OFF PLUS CAMERA 2011 International Festival of Independent Cinema - Krakow 

8- 17 April 2011

Contact Info

http://www.offpluscamera.com/

Festival Spokesman:
Lukas Bulka
+48 519 330 871
l.bulka@offcamera.com.pl

The Mission

Organized by The Society for Independent and Other Arts OFF CAMERA and Krakow Festival Office since 2008. OFF PLUS CAMERA is a major event devoted to Polish and international independent cinema. Our key objective is to give support to the filmmakers at the beginning of their careers.

The most important element of the festival is the international competition, in which 12 independent directors from all over the world compete for the Krakow Film Award of $100,000. The winner is selected by an international jury and the award is given by the President of Krakow.

Each year, approximately 100 films are presented during more than 200 screenings. Our Festival aspires to show - besides the newest productions - the classics of underground cinema. An integral element of the event is also a video competition, inspired by a similar project developed by Sundance Film Festival.

OFF PLUS CAMERA is a haven for good, oftentimes complex cinema. It is also a place for discussions, meetings and sharing ideas. What makes the festival special is the fact all screenings are held in small and medium venues, excluding multiplex theaters. The idea behind this decision was to pay tribute to the small movie theaters and so called film discussion clubs which used to present great and ambitious repertoire of films under the Dark Ages of communism. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s these venues functioned as meeting places for the Polish artistic and cultural elites.

The Festival also features a variety of lectures, meetings with artists, discussion panels and musical events.