Festival

Poland2017documentary85'Konkurs polski (2017)Konkurs DocFilmMusic (2017)

There is a classical music festival going on. The camera takes a look at the backstage, captures the last rehearsals, follows the work of the technical crew, costume preparations and the banter between the signer and the pianist. Backstage, fans are collecting autographs and take photographs with artists. This is the festival microcosm as seen from all possible perspectives. The stage seems to be somewhere far away as the process of music creation and the commotion that accompanies it is more important.

Awards
  • 2017 National competition
    Best Cinematography AwardSpecial Award
  • 2017 National competition
    The Award for the best short and documentary films producer in PolandSpecial Award
directed by
Tomasz Wolski, portret reżysera
Tomasz Wolski

Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. He was born in 1977. He is a graduate of Journalism at the Jagiellonian University and of a documentary course from the Wajda School. He has taken part in the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Berlin Today Award. He has made several documentaries, which include The Clinic (2006), "The Lucky Ones" (2009), "Doctors" (2011), "The Palace" (2012), "Not for Everyone" (2012), "Festival" (2017) and "An Ordinary Country" (2020, the winner of the Golden Hobby Horse at the 60KFF). As a editor he has worked with Sergei Loznitsa on his documentaries "Babi Yar. Context" and "The Kiev Trial". He is a co-director (with Piotr Pawlus) of "In Ukraine" which premiered at Berlinale in 2023. A member of the Polish Filmmakers Association, Polish and European Film Academies, and since 2024, a member of the Council of the Polish Film Institute.

Anna Gawlita

Producer, director and President of the Board at Kijora Film. She has worked as a production manager of numerous documentary films, such as "The Doctors" (2011) and "The Palace" (2012) dir. by Tomasz Wolski, "Getto Gospel" dir. by Jakub Radej (2011)," A Diary of a Journey" dir. by Piotr Stasik (2013) and "Casa Blanca" dir. by Aleksandra Maciuszek (2015). A co-director of "Festival", she teaches at the Wajda School and offers copyright law workshops. "Krzyżoki" is her independent directing debut.

cinematography
Tomasz Wolski
script
Anna Gawlita, Tomasz Wolski
editing
Tomasz Wolski
production
Anna Gawlita (Kijora Film)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Festival