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Film Submissions Open for the 24th International Film Festival BellaTOFIFEST!
The call for submissions to two competitions organized as part of the 24th BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival opens on January 15, 2026. Submissions will be accepted until May 20, 2026, via the online entry form available on the Festival’s website. More »

‘Lesson Learned’ and ‘Under the Grey Sky’ Win at the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival!
‘Lesson Learned’ by Bálint Szimler won the On Air Main Competition, and ‘Under the Grey Sky’ by Mara Tamkovich won the Polish Competition From Poland. More »

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Chasm

Otchłań · dir. Wojciech Kasperski
Poland 2009, 34’

Document. An intimate portrait of gold fever. The gold-bearing mountains of Northen Siberia are the background for the Jack London style story: A Lonely Gold Seeker is looking for his Treasure. He is surrounded by unfriendly nature and by people he can’t trust. Being chased by his own fears, he breaks up with the whole world and shuts himself in the trap of his great passion/desire.

Director:Wojciech Kasperski
Screenplay:Wojciech Kasperski
Music:Hati
Cinematography:Radosław Ładczuk
Editing:Tymek Wiskirski
Awards:Nagroda „Little Stamp” / “Little Stamp” Award (ZagrebDox 2010)

Wojciech Kasperski (born in 1981) graduated Łódź Film School. He produces his movies in Poland and Russia. His films, especially documentary Seeds (2005), win a lot of awards at festivals both in Poland and abroad.