"The Balcony Movie" by Paweł Łoziński, "1970" by Tomasz Wolski, "Polański, Horowitz. Hometown" by Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer, "Judges Under Pressure" by Kacper Lisowski, and "Escape to the Silver Globe" by Kuba Mikurda all have the chance to win the title of best Polish documentary this year. And this isn’t the only Polish Film Awards category they have been nominated in.
March sees us slowly waking up from our winter and rushing off to festivals whose line-ups feature quite a few Polish documentaries. Our films will be shown at True/False Film Festival, CPH:DOX*, Tampere Film Festiva, One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, and more. Check out where you can watch Polish productions this month.
The documentary by Kacper Lisowski has been selected to open the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival. It won't be the only Polish production in the program. Michał Kawecki's No Hero At All also has a chance to win awards.
The documentary by Łukasz Kowalski will have its world premiere at one of the world's most important documentary festivals. The program of the event also includes Judges Under Pressure by Kacper Lisowski and The Balcony Movie by Paweł Łoziński.
The new documentary by Paweł Łoziński was recognised at yet another festival. This time, the film received the Artistic Vision Award at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
The new documentary by Anna Konik won't just have its world premiere during this year's edition of the London Human Rights Watch Film Festival, but will also open this event. The program also features “Judges Under Pressure” by Kacper Lisowski.
Following the American premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, it's time for more screenings on the other side of the pond. Paweł Łoziński's documentary will soon visit True/False Film Fest and the Museum of the Moving Image.
Julia Orlik's film once again won the hearts of a festival jury. This time, the production has been named the best short animation at the Slamdance festival.
The short film by Jakub Prysak received the PAG Jury Award at this year's Trieste Film Festival in Italy.
There's still not much going on this month, but wherever there's an important festival there's no shortage of Polish films from KFF Sales&Promotion. Check out where our filmmakers are likely to steal the hearts of new international audiences.
The short documentary by Ada Syk has been selected for the competition of SXSW – one of the most important and popular independent cinema festivals. It will be the film's world premiere.
The short film by Konrad Kultys impressed the jury of the Manuel Trujillo Duran festival in Venezuela. The film received the main award, and Igor Kowalunas was recognised for his performance.
As usual, there aren't many festivals in February, but there are a few major ones that also happen to feature Polish documentaries. Check out where productions are going to appear this month.