The upcoming edition of the BIKE DAYS Film Festival promotes the following slogan: "Bicycles and Culture Are One". This is the third time the Wroclaw audience may enjoy selected film productions on the art of cycling and the environs. The programme offers documentaries, features, short-length films and animated films for children. The festival opens with the première of the legendary FOR THE LOVE OF MUD by Benedict Campbell, a beautiful documentary about cyclo-cross. This extremely tiring sport in which bikers throw their machines or feel the sand in between their teeth is also unbelievable exciting and picturesque.
Films, picnics, exhibitions and racing
The BIKE DAYS Film Festival programme includes 12 films in 4 subject areas and 2 special events. This year's edition elucidates on the idea of TRAVELLING, hence a number of films in the "Transgranika" (Across Borders) series. The audience are in for the breathtaking MELONS, TRUCKS AND ANGRY DOGS by Kristian Ansand and Martin Gilluck about the race from London to Istanbul in which the contestants had to cover a distance of 3100 km on their own, and an inspiring picture by Nic Hill, TOKYO TO OSAKA, with images of fixed-gear bicycles roaming across the landscape of Japan. There are also Polish features in the festival, including NOWE DYNASY by Kasia Krapacz, which presents the story of the cycling race Orzeł in Warsaw and also reminisces on the golden age of Polish track cycling. The participants may also enjoy a number of workshops and meetings and a bike tuning show from the former head coach of the Polish cycling national team. "We are going to invite Wroclaw's former cycling masters, have a picnic in collaboration with BWA Awangarda, hold a professional racing event at Wroclaw's Welodrom, and organise an exhibition, workshops and city racing events," reveal the organisers.
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Show your own 30 minutes
The Amateur Bike Film Platform competition is also an important part of the event. Registrations for the Bike Days competition section are being accepted from 1 May. You can send your documentaries, features, short films and animated films. There are no restrictions as far as the form is concerned. You just need to remember not to exceed 30 minutes.This allows for a larger number of participants to have their works screened at the festival. Everyone's invited. Professionals and amateurs, directors and cameramen and versatile artists, too. Submit your works for the competition," say the organisers. Selected productions will be presented at the Nowe Horyzonty Cinema on Saturday 13 June. The winner will be selected by the audience. The second prize will be awarded by the jury.
You can register for the competition by filling a suitable form at festival's website.
To find out more, please visit www.bikedays.pl, www.facebook.com/BikeDaysFestiwal
