28-09-2017

FESTIVALS: Warsaw FF Announces Line-up

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    Balkan Noir by Dražen Kuljanin Balkan Noir by Dražen Kuljanin

    WARSAW: Fifteen films have been selected for the international competition of the 33rd Warsaw Film Festival. The festival will take place from 13 to 22 October 2017.

    The international jury consists of: Claudia Landsberger, Eran Riklis, Jan Hryniak, Denis Ivanov and Iivica Zubak. The main award in the international competition is the Warsaw Grand Prix consisting of 23,000 EUR / 100,000 PLN.

    International Competition Programme:


    Balkan Noir / En Balkan Noir (Sweden )
    Directed by Dražen Kuljanin

    To Kill a Watermelon / Sha Gua (China )
    Directed by Gao Zehao

    The Confession / Beri (Estonia, Georgia)
    Beyond Words by Urszula AntoniakDirected by Zaza Urushadze
    Produced by Allfilm
    Coproduced by Cinema24

    The Anniversary / Aniversarea (Romania)
    Directed by Dan Chișu
    Produced by DaKino Productions
    Coproduced by Watch Me Production
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre

    Sella Turcica / Tureckoe sedlo (Russia)
    Directed by Yusup Razykov

    Beyond Words / Pomiędzy słowami (Poland, Denmark)
    Directed by Urszula Antoniak
    Produced by Opus Film, coproduced by Family Affair Films
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Eurimages


    Once Upon a Time in November / Pewnego razu w listopadzie… (Poland)
    Directed by Andrzej Jakimowski
    Produced by Zjednoczenie Artystów i Rzemieślników
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Be Prepared by Robert GlińskiSideway / Yol Kenari (Turkey, Greece)
    Directed by Tayfun Pirselimoğlu

    2557 (Germany)
    Directed by Roderick Warich

    The Bomb / Bomba (Philippines)
    Directed by Ralston Gonzales Jover

    Be Prepared / Czuwaj (Poland)
    Directed by Robert Gliński
    Produced by WFDiF
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    If You Saw His Heart / Si tu voyais son coeur (France)
    Directed by Joan Chemla

    The Miner by Hanna Slak
    The Miner / Rudar (Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)
    Directed by Hanna Slak
    Produced by Nukleus Film
    Coproduced by VOLTE
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, FS Viba

    Boarding Pass / Kart– e Parvaz (Iran)
    Directed by  Mehdi Rahmani

    Of Skin and Men / L'Amour des hommes (France, Tunisia)
    Directed by Mehdi Ben Attia