51 films from all over the world will be competing for Golden Dragon. During the nearest, 49th edition of Krakow Film Festival 19 documentaries, 17 animations and 15 short fictions will be rivaling.
The biggest number of selected films comes from UK, 10 films were produced or co-produced by British filmmakers. The second place belongs to France (6 films), the third to Germany (5 films). 4 films are representing Poland in the international competition. Also the productions from outside Europe will be presented – Canada, USA, Nicaragua, Singapore or Japan – each of these countries has at least one film in competition.
Jadwiga Głowa, member of the Selection Committee has explained the choice: – We can talk about the return of short films’ heyday. Several pictures managed to get our particular attention: visually beautiful reflection on the purpose of street corrida in Spanish Pamplona in ‘Red Sands’ directed by David Procter; Czech ‘Anatomia gagu”, which consists of theoretical consideration about the nature of a gag and practical part, where jokes come to life; German ‘Wagah” telling the story about military parade on India and Pakistan border from the perspective of children, Hungarian ‘Kishalak… Nagyhalak…’ (‘Small fish, big fish’); or finally ‘Familia 068’ portraying the life of Nicaraguan family. All these films tell about the paradox of our world in touching, concise and visually attractive manner.
Below you can find the list of the films selected to the international competition: