MAGDA

Podhale, Poland, Winter of 1939. Magda (15) is an excellent skier. She joins the Polish Resistance and helps by bringing documents and fugitives across the mountains into Slovakia. One day she learns that the group of 23 pilots urgently need to cross the border, as Gestapo is on their heels. She comes up with a risky plan to lure the Nazis her way, allowing pilots to pass without being seen. Unfortunately, the Nazi soldiers are experienced skiers too, able to shoot and reload their guns while skiing at full speed. Magda must take a chance as she sets off into the woods, racing through the snow.

Genre: Animated
Country: Poland
Running time: 9
Year: 2022
Color: colour

Director: Adela Kaczmarek

Script: Adela Kaczmarek, Tomasz Siwiński, Anna Głowik

Music: Mikołaj Majkusiak

Editing: Adela Kaczmarek

Sound: Michał Fojcik

Production company: Letko

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About the director:

In the years 2003–2008 Adela studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. “Zatoka”, her graduation film won the Special Prize at the OFAFA Festival in Krakow and the Main Prize at the Pole Widzenia festival in Toruń. In 2012, she received directed her film debut “Słońce w pełni” and also created the animated documentary “O rządach miłości”, which won several awards. In 2018, she directed a medium-length documentary with animation elements called “Janka”. It won Grand Prix for Polish film at the HumanDOC Festival in Warsaw and a Special Award at the Cinema with soul festival in Warsaw.

Filmography:

2008 – BAY

2012 – THE FULL SUN

2013 – THE GOVERNANCE OF LOVE

2018 – JANKA

At festivals:

Animatou Geneva Animation Festival 2023, Switzerland, 2023 (competition)

2023 PÖFF Shorts, Estonia, 2023 (screening)

London International Animation Festival 2023, United Kingdom, 2023 (competition)

Animateka 2023 International Animation Festival, Slovenia, 2023 (screening)

46th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2024, France, 2024 (competition)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2024, USA, 2024 (competition)

3rd Pirineos Mountain Film Festival, Spain, 2024 ( Best Animation Short Film)

Anima 2024, the 43rd Brussels International Animation Film Festival, Belgium, 2024 (screening)

TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES 2024, Austria, 2024 (competition)

19th Athens Animfest, Greece, 2024 (competition)

European Union Short Film Festival 2024, Canada, 2024 (screening)

Melbourne International Animation Festival 2024, Australia, 2024 (competition)

13th China International New Media Short Film Festival, China, 2024 (competition)

International Film Festival of Lanzarote (FICL) 2024, Spain, 2024 (competition)

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2024, Croatia, 2024 (competition)

26th Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Spain, 2024 (competition)

23rd Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Cyprus, 2024 (competition)

30th Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy, 2024 (competition)

WFAF - World Festival of Animated Film Varna 2024, Bulgaria, 2024 (competition)

8th Chaniartoon 2024 - International Comic & Animation Festival, Greece, 2024 (competition)

17th Animasyros International Animation Festival, Greece, 2024 (screening)

Anim'est International Animation Film Festival 2024, Romania, 2024 (competition)

TAF Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2024, Greece, 2024 (competition)

50th FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Spain, 2024 (Best Direction)

14th Dutch Mountain Film Festival, The Netherlands, 2024 (competition)

23rd Magma – mostra di cinema breve, Italy , 2024 (competition)

32nd ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival, Romania, 2024 (competition)

24th Frame Future Film Festival, Italy, 2024 (competition)

39th Brest European Short Film Festival, France, 2024 (competition)

42th BBVA Mountain film Festival of Torelló, Spain, 2024 (competition)

Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2024, United Kingdom, 2024 (competition)

23rd International Mountain Film Festival Bansko, Bulgaria, 2024 (competition)

21th International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis 2024, Lithuania, 2024 (competition)