THE EUROPEAN COMPETITION   The award for the best film, in the amount of 10 000 PLN, funded by President of Szczecin. „Absent Wound” dir.  Maryam Tafakory This movie shows a new language of the culture dialog about gender. In very strong pictures, It shows eternal difference between men and women. Women are nature and men are culture. Metaphorical close-up to woman’s sphere gives us a universal feeling of feminine point of view. It’s not a martial cry, but strong poetry presented by words and images. The award for the most moving film, in the amount of 10 000…

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We proudly present the list of films and directors, who qualified for the European Competition for Documentary Films at Szczecin European Film Festival'18.   1. „5 ans après la guerre” Samuel Albaric, Martin Wiklund, Ulysse Lefort, 2017, FR 2. „14:26 CEST” Florinda Ciucio, 2017, BE 3. „Absent wound” Maryam Tafakory, 2017, UK/IR 4. „Anderswo” Adrian Figueroa, 2017, DE 5. „Anubumin” Zanny Begg, Oliver Ressler, 2017, AU 6. „Carlotta's Face” Valentin Riedl, Frédéric Schuld, 2018, DE 7. „Ce que je m'ai souvenu” Louise Narboni, 2017, FR 8. „Czarnobóg” Grzegorz Paprzycki, 2018, PL 9. „Eastward Go” Yimeng Zhang, 2018, BE 10. „Gold…

Zapraszamy do zapoznania się z filmem z warsztatów animacji poklatkowej powstałym na SEFF MINI podczas Szczecin Europenan Film Festival'18. Zajęcia poprowadzili doświadczeni animatorzy kultury - Paulina Ratajczak i Krzysztof Kuźnicki.  

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Zapraszamy na piąty klip z serii krótkich form filmowych promujących Szczecin European Film Festival'18 :)

Zapraszamy na czwarty odcinek z serii krótkich form filmowych promujących Szczecin European Film Festival'18 :)

Zapraszamy na trzeci z serii krótkich form filmowych promujących Szczecin European Film Festival'18 :)

Zapraszamy do zapoznania się z drugim klipem z serii krótkich form filmowych promujących Szczecin European Film Festival'18.

Zapraszamy do obejrzenia pierwszego odcinka z serii krótkich form filmowych promujących Szczecin European Film Festival'18 :)  

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Zapraszamy na pokaz specjalny SEFF on the Road, który odbędzie się u naszych niemieckich partnerów DEKRA Hochschule für Medien o godzinie 14:30. Po projekcji spotkanie z dyrektorami festiwalu Bartoszem Wójcikiem i Daną Jesswein. Szczegóły w linku poniżej: https://www.dekra-hochschule.de/…/filmwerkstatt-szczecin-e…/  

June edition of Szczecin European Film Festival was concluded with the announcement of the winner of the international TELEFON ART'18 competition. The winner is Rene Nuijens with his production “RINGO ROCKET STAR and his song for Yuri Gagarin.” Congratulations!!!

  The international competition of musical documentaries was won by “Hetna - A Modern Opera Singer” a production directed by Nicolai af Rosenborg. Congratulations! We wish to thank the audience and the Juror Leszek Gnoiński for choosing the winner. The next edition of the competition in 2019 ;)

By the voices of the audience and the Jurors - Mateusz Winkiel and Adam Barwiński - the winner of POP SEFF'18 is… "Scandal" directed by Pablo Mengin-Lecreulx. Congratulations! And we also wish to thank all competition participants - remember to send your submissions next year!  

The audience and the Jury, Damian Romaniak, PhD, and Merek Fiałek, PhD, have decided that the winner of this year’s West Pomerania Shorts is the film “Cosmic Joe” directed by Aleksandra Rydzkowska and Louisa Wallace. Congratulations! And to all competition participants, thank you for your participation, remember to submit your works next year.

Become part of the Szczecin European Film Festival team! Do you want to join us in creating the biggest film festival in Szczecin? Do you want to get to know the newest international and Polish cinema? Are you available between June 12th and 18th? If so, come to the volunteers meeting on Friday, June 8th, 5PM at INKU Szczeciński Inkubator Kultury, al. Wojska Polskiego 90. P.S. If you can not come at that time but you do want to help us, contact us at: wolontariat@officna.art.pl Good cinema awaits!

Dziękujemy wszystkim za zainteresowanie konferencją prasową poświęconej czerwcowemu Szczecin European Film Festival'18. Konferencja odbyła się w Urzędzie Miasta Szczecin i zaprezentowano na niej m.in. trailer festiwalowy. Liczni dziennikarze mogli również zapoznać się z punktami programu oraz nagrodami w sekcjach konkursowych. To niesamowite, że już za 9 dni spotkamy się na Szczecin European Film Festival!

