POLISH FILMS TRIUMPH IN THE NETHERLANDS
Polish documentary films can boast successes at yet another mountain film festival. On March 13 ended the Dutch Mountain Film Festival, at which the following films were honoured with awards: "K2. Touching the Sky" by Eliza Kubarska and "The Place" by Julia Popławska.
The Dutch Mountain Film Festival is an eight-day long event, during which over 40 films on the subject of mountains were presented this year: feature films, documentary films, reports and artistic impressions. The Dutch festival is a member of the International Alliance of Mountain Film, an organisation promoting mountain cinema.
The main award of this edition of the festival, The DMFF Crossborder Award, went to Eliza Kubarska for her film "K2. Touching the Sky." In the justification of the verdict, the jury emphasises that thanks to the peaceful way of conducting interviews with the protagonists and the extraordinary soundtrack, the director perfectly unites in her film the life of the children with their parents, who lost their lives in the mountains. The film also asks important, personal questions: about the responsibility of mountaineering enthusiasts, who plan to have children, while they are aware that reaching the summits is a Russian roulette between life and death. Kubarska in "K2. Touching the Sky" provokes to reflect about sacrifice, love and the heart-rending choice between one's passion and being for others.
The second out of three awards granted during the festival also went to a Polish documentary film. In the Netherlands, Julia Popławska was given the DMFF Best Newcomer Award for "The Place." According to the jury, the film by Popławska is rather a work of art than a documentary, and it offers the audience much more that depicting the reality in the research station.
You can find more information on the festival's website .