In April, Polish films appear at twenty two international festivals, among others, at Hot Docs in Canada and IndieLisboa in Portugal. The viewers from around the world will have a chance to see a total of seventeen Polish documentary films.
Today the programme of 39th edition of Annecy International Animation Film Festival was revealed. Among the films that are to screen as a part of the competition stand four Polish animations. This year's edition of the festival will be held between 15th and 20th June.
"15 Corners of the World" by Zuzanna Solakiewicz was chosen the best feature-length documentary film at the Documentary and Short Film Festival in Belgrade.
The documentary by Aneta Kopacz won honorable mention in the Best Women's Short Film category at the International Film Festival in Cleveland.
Polish-Armenian film "Milky Brother" by Vahram Mkhitaryan won the Best Short Film award at the Febiofest SK festival. The main part of the festival was held from 20 to 26 March in Bratislava.
12th edition of the Docudays festival in Kiev ended on March 26. The main award in short documentary film competition went to "Starting Point", while honorary diploma in the DOCU/LIFE section was given to "Deep Love".
The film "Flora and Fauna" by Piotr Litwin won Special Mention at Regensburg Short Film Week. The festival ended last Wednesday, March 25.
On 23rd April, the International Documentary Film Festival "Hot Docs" in Canada starts. In the programme of this year's edition, there are three Polish documentary films: "The End of the World" by Monika Pawluczuk, "The Place" by Julia Popławska and "The Queen of Silence" by Agnieszka Zwiefka.
The documentary by Paweł Wysoczański was given the "Cena V4" award at the International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival "Hory a mesto" in Bratislava.
Festivals in March promise very well. Only this month, Polish animated films will be present in the programmes of sixteen animated film festivals. There are over hundred screenings in store.
The run of luck for Polish documentary film continues. "Our Curse" by Tomasz Śliwiński returned from the Boulder International Film Festival with the best short documentary film award.
"Object" by Paulina Skibińska was awarded again. This time, it was given a diploma of merit at the film festival in Tampere.
With the beginning of spring, Polish documentary films wake up to the festival life. In March, as many as 16 Polish films will feature on 25 screenings within the frames of 15 international film festivals.