“CHEMO” NOMINATED FOR GRAND PRIX AT THE PARNU FILM FESTIVAL
On 11TH July, the 24th edition of the International Film Festival in Pärnu, Estonia, began. In the competition program there are seven Polish documentaries, among them “Chemo” by Paweł Łoziński, nominated for the Grand Prix, that is, the main prize of the festival given by the international jury.
The film festival in Pärnu, organized since 1987, is the oldest and largest festival in Estonia, promoting only documentary cinema – but diverse and vivid thematically. For several years, Polish films have been present at the festival. Even more, some of them got the highest laurel given by the international jury, the Grand Prix, among others, in 2008 – “Gugara” by Andrzej Dybczak and Jacek Nagłowski, in 2007 – “The Seeds” by Wojciech Kasperski, and in 2002 – “I will not leave you until I die” by Maciej Adamek.
At this year’s festival in Pärnu, “Chemo” by Paweł Łoziński is among three films nominated to the Grand Prix. Apart from the Polish representative, the following films will compete for the award: Finnish “Stream of Life” by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen and “The Family Ensamble” by Wilko Bello from the Netherlands. The decision concerning the winner of the award will be announced on Sunday, 18th July, during the closing ceremony.
In addition, the following six Polish documentaries will be shown at the Estonian festival, taking part in the competition program:
- Side-Track, by Anna Kazejak
- Andrzej Wajda: Let’s shoot!, by Maciej Cuske, Thierry Paladino, Marcin Sauter, Piotr Stasik
- The Lucky Ones, by Tomasz Wolski
- Chasm, by Wojciech Kasperski
- Charcoal Burners, by Piotr Złotorowicz
More information on the festival’s website.