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Film Against War Festival
Since February 24, just across our border, in Ukraine, a war has been going on – the bloodiest and cruelest war in Europe since World War II. It has been going on for so long that we are starting to get used to it. It seems that the fervor of opposition that the cruelty of the invaders initially aroused in the world is fading. The repetition of messages from the front, the distance that separates us from the battlefield, the ruins and ashes, and the general stories of refugees blur the sharp contours of the war narrative. More and more often, indifference creeps into our perception of this war and our hearts grow cold… We often don’t even know about other wars… So that the resources of our understanding, imagination and compassion for the victims of war and violence do not run out, we invite you to the Anti-War Film Festival.
The theme of the festival is war in its broadest sense. We want our audience to see it in full focus and from different perspectives, to become aware not only of the atrocities and consequences of war between nations, but also of the actions, phenomena and mechanisms that lead to and fuel conflicts, as well as those that may favor averting them. Both on an international scale and on a family or community scale. In addition to wars that bring blood and fire, the heroes of the festival will be the “wars” of everyday life that take place within us, between us, among us. In both categories, the creator of the best film will receive a festival statuette – the Golden Copernicus. The festival statuette will also be awarded for the best documentary film. The award for the best film about the war in Ukraine is awarded by sponsors.
CELENARY AWARDING
International Films Against War Festival
EDUKINO 2022
JURY VERDICT
Jury composed of:
- Dariusz Regucki – director, composer – chairman of the jury
- Marek Brodzki – director, educator
- John Moratiel – director,film editor
Having watched the pictures selected by the artistic council from among 750 films submitted to the competition, chose and awarded the films in the main competition in the following categories.
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best film against the “war” waged in everyday life (in ourselves, society or family).
FIRST
Producer: Warsaw Film School
POLAND
Director Adam Hartwiński
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best film against the “war” waged in everyday life (in ourselves, society or family).
FIRST
Producer: Warsaw Film School
POLAND
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best Film Against War
JANUARY
Producer: Kazah National Academy of Arts
KAZAHSTAN
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best Film Against War
JANUARY
Producer: Kazah National Academy of Arts
KAZAHSTAN
Director Alisher Zhadigerov
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best documentary film
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best film about the war in Ukraine
ON THE FRONT LINE. UCIECZKA Z IRPIENIA
Producer: TVN
POLAND
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best documentary film
GOLDEN COPERNIK – Best film about the war in Ukraine
ON THE FRONT LINE. UCIECZKA Z IRPIENIA
Producer: TVN
POLAND
Director Michał Przedlacki
Two Honorable Mentions:
WAR CITIZEN
Directed Ahmad Zayery
Producer: Zakaria Zargany
SYRIA
WAR CITIZEN
Directed Ahmad Zayery
Producer: Zakaria Zargany
SYRIA
FLOTANDO
Producent: Entulas Intercultura Associated Producers
ITALY
FLOTANDO
Producent: Entulas Intercultura Associated Producers
ITALY
Director Valentina Bifulco
The Golden Copernicus Award:
FILMS SELECTED TO THE FESTIVAL
Out of 750 films submitted from 84 countries around the world, 66 films from 28 countries qualified for the festival. They cover a wide range of aspects of war and violence. We present them below, combining them into loose thematic blocks. The festival screenings will last 80 or 90 minutes each. During one screening, we will show 2-4 short films. For more information, see the projection schedule.
