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Szapołowska, Szczepkowska, Baka, Zanussi and Zamachowski on The Golden Lions of Krzysztof Kieślowski. Celebrating 50 years of PFF in Gdynia!
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, we have included a special section – The Golden Lions of Krzysztof Kieślowski, featuring three films by the outstanding director that were honored with this prestigious award. The screenings will be accompanied by an open meeting with Krzysztof Kieślowski’s family and friends. More »

Katarzyna Warnke to receive the FLISAK Award from the President of Toruń at the 23rd edition of the BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival!
Katarzyna Warnke — a film and theatre actress, film director and screenwriter, an unconventional and rebellious artist — is this year's winner of the oldest award given at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF! More »

Kazik Staszewski to Receive the Golden Angel Award for Artistic Insolence!
At the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival, the Golden Angel for Artistic Insolence will be presented to a bold, outspoken and uncompromising artist who possesses a remarkable ability to capture the mood of his audience and translate it into art. More »

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Tramwaj

Tramwaj · dir. Monika Kuczyniecka
Poland 2007, 9’

Diploma film made at  Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, the longest one made of plasticine figures so far. The action goes in a tram and tells a story about people and… pigs.

Director:Monika Kuczyniecka

Monika Kuczyniecka was born in 1982, in Bydgoszcz. She graduated Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. She makes colorful animations, mostly synchronized with music and with plasticine figures animated in them. She won main award in animations category at Festival of Polish Independent Movies in Zawiercie; best short movie award at szorty.pl, and was also nominated for Grand Prix at Yach Film 2009. Her movies are fabulous, these colorful plasticine animations shows unprecedented imagination and art. Yet, technicall masterpiece harmonizes with music ― that is why her animations are also music videos as well.