the film ‘Lovers in the Sky’, screened in this year’s documentary competition, the invited guests will discuss the social role of cooking together as a way of integrating environments and local communities. The meeting will be attended by representatives of Conflict Kitchen, the DOM EQ Krakow Equality Centre and Aleksandra Tomaszewska (Aon).
Moderated by Dawid Wojtyczka (Signs of Equality Federation).
In Polish only
Partners: Aon, Federacja Znaki Równości
MEETING AFTER THE SCREENING OF ‘POLAND VERSUS HISTORY’
30.05 FRI 20:30 | MOS2
The 1941 Jedwabne pogrom was a white spot in Poland’s history for a long time. It was not until Jan Tomasz Gross’s book ‘Neighbours’ that the debate on Polish-Jewish relations during the German occupation began. This is the subject of Joanna Grudzińska’s film ‘Poland versus History’. After the screening, please join us for a meeting with the director and Jan Tomasz Gross. We will discuss how to talk about anti-Semitism today, in the changing political conditions in Poland and around the world. The discussion will be moderated by Jacek Stawiski (Galicia Jewish Museum).
In Polish only Tickets apply
Partner: Żydowskie Muzeum Galicja