This year’s edition of International Film festival of the art of cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE has come to an end. Polish filmmakers have been celebrating this especially happy ending as their films were honoured with several awards.
Among all documentaries taking part in the IDFA competition, the international jury selected three films in each of eight competition sections that are going to be nominaned for the main prize. Igor Chojna’s documentary Screening at the Tatry cinema has been nominated in the Student films cathegory.
Film "Brzydkie słowa" w reżyserii Marcina Maziarzewskiego otrzymał aż dwie nagrody na hiszpańskim festiwalu FILMETS BADALONA FILM FESTIVAL, podczas którego zagościło – jak informują organizatorzy – ponad dziesięć tysięcy wielbicieli kina.
Two indigenous documentaries, “Chemo” and “Mother” were honoured with the highest awards – each in their respective categories – at the International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Vérité” in Teheran.
Within only a week, the film by Katarzyna Klimikiewicz stood twice on the podium at the European festivals. On the 7th November, “Hanoi-Warsaw” got the Special Award at the Cottbus Film Festival in Germany, and a few days later – won the first award in the competition at the Spanish festival ALCINE.
Cottbus Film Festival, which took place from 2nd to 7th November, was a success for two Polish feature films: “All that I Love” and short-length “Hanoi-Warsaw.” For Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, debuting in short length film, it is yet another important award this year.
“Horizon Award” at the 24fps Festival in Texas is yet another award for the short feature film by Magnus von Horn, made by The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź.
At the recent Short Film Festival “Fenêtres sur courts” in Dijon, France, the documentary “Charcoal Burners” by Piotr Złotorowicz was honoured with the Grand Prix award
The director of the short feature film “Don't be Afraid of the Dark Room”, Kuba Czekaj, was successful at the First Step Film Fest Festival in Albania's capital – Tirana.
The documentary by Jakub Stożek was chosen the best international short film at the 5th DOCSDF – International Documentary Cinema Festival in Mexico City. It is the first significant award for the debuting director.
Once again this year, the student etude by Matej Bobrik stood on the podium, winning one of the most important awards at the recently finished Short Film Festival “ Cortopotere” in Bergamo, Italy.
On the 5th November, Polish Film Festival in Austin, Texas, starts. This is a unique event in this part of North America. It unites the presentation and promotion of Polish cinema among people of Polish ancestry, as well as Americans.
The documentary film „Little Bride” by Lesław Dobrucki – screened at the festival in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic, Era New Horizons in Wrocław in Poland or Dokufest in Kosovo – in the first part of October were shown and, what is more, awarded at the Vilnius Film Shorts Festival.