2022
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7 WORDS ABOUT PASSING AWAY – dir. Łukasz Iwanicz
Competitions:
62nd Krakow Film Festival, Poland | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Kameralne Lato, Poland
International Inter University Short Film Festival, Bangladesh
Festiwal Filmów Polskich TOSIEK, Poland
Early Bird International Student Film Festival, Bulgaria
KinoGram International Film Festival, Poland
ANTEROS – dir. Laura Mielczarek
Competitions:
Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
A SILENT SONG – dir. Dóra László-Gulyás
Competitions:
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Awards:
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
ALL MY LIFE – dir. Jędrzej Gorski
Competitions:
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Nano Film Festival, Poland
Ealing Film Festival, UK
Awards:
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Student category Winner – Ealing Film Festival, UK
Honourable Mention Best Cinematography by Adam Pluciński – Ealing Film Festival, UK
ARENA – dir. Fuad Mammadzada
Competitions:
OnScreen International Film and Video Festival, USA
BEHIND THE EYES – dir. Mina Panjkovic
Competitions:
Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
BLACK – dir. Moritz Geraldo Scherzer
Competitions:
Nano Film Festival, Poland
BLUE HOUR – dir. Stacey Rushchak
Competition:
Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, USA
Wales International Film Festival, UK
Semi-Finalist – Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
WAMA Film Festival, Poland
Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
Pink Life QueerFest / Pembe Hayat KuirFest, Turkey
Glimpses of Europe, Lithuania
Demakijaż – Festiwal Kina Kobiet, Poland
Festival MixBrasil de Cultura da Diversidade, Brasil
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, USA
Awards:
Best LGBTQ – Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
BY THE RIVER – dir. Agata Korycka
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
Sea of Art International Film Festval, Poland
Rolling Ideas, Romania
Long Beach LGBTQ Film Festival, USA
Ukrainian Dream Film Festival, Ukraine
Awards:
Honorable Mention for Agata Korycka – International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
Best Director for Agata Korycka – Sea of Art International Film Festval, Poland
Best LGBTQ+ Work – Sea of Art International Film Festval, Poland
Honorable Mention – Rolling Ideas, Romania
Best Director for Agata Korycka – Ukrainian Dream Film Festival, Ukraine
COAL – dir. Maks Michorczyk
Competitions:
Kameralne Lato, Poland
WAMA Film Festival, Poland
Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Niezależnych im. Ireneusza Radzia "Publicystyka", Poland
Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
Awards:
Bronze Wild Beehive – 3rd place in the Short Film Competition – Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
CONFESSION – dir. Wiktoria Niewiadomska
Competitions:
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Awards:
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
DAWN – dir. Alex Katerynchuk
Screenings:
Móvi Ukraina. Charity screening of films by students from Ukraine, Poland
Competitions:
EDUKINO: Films Against War Festival, Poland
DID YOU HEAR THE TREES? – dir. Lena Jaworska
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Semi-Finalist – Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Ińskie Lato Filmowe, Poland
DISMAY – dir. Joanna Szymańska
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
RETROSPEKCJE – WAMA Film Festival, Poland
Competitions:
Demakijaż – Festiwal Kina Kobiet, Poland
Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
DUDEK – dir. Julia Ruszczyńska
Competitions:
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Awards:
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
EDEN HOUSE – dir. Adelina Borets
Screenings:
Móvi Ukraina. Charity screening of films by students from Ukraine, Poland
Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Poland
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Klub SPATiF – Nic Ciekawego: Adelina Borets "Eden House", Poland
Splat!FilmFest, Poland
Competitions:
XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Sopot Film Festival, Poland
Kameralne Lato, Poland
The International Film and Television Festival Simfest, Romania
