Films competing at the 48th Polish Film Festival
Over two months before the Festival, we are happy to announce the list of films qualified for the Main Competition of the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia! We also reveal titles selected for the Short Film Competition and Microbudget Film Competition.
As many as 16 films have been qualified for the Main Competition. Among them there are 2 full-length directing debuts and 4 director’s second films.
In accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the 48th PFF, films for the Main Competition have been selected by the Artistic Director of the Festival, Joanna Łapińska, and the Selection Team appointed by her (advisory body in the composition of: film expert Anita Skwara, film critic Krzysztof Kwiatkowski and film director Janusz Zaorski) and the Organising Committee.
As Joanna Łapińska says: “This year, we have a record number of applications — nearly 60 films applied for admission to the Main Competition. Selecting no more than 16 titles was obviously not an easy task for us. I really regret some of the films that were rejected at the last stage of selection. On the other hand, we are delighted by the variety of genres and styles. Polish cinema can be really surpising today. This is well reflected by this year’s Main Competition”.
MAIN COMPETITION OF THE 48TH PFF
The Peasants, directed and written by: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman, produced by: Sean Bobbitt, Hugh Welchman
Doppelgänger. The Double, directed by: Jan Holoubek, written by: Andrzej Gołda, producer: Anna Waśniewska-Gill
Strawman, directed by: Robert Gliński, written by: Andrzej Gołda, producers: Zbigniew Domagalski, Włodzimierz Niderhaus
Fin del Mundo?, directed and written by: Piotr Dumała, producers: Piotr Kobus, Agnieszka Drewno
Freestyle, directed by: Maciej Bochniak, written by: Maciej Bochniak, Sławomir Shuty, producers: Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Hickinbotham
Horror Story, directed and written by: Adrian Apanel, producers: Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska
Imago, directed by: Olga Chajdas, written by: Lena Góra, Olga Chajdas, producers: Izabela Wójcik, Violetta Kamińska, Dariusz Jabłoński
One Soul, directed by, written by i producent: Łukasz Karwowski
Scarborn, directed by: Paweł Maślona, written by: Michał A. Zieliński, producers: Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Hickinbotham
Anxiety, directed by: Sławomir Fabicki, written by: Monika Sobień-Górska, producers: Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik, Dariusz Jabłoński
Pilecki’s Report, directed by: Krzysztof Łukaszewicz, written by: Leszek Wosiewicz, Krzysztof Łukaszewicz, producers: Włodzimierz Niderhaus, Zbigniew Domagalski
The Secret of Little Rose, directed by: Jan Kidawa-Błoński, written by: Maciej Karpiński, Agatha Dominik, producer: Mariusz Łukomski
Dreams Full of Smoke, directed and written by: Dorota Kędzierzawska, producer: Arthur Reinhart
Feast of Fire, directed and written by: Kinga Dębska, producer: Piotr Dzięcioł
Saint, directed and written by: Sebastian Buttny, producer: Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik
Next to Nothing, directed and written by: Grzegorz Dębowski, producers: Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński, Jacek Bromski
The Short Film Competition of the 48th Polish Film Festival will present 25 films produced by film schools and independent producers, and also made as part of the “30 minutes” of Munk Studio, operating within the frames of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Films have been selected also by the Artistic Director of the Festival, with recommendation of the appointed advisors – film critic Anita Piotrowska and film festival programmer Bartłomieja Pulcyna.
SHORT FILM COMPETITION OF THE 48TH PFF
As It Was, directed by: Anastasiia Solonevych, Damian Kocur, production: EXA Studio
Be Somebody, directed by: Michał Toczek, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
Warmth, directed by: Klaudia Fortuniak, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
Thursday, directed by: Bren Cukier, production: Silver Frame
Eden, directed by: Marta Szymanek, production: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
Hekele, directed by: Łukasz Sikora, produkcja: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach
Herstory, directed by: Tomasz Stuleblak, production: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach
COUNT MY LOV3, directed by: Ewa Japola, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
Crocodile, directed by: Dawid Bodzak, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
Liosza, directed by: Miłosz Sawicki, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
Mania!, directed by: Lena Jaworska, production: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach
Metallic Taste / Металевий Присмак, directed by: Ivan Krupenikov, production: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
Polar Bears, directed by: Bartosz Stankiewicz, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
My Old Gals, directed by: Natasza Parzymies, production: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
Dancing on a Cloud, directed by: Michał Mieszczyk, production: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach
The Whale Song, directed by: Klaudia Folga, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
A Beautiful Wildflower Meadow, directed by: Emi Buchwald, production: Studio Munka SFP
The Joy of Living, directed by: Szymon Waćkowski, production: Studio Munka SFP
Sabina, directed by: Diana Zamojska, production: Gdyńska Szkoła Filmowa
The Salesman, directed by: Patryk Kaflowski, production: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach
The Creature, directed by: Damian Kosowski, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
These Damn Peonies, directed by: Polina Biliaieva, production: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
Warszawa, Holandia, directed by: Ming-Wei Chiang, production: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi
A Few Wonderful Minutes, directed by: Hubert Patynowski, production: Studio Munka SFP
Everything for My Friend, directed by: Lulu Pomorova, production: Gdyńska Szkoła Filmowa
The third competition section, Microbudget Film Competition, will present films selected in accordance with the rules of the PFI Film Production Operational Programme.
MICROBUDGET FILM COMPETITION OF THE 48TH PFF
Generation Ikea, directed and written by: Dawid Gral, producer: Monika Raj
Ultima Thule, directed and written by: Klaudiusz Chrostowski, producers: Beata Rzeźniczek, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Klaudiusz Chrostowski, Jakub Gierszał
The Last Spark of Hope, directed and written by: Piotr Biedroń, producer: Beata Pisula
Life in the Mud is Golden, directed by: Piotr Kujawiński, written by: Piotr Kujawiński, Danuta Kujawińska, producer: Katarzyna Kujawińska
Artistic Director of the Festival Joanna Łapińska says: “Selection for festival competitions clearly shows the richness of today’s film production in Poland, both with regard to full-length and short films. We have a mature market — vast, diversified, dynamic. This year’s festival programme will showcase its most interesting phenomena and, hopefylly, it will constitute the starting point for a crucial discussion on Polish cinema, its present condition and scenario for the years to come.”
Participants of the 48th Polish Film Festival will have a chance to discover that between 18th and 23rd September 2023. Please be reminded that accreditations are now on sale. Visit the Festival website and social media to learn more.
