Submission
Director: Michał Ciechomski
Screenwriter: Michał Ciechomski
Director of photography: Paweł Grabarek
Editor: Agnieszka Białek
Sound: Bartosz Grzybkowski, Łukasz Świerzawski
Production manager: Matylda Jastrząb, Maria Puch
Artistic supervisor: Maciej Pieprzyca
Cast: Mirosław Haniszewski, Anna Krotoska, Michał Wójtowicz, Krzysztof Franieczek, Maja Pankiewicz
Year of production: 2020
Running time: 26'
Piotr catches the biggest and most disgusting fish in a fishing competition. His life immediately starts to change for the better, and he begins to see a salutary amulet in the fish that he caught. Unfortunately, the fish also brings apocalyptic destruction to the world. Piotr will have to choose between his own best interest and that of his entire island community.
Film represented by Krakow Film Foundation
Festival screenings of the film:
60. Krakow Film Festival, Krakow, Poland, 2020 - in the national competition
39. Debuts Film Festival MŁODZI I FILM, Koszalin, Poland 2020 – in competition
36. Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 2020 – screening in the „Best Polish Shorts 2020” section
WAMA Film Festival, Olsztyn, Poland, 2020 – in competition
11. Camera Action Festival, Łódź, Poland, 2020 - Special Mention
Energa Camerimage International Film Festival, Toruń, Poland, 2020 – in Student Etudes Competition
Spektrum Festival, Świdnica, Poland, 2020 - Main Award „The Youth Perspective” short fiction competition
45. Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, Poland, 2020 - in Competition
18. Węgiel Film Festiwal, Katowice, Poland, 2021 – Award for the best cinematography
2. Long Story Short Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland, 2021 - Special Mention for feature film
Short Waves Festival, Poznań, Poland, 2021 - in national competition
14. Polish National Film Meetings Kameralne Lato, Radom, Poland, 2021 – in competition
24. Summer with Muses Festival, Nowogard, Poland, 2021 - Mention of the Youth Jury
13. Solanin Film Festival, Nowa Sól, Poland, 2021 – in competition
Betina Film Festival, Betina, Croatia, 2021 – in competition
"Wajda na Nowo" Film Festival, Suwałki, Poland, 2021 - Suwałki Culture Centre Award for third place
BuSho Budapest Short Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 2021 - screening
50. Lubuskie Film Summer, Łagów, Poland, 2021 – screening
LABA Festival, Warsaw, 2021 - screening
15. CK OFF Film Festival of Independent Cinema, Przemyśl, Poland, 2021 - in competition
19. Opolskie Lamy Film Festival, Opole, Poland, 2021 – Grand Prix in the fiction category
10. Festiwal Filmów Frapujących, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, 2021 – Frapa Award in the protagonist category
28. Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival, Ann Arbor, United States, 2021 - in competition
Offeliada, Gniezno, Poland, 2021 – Political Criticism Club Award, "Ikar" Award for the best science fiction/fantasy short film, "Rozenkranc" Award
20. International Short Film Festival CINEMAFORUM, Warsaw, Poland, 2021 – Jan Machulski Awards screenings
Play Poland Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2021 - screening
30. Euroshorts Young Filmmakers International Film Festival, Gdańsk, Poland, 2021 - in competition
International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava, Slovakia, 2022 - in competition
3. Habitat International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, 2022 - screening
25. Zanzibar International Film Festival, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2022 - in competition
5. Polish Film Festival Vistula in Kyrgyzstan, 2022 – screening
10. Polish Film Festival Vistula in Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 2022 - screening
16. International Short Film Festival ŻUBROFFKA, Białystok, Poland, 2022 – in competition
3. Polish Film Festival Vistula in South Korea, 2022 – screening
2. Polish Film Festival Vistula in Vietnam, 2022 – screening
