SET II: NOSTALGIC

Polish Animated Film Competition

The films selected for screening offer viewers a unique opportunity to get acquainted with new achievements of domestic animation and get to know Polish animators. We present a wide range of the latest productions of both established artists and talented debutants.  

Grand Prix – Golden Animusz in the Polish Animated Film Competition which is prize of 12 thousand zlotys is funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association. 

 

Ziemniaki / Potatoes, reż./dir. Marcin Podolec, 2023, 4'03"  

Czarne Słońce / Black Sun, reż./dir. Zuzanna Michalska, 2023, 3'12"  

Sheep Out, reż./dir. Zofia Klamka, 2023, 5'00"  

MoMo & LuLu, reż./dir. Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi, 2024, 9'00"  

Cosmic Routine, reż./dir. Agnieszka Kotulska, 2023, 6'37"  

Cud / The Miracle, Ewa Borysewicz, 2024, 30'00"  

Panie Profesorze! / Mister Professor!, Dominika Tkaczyk, 2023, 15'01"  



Okładka filmu Ziemniaki / Potatoes Ziemniaki / Potatoes Marcin Podolec 2023 / 4’ 3” /

A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it's worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others. A short animation by Marcin Podolec, the author of 'A Documentary Film' 
Okładka filmu Czarne Słońce / Black Sun Czarne Słońce / Black Sun Zuzanna Michalska 2023 / 3’ 12” /

Black Sun was born from blackness, afraid to look out. Sitting in its closure, it believes that it is possible to spit out something that will take a permanent place in its world. Through rays, it roots the particles of itself, and they, dissolving into nothingness, do not allow to reach the desired decay. Excerpt from the Black Sun's existence pictured in a stop-motion ink animation. 
Okładka filmu Sheep Out Sheep Out Zofia Klamka 2023 / 5’ / Poland

SHEEP OUT is a story about pedantic animator that lives a routine life, only moving between home and work. Slowly sinking into apathy, she began separating herself from the outside world. Her life turns upside down when she discovers a picture of sheep, that in a series of absurd events, eventually draws her out of stagnation.

It’s a symbolic story about facing your fears and getting out of comfort zone, loosely inspired by Haruki Murakami’s book Wild Sheep Chase.
Okładka filmu MoMo & LuLu MoMo & LuLu Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi 2024 / 9’ /

In a hostile world two underwater creatures meet and fall in love. Will their love be enough to stay together? 

 
Okładka filmu Cosmic Routine Cosmic Routine Agnieszka Kotulska 2023 / 6’ 37” /

Tired of everyday monotony, a simple girl finds herself in an alternative universe. In the urban scenery of a music video from the 80s, she will try to breathe life into a world mired in routine. 

 
Okładka filmu Cud / The Miracle Cud / The Miracle Ewa Borysewicz 2024 / 30’ /

Adapted from Ignacy Karpowicz's bestselling novel, "The Miracle" offers a whimsical twist on Mary and Joseph's narrative, blending biblical style with irreverent humor. The Man, a hedonistic sinner, encounters chaos as his wife becomes pregnant. Terrified by the prospect of fatherhood, he seeks refuge in alcohol and affairs. However, divine intervention compels him to rapidly mature into the roles of husband and father. The film is a combination of animation and live-action. 
Okładka filmu Panie Profesorze! / Mister Professor! Panie Profesorze! / Mister Professor! Dominika Tkaczyk 2023 / 15’ 1” /

In a world full of absurdity, and students in love with the perfect Mister Professor, his colleagues sentence the Professor to death. However, one of his infatuated students - Miss Haczyk, who is unable to speak - comes to help.