TELEFON ART - a selection of short film forms from all around the world has been concluded. And whom will we see at this year’s final screening? Here is a list of the chosen productions:    „Auikyani” Harold González Chavarría, 2017, NI „BENDOR” Ronaldo S. Vivo, Jr., 2017, PH „Dirty Rider” Jakub Aleksander Koziel, 2017, UK „Exist“ Payam Shadniya, 2018, IR  „Faces” Sandro Lecca, 2018, IT „HAUNTED” Jamie Naqvi, 2018, USA „Inside” Mariusz Wirski, 2018, PL/GB „Keeping Mum” Tim Mercier, 2017, UK „Live Cam” Arjanmar Rebeta, 2017, PH „My tolerance city” Giorgi Tkemaladze, 2017, GE „One day in your town”…

  A new competition on the program map of SEFF will take place on June 16th starting at 4PM at the Kana Theatrical Centre. Below you will find a list of musical documentaries that got to the final:   “Electric Accent” Caio Jobim, Pablo Francischelli, 2017, BR “Hetna - A Modern Opera Singer” Nicolai af Rosenborg, 2018, DK “Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” Chris McDaniel, 2018, USA’ “Powracająca fala” Michał Wiraszko, 2017, PL “Republika. Narodziny legendy” Ryszard Kruk, 2017, PL “The Volcano Concert” Przemysław Wawrzyniak, 2017, PL ‘We're Loud - Ten Slovenly Days in Greece” Enrico Stocco, 2017, USA   We…

  Thank you for all your submissions, as always, the choice was far from easy but we have managed somehow ;). List of POP SEFF'18 finalists:   “Całą ciszę / POKÓJ NOCNY” Krzysztof Kujawski, 2018, PL “Cuida Coches” Dante Zaballa, 2017, DE “DayS” Myriam Fontaine, 2018, FR “Flush it out” Marián Vredík, 2018, SK “Hole In The Universe” Marta Kacprzak, 2017, PL “I Promise” Michał Marczak, 2017, UK/PL “L'Eclaireur” David Mendes, Gautier Guillot, Marcia Laforce, Marylene Sun, 2017, LU “Liczydło” Krzysztof Kujawski, 2017, PL “Monster” Heidrik, 2017, FO “Örvény” Norbert Porkoláb, 2018, HU “Relativity” Carlon Hardt, 2018, BR “Religion for Dummies”…

After many hours of discussions, small arguments, the time of consensus and peace has come for the selectors of the West Pomerania Shorts’18 competition. We are pleased to announce list of the selection winners, here it is:   “Sex na emeryturze” Anna Wiśniewska, Krzysztof Kuźnicki, 2018, PL “Tutaj” Zuzanna Bukała, Marek Straszak, 2017, PL “Samotny” Hanna Kilińska, 2018, PL “Tempus Fugit. Szczecińskie Berżeretki kilka lat później” Grzegorz Fedorowski, 2017, PL “Wycinka” Zuzanna Grajcewicz, 2017, PL “Discord” Matylda Pietkiewicz, 2018, PL “Droga powrotna” Mateusz Żegliński, 2017, PL “Biała Dama – Projekt Hubas” Magdalena Bauer-Styborska, 2017, PL “Bez marzeń” Michał Marks, 2018,…

Dear filmmakers due to your multiple inquiries and requests we extend the call to the following competitions: TELEFON ART West Pomerania Shorts POP SEFFF MUSIC SEFF   The final deadline for submission is now Sunday, 6th May! We hope that these additional 11 days will help you to develop your film productions ;)     Those who haven't thought about the film submission to the above competitions yet, we invite to send us your proposals ;)   And remember, GOOD CINEMA between 13th and 17th June in Szczecin!  

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ATTENTION DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR AND PRODUCERS!     If you are working on: - feature length creative documentary project - thematically bound to Central and Eastern Europe - that is in development or early production stage   APPLY for the EX ORIENTE FILM workshop organized by the Institut of Documentary Film in Prague (https://dokweb.net/en/) - a tailor made training for the development of your film with the help of more than 25 world renowned directors, producers, curators and industry experts. 3 different locations & 3 one-week workshops & 3 areas of focus   The DEADLINE is: April 24, 2018.   More details about entries on the organizer's official website: https://dokweb.net/activities/ex-oriente-film/2018/2018-edition-details

The Call Now Open!   This year, authors can submit their works to five competition sections of Szczecin European Film Festival: The European Competition – competition for the latest European documentary films which balance on border of different cinematic techniques and stylistics. TELEFON ART – international competition for short film impressions on the subject of reportage made with mobile phone, iPhone, tablet, smartphone or any other non-professional cinematographic device. POP SEFF – world competition for short musicial film forms and music videos that break away from generic standards and whose visuals play an equally important role as the music accompanying…

Szczecin European Film Festival jest dostępny nie tylko w Europie! Już 7 marca SEFF on the Road dotrze na Sri Lankę, gdzie odbędzie się pokaz wybranych filmów SEFF'17. Jeśli będziecie w tym czasie na Sri Lance lub macie tam znajomych, to zapraszamy na University of Kelaniya.  Pokaz odbędzie się 7.03.2018 r. o godz. 11:00. Zapraszamy również do odwiedzenia strony uniwersytetu: http: http://www.kln.ac.lk/     W programie znajdą się następujące filmy:   Pudding reż. Josua Tobias Krüger, DE 2016, 4'48” Film, charakteryzujący się czarnym poczuciem humoru, brutalnie i z dobrą dawką przesady pokazuje, co znaczy starzeć się. Nawet droga do stołówki…

Już niedługo kolejna edycja Szczecin European Film Festival. Startujemy w czerwcu (14-17.06.2018), a kończymy w październiku (24-29.10.2018). Niedługo więcej szczegółów, a jak było w zeszłym roku? Dla ciekawych krótka videorelacja.