THE DOG HILL
POLISH TITLE: MARYSINA POLANA
REPRESENTED BY KFF
A story about four men of different age who spend six months each year working as shepherds, away from their families and civilization. They have a lot of time to talk about the most important and leaving aspects of life. The highlander’s philosophy in short.
FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 39'
- YEAR:
- 2010
- DIRECTING:
- Grzegorz Zariczny
- SCRIPT:
- Grzegorz Zariczny
- DOP:
- Weronika Bilska
- EDITOR:
- Grzegorz Zariczny
- PRODUCTION:
- Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy (obecnie: Wajda Studio)
Grzegorz Zariczny »
Born in 1983. He graduated from the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice and a documentary course at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing where he made his documentary debut The Dog Hill (2010) awarded in Poland and abroad. He has directed the feature film study Our Bad Winter (2012, Special Award at the Young Cinema Competition at the Gdynia Film Festival) and The Whistle (2012), a documentary which won the Grand Prix of the Sundance Festival.
AT FESTIVALS:
- PLUS CAMERIMAGE 2010 - International Film Festival Of The Art Of Cinematography, Poland, 2010 (screening)
- KINOTEKA - 9th Polish Film Festival, London, UK, 2011 (screening)
- 8. Festival Du Cinema De Brive, France, 2011 (screening)
- FilmPOLSKA, Germany, 2011 (screening)
- “Golden Apricot” 8th Yerevan Film Festival, Armenia, 2011 (screening)
- Vilnius Film Shorts, Lithuania, 2010 (competition)
- Open City London Documentary Festival, UK, 2011 (competition)
- 25th Pärnu International Film Festival, Estonia, 2011 (competition)
- 17th Film Festival Della Lessinia, Italy, 2011 (Special Mention)
AWARDS AT POLISH FESTIVALS:
* 50. Krakow Film Festival - The Maciej Szumowski Award founded by Kino Polska TV
* 50. Krakow Film Festival - The Maciej Szumowski Award founded by Kino Polska TV