Marcel Łoziński, the Oscar-nominated Polish documentary filmmaker passed away on August 20, 2025 at the age of 85. He is known for his Oscar-nominated documentary 89 mm from Europe.
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Marcel Łoziński, Oscar-nominated Polish Documentary Filmmaker Dead at 85
Marcel Łoziński (courtesy Krakow Film Festival)
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World Premiere of ‘All Inclusive’ by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert to Close Krakow Film Festival
All Inclusive Is it a fiction film with elements of a musical and a documentary, or a documentary with some elements of genre cinema?
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Arkadiusz Bartosiak’s ‘I Am the Creation of Fiction’ to Open 64th Krakow Film Festival in Poland
I Am the Creation of Fiction (courtesy Krakow Film Festival) The world premiere of the documentary I Am the Creation of Fiction, Arkadiusz Bartosiak’s portrait of artist, actor, director, manager, and social activist Andrzej Seweryn will open the 64th Krakow Film Festival in Poland.
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Margreth Olin’s Nature Documentary Songs of Earth to Open Krakow Film Festival
Songs of Earth directed by Margreth Olin Margreth Olin’s nature documentary Songs of Earth, described as a” breathtaking visual and auditory poem” will open the 63rd Krakow Film Festival on May 29. The film is one of fourteen productions from around the world competing in the International Documentary Competition.
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RIP. Finnish Documentary Filmmaker Jarmo Jääskeläinen Dead at 84
Jarmo Jaaskelainen (with umbrella), Tadzio Wosiński, Jacek Czerwiński, Michal Bukojemski (Krakow Film Festival) Krakow Film Festival announced that Finnish documentary filmmaker Jarmo Jääskeläinen died on 2 January 2022. He was 84 years old. He was to receive the most valuable statuette Dragon of Dragons of the Krakow Film Festival in May for his contribution to global documentary cinema.
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61st Krakow Film Festival Winners – ‘Polański, Horowitz. Hometown’ Wins Audience Award
Roman Polański and Ryszard Horowitz in “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” directed by Mateusza Kudła, Anna Kokoszka-Romer At the awards ceremony of the 61st Krakow Film Festival, the audience award went to Anna Kokoszka-Romer and Mateusz Kudła’s film “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown”.
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‘Polański, Horowitz. Hometown’ with Roman Polański will Open 61st Krakow Film Festival
Roman Polański and Ryszard Horowitz in “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” dir.ected by Mateusza Kudła, Anna Kokoszka-Romer The international premiere of the film “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” by Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer will open the 61st Krakow Film Festival on May 30th. The film featuring director Roman Polański and his friend, world-famous photographer Ryszard Horowitz is described as a colorful story about childhoods, friendship, the common Jewish fate of the protagonists and about Krakow. Polański, Horowitz. Hometown will be presented in the Polish competition of this year’s Festival.
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Polish Film Animator Piotr Dumała to Receive Dragon of Dragons 2021 at Krakow Film Festival
Piotr Dumała At the 61st Krakow Film Festival, on the June 1st, the Dragon of Dragon award will be given to Piotr Dumała, “the international master of animated film and the creator of original film techniques.” The 61st Krakow Film Festival will take place from May 30th to June 6th, 2021.
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Krakow Film Festival Announces 2020 Winners. THE SELF PORTRAIT Wins Audience Award
“The Self Portrait”, dir. Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin This year’s 60th edition of Krakow Film Festival which was held online due to the COVID19 pandemic ended with the awards gala. The audience award was given to the Norwegian documentary “The Self Portrait” directed by Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset and Espen Wallin. The film also received the Jury Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
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12 Documentary Films to Compete in International Competition at Krakow Film Festival 2020
“The Self Portrait”, dir. Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin Twelve documentary films from prestigious international film festivals including three Polish films will be competing for a Golden Horn and Silver Horns in the international documentary competition at the 60th Krakow Film Festival which will now take place entirely online due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus Forces Film Festivals Cancellations and Postponements (LIST)
San Francisco International Film Festival The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.
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Hungarian Documentary Filmmaker Péter Forgács to Receive Dragon of Dragons Award at Krakow Film Festival
Péter Forgács Hungarian documentary filmmaker and multimedia artist Péter Forgács will receive the 2020 Dragon of Dragons award at the 60th anniversary edition of Krakow Film Festival.