POLISH FILMS AWARDED AT WATERSPRITE
On Sunday ended the student film festival Watersprite Cambridge. Two Polish short films returned from the festival with awards: Jan Wroński was honoured for the best sound editing in the film "The Shadow Forest," and Lidia Kanclerz and Aleksandra Kwiecińska were given the best production design award for "It Could Have Happened, It Had To Happen."
This year's edition of Watersprite - the Cambridge International Student Film Festival was held from 4 to 6 March. Among the festival winners, there are two Polish productions, both made at the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice. The best sound editing award for Jan Wroński went to the film "The Shadow Forest" by Andrzej Cichocki, and "It Could Have Happened, It Had To Happen," directed by Katarzyna Warzecha, was appreciated for the best production design by Lidia Kanclerz and Aleksandra Kwiecińska.
In the film "The Shadow Forest," a poacher faces the wolf he was tracking down when he suddenly hears the sounds of a gunshot. The man sees frightened people, running away. Meanwhile , one of the people who are running away gets lost in the forest - it is a little boy. Even the wolves can sense the oncoming danger.
However, "It Could Have Happened, It Had To Happen" is a story of Frank, a well-known hairdresser, who returns to his homeland after many years - to attend the funeral of his mother. A Silesian superstition says that the one who pulls the ring finger of the deceased will not fear anything in life. Frank still believes in it. The film is inspired by Marcel Proust's novel "Swann's Way."
It is worthwhile to remind that last year "Eighteen Birthday" by Marta Prus was chosen the best documentary film by the festival jury and "Lesson" by Damian Kocur was awarded for the best cinematography.
You can read more on the Festival's website, and the full list of award-winners is here.