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The second workshop of the Dragon Forum 2009
(2009-04-27)
Dragon Forum is an international documentary film workshop in the middle of Europe, offering practical advice in the development and production of your film.
The documentary film project is developed under the supervision of experts, and then presented at an international forum.
The workshop is based on the development of scripts, trailers and production packages, as well as on the presentation on pitching, which takes place during the KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL.
The second workshop of this year's edition of the Dragon Forum took place between 16 -18 of April in the Centre for Contemporary Art in Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. It was devoted to the further development of the script and to the preparation of the project in terms of production. A total of 16 selected projects were presented, and there were 38 participants, observers included.
After an all-day workshop, there was a series of inspiring film screenings and meetings with filmmakers.
- On the first day, two films by Marcel Łoziński were shown: 'A gdyby tak się stało... [If It Happens...]', produced by Wojciech Szczudło, and 'Poste Restante', produced by Dorota Roszkowska.
There was also a special meeting with Marcel Łoziński. - On the second day of the workshop, there was a showing of 'Robinsons of Mantsinsaari', directed by Victor Asliuk, produced by Heino Deckert. The film was presented as the workshop's case study, the film project was shown during the Dragon Forum pitching in 2007.
- On the third day of the workshop, there was a special guest - philosopher and documentary filmmaker Karel Vachek, and also the premiere screening in Poland of the film “Záviš - Prince of the Pornofolk Under the Influence of 'Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages' by Griffith and 'Mr. Hulot's Holiday' by Tati, that is The Uprising and Disappearance of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)”, produced by Radim Prochazka.
Presentation of 'Przeszczep [The Transplant]' - director Rafał Samusik
Authors of the 'Michka' project and observer of the workshop Iga Wasilewska
Simone Baumann and Dorota Roszkowska
Individual consultations with Rada Šešic, director Monika Pawluczuk and producer Katarzyna Ślesicka – 'MaLo' project”
Heino Deckert
Rada Šešiċ
Karel Vachek
Marcel Łoziński and Dorota Roszkowska
Dorota Roszkowska with producer Radim Prochazka and documentary filmmaker Karel Vachek and interpreter
Project "Michka"
Anna Błaszczyk, project "Carbune Tocit"
Katka Reszke, project ‘Alija Jakuba’ [‘Jacob’s Alija’]
Special guests: Anna Skonieczna and Jerzy Dzięgielewski, HBO
Marta Ciastoch, Anna Tokareva i Yuliya Utysheva, project "The Great Emptiness"
Kestius Navakas and Giedre Zickyte, 'Antis' project and Wojciech Mejor, project 'Michka'
Agnes Sós, director, project 'The Pusker Sisters' and Alberto Fasulo, author of the project 'TIR'
Individual consultation with Heino Deckert, authors of the project 'TIR' – Chiara Girardi and Alberto Fasulo
Krzysztof Dzięciołowski, project „Chopin Reloaded”
More photos soon in the web gallery.
Our tutors were:
- Simone Baumann, D
- Heino Deckert, D
- Dorota Roszkowska, PL
- Rada Sesic, NL
The following experts of film industry and prominent filmmakers were our guests:
- Victor Asliuk, BY
- Jerzy Dzięgielewski, HBO, PL
- Phillippe Muller, ARTE, FR
- Maria Łętowska, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, PL
- Marcel Łoziński, PL
- Maciej Nowicki, Społeczny Instytut Filmowy, PL
- Radim Prochazka, CZ
- Anna Skonieczna, HBO, PL
- Ula Śniegowska, Kino.Lab, PL
- Monika Witczak, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, PL
- Karel Vachek, CZ
The following projects were presented:
- Alija Jakuba/ Jakob’s Aliyah, 52’, PL/USA
Reż. Katka Reszke
Prod. Sławomir Grunberg. - Antis, 80’, LT
Reż. Giedre Zickyte
Prod. Dagne Vildziunaite - Back to Roots of Pre-Jazz, 50’, PL
Reż. Maciej Żemojcin, Krzysztof Sołek
Prod. Maciej Żemojcin - Blizny/ The Scars, 50’, PL
Reż. Ewa Stepniewicz, Ewa Kozik
Prod. Hubert Stępniewicz - Carbune Tocit, 50’, PL
Reż. Anna Błaszczyk, Łukasz Czajka
Prod. Anna Błaszczyk - Deadend Band, 50’, SLO/PL
Reż. Jan Bilodjeric
Prod. Zoran Bilodjeric, Wojciech Szczudlo - Chopin Reloaded, 60’, PL
Reż. Krzysztof Dzięciołowski
Prod. Justyna Rutkowska - Indie – śladami Grotowskiego / The Routes of Grotowski – India, 50’, PL
Reż. Julia Jopkiewicz,
Prod. Sylwia Kucharska - Konigsberg, a Northern Venice on the Mountain of the King, 52’, BE
Ipse Creation - MaLo, 26’, PL
Reż. Monika Pawluczuk
Prod. Katarzyna Ślesicka - Przeszczep/ The Transplant, 28’/42’, PL
Reż. Rafał Samusik
Prod. Dorota Roszkowska - May the Feast be Festive/ Michka, 50’, PL
Reż. Wojciech Mejor
Prod. Darek Dikti - The Great Emptiness, 52’, RU/PL
Reż. Anna Tokareva, Yuliya Utysheva
Prod. Dorota Roszkowska - The Pusker Sisters, 75’, HU Reż. Agnes Sos
Prod. Agnes Sos - TIR, 90’, IT
Reż. Alberto Fasulo
Prod. Chiara Girardi, Giovanni Pompili - Totus Noster, 50’, PL
Reż. Ksawery Szczepanik
Prod. Darek Dikti
We would like to cordially thank all the tutors, guests and participants for their participation.