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CHARCOAL BURNERS

POLISH TITLE: SMOLARZE

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Marek and Janina work every summer in the Bieszczady mountains making charcoal. Far from civilization, they live in the midst of the mountains following the rhythm dictated by nature. 

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

TRAILER
GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
15'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Piotr Złotorowicz
SCRIPT:
Piotr Złotorowicz
DOP:
Malte Rosenfeld
PRODUCTION:
PWSFTviT (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna)

Piotr Złotorowicz »

born on May 22nd, 1982 in Debno. In 2007 he graduated from the Electrical Engineering Faculty at Szczecin University of Technology with a M.Sc. degree. He began shooting his first amateur films in 2001. In 2006, Piotr entered the Polish National Film School in Lodz to study film directing. His student documentary “Charcoal Burners” (2010) was screened at about 120 international festivals, including DOK Leipzig, and garnered recognition in the form of over 30 prizes and awards. Another of his short films, a fiction titled “Normal People” (2011), premiered at the 51st Krakow Film Festival and was awarded the Silver Tadpole for cinematography at Plus Camerimage 2011.

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