PROFESSIONAL CINEMA COMPETITION
AB OVO
Year: 2011
Directed by Piotr Janiszewski
6 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
"Ab ovo" tells the story of life itself - from birth to death. Photos were shot in a Polish slaughterhouse entry to which is strictly prohibited. Only a few people know what goes on behind closed doors.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
He comes from Mazury. Graduated from Acting School by Halina and Jan Machulscy. He adores good, polish cinema, especially movies by Munk, Chmielewski, Chęciński, Bareja, Koterski, Machulski, Bromski, Pasikowski - their way is the one he would like to follow. He doesn’t give up acting and plays also in his own films. His first pictures were engaged and touched matters and problems of his hometown.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
Gdynia Film Festival, Młodzi i Film w Koszalinie, Węgiel Student Film Festiwal, Festiwal Filmowy DRZWI i Gdańsk DocFilm Festival
ECHO
Year: 2012
Directed by Marcin Filipowicz
19 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Story of the tough relationship between father and his eleven years old son. After a long absence father appears unexpectedly and takes son on vacation. In a mysterious forest the boy is taught the basic skills that every man needs to know to survive in the harshest environment: make fire, build shelter, hide under water...
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Traveler, director, photographer. Graduated from Wajda School and almost-graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television. Owner of the production company SKrawki DocFilm. In his free time he gets in his car and drives off.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
2012 - Nowe Horyzonty
AWARDS:
2012 - Nowe Horyzonty, Award for the Best Short Film
TO WAR WE GO!
Year: 2012
Directed by Krzysztof Kasior
29 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
A small provincial town. Michał and Kuba dream of starting a business. To raise funds for this purpose they volunteer to serve a mission in Afghanistan. Fourth tour of peacekeeping forces turns out to be unlucky: during one of the patrol car, where they were friends, falls on a mine. After returning home Michał has big trouble with finding himself in the new reality. The film is based on the true story of a Scottish private Barry Delaney.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Krzysztof Kasior was born in 1980 in Trzebnica. He is a student of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television on the University of Silesia in Katowice. He creates short films and documentaries. He’s currently working on a feature-length debut.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
2013 10th Media Wave, Hungary 2013 25th Dresden film festival, Germany 2012 ExGround FilmFest, GERMANY 2012 10th International Film Festival TOFIFEST, POLAND 2012 9th Segreteria Sedicicorto Film Festival, ITALY 2012 31th Młodzi i Film Koszalin, POLAND Best Short 2012 12th IFF New Horizons, Wrocław, POLAND 2012 62th IFF Cannes, FRANCE 2012 ISFF 2012 Ravenna, ITALY 2012 52th KFF Kraków, POLAND 2012 5th OFF Plus Camera, POLAND 2012 13th KAN Wrocław, POLAND
AWARDS:
Złoty Jantar - Award for the Best Short Film Debut 2012
WHEN THE LIGHTS OF DAWN ARISES
Year: 2012
Directed by Mateusz Głowacki
29 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
The 60s. Poland. A tour from work goes by bus on mushrooms. Principal announces a competition: the one who finds the largest mushroom, gets a bonus. For workers more important than the purpose of the expedition is licking director’s boots.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
He was born in 1982 in Brzeg Dolny. A student of direction at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television on the University of Silesia in Katowice. He’s a director and screenwriter, author of about 10 short films, including “Ryszard” (2011), “Kiedy ranne wstają zorze” (2012), “Sonda o kobietach” (2012).
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
2012 - Gdynia, Koszalin, Etiuda & Anima, MFNFF, Barejada, 2013 - Prowincjonalia
AWARDS:
2012 - Gdynia Film Festival - Grand Prix in Young Cinema Competition
2012 - Barejada - Grand Miś Award - Tribute to Bareja
2013 - Prowincjonalia - Award for the Best Short Film
THE KINGDOM
Year: 2012
Directed by Bartosz Kruhlik
14 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Mr. Eugeniusz for several decades has been successfully producing lawn mowers. Despite old age, he leads his company with energy of a teenager. After a day of work he comes back home where he deals with his unusual hobby.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Was born in 1985 in Lubsko. He’s currently studying direction at the PWSFTViT in Łódź.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
ASTERFEST, IFF (Macedonia 2013) KAN international Film Festival (Poland 2013) Festiwal Filmowy DRZWI (Poland 2013) OFF CINEMA International Documentary Film Festival (Poland 2012)
NORMAL PEOPLE
Year: 2011
Directed by Piotr Złotorowicz
24 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
George Orwell’s words “sanity is not statistical” fully conclude dominant idea of this movie. Daniel, who has just been released from prison, tries to make a life from scratch. It’s not easy - he must take care of his mother, an alcoholic, and find a job. Maybe at least the relationship with a medical lifeguard, who he has just met, can bring him happiness? The title “normal people” are the ones with secrets and weaknesses but also dreaming of a better “normality”. Will these dreams come true?
