POLAŃSKI, HOROWITZ. HOMETOWN. | dir. Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła | PL | 2021 | 70 min

prod|pro Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła scen|wr Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła|ph Łukasz Herod muz|mus Leszek Możdżer mon|ed Mateusz Kudła ob|cast Roman Polański, Ryszard Horowitz, Bronisława Horowitz-Karakulska, Stanisław Buchała, Jolanta Kruk, Cezary Garwoliński dys|dis KRK Film

For the first time since the post-war era, two artists – Roman Polański and Ryszard Horowitz – walk and talk on the streets of Cracow, the city of their childhood. Polański came to Cracow with his parents from Paris, Horowitz was born in Cracow. The creators are well established professionally, have achieved great artistic success in their lives, and are united by their passion. Walking around, they recall their early years, including the traumatic period during the war. They tell how they managed to survive World War II and almost certain death. Roman Polański was hidden by the Buchała family, Ryszard Horowitz as a small child was put on Schindler’s list.

ANNA KOKOSZKA-ROMER
Polish film and television producer. Author of press articles, reportages and reviews. During her studies she co-created and organized the Student Journalist Awards Gala – MediaTory. For seven years connected with TVN television. Her feature-length documentary debut “Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown” (2021) opened the 61st KFF, winning the Audience Award and the special mention of the Polish Competition jury.

MATEUSZ KUDŁA
Polish documentary director, producer, and television reporter. Associated with TVN since 2010. He studied American Studies and Journalism at Jagiellonian University. His feature-length documentary debut “Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown” (2021) opened the 61st KFF, winning the Audience Award and the special mention of the Polish Competition jury.

NAGRODY
2021 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – Audience Award
2021 Cracow FF – Jury Distinction (Polish Competition)
2021 Cracow FF – Audience Award

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK | dir. Bobbi Jo Hart | CA | 2021 | 104 min

prod|pro Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart scen|wr Bobbi Jo Hart zdj|ph Claire Sanford, Samuel Trudelle-Gendron, Naomi Ture muz|mus Fanny, Daniel Toussaint mon|ed Catherine Legault ob|cast Joe Elliott, Bonnie Raitt, Cherie Currie, Todd Rundgren, Kathy Valentine, Kate Pierson, Jean Millington, June Millington, Brie Howard Darling, Alice de Buhr, Nickey Barclay, Patti Quatro, John Sebastian, Earl Slick, Gail Ann Dorsey, Jeff Baxter, Alice Bag dys|dis Bobbi Jo Hart

Fanny is a legendary rock band that started as a self-formed garage band from sunny Sacramento, formed by two Filipino-American sisters and their friends. They are also the first all-female band to release an album in a major Warner label. Despite successful tours, five great albums, a slew of fans – including David Bowie – their impact on music is wiped out from the rock history. After fifty (!) years, the band reunites with a new rock record deal releases a new album. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry and now ageism, the amazing women of Fanny are reaching for their rightful place among other rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame. Bobbi Jo Hart combines archival footage with contemporary band work and testimonials from genre icons.

BOBBI JO HART
An award-winning American-Canadian documentary filmmaker based in Montreal. In a career spanning over twenty-five years, she has shot films in countries as diverse as Pakistan, Russia, Guatemala, Australia, Scotland and Zimbabwe. She has covered topics ranging from women’s professional soccer and tennis to classical music, comedy, dance and manic depression. Her documentaries have a common denominator; they reveal previously untold stories of marginalized girls and women, placing them in the universal context of dreams, family, love, loss, happiness, sadness, success, failure and determination. Her intimate style of cinema verité are thought-provoking films that ultimately celebrate our shared humanity.

NAGRODY
2021 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – Audience Award
2021 Hot Docs Canadian IDF – Rogers Audience Choice Award
2021 InsideOut FF Toronto – Best Canadian Feature

THE STONE | dir. Batosz Kozera | PL | 2020 | 25 min

prod|pro Studio Munka scen|wr Bartosz Kozera ob|cast Katarzyna Herman, Irena Melcer, Andrzej Dębski, Andrzej Walden, Krzysztof Materna

After a disabled nun is miraculously cured by a common-or-garden stone, her Mother Superior moves heaven and earth to win the Vatican’s official recognition of the event as a miracle.

BARTOSZ KOZERA
Screenwriter and director Bartosz Kozera has won national competitions for screenplays and theatre scripts and a Papaya Young Directors 1st prize (2016). He has also sold two full-length feature screenplays. He likes mournful satire and Iggy Pop.

