Debate of the Shortlist section and Pełna Sala portal: Who Needs Shorts?
Who needs shorts? The question, although provocative, seems justified, as different perceptions of short films keep clashing in the industry. Some see them as autonomic works of art, others merely as shop windows which make it possible for the artists to demonstrate their skills and make it easier for them to get funds for their feature-length debut. Can these two contradictory concepts be reconciled? What needs to be done for shorts to enjoy more interest from the audience, critics, producers, representatives of networks and streaming platforms?
The participants of the debate:
Damian Kocur – director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Author of awarded short films, also shown at the New Horizons. His feature debut Bread and Saltwon the Special Prize in Venice.
Katarzyna Iskra – screenwriter, director, graduated from the Gdynia Film School. She is currently working on her feature debut Szczelina.
Jakub Prysak – director and screenwriter, graduated from the Film School in Lodz. His short films A Tale of Two Sistersand Headfishwere presented as part of the NH Shortlist, among others.
Marta Gmosińska – film producer, graduated from the Film School in Lodz. Since 2016, she has been working for Lava Films. Her feature debut as a producerWet Monday, directed by Justyna Mytnik, will be presented at the New Horizons Polish Days.
Maciej Kowalczyk – film expert, editor-in-chief of the Pełna Sala website, selector of the Warsaw Film Festival.
Beata Pacak - long-time program editor in the film editorial department of TVP. She currently selects films for CANAL+Poland and Ale Kino+. Since 2022 she is a member of the Artistic Council of Programmes 60 Minute and 30 Minute Studio Munk-SFP.
The discussion will be hosted by Piotr Czerkawski – program curator of the Shortlist section, film critic, member of the European Film Academy.
Discussion will be held in Polish.