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Peter Złotorowicz was born in 1982 in Dębno. He’s a graduate of Automation and Robotics at the Technical University of Szczecin. During his studies at the Polytechnic filmed his first independent films. Since 2006 he has been studying at the Faculty of Direction at the PWSFTViT in Łódź. His documentary "Smolarze" (2010) was presented at approximately 120 international festivals DOK Leipzig, among others, and at more than 30 of them earned appreciation in the form of awards and honors. Another short film directed by him, this time feature film "Ludzie Normalni" (2011), which had its premiere at the 51st Krakow Film Festival, has been recognized, among others, at Plus Camerimage 2011 winning the Srebrna Kijanka award for cinematography.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
More than 20 showings at international festivals.
AWARDS:
-Łodzią po Wiśle (Poland)- 3rd prize
-Camerimage (Poland) - The Srebrna Kijanka award for Nicolas Villegas
-Flicks International Film Fesitval - for the Best Movie
- KINOKI International Film Festival - for the Best Direction
-KAN - honour
- Lume International Film Festival - for the Best Short Film
- OKFA KONIN (Poland) - Young Jury Award
- OKFA KONIN (Poland) - 2nd prize for a student film
- Naoussa International Film Festival - 2nd prize
- International Student Film Festival Pisek - Grand Prix
- Opolskie Lamy - honour
- Nice Short Film Festival - for the Best Actor (Piotr Głowacki)
- Kenya International Film Festival - for the Best Student Film
- GoFFR – Grand Prix
- stroke your fires - for the Best Student Film
DEFENSE MECHANISM
Year: 2012
Directed by Dominik Matwiejczyk
30 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Thirty years old Robert spends a night in a bar, getting drunk and coarsely picking up girls. At one point, accosted by a bartender, he starts to narrate a story in which he weaves his memories from Iraq and Afghanistan. It turns out Robert is a former soldier who took part in both interventions and peacekeeping missions. Generally he remembers his stay there as a bit more “hardcore” service in barracks. In the first place is a moonshine which soldiers run, taking advantage of appropriate conditions. Barmaid Zuza, who studies political studies, joins the talk. She introduces herself as a pacifist and tries to explain to Robert that any interventions and military missions are nothing but interference in internal affairs of sovereign countries. This leads to a conflict between two of them, in which each side is trying to convince other one to their argument.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Dominik Matwiejczyk was born 4 April 1979 in Wrocław. He's a director, screenwriter, producer of movies and television, owner of the movie studio PARADOX FILM. For his films has received over 50 awards, including in Poland, Germany, Belgium and Estonia. In 2004, his debut feature "Blood from a stone" got major awards including the Summer Film in Kazimierz, the Tofifest in Torun, Festiwal Wyszehradzki in Wroclaw and independent film competition organized by TVP. He was also the best Polish debut at the Międzynarodowy Festiwal Debiutów in Koszalin. A year later his next film “Ugór” has been winning more and more awards. He received for this picture among others the main prize in the Independent Festival in Gdynia. In cinema he debuted in 2006 with a TVP coproduction “Krótka histeria czasu”, starring Kamilla Baar, Mateusz Damięcki, Małgorzata Foremniak, Wojciech Mecwaldowski and Marek Probosz. He also worked as a director of series “Pitbull”, “Biuro kryminalne”, “Rajskie klimaty” and “Pierwsza miłość”.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
Festiwal Filmów Optymistycznych Rzeszów 2012 MFNFF Warszawa 2012 VI Festiwal Filmowy DRZWI Gliwice 2013
AWARDS:
- Gliwice 2013 Festiwal Filmowy DRZWI - for the Best Independent Feature
OUR BAD WINTER
Year: 2012
Directed by Grzegorz Zariczny
20 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Radka and Marzena are renting a small apartment together. Girls are working as nurses in a complex of special schools. After work they are moonlighting by taking care of alcoholics at detox. 20 years old Radka for long time has been trying to regain custody of her three-years old child. Marzena, even though is 40 years old, still has not put together her own life with a man. Inspite of the problems girls stick together. One day Marzena asks Radka for a replacement. Radka does not know what’s behind it...
