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American Indies

American cinema has always been very much about stories. Stories that stimulate the imagination, are bold and, above all, diverse. Sometimes tongue-in-cheek, at other times a little more serious, they portray characters entangled in various traps, the ups and downs of life overseas. Although the protagonists’ reality is changing as dynamically as the American landscape, they will not hesitate to fulfil their dreams, cross borders and live their own lives.

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Boys Will be Boys

“Boys will be boys.” This well-known American saying is the perverse inspiration for a new Mastercard OFF CAMERA section, prepared in cooperation with the SEXEDPL Foundation, founded by Anja Rubik. After all, it has been used to trivialise and tacitly condone various types of toxic behavior among boys.

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Best of Fests

In this section, we will see the latest films by recognised directors, but also productions of budding filmmakers who captured the attention of audiences and critics around the world. These films, highly appreciated by our programmers, often combine commercial potential with an independent, creative spirit and rebellious nature.

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Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

The international competition for the Andrzej Wajda Krakow Film Award is the main section of the Mastercard OFF CAMERA Festival. Festival audiences will be the first in Poland to see the debuts and second films of the most talked-about artists from around the world. These are the films that delighted audiences at the biggest film events, including festivals in Toronto, Locarno, Rotterdam and Sundance.

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Brzydka siostra - Konkurs Główny „Wytyczanie Drogi”

Polish Feature Film Competition

Our Polish Feature Film Competition is dedicated to those Polish titles that opened throughout the past year and stroke us as most interesting, original and universal. Ten feature films will compete for the Main Award in the Polish Feature Films contest: PLN 100,000

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Światłoczuła - Konkurs Polskich Filmów Fabularnych

Love Wins

The reality of the last few years has been exceptionally difficult and complicated. It’s no surprise, therefore, that both viewers and filmmakers are looking to the cinema more than ever for hope and answers to the moral, existential and life questions that torment us all. In this year’s special section of Mastercard OFF CAMERA, we will set off with the protagonists of the selected films in search of new possibilities of how to be in the world, through the prism of one of the most primal and highly cinematic emotions: LOVE.

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Eye For An Eye

In tracing the history of literature and cinema, we can observe how the theme of revenge has nearly always been prevalent. It has often been used as a key narrative element, giving characters the motivation to take action and the determination to achieve their goal. This is unsurprising because revenge, defined as a desire to bring fundamental justice, is linked to the history of mankind, regardless of whether it had an individual and personal dimension or was related to a broader context – political, social, or religious.

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Stay Sane

Mental health issues have increasingly become a topic of discussion in modern times. Some of these issues are genetic, some are acquired and related to our modern lifestyle, and some have certainly been exacerbated by the pandemic. Anxiety, worry and depression are a common part of everyday life for many of us. After all, we live in a time in which we’re bombarded with information at every turn, and there’s no way to process it all; overstimulation inevitably has a significant impact on our psyche. Fortunately, it’s no longer a taboo subject or a reason to be ashamed.

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Special Events

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Szczepański Square Cinema

Come to Szczepański Square! In an environment rather unusual for film screenings, the cinemaniacs will be able to see the film hits that – though we know them so well – never get old or boring.

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Podgórze Cinema

Podgórze to punkt wpisujący się w festiwalowy pomysł pokazywania dobrego kina w przestrzeni miejskiej. The screenings held there are not only a chance for a cinematic experience, but also an opportunity to get to know this dynamically developing district.

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Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

Galeria Krakowska and the main train station right next door have thousands of people passing through them every day. This makes it an ideal space for the festival’s open-air cinema.

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Botanical Garden Cinema

Nature opens up to the cinema. This new outdoor spot on the festival’s map will let you enjoy the cinematic experience in the unique, verdant setting of the Jagiellonian University Botanic Garden.

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