AWARDS
2021 FAF Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – 1st Prize, International Short Films Competition

7TH OF AUGUST | dir. Michał Bolland | PL | 2020 | 30 min

prod|pro Szymon Ziegler, Cecylia Jakubczak scen|wr Michał Bolland, Szymon Ziegler ob|cast Kamila Kuryło, Julia Marczuk, Kajetan Łukomski, Krem, Kalina

A homophobic tsunami engulfed Poland in 2020. The LGBT community became the target of an intense government campaign. The wave crested on August 7, when the community said enough, demonstrating on the streets of Warsaw in defense of an activist Margot. On that day, the power of rainbow solidarity clashed with brutal police aggression, resulting in the arrests of 48 participants of the protest.

MICHAŁ BOLLAND
He is a director and co-screenwriter of the documentary “7th of August”. His work is characterized by a balanced pace, breathing space for both the characters and the audience, the aesthetics of the image, and credibility.

AWARDS
2021 FAF Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – 2nd Prize, International Short Films Competition

IMPORTANT POLICE SHIT | dir. Anderw T. Betzer | US | 2020 | 12 min

prod|pro Andrew T. Betzer, Lynda Meier, Daniel Cowen scen|wr Anderw T. Betzer ob|cast Eleanore Pienta, Armando Horsey

A group of police cadets are mercilessly hazed as they suffer through the worst day of their training, their hell day.

ANDERW T. BETZER
Filmmaker based in the New York area. His films have played many festivals including Cannes, Rotterdam, SXSW, Clermont Ferrand, Tribeca and NYFF. In 2008, short film “Small Apartment” won the award for Best Narrative Short Film at SXSW.

AWARDS
2021 FAF Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – 3rd Prize, International Short Films Competition

NINA | dir. Hristo Simeonov | BG | 2019 | 19 min

prod|pro Nikolay Todorov, Elena Mosholova, Poli Angelova scen|wr Konstantin Bojanov, zdj|ph Vesselin Hristov muz|mus Goran Andrich mon|ed Hristo Simeonov ob|cast Plamena Stefanova, Borislav Rusev, Margita Gosheva, Niki Chobanski

Following her dream of leaving for Spain to pursue a better life, Nina 13-year-old-roma girl must become a skilled pickpocket. This could happen under the control of the bossy Vasill, but Nina is feeling trapped in her relation with him. There are days when she is almost ready to run away from him. During her next attempt she is caught red-handed, but her victim decides not to call the police and, instead, offers help.

HRISTO SIMEONOV
He is a film director and writer based in Sofia. Hristo is a Berlinale and Sarajevo Talent alumni. His collaboration with human rights foundations in Bulgaria resulted in the creation of multiple documentaries and videos with social agendas. Hristo short fiction films are shown at international festivals like Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, Krakow, Dresden, Bilbao, Cottbus, Molodist, Triest, Thessaloniki, Vienna, etc. His debut short film The son (2015) won the Main Short Film Prize at Cottbus Film Festival (2016) and Best Bulgarian Short Film at the Bulgarian Film Academy Awards (2016) and other 15 awards. Currently, Hristo develops his first feature film.

AWARDS
2020 FAF Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – 1st Prize, International Short Films Competition
2020 Sofia International Film Festival – Best short film
2020 Krakow Film Festival – Jury special mention

THE END OF THE SEASON | dir. Stanisław Cuske | PL | 2019 | 20 min

prod|pro Studio Munka

The older marriage sails out on a cruise on the lakes, where they have spent the entire one’s life. The enclosed space of the yacht provokes reflection on the future as well on what has passed. In the evenings old melodies resound.

STANISŁAW CUSKE
Born in 1996. Currently, he is a student of Cinematography at the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice. He has completed the Film Kindergarten course at the Wajda School. His artistic pursuits include music videos, feature and documentary films, such as “Subcultures” (2014) and “Under the Sails” (2016). Among his film awards, there is the Grand Prix at the OKFA National Independent Cinema Competition for his picture “The Race” (2016).

AWARDS
2020 FAF Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – 2nd Prize, International Short Films Competition

THE LILLIE’S SELLER | dir. Igor Galuk | ARG | 2020 | 18 min

prod|pro Paula Asprella scen|wr Igor Galuk, ob|cast Jacinta Pinto, Indira Torrez Serrudo

Jacinta and her granddaughter Indira are Bolivian migrants. During the spring they work collecting flowers on the coast of the river, which they then sell in the cemetery of the town of Magdalena. Their daily tasks are hampered by racial problems that still exist in Argentina in relation to the ancestral cultures of Latin America.

IGOR GALUK
He is a screenwriter and film and television director. He studied photography, music and audiovisual communication. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts of the National University of La Plata (UNLP). With his short films and documentary series, he has participated in important national and international festivals, including the San Sebastián Festival, Locarno and Viña del Mar. He is currently finishing his first documentary feature film.

