FICTION.PL competition

Fiction.pl Competition (120’), 16+
5.12.2024, 17:00
Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, Warszawska 19
admission free

Competition for the best short fiction – directed to Polish filmmakers.

Lament No. 1
director: Jakub Jakubik
director of photography: Bartosz Błędowski
Poland 2023, 27′

When Jan’s mother dies, he is unable to cry for her. The boy is not on good terms with the rest of the family, who show up at his mother’s apartment. Despite difficult circumstances, he must rise to the occasion and bid a respectful farewell to his mother. A minimalist, modest picture of family relations put to the test, set in chilly Eastern Europe.

Drzewa umierają od korzeni
Trees spoil from the roots
director: Franciszek Berbeka
director of photography: Andrzej Woźniakiewicz
music: Aleksander Porakh
Poland 2024, 13’42”

After a disturbing phone call from his father, Marcin returns to his hometown to find him. But the village they lived in would soon be at the bottom of the lake.

HEM
director: Konrad Kultys
director of photography: Vincent Prochoroff
music: Magdalena Sowul
Poland 2024, 27′

Mai, fleeing Vietnam, ends up in an illegal workplace in Poland. A growing affection for Daria in the new country becomes a hope to escape from a trap. The past, however, is unwilling to forget Mai…

Laski Forever
Chicks Forever
director: Michalina Medyńska
director of photography: Erhao Lin
Poland 2023,15’14”

Nobody is as confident as they seem. Two brave girls from a small town go to a farewell party before leaving for college. Changes are coming. How will they change?

Pies pogrzebany
Dog days are over
director: Kinga Pudełek
director of photography: Ignacy Ciszewski
music: Michał Lejczak
Poland 2024, 22’35”

The morning visit from a downstairs neighbour and his atypical request, take the main character on a journey down the memory lane of a lost relationship.

Taniec w narożniku
Dancing in the corner
director: Jan Bujnowski
director of photography: Jan Grobliński
music: Jan Bujnowski, Bogdan Klat
Poland 2024, 13′

After the fall of communism in 1989, colour TVs are no longer a luxury good in Poland. The screens in many Polish homes are beginning to look more like the reality outside the window. But is reality truly colourful?