VERDICTS OF THE
26thINTERNATIONALFILM FESTIVAL ETIUDA&ANIMA
19-24.11.2019
ETIUDA COMPETITION
Still from the movie Ostrom / Oblężenie / A Siege, dir. István Kovács
THE JURY’S PRIZE
The Jury of the 26thInternational Film Festival Etiuda&Anima consisting of: Janusz Zaorski (President), Zoel Aeschbacher, Eugenio Attanasio, Chris Hunt, Andrzej Pągowski after watching 29 competition films decided to award the following prizes:
- Grand Prix – Golden Dinosaur: Ostrom / Oblężenie/A Siege, dir. István Kovács, Hungary 2018, University of Theatre and Film Arts of Budapest
- SilverDinosaur: Krasiwo żit /Żyć pełnią życia/ Living It Up, dir. Yaroslav Lebedev, Russia 2019, Moscow Film School
- BronzeDinosaur: Das Mensch /Obiecanki cacanki/ A Pinky Promise, dir. Sophie Linnenbaum, Germany 2019, Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
Honourable Mentions:
- To Vedrana Božinovič for her wonderful role in the film Ostrom / Oblężenie /A Siege, dir. István Kovács,Hungary 2018, University of Theatre and Film Arts of Budapest, where she played a woman who, like a caryatid, bears on her shoulders the burden of war
- To Andrzej Waldenfor his role in the film Krzyżówka/ The Crossword, dir. Jan Bujnowski, Poland 2019, Polish National Film School in Lodz, where he combined his acting skills with the wisdom of the portrayed character
- To Weng Zhongwei for the script of Blowing in the Wind /Papierowy samolot, dir. Saito Chong, Taiwan 2019, NTUA Department of Motion Picture – for the sensitivity in depicting adolescence and becoming an adult
- To Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz for the music in Ukąszenie/ Bitten, dir. Helena Oborska, Poland 2019, Polish National Film School in Lodz– for building the climate and atmosphere that further emphasize the subject of the film
- To Marzena Wojciechowska for the exceptionally unique costumes in Fascinatrix, dir. Justyna Mytnik Poland 2018, Polish National Film School in Lodz, which transport us into the narrated story
The Great Underestimated
Award of the Artistic Director Bogusław Zmudziński
- Życie ze śmierci / A Life from Death, reż. Tuuli Teelahti, Finland 2017, ELO Film, School Helsinki
ADDITIONAL AWARDS, NOT COVERED BY FESTIVAL REGULATIONS
Award of the Jury of the International Federation of Film Societies (Fédération Internationale des Ciné Clubs – FICC)
The Jury consisting of Sylwia Hamerska, Nora Kruse, Madhurima Barua Sendecided to award the prize
Don Kichot
- Ostrom / Oblężenie/A Siege, dir. István Kovács, Hungary 2018, University of Theatre and Film Arts of Budapest– for showing how important it is to struggle to keep yourself in the crisis, when everyday activities are impossible (but needed) to keep your dignity.
Special mention
- Tot het einde van de wereld /Do końca świata/Till the End of the World, the Netherlands 2018, Nederlandse Filmacademie, dir. Florence Bouvy – from a child's point of view the film offers a deeply moving portrait of a fragile and troublesome relationship between father and daughter.
Award in the form of a contribution-in-kind worth 5,000 PLN for the author of the best cinematography in a Polish student short film, funded bythe Heliograf company
- Fryderyk Potoczek, Lolo, dir. Michał Piotrowski, Faculty of Radio and Television
Award of the student jury
- Ostrom / Oblężenie/A Siege, dir. István Kovács,Hungary 2018, University of Theatre and Film Arts of Budapest
Justification: For the precise dramatic narration, in which the author talks about the essentials using economical, but not trivial, cinematic techniques. What deserves the highest praise is the author’s humanism, so important these days, which manifests itself in the ability to acknowledge intimate human dramas in a world of inhumane treatment, and in the artistic ethics that brings back honour to all victimsof military activity in Sarajevo.
Audience award:
- Krasiwo żit / Żyć pełnią życia / Living It Up, dir. Yaroslav Lebedev, Russia 2019, Moscow Film School
- Tot het einde van de wereld /Do końca świata / Till the End of the World, dir. Florence Bouvy,the Netherlands 2018, Nederlandse Filmacademie
ANIMA COMPETITION
Still from animation Movements / Ruchy, dir. Dahee Jeong
THE JURY’S PRIZE
The Jury consisting of Igor Kovalyov, Jacek Adamczak, Frank Braun, Jane Pilling, Morten Tšinakov decided to award the following prizes:
- Grand Prix – Golden JabberwockyMovements / Ruchy, reż./dir. Dahee Jeong, Korea Płd./South Korea 2019
- Silver JabberwockyLola zhivaya kartoshka / Lola, żyjący ziemniak / Lola the living potato, reż./dir. Leonid Shmelkov, Rosja, Francja/Russia, France 2018
- Bronze JabberwockySchovka/ Zabawa w chowanego / Hide N Seek, reż./dir. Barbora Halířová, Czechy/Czech Republic 2019
- SpecialGolden Jabberwocky (for the best student short in the ANIMA competition 2019) + 2 000 PLNLa Plongeuse / Nurek / The Diver, reż./dir. Iulia Voitova, Francja/France 2018
Honourable Mentions:
- Castle / Zamek, reż./dir. Ryotaro Miyajima, Japonia/Japan 2019
Justification: for the dynamic power of its drawings that move through time and space.
- Entre sombras / Między cieniami / Between the shadows, reż./dir. Mónica Santos, Alice Guimarães, Portugalia, Francja/Portugal, France 2018
Justification: for its intricate choreography of technique and story.
- Matches / Zapałki, reż./dir. Géza M. Tóth, Węgry/Hungary 2019
Justification: a film that uses minimal means and maximum imagination to play and conjure magic in the space between sound and image.
The Great Underestimated
Award of the Artistic Director Bogusław Zmudziński
- Fizyka smutku / The Physics of Sorrow, reż. Theodore Ushev, Canada
ADDITIONAL AWARDS, NOT COVERED BY FESTIVAL REGULATIONS
The Polish Filmmakers Association’s award of 5,000 PLN for the director of the best Polish animated film.
- Jolanta Bańkowska for the movie Story, Polska 2018
Award of the student jury
- Roughhouse, dir. Jonathan Hodgson, France, Great Britain 2018.
Audience award
- Entre sombras / Między cieniami / Between the shadows, dir. Mónica Santos, Alice Guimarães, Portugal, France
