POLISH ANIMATED FILMS AT THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS IN NOVEMBER
In November, the fans of Polish animated films will have nothing to complain about. Polish films will be presented at the most important festivals almost every day throughout the month. They will be present, for instance, at the Estonian PÖFF Shorts, the German interfilm, the Spanish ZINEBI, the Portuguese CINANIMA, the Dutch KABOOM and the Mexican ANIMASIVO. Let's find out where else you can watch Polish productions within the next few days.
Already, the first day of the month brings a couple of screenings. In Japan, at the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, in the competition sections, there are three Polish animated films: "My Strange Elder Brother" by Julia Orlik, "An eye for an eye" by Julia Płoch and "Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul. On the same day starts the two-month-long Flying Film Festival. Within the frames of this event, the viewers will have the opportunity to watch "The Notebook" by Aleksandra Rylewicz.
A few days later, in Germany starts the 35th edition of the interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin. In the programme, there are almost 10 Polish animated films, which will compete for the awards, and these are: "III" by Marta Pajek, "You Are Overreacting" by Karina Paciorkowska, "Portrait of Suzanne" by Izabela Plucińska, "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska, "Colaholic" by Marcin Podolec, "The Hunt" by Mateusz Jarmulski, "A World that Flew Away on the Back of a Cow" by Wojciech A. Hoffman, "Squaring the Circle" by Karolina Specht and "My Strange Elder Brother" by Julia Orlik.
At the same time as the festival in Berlin, the 23rd edition of the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur will be held in Switzerland. Polish animated films will also be present there. "Story" by Jola Bańkowska and "Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul will compete for the awards, and "The Land of Whim" by Betina Bożek will be presented in the non-competing section. Two days later, in Austria starts the Linz International Short Film Festival. In the competition section, there are three Polish titles: "Mud" by Alicja Błaszczyńska, "The Rain" by Piotr Milczarek and "A degvil and a rascat" by Weronika Szyma.
The 8th of November will bring as many as three Spanish festivals. The selectors of the 61st edition of the International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao (ZINEBI) were enchanted by three Polish animated films. "Story" by Jola Bańkowska, "Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul and "The Hunt" by Mateusz Jarmulski have a chance to win more awards. In turn, at the 49th ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid, the viewers will watch "An eye for an eye" by Julia Płoch and "Journey to the Magic Waterfall" by Bogna Kowalczyk. And at the Seville European Film Festival, the competition screening of "Guilt" by Marcjanna Urbańska and the non-competing one of "Squaring the Circle" by Karolina Specht wait for the audience.
A lot of Polish animated films are included in the programme of the 43rd edition of the International Animated Film Festival CINANIMA. The following films will be screened at the Portuguese festival: "The Hunt" by Mateusz Jarmulski, "My Strange Elder Brother" by Julia Orlik, "Squaring the Circle" by Karolina Specht, "Ovule" by Natalia Durszewicz, "Bless You!" by Paulina Ziółkowska and "The Little Soul" by Barbara Rupik. We can find four animated films at the Manchester Animation Festival. Two films will compete for the awards: "You Are Overreacting" by Karina Paciorkowska and "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska, and "Thicket" by Adrianna Matwiejczuk and "Story" by Jola Bańkowska will be shown in the non-competing section.
In the half of the month, there will be as many as three screenings of the award-winning film by Tomek Popakul. "Acid Rain" will be screened at the Korean Seoul Best of the Best Animation Festival, the German Kurzfilmfestival Köln and the Dutch Kaboom Animation Festival. At the last of the aforementioned festivals, you can also watch the previous film by Popakul, "Black," as well as four other popular Polish animated films, such as "Story" by Jola Bańkowska, "Bless You!" by Paulina Ziółkowska, "Pussy" by Renata Gąsiorowska and "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska.
"III" by Marta Pajek will also have several screenings at the festivals this month. The animated film will be shown, among others, at the Ljubljana International Film Festival, the Brussels International Film Festival and the Feinaki 2019 Beijing Animation Week, where it will compete for the awards together with"Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul. The latest film by Marcin Podolec will also visit a lot of countries around the world. "Colaholic" will be shown in Mexico at the Cut Out - International Animation and Digital Art. Festival, in Canada in the competition at the Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival and in Spain at the Soria International Film Festival, where "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska will also have its screening.
On the 19th of November starts the new edition of the festival Etiuda&Anima. In the programme, there are "Amelia & Saturnin" by Daniel Zagórski, "Last Supper" by Piotr Dumała, "Sunset" by Marcin Giżycki, "The Rain" by Piotr Milczarek, "JM" by Stanisław Buczkowski, "Vitae Azilia" by Joanna Wapniewskia, "Portrait of Suzanne" by Izabela Plucińska and "Story" by Jola Bańkowska. A bit earlier, the last of the aforementioned films will visit the American AFI FEST and the Ajyal Film Festival in Qatar. In turn, the viewers of the German Exground Filmfest and the audience at the PÖFF Shorts will get acquainted with"Portrait of Suzanne."
At the Estonian festival, in addition to the film by Izabela Plucińska, you can watch the competition screenings of "An eye for an eye" by Julia Płoch, "Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul, "Leather" by Karolina Borgiasz and the non-competing screenings of the films: "Metro" by Natalia Krawczuk, "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska and "Ovule" by Natalia Durszewicz. In the similar time as the PÖFF Shorts, the French Fête de l’anim starts. There, three films by Polish women animated film-makers will compete for the awards: "Bless You!" by Paulina Ziółkowska, "The Little Soul" by Barbara Rupik and "You Are Overreacting" by Karina Paciorkowska. The last of the aforementioned films will also be presented at the Magma International Short Film Festival in Italy.
A large review of Polish animated films waits for the audience of the Mexican ANIMASIVO. It is there where you can watch the greatest festival hits of recent months, such as "Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul, "Story" by Jola Bańkowska, "III" by Marta Pajek, "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska, "Squaring the Circle" by Karolina Specht, "The Little Soul" by Barbara Rupik, "You Are Overreacting" by Karina Paciorkowska, "Bless You!" by Paulina Ziółkowska and "An eye for an eye" by Julia Płoch, "The Notebook" by Aleksandra Rylewicz, "Norma" by Agata Mianowska, "Thicket" by Adrianna Matwiejczuk and "The Other." The film by Marta Magnuska will also be shown at the Norwegian ReAnima - Bergen International Animation Festival.
If the number of Polish productions in the competition of the Mexican festival is impressive, the fans of Polish animated films will also be enchanted by the number of our representatives in Lithuania. Seven Polish films are invited to the programme at this year's International Animation Film Festival "Tindirindis." The following films will have a chance to win awards: "You Are Overreacting" by Karina Paciorkowska, "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska, "Squaring the Circle" by Karolina Specht, "Leather" by Karolina Borgiasz, "Eatself" by Edyta Adamczak, "III" by Marta Pajek and "The Hunt" by Mateusz Jarmulski, which will also be shown at the Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival.
At the very end of the month, the Poitiers Film Festival is announced. At the French event, we will see two Polish animated films: "The Little Soul" by Barbara Rupik and "Tango of Longing" by Marta Szymańska. The November festival season will end with the London International Animation Festival with the competition screening of "Acid Rain" by Tomek Popakul.
The full list of the festival screenings is available here.