Closing : 28 Dec 2007
Festival: 24-26 Jan 2008

The timing and arrangements are similar each year.

The festival 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

VHS and SVHS, DV, MiniDV, DivX, DVD, MPEG, AV accepted. One film per tape/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 is 30 Euros (authors) 85 Euros others. Those charges cover accomodation from 24th to 26th January 2008.

website: www.ock.org.pl part of which is in English.
e-mail: ock@ock.org.pl