10-04-2013

Roland Joffe and Volker Schlondorff Lead Panels at Off Plus Camera 2013

By Barbara Łukaszewicz
    "Le capital", by Costa-Gavras, is to open this year's edition of the International Festival of Independent Cinema OFF PLUS CAMERA. "Le capital", by Costa-Gavras, is to open this year's edition of the International Festival of Independent Cinema OFF PLUS CAMERA.

    KRAKOW: Twelve main competition films, a Polish Feature Films competition, and a five-day industry event will unspool at the Sixth Cinema Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Films, taking place in Cracow between 12 and 21April 2013.

    The festival’s guests include industry panelists Volker Schlöndorff and Roland Joffé, along with Josh Hartnett and Stephen Dorff. 

    Along with the festival’s standard sections (Discoveries, From The Gut – The American Independent Men and The Catching Up), the organizers are presenting several special sections: Black American Cinema, New Italian Cinema, Cinema of The Time of Crisis and Black-Hearted Cinema.

    The programme of ACADEMY OFF CAMERA PRO INDUSTRY 2013 running from 16 - 20 April will organize meetings with professionals from the film industry in both Polish and in English. Topics to be discussed are Coproductions, Film Directing, Film Casting, and Promotion of Films at Festivals.  

    The following meetings will be presented in English:

    16 April

    The Film Festival Landscape

    Time: 11:00 – 11:50
    Industry Radisson Zone
    Host: David Kwok, Maria Łętowska

    The power of co-production - financing your film

    Time: 12:00 – 12:50
    Industry Radisson Zone
    Host: Emily Gotto
    Language: English
    Entry only with Industry Pass

    On Film Directing

    Time: 15:00 – 16:30
    Festival Centre at Pałac pod Baranami
    Host: Volker Schlöndorff
    Language: English
    Free entry 

    17 April

    Co-production and international distribution in terms of new opportunities– a panel discussion

    Time: 12:00 – 13:30
    Industry Radisson Zone
    With Brandon Harris, Katie Holly, Ewa Puszczyńska, Host: Joanna Szymańska
    Language: English
    Entry only with Industry Pass

    18 April

    Casting (A US Perspective)

    Time: 11:00 – 12:30and 13:30 – 15:00
    Industry Radisson Zone
    Host: Margie Simkin
    Language: English
    Entry only with Industry Pass accreditations
    (Please, take your laptop to the meeting) 

    Roland Joffé Presents Director Workshops

    Time:  15:00 – 17:00
    Festival Centre at Pałac pod Baranami
    Language: English
    Free entry 

    19 April 

    The future of stories - pitch and package across media

    Time:  10:00 – 12:00 oraz 12:30 – 14:00
    International Cultural Centre
    Host: Asta Wellejus, Julian Friedmann
    Language: English
    Free entry 

    The Art of Video Essay

    Time:  15:00 – 17:00
    Festival Centre at Pałac pod Baranami
    Host: Kevin B. Lee
    Language: English
    Free entry

    Details about the meetings.

    Coordination of workshop:

    Karolina Bisping-Adamik
    mobile: +48 536 512 272
    e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Agata Kukułka
    mobile: +48 519 330 873
    e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Registration for workshops: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Details about accreditations.