West Pomerania SHORTS 2019
13.06.2019, Thursday, 18:00
INKU Inkubator Sektorów Kreatywnych, al. Wojska Polskiego 90 (where is that?)
Blok tematyczny: WEST POMERANIA SHORTS '19
West Pomerania SHORTS Final 2019 is the representation of our regional film dishes, among which you can find tasty fiction, splendid documentaries, surprising music videos, and delicious experimental film. It is the 9th edition of the competition, presenting ten films from the newest and the most interesting productions by filmmakers connected to Western Pomerania Voivodeship. Some of the authors are already renowned, some are a novelty to the region’s film landscape; they all offer fresh productions of various genre, which are both entertaining and thought-provoking.
The awards for the competition winners are funded by: OFFicyna Association and AVID Poland.
Films
- GPS8'
Have you ever wondered about the guy who speaks to you, the one in your smartphone? You enter the car, type in the address and you know where to go! And there, on the other side, that is where the war happens. In a grotesque way, actors confirm the existence of stereotypes. By teasing each other, they try to prove the superiority of their gender, at the same reflecting the homely atmosphere we all know.
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- KOKS4’48’’
KOKS is a short documentary impression about a man who defeated his drug addition to become a professional bodybuilder and personal trainer. This guy is Sergiusz Wolak, and this film is a fat line of motivation which, when snorted, can perhaps encourage someone to make a change in their lives.
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- Natchnienie8’58’’
“Natchnienie” is about a young boy growing up and about his encounter with a completely new problem: one connected to his own sexuality. The boy must deal with many emotions related to women in his life; luckily, his grandma is there to help him.
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- Obroty8’58’’
The film shows an old married couple who have lost the closeness they used to have. They both escape into their own weird hobbies and they push away the everyday need of dialogue. They silently endure in their apartment, until something supernatural visits them. Planet Pluto takes up residence in Nina and Gustaw's living room, which forces the couple to talk and confront the new situation. The event is preceded by the woman's prophetic dream. We see how this unexpected problem creates a possibility of mutuality.
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- The Creation11’
In the beginning there was nothing but the endless sea. On this sea, in a boat, God was sailing. One day, from his reflection, out of sea depths the devil emerged. Soon after they started to create the world together, quickly falling into conflict, which continues to this day. “The Creation” is the first animation depicting the Slavic myth of creation. The screenplay was based on folk stories as well as on reconstructions of prominent historians and culture researchers. The film was made by a team of two people using the paint-on-glass animation technique.
read more- Labour15’
The film tells a story of a young, intellectually disabled man, who faces a life choice between his own insurance, which he got thanks to social services in town, and supporting his family in the village. To deal with the stress connected with the difficult decision, Paweł escapes into the world of fantasy.
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- Strada22’
“Strada” is a film about addiction. It is a visual trip showing a man who is deeply addicted and lonely in his addiction.
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- Świdwie Sanctus25’33’’
With the use of music and picture, the film tells a universal story about the transience of nature and man. Life and the world, represented by Świdwie reserve, are seen through the eyes of a child, a youth and an adult. The protagonist not only observes but also listens to the sounds of nature, accompanies them, tries to join them, at the same time giving the viewer the freedom to receive and interpret sounds and pictures. The film is divided into parts using musical compositions, each one of which has a completely different character, role and message.
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- Synu Mój10’46’’
Henryk, a young boy sentenced to death. Brought up in the love of God, he now asks himself the question: “Was it worth to spend life believing in someone who, as he believes, has forsaken him?” The boy's parents cannot accept the fact they will lose their child. The emotional mother still believes Henryk can be saved. The apathetic father hides behind the Bible and is drawing away from his son. The last meeting, the last look, the last words of the misfortunate family.
