Sonata directed by Bartosz Blaschke will open the 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, which will take place from August 11 – 16, 2022 in Jecheon, South Korea.

About the festival:
The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) aims to be a celebration of both film and exhilarating music, shared and enjoyedby everyone of all generations. The Festival presents a series of programs that combine film and music including a section specifically for music, a program which introduces the various currents of contemporary music & cinema, and a number of live concerts staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake and Uilimji. Jecheon International Music & Film Festival is presented by Jecheon International Music & Film Festival and hosted by the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Executive Committee.

Born prematurely, and diagnosed as an autistic child, Grzegorz lives in his own world. His only interest seems to be banging on the old broken piano in his house. On his 15th birthday, the cause of Grzegorz’s isolation isn’t autism but a deep hearing impairment was discovered. Thanks to professor Skarżyński, who implanted him with a cochlear implant, Grzegorz starts to discover speech, sound, and music. Grzegorz now desires to become a pianist and perform Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata at a concert hall. (JIMFF 2022)

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About the director:
A director, screenwriter, cinematographer, known for My Father’s Eyes(2015), polish TV series like Na dobre i na złe(2017-2020), Patrol Tatry(2019), Na sygnale(2014-2016) and more. He studied in Cinematography and Photography at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School and the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. The 2-time winner of ScriptPro: Sonata(2018), Felicja i Jezus(2014), he made his first feature Sonata which received the Best Film of the 26th Sofia IFF as well as Audience Award.

For more information please visit: https://www.jimff.org/