The demonic Gerard in “The Debt”;  “The Collector” who undergoes transformation; the Internet user in love with Magdalena Cielecka in “Loneliness on the Net” –  Andrzej Chyra will be the hero of this year’s “And God Created Actor…” at the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival.

The most renown Polsih production designer, awarded an Oscar for “Schindler’s List” and a César for “The Pianist,” a regular cooperator with Andrzej Wajda, and Agnieszka Holland, among others. Allan Starski, another guest at the 8th Two Riversides, will give away the secrets of his work during his “Cinema lesson.”

From waltz and ragtime to avant-garde jazz – that’s Marcin Masecki’s “Polonaises”. In his next musical experiment, Masecki mixes marching band, 19th century elegance, and classical composing techniques. We will see and hear what it all means on the 4th of August at the Kazimierz market square.

Lina Wertmüller, history’s first woman to be nominated for an Oscar for directing, will have her mini-retrospective during the 8th Film and Art Festival Two Riversides.

He became interested in Papusza before cinema did. When in 1993 Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz created “Papusza’s Harps,” a large vocal-instrumental form for voice, choir, and orchestra, he thought that to be the end of his adventure with the Romani poetess. 16 years later the Krauzes approached him and offered to use the track in their latest film.