POLISH SHORTS AT CLERMONT-FERRAND
This Friday the 34th edition of International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand – the biggest and the most important in its range - will be opened. This year two Polish short films were selected to the main competition. Polish shorts will be also accessible at the film market between 27th January and 4th February. The POLISH SHORTS stand organized by Krakow Film Foundation, as one among many national stands, will present the short film output to dozens of international guests and film professionals from all over the world.
On visiting Polish Shorts stand the festival guests will have an opportunity to discover about the latest Polish short films, learn about film festivals in our country and get in touch with Polish film producers, sales agents and festivals’ representatives – producers working at Wajda Studio, Valium 4 Kids, Polish National Film School in Łódź and Se-Ma-For Film Studio will be present in Clermont-Ferrand, as well as representatives of New Europe Sales and Krakow Film Festival. Short film market will also become a place of premiere of the fourth edition of POLISH SHORTS 2011 compilation DVD, that features twelve films representing all the short genres. Additionally more than forty Polish short films were included in the videolibrary and from 28th January will be available to watch within the frame of POLISH SHORTS programme.
Another significant event in the industry programme – the Euro Connection co-production forum organized for the fourth time by Sauve Qui Peut le Court Metrage in cooperation with Marche du Film Court de Clermont-Ferrand, CNC and Media Desk France, will once again bring together the expert and producers seeking for new projects and coproduction opportunities. Krakow Film Foundation, which is the Polish partner of the Forum, has chosen the projects “Milky Brother” submitted by Wajda Studio and “Heart Core” whose producer Grzegorz Korczak will participate in the forum as the observer. On 31st January the project “Milky Brother” will be presented at the pitching session in front of many prominent European producers.
After Marta Minorowicz last year’s success that she celebrated on receiving the festival’s Grand Prix for her documentary “A Piece of Summer”, this edition will feature two Polish films in the competition – animated “Noise” by Przemysław Adamski and short fiction “Frozen stories” by Grzegorz Jaroszuk.
The Festival will last until 4th February.