"THE PLACE" TRIUMPHS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Polish documentary film can boast successes at yet another mountain film festival. On March 13 ended the Dutch Mountain Film Festival, at which "The Place" by Julia Popławska was honoured with award.
The Dutch Mountain Film Festival is an eight-day long event, during which over 40 films on the subject of mountains were presented this year: feature films, documentary films, reports and artistic impressions. The Dutch festival is a member of the International Alliance of Mountain Film, an organisation promoting mountain cinema.
In the Netherlands, Julia Popławska was given the DMFF Best Newcomer Award for "The Place." According to the jury, the film by Popławska is rather a work of art than a documentary, and it offers the audience much more that depicting the reality in the research station.
In a workplace situated higher than any other in Poland, the constant nocturnal observation of the surrounding world is an unbroken norm. The employees suspended in beyond time and space in ‘the Place’ remain at their posts, unshaken and immovable, despite reversals, adversities and startling situations.
The main award of this edition of the festival, The DMFF Crossborder Award, went to Eliza Kubarska for her film "K2. Touching the Sky."
You can find more information on the festival's website .