{"id":26750,"date":"2021-04-20T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.krakowfilmfestival.pl\/?p=26750"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:53:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:53:19","slug":"polish-representation-at-the-61st-krakow-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.krakowfilmfestival.pl\/en\/polish-representation-at-the-61st-krakow-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish representation at the 61st Krakow Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The premieres of the most interesting Polish documentary, short and animated films, returns of the award-winning film-makers and the latest debuts, the award for the contribution to the development of international cinema for Piotr Dumała – in the programme of the Krakow Film Festival there is always a special place for the productions of Polish film-makers, who tell the stories about Poland and the world in an original and uncompromising way.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The Dragon of Dragons for Piotr Dumała<\/h5>\n

This year’s Dragon of Dragons award for the exceptional contribution to the development of the international cinema will be given to Piotr Dumała — the master of international animated film and the creator of original film technique<\/b>, almost from the very beginning associated with the Krakow Film Festival.  Dumała received the Golden Dragon twice — for “A Gentle Creature” in 1985 and “The Walls” in 1988, the Bronze Hobby-Horse in 1989 for “Freedom of the Leg,” the Bronze Dragon and the FICC Award for “Franz Kafka” in 1992 and the Silver Hobby-Horse (2014) for “Hippos.” <\/p>\n

The award ceremony of the Dragon of Dragons will be accompanied by the retrospective of the laureate’s work. In the programme, there are several works by Piotr Dumała, both the first award-winning films as well as the latest ones. As every year, the award-winner will give a master class, open not only to film-makers but to all animated film fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polish films in international competitions<\/h5>\n

In the international documentary film competition,<\/b> 2 Polish films will be presented: “Walk with Angels”<\/b> by Tomasz Wysokiński, who for years accompanies like a shadow the mysterious Jerry, searching for missing children in the Republic of South Africa, and “No Hero at All”<\/b> by Michał Kawecki, telling the story of Miszka — a promising Alpine skier who, in spite of a serious disability and difficult living conditions, makes the most of life.<\/p>\n

The short documentary, feature and animated films, including 5 Polish productions, will compete for the Golden and Silver Dragons in the international short film competition<\/b>. Animated film-makers are the most numerous group — Zbigniew Czapla, the award-winner of the Krakow Film Festival in 2017, will present his latest film. Characteristic, recognisable in the very first frames, images from the film “On Time”<\/b> will take us on a journey to Japan. In turn, the award-winner of 2015, Tomasz Siwiński (the author of the award-winning “Blue Room”), in the film “Love in Times of Coal-Based Economy”<\/b> moves the setting of the film to Silesia in 1962, where, in the grey reality the love between a miner and a woman crane operator flourishes. Whereas Kinga Syrek in her debut “Too Late”<\/b> pays homage to Edie Sedgwick, the muse of Andy Warhol.<\/p>\n

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