DRAGONFLIES / WAŻKI Ważki
- Logline
- Seemingly blissful, placed in seaside lanscapes, story of infatuation with a local skirt chaser and a narcissus - Kuba, who's numerous mischiefs border with teenage psychopathy.
- Talent
- Justyna Nowak
- Role of participant
- Director, Screenwriter
- Director
- JUSTYNA NOWAK
- Producer
- National Film School in Lodz
- Screenwriter
- JUSTYNA NOWAK
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2008
- Running time
- 15 min
- Genre
- Tragicomedy
- Country of Production
- Poland
- Production Company
- National Film School in Lodz, Polish Film Institute
Cast & Crew
- Cinematographer
- Szymon Kluz
- Sound
- Agata Chodyra
- Editor
- Cecylia Pacura
- Music
- The Knife, Au Revoir Simone, Husky Rescue
- Costumes
- Malwina Wedzikowska
- Cast
- Marta Dobecka, Piotr Ligienza, Aleksandra Konieczna, Roman Gancarczyk, Katarzyna Zielińska, Marta Nieradkiewicz,
Festivals and Awards
The film participated in the short film competition at the 64th Venice Film Festival (64 La Biennale di Venezia). It was nominated for the Prix-Uip Award by the European Film Academy.
Official Selection:
64 Venice Film Festival - Prix Uip Award - nomination
16 Raindance Film Festival, London – Grand Prix, Best International Short
16 Raindance Film Festival, London – Canon Best Cinematography Award
31 Int. Short Film Festival in Clermont - Ferrand, France, International competition
8 Sopot Film Festival - Best Polish Short Feature
53 Cork Film Festival - International Competition
22 FilmFest Dresden, Germany - International Competition
22 Leeds Short Film Festival, UK - International Competition
15 Camerimage, Poland - Student Film Competition
12 Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol, International Competition - Audience Award Nom.
10 IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria - International Competition
31 FPFF Polish Film Festival in Gdynia - Young Cinema Competition
24 Cinema Jove International Film Festival, Spain - International Competition
48 Krakow Film Festival, Poland - Panorama
14 Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Latvia - International Competition
9 New Horizons Film Festival, Wroclaw - International Competition
7 New York Polish Film Festival, USA - Polish Films Competition
8 CineFest, Hungary - International Competition
Official Selection:
64 Venice Film Festival - Prix Uip Award - nomination
16 Raindance Film Festival, London – Grand Prix, Best International Short
16 Raindance Film Festival, London – Canon Best Cinematography Award
31 Int. Short Film Festival in Clermont - Ferrand, France, International competition
8 Sopot Film Festival - Best Polish Short Feature
53 Cork Film Festival - International Competition
22 FilmFest Dresden, Germany - International Competition
22 Leeds Short Film Festival, UK - International Competition
15 Camerimage, Poland - Student Film Competition
12 Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol, International Competition - Audience Award Nom.
10 IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria - International Competition
31 FPFF Polish Film Festival in Gdynia - Young Cinema Competition
24 Cinema Jove International Film Festival, Spain - International Competition
48 Krakow Film Festival, Poland - Panorama
14 Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Latvia - International Competition
9 New Horizons Film Festival, Wroclaw - International Competition
7 New York Polish Film Festival, USA - Polish Films Competition
8 CineFest, Hungary - International Competition