TWO AWARDS AT FEBIO FEST IN SLOVAKIA

Yesterday evening the 21st edition of the Febio Fest, which lasted from 21 March in Bratislava, ended. During this year's edition of the festival, two Polish films were awarded in the short film category.

Febio Fest - documentary, feature-length and short film festival is one of the oldest and the biggest Slovakian festivals, which this year was held for the 21st time. Last year, short film competition, showing the best films produced in Visegrad countries, was included in the programme of the event. Last year, it was Grzegorz Zarcziny who received the Best Film Award in recognition of his short documentary "The Whistle".

During this year's edition, 25 animated, fiction and documentary films competed for the title of the best short film, including five Polish films - animated "Ab Ovo" by Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi, "Toto" by Zbigniew Czapla, "Signum" by Witold Giersz and "Ziegenort" by Tomasz Popakul, as well as the fiction film "The Easter Crumble" by Julia Kolberger.

Yesterday evening, at the closing ceremony, two of them were awarded. The jury awarded Special Mention to the animation "Ziegenort" by Tomasz Popakul. The animation, produced by Krakow based NoLabel, is a story of introverted boy-fish. The world, discovered by the boy, is full of disturbing signs, fascinating observations, which often awake  fear in him. Intriguing, graphical animation by Popakul is an attempt to describe the anxieties of a teenager,  entering adult life.  "Ziegenort" is the most popular Polish short film of the last year; it has been shown 80 times at foreign festivals and won twelve awards. 

The Audience Award went to Julia Kolberger - the author of the ficion film "The Easter Crumble" produced within the frames of "30 minutes" programme of Munk Studio operating within the structures of the Polish Filmmakers Association. "The Easter Crumble" is a portrait of a family which meets at the table during Easter. Stefan and  Ewelina come to Urszula and Marek for the Easter breakfast. At once, hidden grievances and regrets from the common past come to the fore. The matters get seriously complicated when Ada, the daughter of Urszula, appears. She came from  England with her new fiancé, who differs significantly from her mother's expectations... The breakfast turns into  supper, and for  Urszula it is the worst day  of her life.

You can read more about the festival's programme on the festival's official website