MAGMA

Janusz  is a salesman in a furniture shop. One day he accidentally destroys a pillow. This is the first ‘accident’ in the company since very long time and he seems to be really upset about it. Or maybe there’s something else he’s upset about?

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  • Genre: Fabularny
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 30
  • Year: 2013

Director: Paweł Maślona

Script: Maciej Mądracki, Paweł Maślona

DOP: Cezary Stolecki

Music: Igor Kłaczyński

Editing: Wojciech Słota, Paweł Maślona, Tomasz Krzeszowiec

Production company: Wydział Radia i Telewizji Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach (WRiTv UŚ)

About the director:

Paweł Maślona

Paweł Maślona

graduate of political sciences, student of Radio and Television Faculty at University of Silesia in Katowice. Director of  several award- winning short films and commercials, including VFF Young Talent Award for the Best Film at International Festival of Film Schools in Munich 2010. He has recently finished his diploma film “Magma” and is now preparing for his feature film debut.

At festivals:

Palm Springs International Short Fest 2013, USA, 2013 (Best Student Live Action Short over 15 minutes)

1st Reel Film Festival Bumbershoot, USA , 2013 (screening)

29th Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, 2013 (screening)

12th International Student Film and Video Festval, China, 2013 (competition)

21st Camerimage International Film Festival, Poland, 2013 (competition)

20th Etiuda&Anima IFF, Poland, 2013 (competition)

12th Reykjavik Shorts&Docs Festival, Iceland, 2014 (screening)

43rd HFF Konrad Wolf International Student Film Festival, Germany , 2014 (Best Actor Award for Łukasz Simlat)

11th Fresh Film Fest, Czech Republic, 2014 (Best Fiction Film )

10th European Short Film Festival at MIT, USA, 2014 (Golden Beaver)

7th La Cabina Intenational Medium Lenght Film Festival, Spain, 2014 (competition)

37th Poitiers Film Festival, France, 2014 (French Critics' Discovery Prize)

8th Ciné Privé Film Festival, Belgium, 2015 (screening)