On December 1-6, 2020, the 38th edition of the Tous Courts of Aix-en-Provence Festival takes place in France. In the international competition we will see "Hi, How are You" (2019), dir. Michał Chmielewski. In turn, the documentary short film "The Gap is Always Third" (2019), dir. Katarzyna Sikorska will compete for awards at the La Muestra Intergalactica Festival. It is one of the 6 film festivals recommended by the New York Film Academy in Mexico, and the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) recognizes it as one of the most important in Coahuila state. This year's edition takes place on 1-7 December in the online formula.
Two competition screenings abroad in December will have the short film "Restart" (2019) dir. Julian Tałandziewicz. The Asian premiere of the film will take place in the official competition section of the Macau International Short Film Festival (China). The Spanish premiere will take place during the 32nd edition of Aguilar Film Festival (4-13 December 2020).
In Macau, China, also the short "Skin" (2019), dir. Mateusz Znaniecki wqill compete for the awards. The film received two awards for the best student film and the Welsh Dragon Award during the International Film Festival of Wales (Great Britain), which ended on November 30. The organizers of the Macau International Short Film Festival in cooperation with our University have also prepared a review of the most interesting short films by students of Kieślowski Film School from the previous year. The program of the review includes "Never Well" (2019) by Paweł Powolny, "Ela’s Love. Excerpt" (2019) by Piotr Bieliński,"Let’s Cry" (2019) by Tadeusz Kabicz,"The Roots" (2019) by Kuba Gryżewski, "Flight School" (2019) by Klaudia Kęska and "Whisperer" (2019) by Katarzyna Sikorska. Program: link
Whereas "JJulek" (2019), dir. Bartosz Toboła travels to Russia in December. It will be seen by the audience of the International Film and Video Festival Catharsis (December 11-20, 2020). "Julek" will visit Pskov, Yekaterinburg, Vladimir and St. Petersburg. The short film will compete for awards in the human rights film competition.