WE KNOW THE WINNERS OF SZCZECIN EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL
The films “Echoes Course” by Maja Wolińska and Joan Leandre and "When I am a Bird" by Monika Pawluczuk are the winners of the Polish Competition at Szczecin European Film Festival. The festival ended on 6 October.
Szczecin European Film Festival, organised on Polish-German border by Polish-German team, came to an end on 6 October. The jury of the Polish Competition gave the The First Award of the President of Szczecin for the best film in the Polish competition that opens the documentary genre to new perspectives to the film “Echoes Course” by Maja Wolińska and Joan Leandre. This contemplative documentary was awarded for “courageous use of the notion of emptiness both at the level of image as well as content, and making the viewer feel particular emotions.“
The Second Award of the Polish Competition went to the documentary by Monika Pawluczuk "When I am a Bird." According to the justification of the verdict, the jury appreciated the film for “insightfullly showing the inner experiences and feelings of people who are usually presented as tourist attraction. The jury appreciates the harmony of the means of expression: very good photography and surprising dramatic structure.”
Special mention for “a concise philosophical message and clear construction” was given to the film “Matter of state” by Teresa Otulak.
Moreover, three other Polish films have been awarded at Szczecin European Film Festival. The Nowa Amerika Award for the films that most thoroughly represent the festival profile was given to the animated documentary film "The governance of love" by Adela Kaczmarek. The film "Pod ziemią" by Barbara Madejska was chosen the best film of the Telefonart competition and the film "Do widzenia!" by Natalia Kierasińska and Artur Ettinger - the best West Pomeranian short.