THE FILM “BROTHERS” WINS TWO AWARDS IN TBILISI
Once again, the documentary film "Brothers" by Wojciech Staroń was appreciated by an international jury. It returned with two awards from the festival CinéDoc in Tbilisi.
News 2016
POLISH SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS AT DOK LEIPZIG FESTIVAL – REVIEWS
Today, the 59th DOK Leipzig starts with the international premiere of three polish documentary films: “Close ties” by Zofia Kowalewska, “Daniel” by Anastazja Dąbrowska and “Three conversations on life” by Julia Staniszewska. We would like to invite you to read the reviews of these films.
I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE DIFFERENTLY – “DANIEL” BY ANASTAZJA DĄBROWSKA
The protagonist of the short documentary film by Anastazja Dąbrowska is twenty-something Daniel with Down's syndrome. We accompany him and his friends during summer camp. A society of people with Down's syndrome on summer camp – hearing about such a subject matter, we immediately think about people trying, at all…
BITTER-SWEET MARRIAGE – “CLOSE TIES” BY ZOFIA KOWALEWSKA
Zofia Kowalewska made a private and personal portrait depicting her close ones, who, however, during their long lives once stood on different sides of the barricade. The film's protagonists are the documentary film-maker's grandparents. After 45 years of living together, the elderly people decide to organise a festive anniversary. At…
FILL IN THE SILENCE – “THREE CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE” BY JULIA STANISZEWSKA
Julia Staniszewska makes a very interesting and personal attempt to look closely on two sides of the ideological barricade in her documentary film début. The protagonists of "Three Conversations on Life" are mother and daughter – the author of the film. On one side of the barricade stands the mother,…
“COMMUNION” WINS THE SILVER EYE AWARD
Once again, Polish documentary film can boast a success at the East Silver Market, accompanying the International Documentary Film Festival in Jihlava. "Communion" by Anna Zamecka won the Silver Eye award there.
TUE STEEN MULLER ABOUT “21 x NEW YORK”
It starts in the New York subway and it ends in the New York subway. ‘Time’s up’ a man screams at the end station at the end of the film. A moment before the young Chinese man with the hat, the most high‑profile of the 21 male and female characters in the film, has announced what he thinks will happen to the world: Big Bang 2 will come, we will all come to live in a virtual world with our brains attached/directed through computers!
“CLOSE TIES” ON THE SHORTLIST FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS
On October 26, American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a shortlist of ten documentary films, which have a chance for an Academy Award nomination in the Documentary Short Subject category. Among the films, which will compete for the nomination for the Academy Award, there is "Close Ties' by Zofia Kowalewska
“I WAS STRIVING FOR A SIMPLE, NATURALISTIC FILM, IN WHICH EMOTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING…”
'Close ties' by Zofia Kowalewska is on Oscar's shortlist! Documentary film will have its international premiere at upcoming DOK Leipzig festival and shortly after it will be presented at IDFA festival. Read the interview with the director.
“MY TRIBE” – WOJCIECH KASPERSKI ABOUT HIS NEW FILM “ICON”
Wojciech Kasperskis's latest mid-length documentary "Icon", has been premiered in May 2016 at 56th Krakow Film Festival where it has been awarded with 5 Awards, Golden Hobby Horse for the Best Polish Filmincluded. Soon the film will be screen to international audience at IDFA. Read Krzysztof Gierat's interview with the director.
“JUREK” AWARDED IN MACEDONIA
On October 21, the awards of Echo Mountain Film Festival were given. The festival's Grand Prix went to the film "Jurek" by Paweł Wysoczański.
TWO POLISH FILMS WIN THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT CINEAST
This weekend, the festival CinEast in Luxembourg ended. The Audience Award in the short film category went to the documentary film "Education" by Emi Buchwald and the feature film "Romantik" by Mateusz Rakowicz.
AWARDS FOR THE FILMS FROM GDYNIA FILM SCHOOL
Last week brought two awards for the films from Gdynia Film School. "Tenderness" directed by Emilia Zielonka was honoured in Brno, and "Grandma's Day" by Miłosz Sakowski won acclaim in Los Angeles.