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
He was born in 1983. In 2008 he has started a documentary course at the Wajda School. He graduated from direction at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television on the University of Silesia in Katowice. He’s an author of short films “Marysina polana”, “Gwizdek” aNd “Nasza zima zła”.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
2012 - Gdynia, Koszalin, Kraków; 2013 - Tampere
AWARDS:
2012 - Gdynia Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
THE KISS
Year: 2013
Directed by Filip Gieldon
21 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Emilia, 20 years old, wakes up after a party-night in the apartment, which she had never seen before. To her surprise, the person who greets her is not a man but a woman. Matylda, 32 years old, says that before they have landed in bed, Emilia kissed her first. It's a story full of drama and romance, a story of the first meeting of the two women. Each and every minute of this acquaintance leads them in the unknown territories of emotions and passion.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Filip Gieldon was born in Stockholm in 1983. His parents are Poles. He was studying English literature and political studies at Stockholm University. Then he went to London, where he continued his studies in political science, film studies, poetry, and screenwriting. After returning to Sweden, he spent two years studying at the Stockholm Film School, while pursuing a program of study of political science at Stockholm University. He decided to return to the homeland of his parents, after he was admitted to the PWSFTViT in Lodz. He’s a student of fourth year of Faculty of Direction. He’s currently involved in the promotion of his debut film “Pocałunek”.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
March, 2013 „Svenska kortfilmsfestivalen” - Stockholm, Sweden „Lodzią Po Wiśle” - Warsaw, Poland April, 2013 „KanArt Festiwal Kina Amatorskiego i Niezależnego” - Wrocław, Poland „Outview Film Festial” - Athens, Greece „Wegiel Student Film Festiwal” - Katowice, Poland „London Lesbian Film Festival” - London, Canada „LGBT Film Festival” - Warsaw, Gdansk, Łódź, Poznan, Katowice, Wrocław, Poland May, 2013 „Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival” - Toronto, Canada „Freiburger Lesbenfilmtage” - Freigurg, Germany „Sicilia Queer Filmfest” - Palermo, Italy June, 2013 „London Fringe! Festival” - London, United Kingdom „Out Here Now: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival” – Kansas, USA „Młodzi i film” - Koszalin, Poland July, 2013 „Fire!! Mostra Internacional de cinema gai i lesbia” - Barcelona, Spain „Rio Festival Gay de Film” - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil „Qfest” - Philadelphia, USA „Sopot Film Festival” - Sopot, Polska „Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art” - Lviv, Ukraine „Houston International GLBT-Q Film Festival” - Houson, Texas. August, 2013 „Gaze International LGBT Film Festival” - Dublin, Ireland „Solanin Film Festiwal” - Solanin, Poland „Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival” - Fargo, USA September, 2013 „Gdynia Film Festival” - Gdynia, Polska „Naoussa International Film Festival” - Naoussa, Greece „Queer Lisboa Film Festival” - Lisabon, Portugal "Some Prefer Cake" Bologna Lesbian Film Festival - Bologna, Italy October, 2013 „Hamburg International Queer Film Festival” - Hamburg, Germany „Ft. Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” - Florida, USA November, 2013 „Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival” Delaware, USA
AWARDS:
„Sveriges kortfilmsfestival 2013” in Stockholm, Sweden. Best Film and Best Actor – Student Film Category.
„Scicilia Queer Filmfest 2013” in Palermo, Italy. Jury Prize in the Short Film Category and Best Actor – Agnieszka Źulewska.
„LGBT Film Festival” in Poland. Audience Award for Best Short Film.
„Qfest” in Philadelphia. Jury Award for Best Short Film.
