“We rushed headlong into it” – the truth behind making Polish independent films. Day 3 at Tofifest 2016
Below is an account on the Monday meet-the-author sessions with our guests, as seen from the perspective of the Tofi press office. On Tuesday, Tofifest audiences had an opportunity to meet with the legend of Polish independent cinema, Dominik Matwiejczyk, as well as with Ralitza Petrova, a winner of the Golden Leopard at Locarno IFF, and many others. We have also a couple of festival film reviews.
Jolanta Sokal attended the meeting with Dominik Matwiejczyk, which followed the screening of “Krew z nosa”.
“The way you fall is not important, it is the way you land that matters”, explains Pablo, the main protagonist in the film, to his friends, in the opening scene of “Krew z nosa”. “When making <<Krew z nosa>>, we rushed headlong into it,” admitted the director. Read more >> http://bit.ly/2dJhBIl
Roch Rucinski provides a review of “Agnus Dei”
The title may as well be “Les Innocentes” (French for “Innocent”), but it is a bold films that stirs up emotions! Anne Fontaine used her film to take up a very difficult subject. The film had its première in January 2016, at the Sundance Film Festival. It was hailed as a phenomenal film and a big surprise. Read more >> http://bit.ly/2emwzDP
What Tofi has in store for you on Tuesday, 18th October
On Tuesday, there will be an opportunity to talk to Sonja Richter, an excellent actress of Danish origin, who is also one of the jurors in the ON AIR Main Competition. Sonja Richter is known to a wide audience as the main protagonist in the dark Scandinavian crime story “The Keeper of Lost Causes” (Kvinden i buret). Before that film made her famous, she had become popular with her appearance in “Open Hearts” (Elsker dig for evigt) by Susanne Bier, which brought her a nomination for the Bodil Award given by Danish Film Critics Association, and for the Robert Award awarded by the Danish Film Academy. In 2007, her theatre and film appearances were recognised by the Danish Royal Family, which brought Sonia the Culture Award given by the Crown Prince Couple of Denmark. In 2014, she appeared in the American film “The Homesman”, in which she accompanied Tommy Lee Jones and Hillary Swank.
On Tuesday, the theatrical highlight will be a performance entitled Czesław Śpiewa Solo Act. It is a combination of a monodrama, stand-up performance, and concert performed by one of the most popular modern artists – Czeslaw Mozil. It is about Poland seen from the perspective of a double emigrant, who lives travelling between Denmark and Poland, and loves the absurdities of both countries, looking at everything with a sense of humour. These are stories from the life of Czeslaw, told with the help of his greatest hits performed live. It is a perverse, bitter-sweet, and very funny story about patriotism, emigration, and homeland, but also about the everyday life of this popular artist. What does it mean to be a success in Poland? How can you sit on the substitutes' bench and still score goals? Is being an alternative artists popular among chavs? Is is sung. It is funny. It is touching. And still very relevant.
Take part in a meeting
- At 4.00 p.m., following the screening of the third portion of films competing in the SHORTCUT competition, there will be a meeting with the director of “A Quiet Place”, Ronny Dörfler | Od Nowa Club – Big Stage
- At 4.30 p.m., following the screening of “The Keeper of Lost Causes”, there will be a meeting with one of the jurors at Tofifest 2016, Danish actress Sonja Richter| Cultural and Congress Centre Jordanki
- 5.00 p.m. marks the highlight of the day – A MEETING WITH Marek KONDRAT, who will receive the Golden Angel of Tofifest for artistic insolence | Arthus Cafe at the Artus House
- At 5.00 p.m., following the screening of “Waves”, there will be a meeting with its director, Grzegorz Zariczny, and the main protagonists: Katarzyna Kopec and Anna Kesek | Centre Cinema
- 7.00 p.m., the music highlight of the day: CZESŁAW ŚPIEWA SOLO ACT – A musical play| Od Nowa Club – New Stage
- In the evening, starting at 9:00 p.m., there is a party called We Love Beats Tuesdays| NRD Festival Club
Highly recommended to see:
- 2.00 p.m., Baby bump, dir. by Kuba Czekaj, Poland – 90’ |FROM POLAND | Od Nowa Club – Big Stage
- 2.30 p.m. Eggs, dir. by Bent Hamer, Norway – 86’ |Focus: Bent Hamer | Od Nowa Club – New Stage
- 2.45 p.m. I, Olga Hepnarova, dir. by Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb; Czech Republic/France/Poland/Slovakia – 105’ |ON AIR | Centre Cinema
- 7.30 p.m. The Dancer, dir. by Stéphanie Di Giusto; France/ Belgium – 89’ |ON AIR |Cultural and Congress Centre Jordanki
- 7.30 p.m. The Cut, dir. by Fatih Atkin, Germany – 138’ |ALLAN STARSKI | Centre Cinema
- I co wy na to, Gałuszko? dir. by Maciej Cuske, Marcin Sauter, Poland – 70’ | Polish Independent Film Classics | Arthus Cinema
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