SHORT FILM FESTIVALS IN JANUARY
In January, film festivals only begin to gain momentum. This month, festival audience can watch seven Polish short films, which qualified for the competition sections of five festivals.
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POLISH FILMS IN COMPETITION AT CERMONT FERRAND
At the beginning of this week the organisers of French festival in Clermont Ferrand announced the results of this year’s selection. There are four Polish films among those invited to screen as a part of the competitive sections.
“ARENA” AWARDED IN RUSSIA
The short fiction film by Martin Rath, "Arena," won the Best Fiction Student Film Award at the Kinoproba festival in Yekaterinburg. The festival ended on December 4.
„TO THY HEART” BY EWA BORYSEWICZ WINS 11th ANIMATEKA
It was yesterday evening when the 11th edition of Slovenian Animateka came to an end. The Grand Prix of the festival went to the Polish animated film – “To Thy Heart” by Ewa Borysewicz.
INTERVIEW WITH WOJCIECH SOBCZYK – THE AUTHOR OF “SUMMER 2014”
Tomorrow, in Riga, the names of the winners of this year's European Film Awards will be announced. In the short film category, Poland is represented by "Summer 2014" by Wojciech Sobczyk. We managed to have a short chat with the director before his journey.
INTERVIEW WITH WOJCIECH SOBCZYK – THE AUTHOR OF “SUMMER 2014”
Tomorrow, in Riga, the names of the winners of this year's European Film Awards will be announced. In the short film category, Poland is represented by "Summer 2014" by Wojciech Sobczyk. We managed to have a short chat with the director before his journey.
DECEMBER SHORT FILM FESTIVALS
This month Polish short films – documentaries, fiction films and animations – will screen 35 times at 17 festivals abroad. Even though the end of the year approaches, Polish films still stand chances of being awarded.
„OUR CURSE” AWARDED IN BOGOTA
The winning streak of Tomasz Śliwiński’s documentary “Our curse” continues. The film was awarded with the Best International Short Documentary prize at Bogoshorts festival that ended on Tuesday, 9 December, in the capital of Colombia.
DECEMBER AT ANIMATED FILM FESTIVALS
After a busy November, in December the festival paste seems to slow down a bit. This month Polish animated films will screen 23 times at merely seven festivals.
TWO POLISH DOCUMENTARIES IN THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION!
Michał Szcześniak’s “Starting Point” and Paulina Skibińska’s “The Object” have been selected for the Documentary Short Films competition at the world’s most important independent cinema event, the Sundance Film Festival. Both films were produced by the Munk Studio, which operates under the auspices of the Polish Filmmakers Association (PFA).
DECEMBER FESTIVALS
In December film festivals are normally organized only during the first two weeks of the month. Later on the holiday season starts. During these two weeks nearly thirty Polish documentary films will be screened at ten film festivals.
„ZIEGENORT” AND „MAGMA” AWARDED IN POITIERS
Two Polish student films were awarded during the closing evening of the 37th Poitiers Film Festival. The jury decided to present the awards to “Ziegenort” by Tomasz Popakul and “Magma” by Paweł Maślona.
„SATI” AWARDED IN FRANCE
„Sati”, a short documentary by Bartłomiej Świderski, received Prix Jury Festivals Connexion – Région Rhône Alpes at International Mountain Film Festival in Autrans. The festival ended on 7 December.