THE MONSTER
Year: 2012
Directed by Piotr Ryczko
26 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
When little Peter gets brutally beaten up by the kids at the orphanage, he has no other choice than to escape. A new adventure begins. One that will change his life forever.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Piotr Ryczko was born in 1973 in Szczecin. Moved to Norway in the early 80s where for the next 20 years he initiated diverse artistic activity. Amongst others he was responsible for the design and the technical side of the first 3D animated mini-series in Norway “Two wasted Wankers”. In 2002 his first short film project wrapped production and was co-financed by the Norwegian Film Institute. “Mila” won many awards few years later. Amongst them Best Director at the festival Grand Off in Warsaw 2007. In 2003 he returned to Poland where he started the five year film director’s education at the PWSFTViT in Łódź. He finished the education in 2012 with an MFA in Fine arts and his final film project “Monster”. Currently he is working on his feature film debut “Pandora’s Box”.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
36th Sarasota International Film Festival 2013 ECU - European Independent Film Festival 2013 22nd Arizona International Film Festival 36th Norwegian Short Film Festival 2013 37th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 14th KAN ART Film Festival 2013 10th Wegiel Film Festival 2013 17th Zoom Zblizenia 2013 6th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival Quest Europe 2012 MFNFF 2012 MFNFF 2013 (nomination for best cinematography) Gliwicki Off Film Festival 2012 Etiuda and Anima - Polish Graduates 2012 X Panorama of Polish National Filmschool
AWARDS:
Best Short Film - 22nd Arizona International Film Festival 2013
Publics Choice Award - Quest Europe 2012
Best Director - 10th Wegiel Film Festival 2013
Special Regard - Quest Europe 2012
Best Cinematographer - 10th Wegiel Film Festival 2013
Publics Choice Award - Quest Europe 2012
Best Lead Actor - Quest Europe 2012
Nomination Award for Best Directing - Quest Europe 2012
Nomination Award for Best Cinematography - Quest Europe 2012
Nomination Award for Best Cinematography - MFNFF 2012
Nomination Award for Best Edit - Quest Europe 2012
2nd prize - 11th Gliwice Film Festival Off 2012
1st prize for Best Script - ING Script Competition
RING
Year: 2012
Directed by Maciej Cendrowski
22 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Michał is 21 years old, is an introvert, and the only vent for his emotions is a boxing ring. One day after a training a new guy from boxing club takes Michał to his home. Rich and cool - seems to be his opposite. Appearances can be deceptive, however.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Born in Warsaw. Graduated from psychology at Kadrynał Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Participant of the Screenwriting Lab, organized by the Association of Polish Filmmakers (2008 edition). Currently studying at Faculty of Direction at the PWSFTiTv in Łódź. A member of Screenwriters Circle by the Association of Polish Filmmakers.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
Gdynia Film Festival 2012, Żubroffka 2012, Festiwal Filmowy Drzwi 2013
AWARDS:
Festiwal Filmowy Drzwi 2013 - Award for the Best Film Editing
THE GUARDIANS
Year: 2013
Directed by Krzysztof Szot
16 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Marek is directed to serve on a desolate border post in the middle of a dense forest. Only those who have a pass can go trough the barrier blocking the road. At the post shows up married couple with a little daughter. Man does not have the pass for baby and himself. However, he does not agree that his wife walked in alone. A man tries to convince Marek to turn a blind eye on lack of passes and let all three of them to cross the border. Driven to last resort, decides to camp with the family at the barrier.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Director and screenwriter of short films and television series. Graduated from Law Faculty at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Movie and Television Academy in Warsaw and Berlinale Talent Campus 2012.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
- Short Waves 2013 - 30th Busan International Short Film Festival 2013 (Korea Płd.) - Złote Mrówkojady 2013 (Lublin) - Festiwal Kina Amatorskiego i Niezależnego KAN 2013 (Wrocław)
TERMINAL
Year: 2012
Directed by Kuba Zubrzycki
24 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
In the hospital corridor meet two couples. Two young people are expecting a baby, that at any moment will appears in the world, the second pair is the elderly couple who have been called to the hospital to identify the body of their son. At the absence of men, women begin to talk to each other. It turns out that they have very much in common. They both suffer greatly, although for different reasons, but they realize that their pain comes from similar source. Mature woman is waiting for a call from a doctor hoping that was a mistake, that it's not her son lies in prosectorium. Son’s death would mean that it’s too late for everything in her life and anything that had any sense is gone forever. Therefore, clings to young girl, lest she didn’t lose her life.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Kuba Zubrzycki was born in 1981 in Lublin. He’s a student of fourth year at Faculty of Direction at the PWSFTiTv in Łódź. Author of documentaries about musical bands Acid Drinkers and Behemoth.
UN[DIGI]WORLD
Year: 2012
Directed by Daniel Kanka
30min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
12 people, 12 characters, 12 different perspectives on one phenomenon flooding the Internet - social media. 30 minute documentary is a question about the impact of this phenomenon on society. un[DIGI]world is looking for twenty-first century communication trends, analyzing modern relationships, in the end makes you think - are social media just a trend, culture or maybe a way of life?
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Daniel Kanka debuts as director in un[DIGI]world.
SHOWINGS AT OTHER FESTIVALS:
Camerimage 2012 - pokaz specjalny filmów dokumentalnych, Cannes Film Short Corner 2013, Festiwal filmowy KAN 2013, Festiwal filmowy DRZWI 2013.
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VOCUUS
Year: 2012
Directed by Patryk Jurek
18 min.
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
After the death of his wife in a car accident, Paul is left alone with his daughter Martha, with who he had never established an emotional bond. Lost girl and broken man will have to find each other in an empty house.
ABOUT DIRECTOR:
Director, screenwriter, movie editor, born 14 February 1984 in Zawiercie. Graduate of Policealne Studium Fotografii in Katowice. In 2006 also graduated from direction and movie editing at Movie and Television Academy in Warsaw.
