Student Film Festivals Poland

Gdynia (June): Festiwal Polskich Filmow Fabularnych - Polish Film Festival

Deadline: Contact festival for details
Categories: Feature; independent; student
Requirements: Polish films produced between June 2010 and May 2011
Awards: Grand Prix – Zlote Lwy (Gold Lions)
Fees: 100.000 zl
Festival adress: Folwarczna 2, 81-547 Gdynia
Tel: +48 58 621 15 09
Fax: +48 58 621 15 78
Email address: biuro@festiwalgdynia.pl
Director: Leszek Kopec
Website: http://www.festiwalgdynia.pl

Krakow (November): International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima

Deadline: August
Categories: Shorts: animation and student film
Requirements: 35 mm, DVD, Beta SP
Awards: Grand Prix – Golden Dinosaur (Etiuda competition) and Golden Jabberwocky (ANIMA competition), Silver Dinosaur and Jabberwocky, Bronze Dinosaur and Jabberwocky
Fees: None
Administrative address: Stowarzyszenie Rotunda, Ul. Oleandry 1, 30-060 Krakow
Tel: +48126333538
Fax: +48126337648
Email address: biuro@etiudaandanima.com
Director: Szymon Pasaj
Art Director: Boguslaw Zmudzinski
Website: http://www.etiudaandanima.com

Krakow Film Festival (May/June)

Deadline: 10th February 2012

Categories: Documentary and short films: animated, documentary, feature

Requirements: According to Regulations (http://www.kff.com.pl/19snMMhj32_regulations52.php)

Awards:

International Documentary Competition: Golden Horn for the director of the best film, Silver Horn for the director of the best medium-length documentary and Silver Horn for the director of the best feature-length documentary;

International Short Film Competition: Golden Dragon for the director of the best film, Silver Dragon for the director of the best documentary film, Silver Dragon for the director of the best animated film and Silver Dragon for the director of the best feature film;

National Competition: Golden Hobby Horse for the director of the best film, Silver Hobby Horse for the director of the best documentary film, Silver Hobby Horse for the director of the best animated film and Silver Hobby Horse for the director of the best feature film;

The Dragon of Dragons Award – given by the organizers of Krakow Film Festival to outstanding documentary and animation filmmakers since 1998.

Fees: None

Administrative address: Krakow Film Festival Office, ul. Basztowa 15/8a, 31-143 Kraków Poland

Tel: +48 12 294 69 45

Fax: +48 12 294 69 45

Email address: info@kff.com.pl; selekcja@kff.com.pl

Director: Krzysztof Gierat

Art Director: Krzysztof Gierat, Barbara Orlicz-Szczypula

Website: http://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl

Lodz (November/December): Camerimage - International Film Festival of The Art of Cinematography

Deadline: September
Categories: Main Competition, Student Competition, Polish Films Competition, Documentary Films Competitions (short and feature length films)
Requirements: 35mm (also Beta SP PAL or DigiBeta PAL for documentaries). Films must have been produced within two years of festival
Awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze Frogs for best cinematography, Golden Frog for lifetime achievement. Golden, Silver and Bronze Tadpole for best student work
Fees: None
Administrative address: Camerimage Film Festival, Tumult Foundation, Rynek Nowomiejski 28, 87-100 Torun, Poland
Tel: +48 56 621 00 19 / +48 56 652 25 95
Fax: +48 56 652 21 97
Email address: office@camerimage.pl
Director: Marek Zydowicz
Festival Office: Kazimierz Suwala
Website: http://www.camerimage.pl

Plock (October): Young Cinema Art Festival

Deadline: July
Categories: short student film, all genres accepted
Requirements: films need to have been produced after the 1st of January 2009
Awards: Professional Jury Awards, Special Mentions / Student Jury Awards, Special Mentions
Fees: none
Administrative address: Federation of Independent Filmmakers, Pulawska 61 , 02-595 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: +48 502 703 855
Email address: info@cinemaart.pl
Managing Director: Paulina Bielawska
Festival Producer: Dominika Czarny
Website: http://www.youngcinemaart.pl

Toruñ (November): Festival of Visual Anthropology ASPEKTY

Deadline: August
Categories: Documentary, anthropological films, student
Requirements: contact festival for details
Awards: Audience award
Fees: None
Administrative address: Aspekty Film Festival,, ul. Podgórna 50/3, 87-100 Toruñ,
Tel: +48 609 688 852
Email address: lukas@aspektyfestival.pl
Director: Lukasz Jakielski
Programme Director: Dominika Rypa
Website: http://www.aspektyfestival.pl

Toruń International Film Festival TOFIFEST

Deadline: May
Categories: Main Competition ON AIR [debuts & second feature films], Short Films Competition SHORTCUT [fiction, animation & docs], Polish Films Competition
Requirements: 35mm, Beta SP or DigiBeta, DVD.
Awards: Grand Prix ON AIR Gold Angel, Jury Award Silver Angel, Golden Angel SHORTCUT & Polish Competition. Special Gold Angel for life achievement, audience award.
Fees: None
Administrative address: Tofifest Film Festival, Rynek Staromiejski 9/3, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Tel: +48 56 652.20.10
Fax: +48 56 652.20.10
Email address: kontakt@tofifest.pl
Press office: press@tofifest.pl
Director: Kafka Jaworska
Festival Office: Marek Golonko
Website: http://www.tofifest.pl

Warsaw (May): 'Up to 21' International Film Festival

Deadline: May
Categories: Student, youth films
Requirements: VHS, S-VHS, MiniDV. Maximum running time 15 minutes. Films must have been produced during the 24 months before festival. Film-makers should be 21 years old or under
Awards: Contact festival for details
Fees: None
Administrative address: Federation of Independent Filmmakers, ul. Pulawska 61, 02-595 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: +48 22 42 42 687
Fax: +48 22 64 32 151
Email address: maciej.dominiak@filmforum.pl
Director: Agnieszka Wlazel
Website: http://www.dozwolonedo21.prv.pl

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