Competition films at the 45th PFF
Fourteen films will compete for the Golden and Silver Lions in the Main Competition of the 45th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. We also announce the titles that will take part in the Microbudget Films Competition and the Short Films Competition.
We present the results of the festival selection.
MAIN COMPETITION of the 45th Polish Film Festival
Fourteen films qualified for the Main Competition of the 45th Polish Film Festival. They include 4 full-length directorial debuts and 6 second films.
Pursuant to the regulations of the 45th PFF, 12 films were selected for the Main Competition by the Artistic Director, Tomasz Kolankiewicz. He established the Selection Team as an advisory body, which included: film director professor Janusz Majewski, culture expert, DSc Iwona Kurz and film critics Małgorzata Sadowska and Krzysztof Kwiatkowski. Additionally, the Organizing Committee included 2 films in the Competition.
Films selected by the Artistic Director:
“25 years of Innocence”, directed by: Jan Holoubek, produced by: Anna Waśniewska-Gill (debut)
“Amateurs”, directed by: Iwona Siekierzyńska, produced by: Anna Wereda (debut)
“Dear Ones”, directed by: Grzegorz Jaroszuk, produced by: Agnieszka Kurzydło (second film)
“I never cry”, directed by: Piotr Domalewski, produced by: Jan Kwieciński (second film)
“How I become a gangster. True story”, directed by: Maciej Kawulski, produced by: Maciej Kawulski, Tomasz Wardyn (second film)
“The Hater”, directed by: Jan Komasa, produced by: Jerzy Kapuściński, Wojciech Kabarowski
“Sweat”, directed by: Magnus von Horn, produced by: Mariusz Włodarski (second film)
“Never Gonna Snow Again”, directed by: Małgorzata Szumowska in cooperation with Michał Englert, produced by: Agnieszka Wasiak, Mariusz Włodarski, Viola Fügen, Michael Weber
“Kill It and Leave This Town”, directed by: Mariusz Wilczyński, produced by: Ewa Puszczyńska, Agnieszka Ścibor (debut)
“Thruth Makes Free”, directed by: Robert Gliński, produced by: Włodzimierz Niderhaus
After reviewing the list of films selected by the Artistic Director, the Organizing Committee added the following films to the Main Competition:
“The Champion”, directed by: Maciej Barczewski, produced by: Krzysztof Szpetmański, Leszek Starzyński (debut)
“Triple Trouble”, directed by: Marta Karwowska, produced by: Agnieszka Dziedzic (second film)
SHORT FILMS COMPETITION 45th PFF
27 films produced by film schools, independent producers, and within the “30 minutes” program of the Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association, have qualified for the Short Films Competition of the 45th Polish Film Festival,.
The selection of films for the Short Films Competition was also made by the Artistic Director, supported by the recommendation of advisers appointed by him. The Two-Person Qualification Team was composed of: film critic Adriana Prodeus and cinema historian Maciej Gil.
“Alice and the Frog”, directed by: Olga Bołądź, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“Into the Night”, directed by: Kamila Tarabura, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“Four cups of coffee or three”, directed by: Sebastian Łach, production: Sebastian Łach
“Go and Tell Her”, directed by: Aleksandra Maciejczyk, production: The Film School in Lodz
“Beyond Is the Day”, directed by: Damian Kocur, production: Tomcat
“Good, elegant boys”, directed by: Marek Ułan-Szymański, production: Warsaw Film School
“Green”, directed by: Ivan Bambalin, production: Warsaw Film School
“Hern”, directed by: Urszula Morga, production: Esy-floresy Animation Studio
“Hi, How Are You”, directed by: Michał Chmielewski, production: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
“The Stone”, directed by: Bartosz Kozera, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“Kattowitz”, directed by: Michał Piotrowski, production: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
“Summer 43”, directed by: Aneta Bussold, production: Gdynia Film School
“Maria Is Not Alive”, directed by: Martyna Majewska, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“Masha”, directed by: Krzysztof Chodorowski, production: Warsaw Film School
“Mother Dear”, directed by: Zuzanna Sorówka, production: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
“Noamia”, directed by: Antonio Galdamez, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“Ondine”, directed by: Tomasz Śliwiński, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“The Last Whistle”, directed by: Karol Lindholm, production: Munk Studio at the PFA
“Last Days of Summer”, directed by: Klaudia Kęska, production: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
“True Feelings”, directed by: Jan Kuźnik, production: Gdynia Film School,
“Problem”, directed by: Tomasz Wolski, production: Kijora Film
“Equinox”, directed by: Daria Kasperek, production: The Film School in Lodz
“The Dress”, directed by: Tadeusz Łysiak, production: Warsaw Film School
“Blow”, directed by: Robert Kwilman, production: The Film School in Lodz
“Submission”, directed by: Michał Ciechomski, production: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
“Venus of Willendorf”, directed by: Zuzanna Grajcewicz, production: The Film School in Lodz
“Vyraj”, directed by: Agnieszka Nowosielska, production: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
MICROBUDGET FILMS COMPETITION
“Beloved neighbours”, directed by: Michał Grzybowski, produced by: Tatiana Matysiak, Magdalena Borowiec
“God of Internet”, directed by: Joanna Satanowska, produced by: Alicja Jagodzińska-Kałkus
“The Moths”, directed by: Piotr Stasik, produced by: Paweł Kosuń
“Everyone has a summer”, directed by: Tomasz Jurkiewicz, produced by: Magdalena Sztorc
“Love Tasting”, directed by: Dawid Nickel, produced by: Marta Habior
“Once upon a time in allotment gardens”, directed by: Rafał Bryll, produced by: Michał Szymanowicz
The 45th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia is scheduled for December 8-12, 2020.
