Christian Friedel as a guest at the Kamera Akcja Festival
Christian Friedel, playing the role of Rudolf Höss in Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest” and leader of the Woods of Birnam band, will visit Lodz in October (25-26 X 2024). He will be a guest at two Lodz events: 15th Kamera Akcja Festival and 16th Soundedit International Music Producers Festival.
He received recognition from audiences and film critics for his debut role in Michael Haneke’s “Das Weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte” (2013). He received a European Film Award nomination for his role in Oliver Hirschbiegel’s “13 Minutes.” He also starred in the popular series “Babylon Berlin” and Netflix’s acclaimed “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” based on Patrick Süskind’s novel. In 2023, he played the role of Rudolf Höss in Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest,” which won two Academy Awards and the Cannes Grand Prix.
It was dark, it was… really dark. I think this man’s soul was all plunged into darkness, is how Christian Friedel describes his role, for which he received his second EFA nomination. It is worth recalling that the film’s co-producer is Ewa Puszczynska, who heads the Lodz-based company Extreme Emotions. Friedel will receive a special award from the Kamera Akcja Festival for special artistic achievement in the art of filmmaking, which will highlight his groundbreaking acting performance in “Zone of Interest.” The only feature film festival in Lodz will also be an opportunity to meet the actor. On Friday, October 25, 2024, there will be a special screening of the film and an acting masterclass, during which Friedel will talk about the behind-the-scenes work with the most provocative filmmakers of contemporary cinema: Glazer and Haneke. The meeting will be moderated by Kaja Klimek, a respected film critic and journalist.
The 15th Kamera Akcja Festival will be held from 24 to 27.10.2024 in Łódź and from 14 to 23.10.2024 online on the Think Film platform. The task is implemented thanks to a grant from the budget of the City of Łódź. Subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Cultural Promotion Fund, the Polish Film Institute and the University of Łódź – the festival’s patron. The main partners of the festival are Monopolis and the Film School in Lodz. The Kamera Akcja Festival and the Festiwal Człowiek Mediów w Zagrożeniu form the “Lodz Film Festival” cooperation network. Passes at attractive prices on sale only until October 10, 2024.
