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Cinema Under the Stars
As the historic urban space of Toruń constitutes an unforgettable experience in itself, weshall let you have a taste of it during this year’s edition of the festival. Once again, we aregoing to meet in the yard of the Old Town City Hall in Toruń where you will have a chance to watch five films we have selected for that particular scenery: More »

Castle Cinema
Let us take you back to the 1980s, amidst the unique scenery of the ruins of the Teutonic Castle, when some of the legendary horror films, now considered ‘cult classics’ were made. Although many of them were remade – some even saw many sequels made to continue the original idea – our intention is to show you the archetypes of the characters that have forever gone down in the history of this particular genre. The genre that is adored by so many devoted cinema goers. More »

Must See Must Be
The section Must See Must Bee is a summary of the films screened during the most important film festivals around the world which even the most knowledgeable film enthusiasts might have missed, when making an effort to digest the plethora of new film productions. More »

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GirlLikeMe

GirlLikeMe · dir. Rowland Jobson
United Kingdom 2009, 14’
Polish premiere

Lucy is young, Lucy is damaged, Lucy is pretty and Lucy likes to play. Age only 13 she attempts to get away from her dysfunctional family and her dull teenage life by meeting up with a “Tony age 16”. She meets Tony, indeed, but he's not 16… Lucy's not surprised, maybe she always knew it. So she’s having fun and flirting — everything is okay for her. She wants to be a woman, she wants to be older. But can she handle with that?

Director:Rowland Jobson
Screenplay:Peter Devonald
Music:Richard Canavan
Cinematography:Robbie Ryan
Editing:Chris Barwell, Matteo Pizzarello
Cast:Steven Elder, Georgia Bourke, Maria Burgess, Tara Ellis, Ian Rixon
Awards:Zwycięzca / Winner (MFF / IFF Branchage)

Rowland Jobson is a director and writer with a strong and varied background in drama documentary, commercials, corporate films and virals / interactive media.