THE DECLARATION OF IMMORTALITY

DEKLARACJA NIEŚMIERTELNOŚCI

In his new film Marcin Koszałka returns to a forgotten genre, namely a mountain film. The protagonist of his story is Piotr “Mad” Korczak, somewhere in the background there is his rival Andrzej Marcisz. The director focuses on the decline of the career of the great master, provoking his reflection on his future life, when he will no longer be able to climb mountains. It’s a moving story about inability to come to terms with old age and about desire of immortality. 

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

  • Genre: Dokumentalny
  • Country: Polska
  • Running time: 29
  • Year: 2010

Director: Marcin Koszałka

Script: Marcin Koszałka

DOP: Marcin Koszałka

Editing: Anna Wagner

Production company: Agencja Filmowa TVP, Wydział Radia i Telewizji Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach (WRiTv UŚ)

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About the director:

Marcin Koszałka

Marcin Koszałka






Born in 1970 in Krakow. He is a graduate of the K. Kieslowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia. He works as a cameraman of fiction films and a cameraman and director of documentaries. He has been a laureate of numerous festival awards (Nyon, Berlin, Gdynia, Krakow, Wrocław).




At festivals:

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the Netherlands, 2010 (screening)

PLUS CAMERIMAGE 2010 - International Film Festival Of The Art Of Cinematography, Poland, 2010 (competition)

22nd Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2011 (competition)

10th DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland, 2011 (screening)

7th ZagrebDox, Croatia, 2011 (competition)

Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland, 2011 (Diploma of Merit)

47. Hugo Television Awards, USA, 2011 (Silver Hugo Award for the Best Documentary Film)

59th Trento Film Festival, Italy, 2011 (Silver Gentian for the best artistic-technical contribution)

39th Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2011 (competition)

33th Moscow International Film Festival, Russia, 2011 (screening)

46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2011 (Best Documentary Film)

Cervino CineMountain Festival, Italy, 2011 (competition)

Silhouette Film Festival, France, 2011 (screening)

Reikäreuna Film Festival, Finland, 2011 (screening)

7th Camden International Film Festival, 2011 (screening)

18th International Young Filmmakers Festival Of Granada, Spain, 2011 (Best Experimental Documentary)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden, 2011 (screening)

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Canada, 2011 (competition)

Bolzano Short Film Festival, Italy, 2011 (Special Jury Award)

23rd International Mountain & Adventure Filmfestival Graz, Austria, 2011 (Kamera Alpin in Gold)

Encounters Bristol International Film Festival, UK, 2011 (Documentary Award)

9th Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal, 2011 (screening)

Mendi Film Festival, Spain, 2011 (competition)

15th Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, Canada, 2012 (Best Rock Climbing Film)

6th Mountain Film Festival Domžale, Slovenia, 2012 (Best Climbing Film Award)

6th International Mountain Film Festival Domzale, Slovenia, 2012 (screening)

In the Palace Balchik International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2012 (screening)

Mezinárodní horolezecký filmový festival - MHFF Teplice nad Metují, Czech Republic, 2012 (Main Award)

Dokubazaar 2012, Slovenia, 2012 (competition)

International Mountain Film Festival in Poprad, Slovakia, 2012 (Grand Prix)

American Documentrary Film Festival, USA, 2013 (competition)

Climbing Film Festival - Bohemian Paradise, Czech Republic, 2015 (competition)

Trieste Film Festival, Italy , 2016 (screening)