THE PALACE
POLISH TITLE: PAŁAC
REPRESENTED BY KFF
The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw was a despised gift from Stalin. After the system transformation in Poland some suggested to pull it down. But the palace is still standing and doing fine pulsating with the life of hundreds of offices, hosting a theatre, concert hall, cinema and even a swimming pool and city council room. Having already visited a clinic, hospital and registry office, this time Wolski with his camera enters the building that is a reflection of Poland’s everyday life and history. The nooks and crannies of the building and the crowds that fill it make a backdrop to apt and witty observations as well as an inspiration to more general diagnoses.
FILM REPRESENTED BY KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- POLAND
- RUNNING TIME:
- 82'
- YEAR:
- 2012
- DIRECTING:
- Tomasz Wolski
- SCRIPT:
- Tomasz Wolski
- DOP:
- Tomasz Wolski
- EDITOR:
- Tomasz Wolski
- PRODUCTION:
- KIJORA / Anna Gawlita
Tomasz Wolski »
A member of Guild of Polish Documentary Directors Polish Film Academy and European Film Academy. Director of short film "Daughter" (Grand Prix at Angers Premiers Plan) & director, editor, cameramen of 13 documentaries awarded at many international festival incl. Los Angeles Film Festival, Palm Springs Film Festival, Punto de Vista, Nancy - Aye Aye Film Festival, Evora - FIKE, Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Camerimage & Krakow Film Festival.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2013 (screening)
- 25th Polish Film Festival in America, USA, 2013 (screening)
- 20th Camerimage, Poland, 2012 (competition)
- DOXA Documentary FF, Canada, 2013 (competition)
- Cinema Verite - Iran International Documentary FF, Iran, 2013 (competition)