Produced at the Kieślowski Film School short film "Quiver" (2022), dir. Joanna Różniak returns from the 7. Women's Art Festival – “Demakijaż” with the Prize in the "Let's Start the Revolution" competition. The award was granted by the Jury composed of: Nata Szada, Klaudia Folga, Daria Żwan and Weronika Modrzejewska-Rubin.
The cinematographer for the film "Quiver" is Łukasz Łatanik. Jakub Lebiedziński was responsible for production management. The pedagogical supervision over the production was performed by prof. Michał Rosa. The producer of the film is prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz.
The 7. “Demakijaż” Women's Art Festival was held on October 26-30, 2022 in Lublin. Competition screenings took place in the black hall of Galeria Labirynt, in the Syrena Salon and in the Labyrinth Cellar.
Produced at the Kieślowski Film School in Katowice, the short films "The Delivery" and "When the Night Comes" directed by Katarzyna Sikorska return with distinctions from Ukraine! Film Festival in Warsaw and Seguin Film & Arts Festival in the USA.
"The Delivery" (2021), dir. Katarzyna Sikorska received a special mention from the social jury in the short film competition of the 7th edition of Ukraine! Film Festival in Warsaw. The jury composed of: Justyna Chaberska, Marlena Ochońska, Łukasz Skórko, Michał Mielnik appreciated "taking up an extremely difficult and delicate topic related to surrogate motherhood in the context of Polish-Ukrainian relations, aesthetic and technical values and a high level of acting skills".
7th edition of Ukraine! The Film Festival was held on October 21-29 in Kinoteka in Warsaw. The short film competition was an excellent opportunity to present young, independent filmmakers associated with Polish and Ukrainian cinematography. From among the submissions, 24 films, both fictional, documentary and animated, were selected and evaluated by a professional jury and a social jury.
On the other hand, the short film "When the Night Comes" (2021), dir. Katarzyna Sikorska received a special mention in the student category at the Seguin Film & Arts Festival. The festival was held October 29-30 in Seguin, Texas, USA.
The cinematographer for the film "When the Night Comes" is Arkadiusz Powałka. Maria Kawalec was responsible for production management. The pedagogical supervision over the production was performed by prof. Filip Bajon. The producer of the film is prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz.
Produced at the Kieślowski Film School short films "Joanna d'Arc" (2022), dir. Aleksander Szamałek and "Quiver" (2022) dir. Joanna Różniak returns from the 8th edition of the Spektrum Film Festival in Świdnica with special mentions.
"Joanna d'Arc" (2022), directed by Aleksander Szamałek, received a Special Mention in the Young Eye Competition for Document for "moving and empowering the story of a woman making choices that seem impossible to fulfill. The director does not judge his character. He portrays her world in a sensitive and honest way. "Joanna d'Arc" proves that the categories that define you, such as class, cultural or social affiliation, can always be crossed and that it is never too late to change." The award was granted by the jury composed of: Anna Serdiukow, Jakub Socha and Anna Zakrzewska.
The short film "Joanna d'Arc" also received the 2nd Prison Jury Prize awarded by inmates from the Detention Ward in Świdnica.
"Quiver" (2022), dir. Joanna Różniak received a Special Mention in the Young Eye Competition for Fiction. The award was granted by the Jury composed of people with disabilities from the Occupational Therapy Workshop in Mokrzeszów. The jury appreciated "showing disability, touch and dancing".
Among the winners of the festival is also "Sonata" dir. Bartosz Blaschke, who won the Spectrum Competition for feature fiction films. Bartosz Blaschke is a graduate of Cinematography at the Kieślowski Film School in Katowice and recently a tutor of the film:lab program organized by Kieślowski Film School.
The 8th edition of the Spektrum Film Festival was held on October 22-29, 2022 in Świdnica.
50 short films from all over the world have qualified for the Let's Start The Revolution competition of the 7th edition of Demakijaż - Women's Art Festival. Among them, there are 5 shorts produced at the Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. The 7th edition of Demakijaż - Women's Art Festival will be held on October 26-30, 2022 in Lublin.
Our films in the Let’s Start The Revolution 2022 competition:
"The White Lady" (2022), director: Maria Magdalena Jeziorowska // cinematography: Aneta Bochnacka // production management: Weronika Podgórska
"Quiver" (2022), director: Joanna Różniak // cinematography: Łukasz Łatanik // production manager: Jakub Lebiedziński
"Out of Water", (2022), directed by Gracjana Piechula // cinematography: Aleksandra Kamińska // production management: Julia Wasiak, Damazy Stasiak
"The Delivery", (2021) director: Katarzyna Sikorska // cinematography: Arkadiusz Powałka // production management: Adrianna Orych
"Bonds" (2022), directed by: Aleksandra Kamińska // cinematography: Aleksandra Kamińska // production management: Anna Żychowska, Katarzyna Bielińska
Let’s Start The Revolution is a competition for the best short film directed by women and dealing with issues related to femininity. The curator of the competition is Weronika Modrzejewska-Rubin. Demakijaż - The Women's Art Festival has been organized since 2016 in Lublin. It shows off the talent, strength and determination of women on both sides of the camera. Until the 6th edition, the festival was held under the name of Demakijaż - Women's Cinema Festival.
Lecturer at the Kieślowski Film School Beata Dzianowicz received the Special Jury Prize for the script of the film "Shreds" awarded in the International Competition of the 38th Warsaw Film Festival. The award was granted by the Jury composed of: Bogdan G. Apetri (Romania / USA), Ewa Puszczyńska (Poland), Camille Hardman (USA), Dr Ladislav Volko (Slovakia), Zhaowei Zhang (China).
The Warsaw Film Festival, existing since 1985, entered the elite group of events accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations as an international competition film festival - next to such festivals as: Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, San Sebastian, Karlovy Vary, Tokyo, Moscow, Mar del Plata, Montreal, Shanghai, Cairo, Goa and Tallinn.
The full list of winners of the Warsaw Film Festival: link
The 38th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival was held on October 14-23, 2022 at the Atlantic Cinema and Multikino Złote Tarasy.
