Krakow Film Festival
The secret battle between Russia and the West
RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin blames the West for the war in Ukraine, but as Putin's Playground shows, the Kremlin has been subverting the west to suit its own agenda for years.
Living in limbo
Living in exile is hard, as we can experience in Mohamed Jabaly's award-winning Life Is Beautiful. Despite the hardships, this film is a feel-good story celebrating solidarity and friendship.
An unknown soldier
CONFLICT: Contrasting quiet Ukrainian life compositions with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
Krakow Film Festival spotlights Romanian documentary with 64th edition focus
Romanian cinema, long celebrated on the international stage, has found a new expression in documentary filmmaking that is garnering equal acclaim. At the forefront are directors such as #Radu Jude#, #Cristian Mungiu#, and #Cristi Puiu#, whose narratives have traditionally woven the complexities of Romania’s social and historical fabric. This spring, the 64th Krakow Film Festival‘s…
Scrolling into the abyss
NIHILISM: A globe-trotting journey through the emotional wasteland of the digital age.
Eastern promises
ELECTIONS: Tricked by cynical populists' fake commitments for their own obscure ends, the elderly residents of an entire village in Georgia are left toothless, figuratively and literally.
Krakow Film Festival announces full documentary competition for 64th edition
With fourteen documentaries carefully chosen for their compelling narratives, the 64th Krakow Film Festival (26 May – 2 June) promises an exploration of untold stories, delving into the realms of political tumult, cultural upheaval, and personal strife without the need for thematic segregation. Of Caravans and Dogs, directed by Askold Kurov and an Anonymous co-director,…
The forest remembers
MIGRANTS: The plight of refugees trapped by geopolitical manoeuvres at the EU border.
Of Caravans and the Dogs
RUSSIA: Askold Kurov's compelling documentary Of Caravan and the Dogs details the final destruction of independent voices in Putin's Russia that oppose his war on Ukraine.