Touring festival Short Waves shows to viewers from around the Europe the young blood of polish audiovisual scene. Series of 10 films, which will be seen in 50 cities of European union and east, will show not only new, radical, contemporary, but also more classic films which, according to organizers (www.adarte.pl) represent the best of all, made in 2011 in Poland. This years´ program is a selection of 220 registered works, where the main criterion of selector was not an age, used technologies, or genre, but quality.

People in Žilina, as well, as in every other city, will vote, and decide who will win the main festival prize. A special jury in Poland will then decide about the best Short Waves PRO movie.

Program:

1. Everything in its right place / Wszystko w porzadku - Filip Lisowski / 2011 / 11′
An orderly boy, his birthday and the prose of life: dust, dirty dishes, mess. A subtle story of friendship and obsessions. For the last 2 minutes of the film the hero shakes his head.

2. Telogen - Alan Kępski / 2012 / 4′
Transgression of body, metamorphosis of image, morphology of hair. Starring: eccentric fashion blogger Coco Mayaki.

3. Sleepincord / Snępowina - Marta Pajek / 2011 / 14′
An animation from the border of a dream and consciousness. About difficulties with getting up in the morning, an uneaten borsch and the titular sleepincord – the wire connecting amniotic fluid of dreams with placenta of reality.

4. The Conversation / Rozmowa - Piotr Sułkowski / 2011 / 17′
A documentary story of a young woman on a prison pass. The whole universe of new feelings and emotions awaits her. Unusual narrative method is the contribution of both the director and the heroine.

5. Legless animal / Zwierzę bez nogi (Fisz emade) - Jakub Drobczyński, Tymon Tykwiński / 2011 / 4′
Polish rappers Fisz and Emade follow the Beastie Boys and… retire. An elderly walk through the city set to the bouncing rhythm of hip-hop.

6. The Strongwoman / Siłaczka - Aleksander Pawluczuk / 2012 / 7′
A documentary about a strong woman – literally and figuratively. The heroine – Dorota Jadczak – doesn’t lose her charm, even when flexing her muscles.

7. Isla - Małgorzata Grygierczyk / 2011 / 1′
Moving pictures? A moment of concentration. Have a look and you might see.

8. Noise - Przemysław Adamski, Katarzyna Kijek / 2011 / 7′
With your ear against the wall it’s easy to mishear. A short story about noises invading human’s life. Comically visualised sounds become a part of visible reality.

9. Driving school / Nauka Jazdy - Emi Mazurkiewicz / 2011 / 13′
A power struggle in the closed space of the parent’s car. Three sisters and one steering wheel. Tension, conflicts, hidden aggression, fear of rejection and love. In short: family.

10. Crossword of the day / Krzyźówka dnia (Brodka) - Krzysztof Skonieczny / 2011 / 4′
Kaleidoscope of animation: various techniques and artists, dynamic montage. Polish singer Monika Brodka solves the crossword.

www.shortwaves.pl

With support of Polish Institute.

Admission: 2,00 €

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