Browsing: Cinema

Film ‘Bean A’ Chotain Ruaidh’ (‘The Woman in the red coat’) by Dariusz Sipowski is participating in short Scottish Gaelic film competition FilmG, supported by BBC. Last year Sipowski won People’s Choice Award for his short documentary. In this year voting finishing until 10th of February 2014 and ceremony with all awards will be in March 2014.

Films from all around the world were screened during the 21st Camerimage Festival week. Filmmakers competed in ten competition categories: Main Competition, Polish Films Competition, Feature Length and Short Documentary Films Competition, Cinematographers’ and Directors’ Debuts Competition, 3D Films Competition, Student Etudes Competition and Music Videos Competition.

Finally, the 3rd edition of the Play Poland Film Festival started on 3rd of October. The grand opening gala took place at the Sheraton Hotel on Lothian Road. The gala was preceded by the screening of controversial “In the name of…” directed by Małgorzata Szumowska.

Both Poles abroad feeling a bit homesick and residents of host countries who value Polish cinematography cannot wait for the commencement of the next edition of the Play Poland Film Festival. The event will take place from 3rd of October until 12th of December in many major cities in the UK and will also reach Oslo, Ottawa and Shanghai!

The 38th Gdynia Film Festival concluded Saturday, with the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, going to “Ida” directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, and the very next day the film won the FIPRESCI Special Presentations Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

On September 10th during the 38th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia a ceremonial gala of Polish Film Institute Awards for the sixth time took place. The PFI Awards are the only Polish awards given for significant achievements in the dissemination and promotion of Polish cinema and for facilitating access to the Polish cinematography.