Due to the fact that “Music – my love” is a tremendously popular part of our Festival, this year we decided to separate the votes cast on films from this section.

We are excited to announce the winning productions:
— in the WORLD UNDER CANVASS section: “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” (dir. Anna Kokoszka-Romer and Mateusz Kudła),
— in the MUSIC – MY LOVE section: “FANNY: The Right to Rock” (dir. Bobbi Jo Hart).

We invite you to the 16th BNP Paribas Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, which will be held from July 30 to August 7, 2021, in Kazimierz Dolny and Janowiec on the Vistula River.

The official sponsor of the prizes in the International Short Film Competition is MAKonLine Ubezpieczenia.

— The First Prize of PLN 5,000: “The Stone” (dir. Bartosz Kozera) for an impressive dance in the minefield – a well-written film about faith, the Church and a lemming-like rush, shot with a sense of delicate dramatic matter, in which sarcasm, tenderness and absurdity are measured with great precision.

— The Second Prize of PLN 3,000: “7th of August” (dir. Michał Bolland) for a film full of paradoxes: intimate in perspective and epic in narrative, based on personal testimonies and journalistic to a razor-sharp level, covering a cultural war and paying tribute to its accidental victims.

— The Third Prize of PLN 2,000: “Important Police Shit” (dir. Andrew T. Betzer) for a film of fact made in accordance with the best genre traditions – an empathetic yet critical portrait of police cadets who, in order to serve people, first have to learn to protect themselves.

The sponsor of the honorary mentions in the International Short Film Competition is MJ2 Team Managers.

— The Honorary Mention for “Stories Keep Me Awake at Night” (dir. Jérémy van der Haegen) for narrative consistency and precise form, perfectly illustrating the universal desire for freedom.

— The Honorary Mention for „Alice and the Frog” (reż. Olga Bołądź), for being a testimony of untameable film imagination, in which Charlie Kaufmann goes hand in hand with new-wave filmmakers, and where the rites of passage cinema meets a surreal fairy tale.

For the 2021 competition, prizes are as follows: 1st place – PLN 5,000; 2nd place – PLN 3,000; 3rd place – PLN 2,000. The official sponsor of the prizes is MAKonLine Ubezpieczenia. The 22 Polish and foreign films selected from all submissions will compete for these awards.

The Jury will be composed of: Justyna Wasilewska (theatre and film actress), Piotr Wereśniak (scriptwriter, writer, and director), and Michał Walkiewicz (journalist and film critic).

Below is the full list of qualified films. Congratulations to their authors and big thanks for all the submissions!

— Alice and the Frog | pl | dir. Olga Bołądź | feature | 29 min.

— A Problem | pl | dir. Tomasz Wolski | feature | 15 min.

— Bottomed out Holidays | pl | dir. Katarzyna Wołczyńska | animation | 5 min.

— Dorothy non deve morire | it | dir. Andrea Simonetti | feature | 20 min.

— Eggshell | irl | dir. Ryan William Harris | feature | 14 min.

— Equinox | pl | dir. Daria Kasperek | feature | 20 min.

— Four Cups of Coffee or Three | pl | dir. Sebastian Łach | feature | 13 min.

— God Dress You | it | dir. Mattia Epifani | feature | 15 min.

— Important Police Shit | us | dir. Andrew T. Betzer | feature | 12 min.

— Just for a While | pl | dir. Zuzanna Gorczycka | feature | 19 min.

— My Unrest | pl | dir. Joanna Szlembarska | animation | 4 min.

— Raisa | Pаиса | pl | dir. Dorota Migas-Mazur | documentary | 21 min.

— Sarha | pl | dir. Jaśmina Wójcik | documentary | 11 min.

— Stories Keep Me Awake at Night | be | dir. Jérémy Van Der Haegen | feature | 30 min.

— Suburban Tale | hu | dir. Péter Goretic | feature | 22 min.

— Tell Me More | pl | dir. Martyna Peszko | documentary | 29 min.

— The Bathtub | es | dir. Sergi Marti Maltas | feature | 19 min.

— The Hero | pl | dir. Milena Dutkowska | feature | 24 min.

— The Stone | pl | dir. Bartosz Kozera | feature | 25 min.

— We Are Not Friends | pl | dir. Alicja Sokół | documentary | 18 min.

— Your Own Bullshit | pl | dir. Daria Kopiec | animation | 7 min.

— 7th of August | pl | dir. Michał Bolland | documentary | 30 min.

The winners will be announced during the Festival closing ceremony held on August 7 at 7.00 p.m. in the Festival Town cinema, 9, Nadwiślańska Street.

A detailed screening program will be available soon.

The 15th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival will be held on July 31 to August 8, 2021 in Kazimierz Dolny and Janowiec on the Vistula River.

For the competition, the Festival accepts content that is 35 minutes or under and produced in 2020 or 2021. Older productions will be accepted as long as they will have their Polish premiere at the Festival. Every type of filmmaking style is welcome: narrative, documentary, animation and experimental.

Submissions to all festival sections are made via FilmFreeway. All you need is create an account for your film, load a preview copy and submit it to the Festival.

SUBMIT A FILM: www.filmfreeway.com/festival/tworiversides

Submission fee for 2021 International Short Film Competition is 5 USD.

Films selected for the competition are evaluated by a professional Jury appointed by the Festival’s Artistic Director and eligible for a number of awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd place and honourable mention).

Via FilmFreeway, you can also submit films to the main program of Two Riversides Film and Art Festival: FULL-LENGTH FILMS (of more than 60 minutes) and MEDIUM-LENGTH FILMS (of 35 to 60 minutes).

Detailed criteria for submitting films can be found in the REGULATIONS OF SUBMITTING FILMS. Please read the document carefully. If you have any further questions, please contact the Programming Department: entry@dwabrzegi.pl.

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This year, Two Riversides Film and Art Festival will be held for the 15th time. A crystal jubilee! We are preparing a program that I believe will be surprising, inspiring and will provide you with unforgettable memories.

The 15th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival will take place from July 31 to August 8. We look forward to welcoming you in Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec and Mięćmierz.

Grażyna Torbicka
Artistic Director of Two Riversides Film and Art Festival