Closing : 21 Dec 2009
Festival: 28-30 Jan 2010

This festival takes place on alternate years so the next one is 2010. The timing and arrangements are similar each time.

It takes place in Oswiecim, Poland. Its slightly odd title means more when you use the German form of the town's name: Auschwitz. The infamous Nazi concentration camp there and in nearby Birkenau killed more than 1.1 million people. The festival website says:

To Love a Man... is to show fleeting moments, time passing by and running thoughts, letting them live their own life. The thoughts should last so that they could outline the picture of man`s fate, despite all that brings people together and what divides them. Let them show what has been important for mankind, and what will never cease to exist, because it is not only “here and now” but also “always and everywhere”.

Aims:

• - arousing love and respect for a man
• - presenting subject matters concerning all spheres of people’s life
• - reminding people of genocide victims
• - reviewing amateur film production
• - rewarding films of special artistic and educational values
• - promoting talented film producers
• - improving film techniques

They prefer DVDs without menus and just one film per disc. Up to 20 minutes.

Dialogue list required. Leader with title, year of production and names of author/s and trailer saying "End".

Cost to attend = 20 Euros (authors) and 20 Euros per night.

website: www.ock.org.pl or click here for Google translation of the rules.
e-mail: ock@ock.org.pl