This year's DOCUMENTARIST features a rich event schedule. Hosting Syria as the special guest country, the programme features previously unreleased films shot during the current Syrian clashes, and commemorates filmmakers as well as coalminers who have recently lost their lives in Turkey, Syria and elsewhere in the world.
Trailer for Dziworski's Kilka opowiesci o czlowieku (1983)
As part of the 600 years of Polish-Turkish relations cultural programme, DOCUMENTARIST 7 highlights a special category titled "Masters From Poland", dedicated to the documentary films of Polish directors who have won awards in the past 40 years at the Krakow Film Festival. The 12 selected award-winning films by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Kazimierz Karabasz, Marcel and Paweł Łoziński, Wojciech Wiszniewski and Bogdan Dziworski will be on view for documentary lovers in Istanbul. Dziworski's Kilka opowiesci o czlowieku / Scenes From A Man's Life (1983), which previously won the Golden Dragon in Kraków, stands among the highlights.
Paweł Łoziński Meets Audiences on 10 June, 16:00, at SALT Galata
Among the guest filmmakers, Paweł Łoziński will discuss his collaborative work Ojciec i syn/ Father and Son (2013), with his own father, another prominent Polish filmmaker, Marcel Łoziński. The two versions of the film, which were shot separately after a dispute between the two Łoziński's, will be on view to surprise audiences with the real-life story of the filmmakers. Paweł Łoziński will be hosting his panel on 10 June, Tuesday at 16:00 at SALT Galata. Łozińskis are also running the Istanbul From Dusk Till Dawn project in Istanbul this year, as part of the 600 years cultural programme.
Screenings will be held at various venues across the city of Istanbul, including the French Cultural Center, SALT Beyoglu, Aynaligecit, the Dutch Consulate and the Roman Cultural Center.
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For more information on DOCUMENTARIST 7's film schedule, ticketing and venues, please visit the event website here.
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The event is organized with the support of Culture.pl, as part of the cultural programme within the framework of the 600 years of diplomatic relations between Poland and Turkey.
Sources: Organizer's materials. Edited by E.M. 29/05/2014