When the documentary film workshops at the first edition of the “Let’s Get to Know Each Other!” festival ended, some of the participants continued to meet. They found time for it privately to develop their filmmaking journey. Anna Pazdej, co-organizer of the festival, recalled this story in an interview with Radio Wataha. She also mentioned acquaintances made in Bergen that grew into meetings and support circles for women.
The first edition in 2025 covered Trondheim, Bergen and Oslo. This year meetings in Trondheim and Bergen have already taken place, and on Sunday, 15 November at 17:00 at Høymagasinet in Oslo the finale of the second edition will take place. The program will open with short presentations by local creators and people active in the Polish community. The evening will close with a concert by Karolina Cicha.
Ten people, 6 minutes and 40 seconds each
In the Pecha Kucha format each of the ten participants has 6 minutes and 40 seconds to tell the audience about their work, passion or project. In an interview with Radio Wataha, Anna Pazdej mentioned, among others, photography, fitness, business, management in the music industry and handicrafts. There will also be the topic of traditional spiders, that is folk ornaments.
After the presentations there will be time for conversations. The organizers have a simple way to ease first contact. Upon entry participants will receive name stickers. If someone comes alone, they can arrive earlier, have a coffee or tea and calmly look around before the program starts.
"They can find partners for joint activities or simply spend time together. Just like that."
- Anna Pazdej in an interview with Radio Wataha
Photography from the perspective of chemistry, physics and experiment
At the exhibition you will be able to see works from a three-day experimental photography workshop led by Paweł Kula. When we asked Anna Pazdej which piece was worth stopping at, she drew attention to what happened before the photo was created. Participants learned photographic processes, checked how light and chemistry work, and observed what changes in the image when they allow themselves to experiment.
During the finale it will also be possible to view and buy handicrafts and products from local creators.
Karolina Cicha returns to Høymagasinet
At around 19:30 Karolina Cicha will perform, a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist from Podlasie. In an intimate concert at Høymagasinet she will sing and play the accordion.
Two years earlier the artist opened the WeDo Festival in the same hall. Anna Pazdej remembered the combination of contemporary sound with folk and the ease with which Cicha reaches for different languages and musical traditions. The organizers invite to the concert also people who do not speak Polish. You can join just for the performance.
Finale of “Let’s Get to Know Each Other!” in Oslo - practical information
When - Sunday, 15 November 2026.
Where - Høymagasinet, Myntgata 7, Oslo, near Akershus fortress.
Doors open - 16:30.
Program start - 17:00.
Karolina Cicha concert - around 19:30.
Admission - free. The number of places is limited, therefore the organizers encourage prior registration. Anna Pazdej confirmed in the interview that it is also possible to come without signing up.
Registration - the form can be found in the final event on Facebook and in the bio of the We Do Culture Oslo profile on Instagram.
The festival is produced by We Do Culture and the Association of Creative Initiatives Kod_Krowa in cooperation with Beatus Cras Oslo, Beatus Cras Bergen and BLI MED! from Trondheim. The event was co-financed by a grant from the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland as part of the competition „Senate - Polonia 2026”.
