Poland’s American Film Festival Bets on U.S. Indies and Community Building: ‘Half the People I Know in L.A. I Met in Poland’
variety.comMarta Balaga Poland’s American Film Festival is continuing to bet on U.S. independent films, ignoring the Hollywood blockbusters and bigger budget auteur films from the mini-majors. “The fest selects a very precise type of project – they are real independent films, not in that Independent Spirit Award, less-than-$40 million sense,” says director and producer Rob Rice. “The people that come with them have a kind of shorthand with each other.
We are all up against the same things and we are all trying to trick the industry into mistaking our films for ‘real movies.’” “There are always lots of interesting things happening in American independent cinema.
It’s enough to mention three alumni of [fest’s industry sidebar] U.S. in Progress: Anu Valia (“We Strangers”), India Donaldson (“Good One”) and Sarah Friedland.
These are great examples of new female voices speaking about female experiences, and keeping things intimate and personal,” says artistic director Ula Śniegowska.
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