"FOOTBALL BROTHERS" AWARDED IN TIRANA
This weekend, another edition of the film festival in Tirana ended. As many as three Polish short films won awards in Albania, including the short documentary film "Football Brothers" by Marcin Filipowicz.
The jury evaluating animated, documentary and experimental films gave the Best Short Documentary award to "Football Brothers" by Marcin Filipowicz. In its justification, the jury emphasised the ability to observe, which the director showed by depicting young boys dreaming about a football career.
"Football Brothers" shows a story of two teenage brothers' struggle to get to renowned football teams. They live in a small village in the South of Poland and reached the top of possibilities in a local team. Now the next big step awaits them. But if they would be chosen, they should move from their home and start living in another cities. They cannot apply to the same team, so they would be completely on their own. Apart from rivalry between the brothers we observe attempts to fulfill their father's dream – he tried to play football professionally years ago but failed. Now his sons are his only hope.
The full list of award-winning films is on the website of the festival.