“HANOI-WARSAW” NOMINATED FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARD
“Hanoi-Warsaw”, a short feature film by Katarzyna Klimikiewicz, received the nomination for the European Film Academy Award, that is, one of the most prestigious European award for film-makers.
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POLISH DOCUMENTARIES AT DOK LEIPZIG
During one of the most significant events in the world of documentary and animation cinema – 53rd International Documentary and Animated Film Festival DOK LEIPZIG, which starts in the second part of October, seven Polish films are going to be shown in the competition programme.
„Szczęściarze” triumfują po raz kolejny
Wielokrotnie doceniany i nagradzany na polskich i zagranicznych imprezach filmowych dokument "Szczęściarze" w reżyserii Tomasza Wolskiego zdobył kolejny laur - tym razem na francuskim festiwalu.
Polish films awarded in Georgia
At recently finished Batumi International Film Festival in Georgia three Polish productions found themselves among the awarded films. Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Bartek Konopka and Jakub Piątek were those, who received awards in both of the main competitions.
Nominees announced for the Grand Off
Three Polish shorts – „Hanoi-Warsaw” by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, „My poor head” directed by Adrian Panek, „The scent of flowers does not blow against the wind” made by Leszek Korusiewicz and Wojciech Kasperski’s documentary „Chasm”- have been nominated for the awards Grand Off 2010. The fourth edition of World Independent Film Awards - Grand Off will be held in Warsaw from 22nd to 27th November.
„Six weeks” – the Best Short Documentary at the festival in Monterrey
During recently finished International Film Festival in Monterrey in Mexico Marcin Janos Krawczyk – the author of „Six weeks”, has been awarded prize for the Best Short Documentary, which now is the next significant laurel for his film.
Polish Documentarists at the Film Festival in Iran
At the beginning of November six Polish documentaries are going to be shown at the International Documentary Film Festival „Cinema Verite” taking place in Iran. The audience in Teheran will have the opportunity of watching films directed by Kalina Alabrudzińska, Beata Dzianowicz, Renata Gabryjelska, Matej Bobrik, Jakub Piątek and Paweł Łoziński.
REPRESENTATION OF POLISH DOCUMENTARY IN RUSSIA
Fifteen titles in the retrospective of the newest Polish documentary cinema and three films in the international competition – this is how the part of this year’s programme of International Documentary Film Festival “Flahertiana” in Perm in Russia will look.
„Danny Boy” – the best animation of „Alpinale” Film Festival in Austria
At recently finished International Short Film Festival „Alpinale” in Nenzing in Austria, „Danny Boy” directed by Marek Skrobecki was awarded the prize for the Best Animated Film.
THE ECHO – THE RECORD-BREAKER AMONG POLISH SHORT FEATURE FILMS – WINS AGAIN
The screening at Alpinale Shortfilmfestival Nenzing, which took place from 10th to 14th August, and the award won at this Austrian festival is yet another proof that the film “The Echo” by Magnus von Horn, made by Leon Schiller’s National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz, can be described as the most frequently shown at foreign festivals from among Polish short feature films produced during last two years.
ESTERHAZY AWARDED IN MEXICO
At the recently-finished International Film Festival Expresión En Corto in Mexico, the award for the best short animation went to Izabela Plucińska, the author of the film “Esterhazy” – film adaptation of the well-known German children book by Irene Dische and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
POLISH DOCUMENTARY ETUDE AWARDED IN BRAZIL
Matej Bobrik, director of the documentary etude “Where the sun doesn’t rush”, made in the Leon Schiller's National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź, was awarded at the Brazilian Student Film Festival.
THE NUMBER OF LAURELS FOR KUBA CZEKAJ IS STILL GROWING
During a few days in August Kuba Czekaj, the director of a short feature film “Don’t be afraid of the dark room” was again awarded at two festivals: Portuguese AVANCA 2010 and “Two Riversides” in Kazimierz Dolny and Janowiec nad Wisłą.