Kino Bled, Slovenia
WAMA Film Festival, Poland
"Camera Action" Film Critics Festival, Poland
Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine
Awards:
Best Feature Film – XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Winner in the „Best Dystopian/Utopian Short” category – Kino Bled, Slovenia
Best Thriller – Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
EUPHROSYNE – dir. Joanna Salamon
Competitions:
Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
International Inter University Short Film Festival, Bangladesh
Awards:
Best Actress Short Film – Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
FIRST... – reż. Adam Hartwiński
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival, USA
Bristol International Film Festival, UK
Arizona International Film Festival, USA
Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival, Italy
Kotka International Film Festival, Finland
Next Generation Indie Film Awards, USA
Bucharest Film Awards, Romania
Ciudad de México International Film Festival, Mexico
Semi-Finalist – Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Studio 7 International Film Festival, UK
The International Film and Television Festival Simfest, Romania
Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy
16th GRAND OFF – World Independent Short Film Awards, Poland
EDUKINO: Films Against War Festival, Poland
KinoGram International Film Festival, Poland
STIFF Student International Film Festival, Croatia
Bana Film Festiwal, Poland
Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
Awards:
Best Actress Award for Gabriela Czyżewska-Detmer – Bristol International Film Festival, UK
Best Foreign Short – Arizona International Film Festival, USA
Best Short by a Student Filmmaker – Next Generation Indie Film Awards, USA
Best Foreign Language Short – Next Generation Indie Film Awards, USA
Best Actress for Gabriela Czyżewska-Detmer – Next Generation Indie Film Awards, USA
Best Supporting Actress for Anna Grycewicz – Next Generation Indie Film Awards, USA
Best Ensemble Cast for Gabriela Czyżewska-Detmer, Arek Detmer, Anna Grycewicz i Jacek Beler – Next Generation Indie Film Awards, USA
Best Student Short Film – Ciudad de México International Film Festival, Mexico
Honorable Mention in the Student Film category – The International Film and Television Festival Simfest, Romania
Golden Copernicus Award in the 'The Best Short Film about an everyday war' category – EDUKINO: Films Against War Festival, Poland
Audience Award – Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy
Young Jury Award – Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
Best Polish Film – 16th GRAND OFF – World Independent Short Film Awards, Poland
FLAG – dir. Vladyslav Deva
Competitions:
UKRAINA! Festiwal Filmowy, Poland
GOOD, ELEGANT BOYS – dir. Marek Ułan-Szymański
Competitions:
Short Stop International Film Festival, Romania
HONORED STUDENTS – dir. Jędrzej Gorski
Screenings:
Festiwal Sztuka Działa, Poland
Competitions:
Taoba International Youth Film Festival, Georgia
Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival, India
HOTSHOT – dir. Natasza Parzymies
Competitions:
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Awards:
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
KAJA – reż. Małgorzata Paszko
Competitions:
Wales International Film Festival, UK
WAMA Film Festival, Poland
Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Awards:
Special Mention in the Best Future Generation Short Film category – Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
LAST CHANCE – dir. Wiktoria Niewiadomska
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Niezależnych OKFA, Poland
Awards:
Honorable Mention for Wiktoria Niewiadomska – International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
LIPSKY – dir. Wojciech Łęgowski
Competitions:
Student World Impact Film Festival, USA
Awards:
Honorable Mention – Student World Impact Film Festival, USA
MAESTRO – dir. Fryderyk Najda
Competitions:
Bana Film Festiwal, Poland
Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
MASHA – dir. Krzysztof Chodorowski
Screenings:
Focus on Impact – San Diego International Film Festival, USA
Festiwal Miasto/a Gwiazd, Poland
Competitions:
Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Niezależnych OKFA, Poland