AWARDS
2020 FAF Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – 3rd Prize, International Short Films Competition

prod|pro Jeanne Elfant Festa, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Michael Rosenberg, Nigel Sinclair scen|wr Mark Monroe, Cassidy Hartmann zdj|ph Michael Dwyer muz|mus Ric Markmann, Matter Music, Dan Pinnella, Chris Wagner mon|ed Paul Crowder ob|cast Spike Lee, Princess Diana, Luciano Pavarotti, Phil Donahue, Stevie Wonder, Bono, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras dys|dis Best Film 

Luciano Pavarotti, son of a baker in the Italian comune of Modena, liked to describe himself as a simple man. Even when he became the most popular classical music star in the world, he never stopped seeing himself as someone ordinary, touched with an extraordinary gift. Pavarotti changed the opera from elite to egalitarian culture. In subsequent film shots, many of which have not been presented before, there are intimate interviews with a family, closest friends and co-workers and rare recordings of a genius tenor.

RON HOWARD (1954)
He is Academy Award-winning filmmaker. Howard is one of this generation’s most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Apollo 13 (1995) to the hit comedies Parenthood (1989) and Splash (1984), he has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films. Howard’s portfolio includes some of the most popular films of the past 20 years, lots of them was nominated and awarded. Howard has also served as an executive producer on a number of award-winning films and television shows.

AWARDS
2019 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – Audience Award

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PRISONER OF SOCIETY | dir. Rati Tsiteladze | GR | 2018 | 15 min

prod|pro Artway Film Rodnyansky zdj|ph Rati Tsiteladze mon|ed Rati Tsiteladze

What does it mean to be a stranger in your own home and country? “Prisoner of Society” is an intimate journey into the world and mind of a young transgender woman, who has been locked away from the outside world for the past decade. It is the first Georgian documentary nominated for European Film Academy Awards.

RATI TSITELADZE
Born in post-Soviet Georgia. He studied filmmaking in Los Angeles. He is an alumnus of Locarno Academy, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Film Independent and Berlinale Talents. His shorts have won over 50 awards and have been screened at more than 300 festivals, including Melbourne, Hong Kong and Locarno. His recent work “Prisoner of Society” (2018) won numerous Oscar qualifying awards; it is also the first Georgian short documentary nominated for European Film Academy. He was selected for Cannes Cinéfondation Residence and won the first HFPA Film Independent Award.

AWARDS
2019 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec nad Wisłą – 1st Prize, International Short Films Competition

EXCUSE ME, I’M LOOKING FOR THE PING-PONG ROOM AND MY GIRLFRIEND | Entschuldigung, ich suche den Tischtennisraum und meine Freundin | dir. Bernhard Wegner | AU, DE, SE | 2018 | 24 min

prod|pro Florian Bayer, Clara König, Bernhard Wenger scen|wr Bernhard Wenger zdj|ph Albin Wildner muz|mus Mario Fartacek mon|ed Rupert Höller ob|cast Rasmus Luthander, Anna Åström, Carl Achleitner, Elli Tringou

A Swedish couple is on a wellness trip in the Austrian mountains, but after an argument, Aron’s girlfriend leaves, and slams the door behind her. Now, Aron is looking for his girlfriend but can’t find her anywhere. He dives into the bizarre world of the alpine wellness resort and drifts along until the question arises if Aron is looking for his girlfriend or really himself.

BERNHARD WENGER (1992)
He was born in Salzburg, Austria. After graduating high school, he moved to Vienna, where he studied film theory and gained professional set experience. He was accepted to the Vienna Film Academy in 2014 and is currently pursuing degrees in both directing and production. Bernhard’s last short films have been screened and won awards at prestigious film festivals like Nashville Film Festival, Palm Springs Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, Uppsala Film Festival, Odense Film Festival, St. Louis Film Festival, and Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival. He has won over 70 international awards and in 2015, received the Award for Art and Culture in his hometown. His short “Keeping Balance” was released online as a Vimeo Staff Pick in November 2017.

AWARDS
2019 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec nad Wisłą – 2nd Prize, International Short Films Competition

RAIN | Deszcz | reż. Piotr Milczarek | PL | 2019 | 5 min

prod|pro Fumi Studio scen|wr Piotr Milczarek mon|ed Mariusz Kuś

A simple animated film on collective consciousness. It talks about how no accountability for our actions pushes us to thoughtlessly follow the crowd, which may lead to a tragedy. The film also depicts a struggle of an individual with collective hypnosis and its consequences for both the individual and the crowd.

PIOTR MILCZAREK (1977) 
He was born and lives in Lodz. He studied animation and special effects at the Film School in Lodz, where he is currently working as an assistant. He has directed short films such as „The Comic Book,” „The War of the Worlds,” „Mr Mister and The Cockroach.” He has also cowritten the script for „Moonshine” by Michał Poniedzielski, cooperated on the award-winning „Switez” by Kamil Pola (storyboard, artwork), as well as worked as an animator of Balbina Bruszewska’s „The City is Flowing” and Magdalena Osińska’s „Little Joys.” On a daily basis, he creates storyboards for commercials.

AWARDS
2019 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec nad Wisłą – 3th Prize, International Short Films Competition