“JUREK” AWARDED IN SHEFFIELD
The documentary film "Jurek" by Paweł Wysoczański was awarded again. This time, the film was given the second prize at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.
The documentary film "Jurek" by Paweł Wysoczański was awarded again. This time, the film was given the second prize at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.
Yet another festival was enchanted by "Pussy," directed by Renata Gąsiorowska. This time, the film was given the jury special mention at the American SXSW.
One of the awards at the festival in the United Arab Emirates, which ended at the beginning of March, went to Tomasz Popakul for his animated film "Black."
The festival journey of "Pussy" by Renata Gąsiorowska continues and the film collects new awards along the way. This time, the Macedonian festival FEELMOTION rewarded the animated film with the funniest film award
On March 11, ended the Egyptian festival Sharm El-Sheikh Arab & European Film Festival. Among the award-winners, there is the film "Close Ties" by Zofia Kowalewska.
At the recently finished American festival GLAS Animation, the main award went to Marta Pajek for her film "Impossible Figures and Other Stories II."
On March 4, the award ceremony at the Croatian festival ZagrebDox was held. On that day, as many as three Polish documentary films were awarded: "21 x New York" by Piotr Stasik, "Communion" by Anna Zamecka and "Close Ties" by Zofia Kowalewska.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The festival month mirrors the weather: European festivals alternate with these in the United States, and in addition to documentary film festivals, there are festivals dedicated to animated and short films.
2016 was a very successful year for Polish shorts. More than 260 titles were shown at more than 1,100 festival screenings all around the world, winning nearly 130 awards. Polish shorts were also special guests at festivals such as Curtas Vila do Conde in Portugal, Regensburg International Short Film Week in Germany and Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival SICAF in Korea.
Krakow Film Foundation Programme Council decided to celebrate this year’s 70th anniversary of Polish animation by unprecedented tribute to two outstanding veterans of this genre: Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura. It is 20th edition of Dragon of Dragons award which is granted for significant influence on the development of the world cinema.
“First Pole on Mars” by Agnieszka Elbanowska won an award for The Best Short Documentary Film on Dutch festival DOCfeed which ended on February 19th.
Yesterday "Pussy" directed by Renata Gąsiorowska was awarded with the Best Animation Film prize at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
In 2016, Polish documentary films were shown at international film festivals almost 430times, winning a total of over 80 awards. Polish documentary film was also the special guest at, among others, DOK Leipzig Film Festival, Trieste Film Festival and GZ DOC in China. We were also present on the short list for the Academy Awards and among the nominees for the European Film Award. We would like to invite you to read the summary of the previous year.