The International Short Feature Film Competition has been the axis of the CINEMAFORUM – International Short Film Forum program for years. This year, by the decision of the festival’s artistic director, Błażej Hrapkowicz, 15 titles qualified for the competition. On the Atlantic cinema screen we will see short films from such distant corners of the globe as Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and Canada. There will also be space for European productions, including paintings by Polish artists.
22. CINEMAFORUM. Films qualified for the Main Competition
The following productions qualified for the Main Competition of the 22nd CINEMAFORUM:
- 48 HOURS, dir. Azadeh Moussavi, Iran 2022
- ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES, dir. Zhang Dalei, China 2022
- AN AVOCADO PIT, dir. Ary Zara, Portugal 2022
- BASRI & SALMA IN A NEVER-ENDING COMEDY, dir. Khozy Rizal, Indonesia 2023
- BOLERO, dir. Nans Laborde-Jourdaa, France 2023
- CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE, dir. Sam Manacsa, Philippines 2023
- FAIRPLAY, dir. Zoel Aeschbacher, Switzerland/France 2022
- FILE, dir. Sonia K. Hadad, Iran 2022
- ICE MERCHANTS, dir. Joao Gonzalez, Portugal/UK Britain/France 2022
- LIVE, dir. Mara Tamkovich, Poland 2022
- POLISH DREAM, dir. Małgorzata Suwała, Poland 2023
- THE BEADS, dir. Rafaela Camelo, Emanuel Lavor, Brazil 2023
- THE FLYING SAILOR, dir. Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, Canada 2022
- THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT THE FIGHT, dir. Andrea Slavicek, Croatia/Spain 2023
- THE STORM, dir. Wendi Tang, China/USA 2022
During the 22nd CIMEMAFORUM you will also be able to watch titles nominated for the Awards. Jan Machulski. In the “Best Director” category, Patryk Krawczyk for the film “Aquisitors”, Zofia Kowalewska for the film “Cat”, Emi Buchwald for the film “Piękna łaka kietna”, Natasza Parzymies for the film “Moje Stare” and Robert Kwilman for the film “Best Director” have a chance to win the award. Alcibiades”. Marcin Kluczykowski for the film “Szereg sycycy”, Bartłomiej and Katarzyna Błaszczyński for the film “Funeralia”, Natasza Parzymies and Alicja Sokół for the film “Moje Stare” and Emi Buchwald and Karol Marczak for the film “Beautiful flower meadow” will compete for the award for “Best Screenplay”. “. In the “Best Cinematography” category, Kasper Lorek for the film “The Devil”, Daniel Le Hai for the film “Funeralia”, Nikodem Marek for the film “Father. Son”, Ignacy Kiełczewski for the film “Moje Stare” and Sandro Wysocki for the film “Father. Son” have a chance to win an award. “Uncle Vakho’s Dream”.
Nominations for “Best Editing” went to Zdzisław Siwik for the film “Alternative Without an Address”, Kamil Grzybowski for the film “Cat”, Łukasz Pompa for the film “Droga”, Kosma Kowalczyk for the film “4psy” and Marcin Sucharski for the film “Rocking Horses”. . This year’s candidates for the Jan Machulski award in the “Best Actress” category are Małgorzata Witkowska and Marianna Kowalewska for the film “Szereg sycycy”, Justyna Wasilewska for the film “Child”, Eliza Rycembel for the film “Don’t talk to me like that”, Dorota Pomykała for the film “Moje Stare” and Magdalena Prosuł for the film “Alkibiades”.
In the “Best Actor” category, the nominees were Mateusz Głowacki for the movie “Aquisitors”, Piotr Głowacki for the movie “Funeralia”, Borys Otawa for the movie “Where the Birds Cry”, Sebastian Stankiewicz for the movie “Being Someone” and Dariusz Toczek for the movie “Wróbel”. “. The awards for “Best Documentary Film” include Przemysław Wawrzyniak for “Family Lines”, Karolina Karwan and Tomasz Ratter for “Moody”, Jakub Gomółka for “Father. Son”, Mateusz Pietrak for “Three Stories about Basia” and Marcin Lesisz for the film “Rocking Horses”. In the last category “Best Animated Film”, the nominees waiting for the results of the competition are Olga Przytuła for the movie “Pure”, Sara Szymańska for the movie “Five Minutes Older”, Kamil Pośnik for the movie “Holly Molly”, Piotr Chmielewski for the movie “Krab”, Sonia Mossoczy for the film “Perfect me”, Paulina Koniuk-Fonżychowska for the film “Ponowa” and Marta Magnuska for the film “Conjunction”.
22. CINEMAFORUM. Where and when will the event take place?
CINEMAFORUM – The 22nd International Short Film Forum will be held at the Atlantic Cinema in Warsaw on November 22-26, 2023. At the gala, which will take place on the last day of the festival, we will learn the winners of the Main Competition and the winners of the Awards. Jan Machulski.
Source: Gazeta
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