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- Trener3’40’’
Associated artists
- Dominik Czech
Born 1978, graduated from Lubuska School of Television and Film in Zielona Góra. His adventure with camera began in 1999 in cable TV in Gorzów. At first his work was strictly related to the media. In 2018, he co-hosted film workshops in Szczecin. Dominik Czech is the director and cinematographer of short films “GPS,” and “Nikt” (Nobody) – a drama. He has been living in Szczecin since 2014.
read more - Jakub Romanowski
A student of cultural management at the University of Szczecin. Passionate about sports and cinema. Jakub got interested in film at the age of four, when he first saw a fragment of the fourth part of “Star Wars.” Watching films is not only his hobby, it is also a source of knowledge which helps him in mastering his editing and directing skills. “Trener” is his first fiction film, in which he attempts to briefly present the world of sport.
read more - Karol Kołodziński
I was born in Stargard in 1986. I live in Warsaw, where I work in advertising: I direct commercials and short forms. I made a few short films, a few music videos. Finally I have managed to create my own short debut “Wata Cukrowa,” which had its world premiere at the Portland festival. Soon after, I made a widely discussed social campaign for the Alivia foundation, which was reviewed by big advertising entities as Adweek, TheDrum and Shots. shots.net placed the spot on the second position among the best commercials of February 2016 from all around world.
read more - Kuba Ptaszyński
Filmmaker from Szczecin. Between 2013 and 2017 he co-founded the Szczecin film group called Filmotwór Niezależny, with which he wrote, directed, recorded and edited about 30 short and full-length films, in which he sometimes appeared and composed music. In 2019, he started his solo bilingual artistic project “moved mind / poRUSZony UMYSŁ”, which main goal is to celebrate art , just like in your favourite series divided into thematic Seasons with episodes. Proud father of 7 rats and 3 guinea pigs. Happily married.
read more - Marina Baibarza
Graduated from the School of Art and Design (WSSIP) in Łódź, Faculty: TV Production, photographer and specialist in the reconstruction of film picture.
read more - Mateusz Gołębiewski
Cinematographer, born in Stargard, Poland. He moved to The United Kingdom in his twenties where he worked as a rickshaw cyclist and attended a post-graduate courses in Filmmaking at National Film and Television School, London Film School and Central Film School, among others. The first film he directed, “Labor,” won best debut award at Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival.
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- Michał Marks
He can walk in the forest all day looking for inspiration for his next movie. Nature is what inspires him the most; when he’s close to nature, he feels spiritually fulfilled. He has wanted to make movies ever since he can remember, it seems like the only sensible way to talk about things that he finds important.
read more - Kasia Zimnoch, Paweł Kleszczewski
A Polish duo of filmmakers and visual artists. Both MA graduates from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. In 2013, they established animation production studio Konik in Cavan, Ireland. Their works have been presented at over fifty international film festivals and arts festivals, winning awards and distinctions, including festivals: Fano in Italy, Clones in Ireland and Pilsen in Czech Republic. In 2018, they received prestigious “Young Poland” Bursary funded by Polish Culture and National Heritage Ministry. They were artists in residency in Sweden, Ireland, Estonia and Germany.
read more - Piotr Biniek
Born in 1971. He received PhD in social sciences, he is also a mechanical engineer, filmmaker, journalist, academic lecturer, conductor of amateur choirs and founder of the Singing Brotherhood from Tanowo. The author of the book “Polak sam w Londynie”, co-author of the book “Stocznia Szczecińska. Upadek”. He is a co-author and content consultant of the report on wind energy “Podmuch Energii”, which received the Silver Dolphin award at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards Festival. Co-author (screenwriter and production manager) of the series of environmental programs “Podmuch Energii”. Director, screenwriter and project manager of the “Świdwie Sanctus” and “Pieśń Bielika”.
read more - Rozalia Jaz
Rozalia Jaz (born October 14th, 1992) – 3rd year student of graphic design, speciality: photography at the Painting and New Media Faculty of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, graduate of Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, major: emergency medical services. In her everyday life she connects her passions and artistic undertakings with professional work.
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13.06.2019
- 18:00 - 20:00, INKU Inkubator Sektorów Kreatywnych, West Pomerania SHORTS 2019
- KOKS4’48’’
