We know the titles selected for the Perspectives Competition – a new section of the 49th Polish Film Festival
The Perspectives Competition presenting full-length feature films will have its premiere at the 49th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Films have been selected by Joanna Łapińska, the Artistic Director of the Festival, supported by the recommendation of the Organising Committee.
Joanna Łapińska says: “I find great satisfaction in presenting you today – for the first time in festival history – titles selected for the Perspectives Competition. Most of all, I would like to express my warmest thanks to filmmakers for their enthusiasm and openness. Your responses to the information that your films have been qualified for the new competition make me really glad. We are also very happy about the films! The eight, exceptionally diverse, films presented this year go their way boldly. I have no doubts that thanks to these productions and the Perspectives Competition itself, our meetings in Gdynia will be even more interesting!”
8 films have been selected for the Perspectives Competition, including 4 feature-length debuts and 1 second film.
PERSPECTIVES COMPETITION OF THE 49TH PFF
Night Silence, directed by: Bartosz M. Kowalski, written by: Bartosz M. Kowalski, Mirella Zaradkiewicz, Paweł Maślona, producers: Dariusz Pietrykowski, Mirella Zaradkiewicz
The Dog, directed and written by: Ireneusz Grzyb, producer: Andrzej Papis
Where Do We Begin, directed and written by: Monika Majorek, producer: Dawid Szurmiej
My Side of the River, directed, written and produced by: Marek Kossakowski
Challenge of the Bow, directed and written by: Łukasz Barczyk, producer: Maciej Ostoja-Chyżyński
Travel Essentials, directed by: Kamila Tarabura, written by: Kamila Tarabura, Katarzyna Warnke, producers: Andrzej Muszyński, Michael Eckelt, Lennart Lenzing
Seasons, directed by: Michał Grzybowski, written by: Michał Grzybowski, Tomasz Walesiak, producers: Maria Leźnicka, Marcin Kupiecki, Tomasz Walesiak, Michał Grzybowski
It’s Not My Film, directed and written by: Maria Zbąska, producer: Inga Kruk
Films presented in the Perspectives Competition compete for the Sapphire Lions award and the financial award of PLN 50,000 (PLN 30,000 for the film’s director and PLN 20,000 for the producer). The Jury of the Competition will also select the winner of the award for an outstanding artistic contribution to the filmmaking process. The value of the award is PLN 15,000, whereas the statuette is reserved for representatives of all film professions, except for directors and producers, who taken into account for the Sapphire Lions award.
Additionally, films from the Perspectives Competition compete for two other Festival awards: the award for directing debut or second film and the “Golden Claw” award, which are granted in the cross-section system, together with the Main Competition.
The 49th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia will take place on 23rd–28th September 2024
