POLES AWARDED AT THE BANJALUKA FESTIVAL
On Tuesday ended the 7th edition of the International Animated Film Festival BANJALUKA. Among the award-winning films, there are as many as three Polish animations.
On Tuesday ended the 7th edition of the International Animated Film Festival BANJALUKA. Among the award-winning films, there are as many as three Polish animations.
The student documentary by Tomasz Śliwiński, “Our Curse,” was appreciated by the members of the International Documentary Association. The film was nominated for IDA Awards in the short film category.
The film by Matej Bobrik, “A Visit,” won the Silver Eye Award in the short film category at the East Silver Market, which ended yesterday. In the feature-length category, the Polish-Czech-Slovakian film “Gottland” received a Special Mention.
The documentary by Maciej Drygas, “Abu Haraz” won the Grand Prix award at the Ânûû-Rû Âboro festival in New Caledonia. The eighth edition of the festival was held from 17 to 25 October.
Last Sunday, on 26 October, the International Documentary Film Festival Aljazeera ended in Qatar. "Sati" by Bartłomiej Świderski has been awarded in Qatar for the best direction and "Left side of the face" - for the best cinematography.
Another weekend is gone. In the last days, two awards went to the Polish animated filmmakers, well-known to the foreign festival audience - Tomek Ducki (“Baths”) and Karolina Specht (“An Incredibly Elastic Man”).
For “Starting Point” by Michał Szcześniak, “Super Unit” by Teresa Czepiec and “One Man Show" by Jakub Piatek, the screening in Leipzig will be international premiere. On this occasion Polish Docs presents the reviews of first two films and interview with Jakub Piątek.
This evening, the 7th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival comes to an end. We already know its winners. One of them is “Our Curse” by Tomasz Śliwiński, honoured by the jury with the Nature Scientific Merit Award.
Two of eight films, which are included on the shortlist for the Academy Awards in the Documentary Short Subject category, are Polish productions! “Joanna” by Aneta Kopacz and “Our Curse” by Tomasz Śliwiński are a step closer on the road to the Academy Awards.
Last weekend brought Tomasz Śliwiński two awards and a special mention. His student documentary “Our Curse” was chosen the best short documentary at Woodstock Film Festival, won the Jimmy Steward Memorial Crystal Heart Award at Heartland Film Festival and Special Mention at Indie Cork festival in Ireland.
The anniversary 30th edition of Warsaw Film Festival ended last Sunday, 19 October. The festival audience appreciated the documentary by Aneta Kopacz, “Joanna,” which won the Audience Award in the short film category.
Last weekend, the number of awards won by Polish animated films increased by two. Polish animated films were awarded by two juries - the jury of the Short Film Festival in Brno, and Be There! Animated Film Festival, held on the Greek island of Corfu.
Among the winners of the 9th edition of the Romanian Animation Film Festival Anim’est there is Polish animated film etude, "An Incredibly Elastic Man" by Karolina Specht. The film was given the Special Mention in the student film category.