18-08-2011

Frozen Stories Nominated for EFA Award

By FNE Staff

    LOCARNO: The Locarno IFF announced the selection of Frozen Storiesby Grzegorz Jaroszuk as its nominee for the European Film Academy short film award.

    The 26 minute Polish film shows, in a grotesque way, the deep loneliness of two outsiders and their attempt to escape from their previous lives.

    It was selected by the festivals's Pardi di domani jury consisting of jury president Indu Shrikent, festival director and film critic (India), Bakur Bakuradze, filmmaker (Georgia / Russia), Tom Shoval, filmmaker and critic (Israel), Luc Toutounghi, producer (Switzerland), and Rebecca Zlotowski, filmmaker (France).

    The jury said in a statement, "Great tone, a strong scenario and an impressive performance of the main characters are the points of strength of this impressive short."

    The winnerwill be presented at the 24th European Film Awards Ceremony on 3 December in Berlin.