Different points of view

We know the titles that will compete this year for the title of the best etudes and best animation at the 13th FKA. The best films from all over the world, including Poland, Taiwan, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lebanon, Iran and Brazil, will compete in the Authors Spotlight competition. As many as 164 productions went to the final preselection, and 24 films will be screened at the festival. The winners of the competition will be announced on October 16th, during the closing of the festival.

Films that qualified for the finals:

  • A Day, That Year, dir. Stanley Xu (Taiwan)
  • A Short Film about Solitude, dir. Maciek Stępniewski (Poland)
  • Cradle, dir. Filip Jembrih (Slovenia)
  • Crowded Thoughts, dir. Wiktoria Łukaszewicz (Poland)
  • Deserowy jamnik / Dessert Dachshund, dir. Betina Brożek (Poland)
  • Diabeł / The Devil, dir. Jan Bujnowski (Poland)
  • Even Stone Flows, dir. Michaela Čopíková (Slovakia)
  • Jutro tam nas nie ma / We are not there tomorrow, dir. Olga Kłyszewicz (Poland)
  • Kiedy obróci się dom / When the house turns dir. Maria Ornaf (Poland)
  • Mój brat rybak / My brother fisherman, dir. Alicja Sokół (Poland)
  • Musical, dir. Žiga Krajnc (Slovenia)
  • Nie ma spokoju / There is no peace of mind, dir. Karol Ulman (Poland)
  • Night, dir. Ahmad Saleh (Palestine)
  • NOITE VELOZ, dir. Cauê Dias Baptista (Brazil)
  • Pięć minut starsza / Five Minutes Older, dir. Sara Szymańska (Poland)
  • Rajskij Dim / Eden House, dir. Adelina Borest (Poland)
  • Samogłów / Headfish, dir. Jakub Prysak (Poland)
  • SLOW LIGHT, dir. Kijek / Adamski (Poland)
  • SOLILOQUIUM, dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz (Poland)
  • SZCZYPIGŁÓWKI / HEADPRICKLES, dir. Katarzyna Miechowicz (Poland)
  • The Fourth Wall, dir. Mahboobeh Kalaee (Iran)
  • Then Came Dark, dir. Marie-Rose Osta (Leabon)
  • Warzywa i owoce / Fruits and Vegetables, dir. Maciej Jankowski (Poland)
  • Wizyta / The Visit, dir. Mateusz Jarmulski (Poland)

Full description of etudes and animation, you can find HERE.

The films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles.

Congratulations one more and finger crossed!

Screenings of the International Authors Spotlight Competition:

  • 13th October, 2022 (Thursday), 11:00 a.m., block of animations, 93 minutes, Kinematograf Cinema
  • 14th October, 2022 (Friday), 5:00 p.m., I block of etudes, 150 minutes, Kinematograf Cinema
    Etudes at I block: A Day, That Year; Eden House; Fruits and Vegetables; Headfish; Noite Veloz; The Devil; SOLILOQUIUM
  • 15th October, 2022 (Saturday), 4:50 p.m., II block of etudes, 90 minutes, Kinematograf Cinema
    Etudes at II block: Cradle; My Brother a Fisherman; Then Came Dark; There is no peace of mind; When the house turns.
  • 16th October, 2022 (Sunday), 11 a.m, block of animations, 93 minutes, Kinematograf Cinema

JURY IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORS SPOTLIGHT

  • Ewa Puszczyńska – producer of “Ida” and “Cold War”, specializing in international co-productions
  • Mariola Wiktor – film journalists, publications, reports from Polish correspondents and festivals, member of FIPRESCI
  • Łukasz Kanp – a graduate of culture studies at the University of Warsaw and film studies at the Derby University, runs the YouTube channel “Kanapa Knapa”

YOUNG JURY IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORS SPOTLIGHT composed of the winners of the Film Knowledge and Social Communication Olympiad

  • Krzysztof Kusz – a young enthusiast of cinematography, in particular animation and genre cinema. First-year student of the Film and Television Production Organization at the Film School in Łódź.
  • Natasza Lazar – has been interested in film and photography for many years. In high school, she began to get involved in the work of the school television HoffTV and co-create the photographic section of the 9 minutes Film Festival.
  • Gabriela Rybołowicz – student of the Film and Television Production Organization at the Film School in Łódź. A fan of surrealism in the cinema, especially the works of Andrzej Żuławski, and socially engaged contemporary art.

AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORS SPOTLIGHT ARE E.G.:

  • PLN 1.000 cash prize in the category of the Best Short (Live Action, Documentary, Experimental) (award for the director of the film) – The Main Prize
  • PLN 1.000 cash prize in the Best Short (Animated) (award for the director of the film) – The Main Prize
  • Audience Award (no split into categories)
  • Award of the Youth Jury, consisting of the winners of the Olympiad in Film Knowledge and Social Communication
  • DAFilms distribution award with film promotion of film
  • annual subscription to the best documentary cinema on DAFilms
  • annual subscription to the international platform with artistic films Kinoscope
  • book awards from the University of Lodz Publishing House
  • book awards from the Publishing House of the Film School in Lodz

PARTNERS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORS SPOTLIGHT

                               

The 13th Camera Akcja Festival will be held from October 13-16, 2022: stationary in Łódź and online on the Think Film platform (October 17-20). The Festival is implemented thanks to co-financing from the budget of the City of Łódź. Co-financed by the Minister of Culture, National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, the Polish Film Institute and the University of Łódź – patron of the Festival.

22 / 09 / 2022
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