Festival

Poland2017documentary85'

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.

directed by: Tomasz Wolski
Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A graduate of Journalism at the Jagiellonian University and the Documentary Course at the Wajda School (2003). Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP), Polish Academy of Film (PAF), and European Film Academy (EFA). Since 2024, he has also served on the Polish Film Institute (PISF) Council. His feature-length documentary 1970 was screened at over 50 international festivals worldwide and received numerous awards (Visions du Réel, Krakow Film Festival, Zagrebdox, Festival Film Dokumenter, Batumi International Art House Film Festival). He also edited Sergei Loznitsa’s films Babi Yar. Context and The Kiev Trial, as well as Anna Gawlita’s Krzyżoki.
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)
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