We already know the qualifiers for the International Short Films Competition. The screenings are very popular with the audience as they present a great opportunity to discover new talented creators and surprising solutions, both formal and esthetic. As films from all around the world participate in the competition, we are given a comprehensive look of possible future trends in film.
From among 200 entries, we chose 34 pictures. These include feature films, documentaries, animations and experimental forms.
This year’s jury consists of URSZULA ANTONIAK (director, screenwriter, author of “Code Blue”, a drama presented in Cannes, and “Nothing Personal” awarded in Locrano), PIOTR DOMALEWSKI (director, screenwriter, author of “Silent Night”, winner of a Grand Prix Golden Lion in Gdynia and an Eagle – Polish Film Award), GABRIELA MUSKAŁA (film and theatre actress, playwright, screenwriter; “Fugue” by Agnieszka Smoczyńska with Gabriela Muskała’s script and her in the lead was presented this year in Cannes).
First place – PLN 5000; 2nd place – PLN 3000; 3rd place – PLN 2000. The official co-sponsor of the awards in the International Short Films Competition is Mercedes-Benz.
Here is the full list of the films qualified to the International Short Films Competition at the 12th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival:
1. 7 Planets, dir. Milda Baginskaite, United Kingdom
2. Are You Volleyball?!, dir. Mohammad Bakhshi, Iran
3. Aurora, dir. Diego Fandos, Spain
4. Błoto (Mud), dir. Alicja Błaszczyńska, Poland
5. Bogdan i Róża (Bogdan and Rose), dir. Milena Dutkowska, Poland
6. Comments, dir. Jannis Alexander Kiefer, Germany
7. Córka (Daughter), dir. Mara Tamkovich, Poland
8. Drżenia (Tremors), dir. Dawid Bodzak, Poland
9. Fanatyk (The Fanatic), dir. Michał Tylka, Poland
10. Heimat, dir. Emi Buchwald, Poland
11. Huidzeer (Skinache), dir. Jos van Meerveld, Holland
12. Inner Me, dir. Antonio Spanò, Italy
13. Kleptomami, dir. Pola Beck, Germany
14. Leksykon myśli (Lexicon of Reflexions), dir. Ula Reszczyńska, Poland
15. Le Lapin de Noël (The Christmas Rabbit), dir. Christophe Lopez-Huici, France
16. Lower Heaven, dir. Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi, France
17. Na zdrowie! (Bless you!), dir. Paulina Ziółkowska, Poland
18. Panic Attack!, dir. Eileen O’Meara, USA
19. Peggie, dir. Rosario Capozzolo, Italy
20. Piszę do Ciebie kochanie (I’m writing to you, my love), dir. Magdalena Szymków, Poland
21. Proszę o ciszę (Their Voices), dir. Eri Mizutani, Poland
22. Queen of Oasis, dir. Lynn Baur, Germany
23. Rodzina (Family), dir. Patrycja Widłak, Poland
24. Salveger (Anniversary), dir. Angelica Germana, Bozza, Germany
25. Silvia dans les vagues (Silvia in the Waves), dir. Giovana Olmos, Canada
26. Siostry (The Sisters), dir. Michał Hytroś, Poland
27. Szczęście (Happiness), dir. Maciej Buchwald, Poland
28. Świtezianka (The Nixie), dir. Julia Bui Ngoc i Mai Bui Ngoc, Poland
29. Tamtej nocy (Off the Hook), dir. Pat Howl Kostyszyn, Poland
30. Techno, dir. Tadeusz Łysiak, Poland
31. Tsantsa, dir. Robin Lipo, Poland
32. Wakacje (It’s summer), dir. Filip Bojarski, Poland
33. Wełniaki (Woolworld), dir. Joanna Polak, Poland
34. Wiki, dir. Veronica Andersson, Poland
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