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The Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest film events in the world, dedicated to documentaries, animated films and short fiction. It belongs to the group of accredited festivals, among others by the International Federation of Film Producers (FIAPF), the European Film Academy (EFA) and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is the only festival in Poland qualifying for an Oscar in the category of feature-length documentaries and as one of two Polish festivals in the category of short films. The Krakow Film Festival is also among the prestigious group of festivals recommending short films and full-length documentaries for the European Film Award.

Stills from the film  „My Old Gals” . Photo: Krystian Pakieła

Qualification for the International Competition is an extraordinary distinction for our creators. The script of the story about the love of two mature women was created by the director in cooperation with Alicja Sokół, with whom she has already worked, among others, on the audio series „Random” and on the international megahit – the online series „Control” (over 70 million viewers on YouTube). It is worth noting that seasons 2-4 of the production were created in cooperation with the VOD TVN service - player.pl; and the production is the only Polish series available on the Discovery platform.

 

Viewers and media representatives who have already had the opportunity to watch „My Old Gals” during the pre-premiere show at the Script Fiesta festival praised it as the Polish answer to the iconic "Thelma & Louise"! 'This story is moving, goes straight to the heart and stays for a long time' we read about the film in Glamour. 'It's tender, touching and – simply – beautiful'. The main roles are played by the Polish stars – Dorota Pomykała and Dorota Stalińska. 

 

Congratulations to our film crew! 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

CAST: Dorota Pomykała, Dorota Stalińska, Marta Masza Wągrocka, Bartek Nowosielski

 

DIRECTOR: Natasza Parzymies SCRIPT: Natasza Parzymies, Alicja Sokół DOP: Ignacy Kiełczewski EDITING: Weronika Bystrowska SOUND: Filip Szawernowski MUSIC: Ralph Kamiński PRODUCTION MANAGER: Karolina Barska ARTISTIC SUPERVISION: Barbara Pawłowska, Maciej Ślesicki PRODUCER: Maciej Ślesicki PRODUCTION: Warsaw Film School

 

 

 

Natasza Parzymies – She is 23 years old. She is the Warsaw Film School's graduate. She became famous for the series „Control” about the stormy relationship of two girls, which she created, wrote and directed while not yet in college. The first season was watched over 60 million times around the world, and Natasza received, among others, nomination for O!Lśnienia of Onet 2021 in the „Series” category. The new seasons of „Control” were produced by Player (TVN), where all 4 seasons of the series are now available. Thanks to the worldwide popularity, „Control” became the first Polish production to join the Discovery+ platform library, and in 2022 Natasza was the first Polish woman to be included in the prestigious „Power of young Hollywood 2022” list of the American magazine Variety. Natasza is also the creator, director and co-writer of the mini-series „Random" (produced by Storytel), which is the first Polish series combining a radio drama and a film, starring Julia Wieniawa and Maciej Musiałowski. The project received two golden EFFIE statuettes.

Photo: Krystian Pakieła

 

 

Films by students of the Warsaw Film School are co-financed by the Polish Film Institute