West Pomerania Shorts '16 Final

The sixth edition of the competition for short West Pomerania film forms is drawing to a close. During the final screening of West Pomerania Shorts ‘16 we will discover its winner. This film eventis growing increasingly popular amongst authors and fans. From among over 60 submissions, 36 productions were presented during three “semi-finals” between April and September. Thanks to audiences’ votes and the SEFF ‘16 Program Committee (who granted two “wildcards”), the final will feature 11 titles, including documentaries, music videos, “making of” videos, and even a wildlife film. The final showdown will be held in Český Film on October 16th, and the victor will be chosen by jurors Marek Fiałek and Damian Romaniak, as well as the audience. The main award – a year-long license for the Media Composer software – has been funded by AVID Poland.

 

Admission free

 

 

  

Media Composer is one of the most popular pieces of software for real-time editing of video. The program has numerous features that are praised by professionals who have worked on such productions as “Max Max,” “Avatar,” “Star Wars,” and “Iron Man.” As a precursor, Media Composer is at the cutting edge of video editing.

 

AVID Poland – a provider of solutions for the professional film, television, and music markets. The company’s products have been used for such productions as “Mad Max,” “The Revenant,” “Spectre,” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Software by AVID Poland is also used by television stations around the world in order to enhance their productions with graphics as well as augmented and virtual reality.


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Filmy poprzednich edycji

  • BASTA 2015!3'32”

    Production: PL 2016

    A film that sums up the activity of BASTA! The Szczecin Initiative for Animals in 2015. BASTA! was formed in 2011 in Szczecin. It focuses on the fight for animal rights and promotes a lifestyle free from cruelty towards other beings.

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  • Run, Run30'

    Production: PL 2015

    Can one successfully combine education with upbringing? Can creative work help overcome cultural, social, and linguistic barriers? Isn’t a creative approach to resocialisation a utopia? Can one prepare a play and shoot a documentary film in seven days? You will see for yourself by giving “Run, Run” thirty minutes of your precious time.

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  • Fabryka talentów2'15”

    Production: PL 2014/2015

    “Fabryka talentów” references a film by the  Lumière brothers. The camera follows six-year-olds from their first day in school for two years. Who is a young person in the first ever factory of their life, and what do they dream of?

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  • Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel7'

    Production: AT 2015

    To separate imagination from reality is, in the case of Gretchen, who is brooding over her love for Faust, nearly impossible. The girl's feelings keep going to and fro between passion and panicked despair. What we see in the foreground, therefore, is the basic principle that connects slowing down and accelerating – one upon which Franz Schubert’s ingenious composition “Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel” has been created.

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  • Hold on to Me: a Short Film4'01”

    Production: PL 2016

    Two friends go to the lake to spend one last day together. After that they have to bid farewell. “Hold on to Me” is the 21st project by amateur film company Filmotwór Niezależny.

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  • End of Sleeping9'

    Production: PL 2016

    “End of Sleeping” is a tongue-in-cheek film impression which depicts the relationship between insects living on a mock-orange bush. The film's cinematography has been done outdoors, without disturbing the insects' natural environment.

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  • Krótka Historia Pewnego Kufra6'14”

    Production: PL 2015

    Szczecin, Main Station. The train arrives on time. A man carrying a trunk steps off. The Esplanade, the Ritz, the Savoy... The list of the trunk’s past goes on and on – where will it lead its owner?

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  • Making of DreaMa4'42”

    Production: PL 2016

    “Making of DreaMa” is a video created for the purpose of a crowdfunding campaign by the band Ma. It shows how their first album, “DreaMa,” came to be.

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  • March11'

    Production: PL 2015

    A documentary short about a Szczecin nationalist who led the 2014 Warsaw March of Independence, which involved the most serious riots in the event's history. A documentary short about a Szczecin nationalist and the 2014 Warsaw March of Independence that he lead, and which witnessed the most serious riots in the event's history. The protagonist is head of his division of Młodzież Wszechpolska Szczecin, which formed the 23rd Guard Platoon of the March of Independence and was positioned in the front lines. A short film about an individual losing their voice in the crowd.

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  • Nie tak bardzo nad morzem4'57”

    Production: PL 2015

    The Kępisty Quarter vocalist, enchanted by Prague, came up with a music video with dolls. Her elder sister, a vibraphone player, joined in. Director Szymon Nygard took the challenge. As freshly as a newcomer he went on to discover more and more of the unruly, chimerical Szczecin – “the most important dot on my world map.”

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  • Recydywista17'13”

    Production: Pl 2016

    A documentary narrated by a person from the so-called underclass. The protagonist tells his life story, which includes a period at an orphanage, at a juvenile detention centre, and at a correctional facility. The film is about the life of someone uncertain of their tomorrow, lacking faith in the possibility of improvement.

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