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
EDUKINO: Films Against War Festival, Poland
KINOFILM 17th Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival, UK
Awards:
Silver Medal of UNICA – Union Internationale du Cinéma – Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Niezależnych OKFA, Poland
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
MOR – dir. Nikita Tanadzhy
Competitions:
47th Gdynia Film Festival, Poland
Bana Film Festiwal, Poland
Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
Awards:
Best Feature Film, Bana Film Festiwal, Poland
MY BROTHER A FISHERMAN – dir. Alicja Sokół
Markets:
Student Film Market during XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Screenings:
Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Poland
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
21st Cinemaforum Short Film Festival, Poland
Competitions:
International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
Sopot Film Festival, Poland
"Camera Action" Film Critics Festival, Poland
Abuja International Short Film Festival, Nigeria
Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Early Bird International Student Film Festival, Bulgaria
50th Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist", Ukraine
Awards:
Honorable Mention for Alicja Sokół – International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
Best Actor Award and Nomination for the J. Machulski Awards for Emil Siennicki – International Film Festival ZOOM-Zbliżenia, Poland
J. Machulski Award in the Best Actor category for Emil Siennicki – 21st Cinemaforum Short Film Festival, Poland
President of the Jury Award – Early Bird International Student Film Festival, Bulgaria
OFF-SEASON – dir. Monika Majorek
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
Student LA Film Awards, USA
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Awards:
Best Student Film – Student LA Film Awards, USA
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
ONE DOES NOT DO IT TO A CAT – dir. Jan Gębski
Screenings:
Shortlista, International Film Festival New Horizons, Poland
Competitions:
62nd Krakow Film Festival, Poland | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
The International Film and Television Festival Simfest, Romania
Festiwal Filmowy Senior Movie, Poland
Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
Awards:
First Award of the Senior Topic Competition – Festiwal Filmowy Senior Movie, Poland
Best Future Generation Short Film – Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
ONLY UNTIL DAWN – dir. Eliza Godlewska, Alan Ruczyński
Screenings:
21st Cinemaforum Short Film Festival, Poland
Competitions:
62nd Krakow Film Festival, Poland | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
41. Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych MŁODZI I FILM, Poland
Kameralne Lato, Poland
47th Gdynia Film Festival, Poland
WAMA Film Festival, Poland
Festiwal Filmowy OPOLSKIE LAMY, Poland
Festiwal Filmowy SPEKTRUM, Poland
Demakijaż – Festiwal Kina Kobiet, Poland
Awards:
Nomination for the J. Machulski Awards in the Best Actress category for Ewa Konstancja Bułhak – WAMA Film Festival, Poland
J. Machulski Award in the Best Actress category for Ewa Konstancja Bułhak – 21st Cinemaforum Short Film Festival, Poland
PRINCE – dir. Filip Rembikowski
Competitions:
Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival, India
Awards:
Best Student Film – Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival, Indie
RATS, BIRDS – dir. Adam Unierzyski
Competitions:
Sunday Shorts Film Festival, UK
Festiwal Filmów KINO 2022. Młoda Ukraina, Poland
Awards:
Semi-Finalist – Sunday Shorts Film Festival, UK
Best Film – Festiwal Filmów KINO 2022. Młoda Ukraina, Poland
RED – dir. Karina Węgiełek
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
RENT-A-FRIEND – dir. Rafael Lopez Aguilar
Competitions:
International Inter University Short Film Festival, Bangladesh
Chicago International Indie Film Festival, USA
SILENCE – dir. Małgorzata Paszko
Competitions:
Ińskie Lato Filmowe, Poland
Stockholm City Film Festival, Sweden
The International Film and Television Festival Simfest, Romania
Festiwal Filmowy Senior Movie, Poland
Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
International Inter University Short Film Festival, Bangladesh
Jakarta Independent Film Festival, Indonesia
