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The 2008 Festival The 2008 Mound and Mount Kosciuszko Festival was held on Mount Kosciuszko (April 18), in Jindabyne (April 19) and in Cooma (April 20). The stunning beauty of the mountainous backdrops and picturesque countryside were complemented by the high spirits of festival participants. The first-ever festival anthology proved to be a delightful keepsake. The growing participation of local community members was also much valued. Many memories were captured in the following multimedia. Please Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the following links will either keep you on the kozziefest.org website, or take you to the Polish-Australian Internet Newspaper Puls Polonii. Photo-Galleries Various photographers captured the magic of the festival in three locations. - Photo-gallery 1: Friday, April 17 - Photo-gallery 2: The festival in Australian media - Photo-gallery 3: Friday, April 17 - Photo-gallery 4: The festival in the eyes of Carole Thomas - Photo-gallery 5: The Kosciuszko Festival Mass at St Patrick's Videos The following short films were produced by Oskar Kantor of Oski Pictures, with the assistance of independent filmmaker Marek Kamma. - The 2008 Festival: Part 1 (YouTube) - The 2008 Festival: Part 2 (YouTube) - The 2008 Festival: Part 3 (YouTube) Articles Articles written by various authors were published on Puls Polonii before, during and after the 2008 Mound and Mount Kosciuszko Festival. 24/06/08 POL K'Ozzie: Bo tak naprawd? to jest rok roboty! 15/06/08 ENG & POL Four Festival Films 12/06/08 ENG A meeting with the Hon. Mike Kelly 22/05/08 POL Festiwalowe opowie?ci - 1 (niestety, na raty) 21/05/08 ENG My impressions of the Polish Festival 18/05/08 ENG Mound & Mt Kosciuszko Festival 2008 Sponsors 15/05/08 POL Nowa fotogaleria - troch? inna 13/05/08 ENG Ryszard Sarkowicz on T. Kosciuszko 12/05/08 POL Witold Krzesi?ski o pracy dyplomaty w Australii 11/05/08 ENG An Ode to Mothers 07/05/08 ENG Kosciuszko Festival: Documentary by Les Strzelecki   ENG "Kosciuszko" donation for Cooma Hospital   POL Pisz? o nas ... 06/05/08 POL Jak dobrze nam zdobywa? gór?...Ko?ciuszki 03/05/08 ENG & POL More Songs and Poems from Jindabyne 01/05/08 ENG & POL Post-Festival Letters and Congratulations   ENG & POL Festival Songs and Poems from Jindabyne Memorial Hall   POL Kosciuszko Song "Bo my z Ciebie..."     Festiwal w TV Polonia 29/04/08 ENG FKPP Song Competition: 'Stanislaw'     Pielgrzymka na Festiwalu 28/04/08 ENG Prize-Winning Poem: 'Dancing in the Wind'   ENG Prize-Winning Poem: 'Kosciuszko High'   ENG A Gem of Cultural Experience   POL Wiersz: Ko?ciuszko nad Snowy River 24/04/08 POL Festiwalowy recital Krzysztofa Ma?ka     Relacja z Mound & Mt Kosciuszko Festival 23/04/08 POL Mi?dzy Jindabyne a Koninem   POL Piosenki - laureatki konkursu 22/04/08 ENG & POL Festival Voices / Festiwalowe g?osy   ENG Official Opening of Mound & Mt Kosciuszko Festival 21/10/07 POL Przypominamy o dwóch konkursach 16/10/07 ENG Mound & Mt Kosciuszko Music Competition   POL Ko?ciuszkowski konkurs muzyczno-poetycki   ENG Mound & Mt Kosciuszko Photographic Competition   POL Ko?ciuszkowski konkurs fotograficzny Documents The following documents were either distributed at the festival, or were produced to promote the festival. - Official 2008 Festival program (3,659KB, PDF) - Example of the certificates presented to sponsors (1,992KB, PDF) - The cover of Les Strzelecki's film about the Festival (151KB, JPG) - A message from the Festival Directors (761KB, PDF)