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Tomasz Ciesielski

PIANO

Logline
A piano rescued by a student of the conservatoire - which was meant to reinforce a barricade in the Ukrainian Euromaidan - became a participant in and symbol of the revolution.The instrument drew together the fates of the film’s protagonists, each of whom faced a different choice, in an attempt to occupy with dignity their due place in this dramatic conflict.
Talent
Tomasz Ciesielski
Role of participant
Editor
Director
Vita Maria Drygas
Producer
Maciej Drygas
Screenwriter
Vita Maria Drygas
Status
finished
Year of production
2015
Running time
45 min
Genre
Documentary
Countries of Production
Poland , Ukraine
Production Companies
Drygas Droduction, Polish Film Institute, Polish National Television, shortCat
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Festivals and Awards

* 55th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2015 - Special Mention.

* Nomination for Polish Film Award Eagles 2016, in best docu­men­tary film cate­gory.

* 26th Mediawave – Another Connection International Film and Music Gathering, Hungary, 2016 (Best Documentary)

* Gdańsk (Gdańsk DocFilm Festival "Dignity and Work") -Special Mention.

* Gyor (International Meetings for Film and Music) - Best Documentary.

* La Rochelle (Festival International du Documentaire de Creation "Escales Documentaires") Youth Prize.

* Poznan (International Film Festival "Off Cinema"), "Silver Castle" for the film "which is a moving story about the melody of freedom, the power of art and life in the face of violence".

* Lodz (Media Festival - "Man in Danger") Grand Prix "White Cobra".

* 16th Escales Documentaires - International Festival of Creative Documentary, France, 2016 (Youth Award).

* Claremont Film Festival, USA, 2016 (konkurs).

* Parnu Film Festival, Estonia, 2016 (konkurs).

* 12th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, South Korea, 2016 (konkurs).

* 11th MiradasDoc, Canary Islands, 2017 - Best International Film.

* See you sound - International Music FF, Italy, 2017 (konkurs).

* 29th FIPA Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, France, 2016 (konkurs).