Bana Film Festiwal, Poland
Awards:
Grand Prix: Best Short Documentary – Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic
SOMETHING – dir. Katarzyna Babicz
Competitions:
Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Awards:
Honrable Mention – Malhaar Short Film Festival, India
Best Future Generation Short Film – Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
THE ASTRONAUT – dir. Jan Zegar
Competitions:
Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival, Indie
THE BELLY OF A HORRIBE MACHINE, BLEEDING TO DEATH – dir. Marek Ułan-Szymański
Competitions:
EDUKINO: Films Against War Festival, Poland
THE CONCUBINE – dir. Maks Michorczyk
Screenings:
Festiwal Sztuka Działa, Poland
Competitions:
Nano Film Festival, Poland
International Film School Festival Tetouan, Morocco
KinoGram International Film Festival, Poland
Awards:
Special Acting Award for Karolina Adamczyk – KinoGram International Film Festival, Poland
THE CRACKS – dir. Magdalena Gajewska
Markets:
Student Film Market na XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Screenings:
Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Poland
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
QUEERZ GET LOUD festival vol. 3, Poland
Festiwal Sztuka Działa, Poland
Competitions:
LGBT+ Film Festival, Poland
OUTHSOUTH Queer Film Festival, USA
WAMA Film Festival, Poland
Vilnius Queer Festival "Kreivės", Lithuania
Awards:
Best Short Film – LGBT+ Film Festival, Poland
THE DREAMS OF LONELY PEOPLE – dir. Marek Leszczewski
Markets:
Student Film Market during XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Ostia Film Fest, Italy
Festival del Cortometraje Nacional "Manuel Trujillo Durán", Venezuela
Festival internacional de Cine de Bayamón, Portorico
Uşak Kısa Film Festivali, Turkey
Catania Film Fest, Italy
Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK
Stockholm Independent Film Festival, Sweden
Cinema Talks, Austria
GRFF | Grand River Film Festival, Canada
Asia International Film Week
Serbest International Film Festival, Moldova
16. GRAND OFF – World Independent Short Film Awards, Poland
Västerås Filmfestival, Sweden
Vertigo Film Fest, Italy
Veracruz Itinerant Film Festival, Mexico
Toronto Independent Film Awards Inc., Canada
Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival in the Sky, Malaysia
Firenze Film Festival, Italy
Manlleu Film Festival, Spain
KO:SH Film Fest, Albania
Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF, Lebanon
Garofano Rosso Film Festival, Italy
Cardiff Mini Film Festival, UK
Norwich Film Festival, UK
Primavera Film Festival, Spain
Pollino International Film Festival, Italy
Awards:
Best Short Film – Ostia Film Fest, Italy
"La mejor ópera prima" for the actress – Anna Paliga – Festival del Cortometraje Nacional "Manuel Trujillo Durán", Venezuela
Best Short Film – Festival internacional de Cine de Bayamón, Portorico
Best Short Film – Stockholm Independent Film Festival, Sweden
Best Student Film Nominee – Toronto Independent Film Awards Inc., Canada
Nomination for the Best Cinematography for Max Bugajak – Västerås Filmfestival, Sweden
Honorable Mention – Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival in the Sky, Malaysia
Best Film Finalist – Firenze Film Festival, Italy
Best Short Film – Vertigo Film Fest, Italy
Best Cinematography for Max Bugajak – Vertigo Film Fest, Italy
Best Short Film – Veracruz Itinerant Film Festival, Mexico
THE DRESS – dir. Tadeusz Łysiak
Markets:
Student Film Market during XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Screenings:
Long Story Short Film Festival, Poland
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
Brussels Independent Film Festival, Belgium
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, USA
Habitat International Film Festival, India
River Film Festival, Italy
Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
Awards:
Best Narrative Short Film – Brussels Intependent Film Festival, Belgium
Best Short Foreign – Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, USA
Best Actress Anna Dzieduszycka – Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, USA
Best Short Film – Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
Best Short Film Director for Tadeusz Łysiak – Toronto Polish Film Festival, Canada
OSCAR® NOMINATION
THE HOWLING – dir. Bartosz Brzeziński
Markets:
