Press Conferences
We cordially invite all the accredited journalists to participate in the OFF PLUS CAMERA press conferences organized with our special guests. The majority of events, apart from the “Ondine” conference, will be held in the Festival Centre in Pałac pod Baranami (Rynek Gł. 27). "Ondine" press conference will be held in Ars Reduta (ul. Św. Jana). The closing conference, during which the winners of OFF PLUS CAMERA 2010 will be announced, will be held in Kijów cinema following the Closing Gala. Here is the list of press conferences:
Opening press conference – Friday, 16.04., 11:00, Festival Centre (Pałac pod Baranami) CANCELLED
With Filip Berkowicz, legal counsel for cultural matters for the Mayor of Kraków and Zbigniew Preisner, Chairman of the Jury for the OFF PLUS CAMERA Dramatic Competition
Nordic press conference – Friday, 16.04., 11:45, Festival Centre CANCELLED
With Hrönn Marindsdóttir, director of the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Dagur Kári, director of the Opening Gala film “The Good Heart”, and Rolf Groven, who will present an exhibition of his paintings in Kraków
“Ondine” press conference – Saturday, 17.04., 11:00-12:00, Ars Reduta CANCELLED
With director of “Ondine” Neil Jordan and the film’s stars Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś as well as Mariusz Łukomski, President of Monolith Films, the Polish distributor of the film
Todd Solondz press conference – Sunday, 18.04., 11:00-12:00, Festival Centre CANCELLED
With cult American director Todd Solondz, whose latest film “Life During Wartime” will be presented in our “Discoveries” section
Aparna Sen press conference – Monday, 19.04., 11:00-12:00, Festival Centre CANCELLED
With Indian actress and director Aparna Sen, whose film “The Japanese Wife” will have its European premiere during the OFF PLUS CAMERA festival, and Hannah Fisher of the Dubai Film Festival who programmed our “New Indian Cinema” section
Jane Campion press conference – Wednesday, 21.04,, 11:00-12:00, Festival Centre
With Jane Campion, New Zealand director and Academy Award winner for Best Screenplay for “The Piano”, who will receive the AGAINST THE CURRENT AWARD during the festival and will present her latest film “Bright Star”; also attending will be representatives of Best Film, the Polish distributor of “Bright Star”
Programmers press conference – Friday, 23.04, 11:00-11:30, Festival Centre
With various international film festival programmers co-operating with OFF PLUS CAMERA – Mike Plante, Hannah Fisher, Rosa Martinez Rivero and director Allison Anders, who programmed this year’s “Don’t Knock the Rock” section
Jury press conference – Friday, 23.04., 11:30-12:00, Festival Centre
With members of the Jury for the OFF PLUS CAMERA Dramatic Competition Zbigniew Preisner, John Cooper and Mike Figgis
Amitabh Bachchan and “PAA” press conference – Friday, 23.04., 14:30-15:15, Festival Centre
With R. Balakrishnan, director of “PAA”, which will have its European premiere during OFF PLUS CAMERA, famous Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Hannah Fisher, programmer of the “New Indian Cinema” section
Closing press conference – Sunday, 25.04., 19:30-2:00, Kijów cinema
With members of the Jury and the winners of the Dramatic Competition of the Third Annual OFF PLUS CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema
Once again we emphasize that the press conferences are only for the accredited journalists.
Opening press conference – Friday, 16.04., 11:00, Festival Centre (Pałac pod Baranami) CANCELLED
With Filip Berkowicz, legal counsel for cultural matters for the Mayor of Kraków and Zbigniew Preisner, Chairman of the Jury for the OFF PLUS CAMERA Dramatic Competition
Nordic press conference – Friday, 16.04., 11:45, Festival Centre CANCELLED
With Hrönn Marindsdóttir, director of the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Dagur Kári, director of the Opening Gala film “The Good Heart”, and Rolf Groven, who will present an exhibition of his paintings in Kraków
“Ondine” press conference – Saturday, 17.04., 11:00-12:00, Ars Reduta CANCELLED
With director of “Ondine” Neil Jordan and the film’s stars Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś as well as Mariusz Łukomski, President of Monolith Films, the Polish distributor of the film
Todd Solondz press conference – Sunday, 18.04., 11:00-12:00, Festival Centre CANCELLED
With cult American director Todd Solondz, whose latest film “Life During Wartime” will be presented in our “Discoveries” section
Aparna Sen press conference – Monday, 19.04., 11:00-12:00, Festival Centre CANCELLED
With Indian actress and director Aparna Sen, whose film “The Japanese Wife” will have its European premiere during the OFF PLUS CAMERA festival, and Hannah Fisher of the Dubai Film Festival who programmed our “New Indian Cinema” section
Jane Campion press conference – Wednesday, 21.04,, 11:00-12:00, Festival Centre
With Jane Campion, New Zealand director and Academy Award winner for Best Screenplay for “The Piano”, who will receive the AGAINST THE CURRENT AWARD during the festival and will present her latest film “Bright Star”; also attending will be representatives of Best Film, the Polish distributor of “Bright Star”
Programmers press conference – Friday, 23.04, 11:00-11:30, Festival Centre
With various international film festival programmers co-operating with OFF PLUS CAMERA – Mike Plante, Hannah Fisher, Rosa Martinez Rivero and director Allison Anders, who programmed this year’s “Don’t Knock the Rock” section
Jury press conference – Friday, 23.04., 11:30-12:00, Festival Centre
With members of the Jury for the OFF PLUS CAMERA Dramatic Competition Zbigniew Preisner, John Cooper and Mike Figgis
Amitabh Bachchan and “PAA” press conference – Friday, 23.04., 14:30-15:15, Festival Centre
With R. Balakrishnan, director of “PAA”, which will have its European premiere during OFF PLUS CAMERA, famous Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Hannah Fisher, programmer of the “New Indian Cinema” section
Closing press conference – Sunday, 25.04., 19:30-2:00, Kijów cinema
With members of the Jury and the winners of the Dramatic Competition of the Third Annual OFF PLUS CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema
Once again we emphasize that the press conferences are only for the accredited journalists.
