POLISH FILMS AT 21ST SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST

The 21st Sheffield Doc/Fest will run from June 5 through June 10, 2015. The lineup of the festival’s short film competition features a total of three films supported by the Polish Film Institute.

Three short films co-financed by the Polish Film Institute: Obiekt (Object) by Paulina Skibińska, Superjednostka (Super Unit) by Teresa Czepiec and Punkt wyjścia (Starting Point) by Michał Szcześniak will compete against twelve films from around the world for the Short Doc Award. The festival’s short film competition will be judged by jury members Ailsa Ferrier, Will Massa, Derek Richards, Peter Taylor, and Eva Weber.

Films Co-Financed by the Polish Film Institute in Sheffield Doc/Fest Lineup

Organized annually since 1994, Sheffield Doc/Fest is the largest documentary film festival in the United Kingdom. At last year’s edition of the festival, the prestigious Audience Award and award for Best Student Film went to Nasza klątwa (Our Curse), the Oscar-nominated documentary directed by Tomasz Śliwiński and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.

Further details about the festival are available at: www.sheffdocfest.com.

Marta Sikorska

Translated by Karolina Kołtun