Student Film Market na XIX Węgiel Film Festival, Poland
Screenings:
Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Poland
Shortlista, International Film Festival New Horizons, Poland
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
21st Cinemaforum Short Film Festival, Poland
Competitions:
Long Story Short Film Festival, Poland
LGBT+ Film Festival, Poland
Short Waves Festival, Poland
16th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Poland
14th Solanin Film Festiwal, Poland
Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria
Semi-Finalist – Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Festiwal Filmowy "Wajda na Nowo", Poland
Vilnius Queer Festival "Kreivės", Lithuania
Festiwal Filmowy OPOLSKIE LAMY, Poland
International Film Festival BRNO16, Czech Republic
QUEER-Streifen Regensburg – International Short Film Festival, Germany
PRIX EURPA Student Awards – Rising Star, EU
CONTACT International Student Film Festival, Turkey
Northern Wave International Film Festival, Iceland
OFFeliada Festiwal Filmowy, Poland
STIFF Student International Film Festival, Croatia
Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
Awards:
Audience Award – Long Story Short Film Festival, Poland
Special Jury Mention – Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria
Special Award for the Best Cinematography for Max Bugajak – 16th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Poland
3rd place in the Short Film Competition – Festiwal Filmowy "Wajda na Nowo", Poland
Nomination for the J. Machulski Awards for Max Bugajak in the Best Cinematography category – 14th Solanin Film Festiwal
Jury Award – International Short Film Competition – QUEER-Streifen Regensburg – International Short Film Festival, Germany
Grand Prix Best Short Film Award – CONTACT International Student Film Festival, Turkey
Grand Prix „Offelia” in the Feature Film category – OFFeliada Festiwal Filmowy, Poland
Young Viewer's Jury „Horacy” Award – OFFeliada Festiwal Filmowy, Poland
Journalists „Laertes” Award – OFFeliada Festiwal Filmowy, Poland
The Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Award for directorial debut for Bartosz Brzeziński – Barć Film Festiwal, Poland
Audience Award – STIFF Student International Film Festival, Croatia
THE LORD OF THE WOODS – dir. Julia Bui
Competitions:
Košice International Film Festival, Slovakia
HIIFF - Heart international italian film festival, Italy
ONYKO FILMS Awards, Ukraine
Short to the Point, Romania
Speculative Film Fest, USA
Tarzana Comic Con / Film Fest, USA
Halicarnassus Film Festival, Turkey
European Cinematography Awards (ECA), Netherlands
FilmQuest, USA
The Pigeon International Film Festival, Iceland
The French Duck Film Festival, France
1st GIFF Genesis International Film Festival, Russia
Semi-Finalis – Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Nagrody:
Best Fantasy – Košice International Film Festival, Slovakia
Best Fantasy – Paradise Film Festival, Hungary
Best Foreign Short Film – HIIFF - Heart international italian film festival, Italy
Best Sci-fiFantasy Short Film – ONYKO FILMS Awards, Ukraine
Best Short FantasySci-Fi – Short to the Point, Romania
Best Short Film – Speculative Film Fest, USA
Best Short Film – Tarzana Comic Con / Film Fest, USA
Best Short Sci-Fi Fantasy Action – Halicarnassus Film Festival, Turkey
Best Student Film – European Cinematography Awards (ECA), Netherlands
Honorable Mention – Best Fantasy – The French Duck Film Festival, France
Nominee – Best Short Film Fantasy – 1st GIFF Genesis International Film Festival, Russia
THE WORMWOOD STAR – dir. Adelina Borets
Screenings:
Festiwal Filmów – Spotkań NieZwykłych, Poland
Competitions:
ОКО - International Ethnographic Film Festival, Ukraine / Poland
TICKET – dir. Nikita Tanadzhy
Screenings:
Móvi Ukraina. Charity screening of films by students from Ukraine, Poland
TO EAT BREAD – dir. Mohamed Rabie
Competitions:
Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest, UK
WINTER BLOOM – dir. Ivan Krupenikov
Screenings:
İzmir International Short Film Festival, Turkey | OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL
Competitions:
47th Gdynia Film Festival, Poland
KinoGram International Film Festival, Poland
BNP Paribas Green Festival, Poland
Awards:
3rd place in the Short Film Competition – KinoGram International Film Festival, Poland