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Female Filmmakers Take Helm of Growing Polish Industry

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Christopher Vourlias When she was a student at the prestigious Lodz Film School in Poland, Jagoda Szelc was offered the chance to shoot a feature film.

It was an unexpected opportunity for the aspiring filmmaker, who was then in her third year. But after it was produced on a shoestring budget, “Tower.

A Bright Day” would go on to play the Berlin Film Festival and win a host of awards in Poland, unexpectedly catapulting Szelc into the limelight.It was not an easy place for a first-time filmmaker to be. “I was very lost,” Szelc admits.

Critics compared “Tower” to the works of male directors and seemed flummoxed that a young woman could helm such an auspicious debut.

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