Every year we feature some of the films produced by Munk Studio, which we have been supporting for years.

On August 1 Paulina Majda will present her magnificent animated film ‘TWO STEPS BEHIND…” and on Thursday, August 5, the rest of the Munk Studio young directors will come to the Festival with their films: Marcin Jażyński (Criminal), Zbigniew Czapla (The Ritual), Arek Biedrzycki (Plain Landscape with a Cradle), Kuba Czekaj (Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Room) and  Tomasz Jurkiewicz (If Fish Could Talk).

After the presentation of their films, there will be a special panel discussion devoted to their artistic work, in the context of the condition of the young cinema in the world. We invited young filmmakers from other countries to take part in the discussion: Tomasz Rudzik (Germany), Rigoberto Perezcano (Mexico), Janaína Marques Ribeiro (Brazilia/Cuba).

Jacek Bromski and Paweł Sala will be our special guests during the discussion. The former is the President of the General Board of Polish Filmmakers Association and the co-creator of Munk Studio. The latter is the director of MOTHER TERESA OF CATS, his full-length debut film.

Grażyna Torbicka, Artistic Director of the Festival, will conduct the discussion, which will be held in PERŁA Festival Club on Thursday, August 5, at 2:00 p.m..