 | | International Festival of Independent Cinema (April 17 - April 26 )
Organized by The Society for Independent and Other Arts OFF CAMERA and Krakow Festival Office. OFF PLUS CAMERA’09 is a major event devoted to Polish and international independent cinema. Our key objective is to give support to the filmmakers at the beginning of their careers.
The most important element of the festival is the international competition, in which 12 independent directors from all over the world compete for the Cracow Film Award of $100,000. The winner is selected by an international jury and the award is given by the President of Krakow. The winner will also receive a grant from the Polish Film Institute in the amount of 1 million PLN for the production of his next film produced in Poland.
Approximately 100 films will be presented during 340 screenings. Our Festival aspires to show – besides the newest productions – the classics of underground cinema. An integral element of the event is also the mobile phone competition, inspired by a similar project developed by Sundance Film Festival.
OFF PLUS CAMERA’09 is a haven for good, oftentimes complex cinema. It is also a place for discussions, meetings and sharing ideas. What makes the festival special is the fact all screenings are held in small and medium venues, excluding multiplex theaters. The idea behind this decision was to pay tribute to the small movie theaters and so called film discussion clubs which used to present great and ambitious repertoire of films under the Dark Ages of communism. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s these venues functioned as meeting places for the Polish artistic and cultural elites.
The Festival also features a variety of lectures, meetings with artists, discussion panels and musical events.
PROGRAM:
17 April 2009:
4 pm - Pa Ra Da Beta, dir. Marco Pontecorvo (I/Fr, 2008., 100 min)
7 pm - King Lear, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (USA, 1987, 90 min)
10 pm - Bent, dir. Sean Mathias (USA/J, 1997, 105 min)
18 April 2009:
10 am - Swoon, dir. Tom Kalin (USA, 1992, 82 min)
1 pm - Détective, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr/S, 1985, 95 min)
4 pm - Pierrot le Fou, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr, 1965, 110 min)
7 pm - Poison, dir. Todd Haynes (USA, 1991, 85 min)
10 pm - Looking for Langstone, dir. Isaac Julien (GB, 1989, 45 min)
19 April 2009:
10 am - S lyubovyu, Lilya, dir. Larisa Sadilova (Ru, 2003, 98 min)
1 pm - Sauve qui peut La Vie, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr, 1980, 8 min)
4 pm - American East, dir. Hesham Issawi (USA, 2008, 108 min)
7 pm - Wendy and Lucy, dir. Kelly Reichardt (USA, 2008, 80 min
10 pm - Velvet Goldmine, dir. Todd Haynes (GB/USA, 1998, 124 min)
20 April 2009:
10 am - Return to Hansala, dir. Chus Gutiérrez (Spain, 2008, 95 min)
1 pm - Une Femme est une femme, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr/I, 1964, 84 min)
4 pm - Lake Tahoe, dir. Fernando Eimbcke (Mexico, 2008, 85 min)
7 pm - My Effortless Brilliance, dir. Lynn Shelton (USA, 2008, 79 min)
10 - Mala Noche, dir. Gus Van Sant ((USA, 1985, 78 min)
21 April 2009:
10 am - Reach For Me, dir. LeVar Burton (USA, 2008, 89 min)
1 pm - Bande à part, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr, 1964, 97 min)
4 pm - Unterwegs, dir. Jan Krüger (D, 2004, 80 min)
7 pm - Your Name Here, dir. Matthew Wilder (USA, 2008, 106 min)
10 pm - Young Soul Rebels, dir. Isaac Julien (F/ESP/D/GB, 1991, 105 min)
22 April 2009:
10 am - Firaaq, dir. Nandita Das (Indie, 2008, 101 min)
1 pm - WeekEnd, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr/I, 1968, 105 min)
4 pm - Vivre Ensemble, dir. Anna Karina (92 min)
7 pm - Baghead, dir. Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass (USA, 2008, 84 min)
10 - Dream Boy, dir. James Bolton (USA, 2008, 90 min)
23 April 2009:
10 am - In the Soup, dir. Alexander Rockwell (USA/Fr/G/J/I, 1992, 93 min)
1 pm - Pa Ra Da Beta, dir. Marco Pontecorvo (I/Fr, 2008, 100 min)
4 pm - Heaven on Earth, dir. Marleen Gorris (Can, 2008, 106 min)
7 pm - Manure, dir. Michael Polish (USA, 2009, 105 min)
10 pm - Swoon, dir. Tom Kalin (USA, 1992, 82 min)
24 April 2009:
10 am - Felix et Lola, dir. Patrice Leconte (Fr, 2001, 89 min)
1 pm - Made in USA, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (Fr, 1987, 90 min)
4 pm - Française, dir. Souad El-Bouhati (Fr/Marocco, 2008, 84 min)
7 pm - 40 Shades of Blue, dir. Ira Sachs (USA, 2001, 108 min)
10 pm - Waiting for the Moon, dir. Jill Godmilow (GB/Fr/USA/D, 1987, 88 min)
26 April 2009:
10 am - Twarze/Faces, dir. John Cassavetes (USA, 1968, 130 min)
1 pm - Perro Come Perro, dir. Carlos Moreno (Colombia, 2008, 106 min)
4 pm - Ghost World, dir. Terry Zwigoff (USA/UK/D, 2001, 111 min)
7 pm - The Living End, dir. Gregg Araki (USA, 1992, 92 min)
More info: www.offpluscamera.com
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