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Over 30 films in the programme of Gdynia for Children at the 42nd PFF

Over 30 films in the programme of Gdynia for Children at the 42nd PFF

For a 14th time already, Gdynia for Children invites the youngest viewers of the Polish Film Festival to film screenings and accompanying attractions. The Polish Filmmakers Association – the main organiser of the section – offers a repertoire composed of the most recent films to children and young people, including 24 short animated films and 9 full-length animations and features, Polish and foreign, from the recent years.

The programme of the Gdynia for Children section of the 42nd PFF includes, among others, last year’s Polish feature film for children, Behind the Blue Door (dir. by Mariusz Palej), as well as new films from the Jim and Screw series, proposed by Studio Filmów Rysunkowych and Polish Fairy Tales – the productions of Telewizyjne Studio Filmów Animowanych by Lesław Budzelewski, Janusz Gałązkowski, Ewa Klimas, Ewa Rodewald and others.

On account of this year’s birthdays of two outstanding filmmakers of the Polish animation – the 90th birthday of Witold Giersz and the 80th birthday of Zdzisław Kudła – retrospectives of both directors have been planned. Out of Witold Giersz’ films, the selection includes the full-length digitally reconstructed animation Please, Mr. Elephant, and productions from the 60’s (Spring Adventures of a Dwarf, Red & Black), as well as Live Water made in 2003. Out of Zdzisław Kudła’s work, short animations from the Bolek and Lolek and Professor Sponge’s Expedition series will be presented, as well as the full-length film Copernicus’ Star (made with Andrzej Orzechowski).

Gdynia for Children encompasses not only the films of Polish makers but also works of artists from abroad, awarded at top European festivals (among others, Berlinale – Generation section, Giffoni, Ale Kino!) and presented as part of World Cinema Panorama. As part of the section, film setting workshops will be held, where young viewers participate in the making of a short film – from a screenplay through shooting plan to editing, as well as workshops on animated film, allowing the participants to familiarise themselves with different animation techniques and finishing with making an animation on one’s own.

The Programme of Gdynia for Children at the 42nd PFF

I SET: films for the age group: kindergarten – first grade, 58 min

Retrospective: Zdzisław Kudła

  • In the Wilderness of Canada (series: Bolek i Lolek wyruszają w świat)
  • Pharaoh’s Tomb (series: Bolek i Lolek wyruszają w świat )
  • On the Slopes of Kilimanjaro (series: Bolek i Lolek wyruszają w świat)
  • Snow Queen (series: Bajki Bolka i Lolka)
  • The Bandits (series: Professor Sponge’s Expedition)
  • In Nasturtium (series: Professor Sponge’s Expedition)

II SET: films for the age group: first – third grade, 53 min

Retrospective: Witold Giersz

III SET : films for the age group: kindergarten – first grade, 50 min

  • Hocus-pocus (series: Jim and Screw)
  • Unusual Friendship (series: Polish Fairy Tales)
  • Where Is Leon? (series: Hip-Hip i Hurra)
  • Mami Fu (series: Mami Fatale)

IV SET: films for the age group: kindergarten – first grade, 50 min

  • Island of Treasures (series: Jim and Screw)
  • The Warsaw Mermaid (series: Polish Fairy Tales)
  • Big Little Stars (series: Hip-Hip & Hurra)
  • Great Wash (series: Mami Fatale)

V SET: films for the age group: kindergarten – first grade, 52 min

  • Fan of Cakes (series: Jim and Screw)
  • Seventh Dwarf (series: Jim and Screw)
  • Apolejka and Her Donkey (series: Polish Fairy Tales)
  • Poe and Joe (series: Polish Fairy Tales)

ANIMATION – FULL LENGTH FILMS

RETROSPECTIVE: ZDZISŁAW KUDŁA

Copernicus’ Star – Film screening directed to the age group: first – third grade, 94 min

RETROSPECTIVE: WITOLD GIERSZ

  • Please, Mr. Elephant – Film screening directed to the age group: kindergarten – first grade, 63 min
  • Czucza, dir. by Garri Bardin – Film screening directed to the age group: first – third grade, 25 min

FEATURE FILMS

  • Behind the Blue Door, dir. by Mariusz Palej, Poland 2016 – for viewers over 10 years old, 90 min
  • Vanaja, dir. by Rajnesh Domalpalli, India, USA 2006 – for viewers over 10 years old, 111 min
  • A Perfect Way to Steal a Dog,dir. by Sung-ho Kim, South Corea 2014 – for viewers over 7 years old, 109 min
  • Kauwboy, dir. by Boudewijn Koole, the Netherlands 2012 – for viewers over 11 years old, 81 min
  • My Skinny Sister, dir. by Sanna Lenken, Germany, Sweden 2015 – for viewers who are 13-16 years old, 105 min
  • Rainbow, dir. by Nagesh Kukunoor, India 2015 – for viewers over 7 years old, 86 min

The Gdynia for Children review is organized by the Polish Filmmakers Association, in co-operation with the Pomeranian Film Foundation. The programme is co-financed from the sources of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and the Polish Film Institute. Screening partners: Studio Filmów Rysunkowych, Studio Miniatur Filmowych and TV Studio Filmów Animowanych.