POLISH DOCS AT HOT DOCS!

Over 170 films from all around the world, the film market, pitching forum, workshops, international conferences–this is only the outline of the Hot Docs programme, which will be held at the turn of April and May 2011. The big news is that there are Polish documentaries in the varied programme of films produced in all corners of the globe!

Previous years proved that Canadian audience is eager to watch Polish documen­tary cinema. Last year there were four Polish titles screened in the programme: Chemo by Paweł Łoziń­ski, Six Weeks by Mar­cin Janos Kraw­czyk (both of them in the inter­national com­petition) as well as War Games by Dariusz Jabłoń­ski and A Man Came And Took Her by Jędrzej Nie­strój and Rafał Przy­był, whereas in the Doc Shop mar­ket which accom­panies the festival there was the huge num­ber of twenty two Polish documen­Tarsie shown. What is more, Polish documen­taries suc­ceed in Toronto as well. For instance, Rab­bit à la Ber­lin by Bar­tek Konopka was placed among the win­ners of the festival receiving the Best Mid-​Length Documen­tary Award.


At this year’s Hot Docs edition (from April 28th to 8th May) four Polish documen­taries will be presen­ted as the part of inter­national com­petition: Out Of Reach by Jakub Stożek–the laureate of the last Sun­dance Film Festival, At the Edge of Rus­sia by Michał Mar­czak–awar­ded at the festival Flaher­tiana in Perm and East Silver Mar­ket, Phnom Penh Lul­laby by Paweł Kloc–which world premiere will be held at Visions du Réel in Nyon, and also That’s life…–the documen­tary debut by Daniel Zieliń­ski, a student of Polish Film School in Łódź.

Just like during last year’s Doc Shop mar­ket, also during this edition film profes­sionals from all around the world will be given a chance of wat­ching the enor­mous num­ber of Polish documen­taries as the part of Polish Docs project. Polish Docs project is organized by the Krakow Film Foun­dation with the sup­port of the Polish Film Institute.


Hot Docs is the North America’s lar­gest documen­tary festival welcoming hun­dreds of inter­national film­makers and industry delegates to Toronto. However, it is the event dedicated not only to presen­ting documen­tary cinema from almost all coun­tries of the world. Hot Docs offers industry profes­sionals unparal­leled activities, inc­luding: a full roster of industry ses­sions, the Doc Shop Mar­ket as a form of digital videolibrary with over 1500 films in database; Mar­ket initiatives inc­luding the Sales Office and its Ren­dezvous service, Official Delegations and Inter­national Co-​Production Day as well as lively networ­king events and par­ties.


The Sales Office is the cen­tre of mar­ket activity at Hot Docs. Offering valuable services for all delegates, the Sales Office is an essen­tial resource for both buyers and film­makers looking to con­nect with the right people, find the right product or have their questions answered.


More infor­mation can be found at: www​.hot​docs​.ca.