A Sunday in the Country 2019 Poland
A Sunday in the Country 2019 Poland
In its eighth edition dedicated to politics and art and writing about film, A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY for young film critics & journalists moved to a new location – Sowia Dolina in Pieszyce. The idea remained the same: to learn from each other through the exchange of experience and to build border-crossing personal networks. Organised in co-operation with the New Horizons International Film Festival Wroclaw, the meeting brought eight participants together to spend the days watching films and discussing them, cinema and cinephilia in general, and life as a film journalist. In between there was cooking and eating together, and networking in a charming old villa in the Owl Mountains. Expert for this edition was the Italian critic Tommaso Tocci.
After an introduction circle on Sunday night, the screening programme kicked off on Monday with DIRTY GOD. The Dutch director Sacha Polak joined the group together with her Greek colleague Syllas Tzoumerkas. The latter made THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEA which was next on the screening schedule and together they joined the group for an intense and passionate debate before, during and after lunch until it was time to sing happy birthday for our Italian expert.
After breakfast on Tuesday, the group watched FUGUE by Agnieszka Smoczynska. After a great discussion with the director about the relationship between filmmakers and critics and a lovely pasta lunch prepared by our Italian expert, the final film was the DIVINE LOVE by Gabriel Mascaro, followed by a lively conversation about sex and politics.
The group was composed of eight people from seven different countries: Alejandro Avila from Spain, Georgiana Mușat from Romania, Klaudia Rachubińska and Maciej Kryński from Poland, Marian Wilhelm from Austria, Márton Mészáros from Hungary, Sergio Sozzo from Italy and Stanislas Ide from Belgium.
The project was organised by the European Film Academy and New Horizons Association with the support of the Polish Film Institute, the local cultural institutes and the Krzysztof Mętrak competition for young film critics.
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