Edoardo Pera
Producer: Kadok
ITALY
15:00
Aleks Katerynchuk
Producer: Warsaw Film School
POLAND
25:00
Azar Faramarzi
Producer: Azar Faramarzi
IRAN
20:00
Maytham Jbara
Producer: Purathu Film Production
CANADA
12:00
Mrittika Kamal
Producer: University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Terracotta Creatives
BANGLADESH
20:00
Mustafa Gasmelbari
Producer: Julian Damm, Mustafa Zeyo
SUDAN
19:00
Mohammadhossein Bagherifard
Producer: Mohamad Mazroee
IRAN
44:59
Konstantin Koval
Producer: UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency
UKRAINE
03:00
Ahmet Sami Kuriş
Producer: Ahmet Sami Kuriş
TURKEY
21:55
Nasrin Golreyhan
Producer: Baran Film House
IRAN
12:20
Ahmad Zayery
Producer: Zakaria Zargany
SYRIA
45:00
Дилшода Дилшода
Producent: O’zbekiston Republikasi Kinematiografiya Agentligi
UZBEKISTAN
16:06
Amir Hossein Riyahi
Producer: Iran Film Port
IRAN
13:13
Cengiz Akaygün
Producer: InterFilm Berlin
GERMANY
12:53
Mostafa Koushki
IRAN
10:29
Marek Ułan-Szymański
Producer: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
POLAND
21:02
Sanjay Bhattacharya
Producer: Techno India Group
INDIA
23:10
Roohi Kashfi
Producer: National College of Arts, Lahore
PAKISTAN
24:52
Alisher Zhadigerov
Producer: Kazah National Academy of Arts
KAZAHSTAN
17:45
Daniela Lucato
Producer: Daniela Lucato
ITALY
15:00
Dana Karim
Producer: Mariwan Ibrahim
IRAK
14:58
Cevahir Çokbilir
TURKEY
Producer: Cevahir Çokbilir
12:00
Amir Osanlou
Producer: Mahadi Motahhar
IRAN
29:41
Emad Salmanian
Producer: Shayan Qezelbash
IRAN
10:00
Michal Przedlacki
Producer: TVN
POLAND
57:24
Dmytro Sukholytkyy
Producer: The New Yorker
UNITED STATES
11:44
Michael Murphenko
Producer: Michael Murphenko
UKRAINA
23:55
Guglielmo Brancatski
Producer: Marte Studios
ITALY
27:25
Hanna Zofia Etemadi
Producer: TVP
POLAND
56:47
Andrzej Dudziński
Producer: Fundacja Kultury Zbliżenia
POLAND
49:37
Güzin Abraş
Producer: YIL Hacibara Izgara
TURKEY
33:55
Mariam Yegoryan,
Producer: Patriotic NGO Marshal Baghramyan
ARMENIA
48:43
Benny Terán
Producer: TM Factory Film Production
SPAIN
13.13
Roshanak Rezaeime
Producer: Fayard Film Group
IRAN
12:08
Adam Hartwiński
Producer: Warsaw Film School
POLAND
26:38
Krzysztof Chodorowski
Producer: Warsaw Film School
POLAND
12:37
Sergi González Ferná
Producer: Dionisia Films Lluerna
SPAIN
18:00
Richard Soriano Legaspi
Producer: NNCA
PHILIPPINES
20:00
Ala Hoshyar Tayyeb
Producer: Westga News C.D.O
IRAN
21:34
Tuhin Saha
Producer: OM SuriaNarayan Associates
INDIA
20:00
Azar Faramarzi
Producer: Azar Faramarzi
IRAN
56:47
Manuel Amicucci
Producer: I Santi di Diso, L’impronta Nur
ITALY
13:11
Mykhaylo Ozerov
Producer: Mikhail Ozerov
UKRAINE
11:57
Ahmoud Faris
Producer: Hmoud Faris
KUWAIT
12:34
Aydya
Producer: Boiled Beans Pictures
INDIA
18:18
Michalis Katsouris
Producer: Michalis Katsouris, Natasa Papanikolaou
GREECE
30:00
Valentina Bifulco
Producer: Entulas Intercultura Associated Producers
ITALY
35:54
Hadi Al Darwesh
Producer: Aldarwesh Production
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
22:45
Olha Mylkola Markul
Producer: Olha Mylkola Markul
UKRAINE
14:00
Denis Kazantsev
Producer: AparTTeatr & ITVISURL
RUSSIA
20:00
Varadha Rasan
Producer: VJ Production
INDIA
40:15
Marcelo Zambelli
Producer: SKY Pictures
BRAZIL
11:45
Golam Rabbani
Producer: Swapnajaal Films
BANGLADESH
25:25
Franco Acosta Rome
Producer: Lab//Kinoroom//2019
MEXICO
11:45
Dimitris Andjus
Producer: Creative Icon Films
GREECE
15:00
Alci Rengifo
Producer: Santa Monica College & Enhanced Media
UNITED STATES
21:00
Patryk Szczepaniak, Anna Borkowska-Minko, Piotr Czaban
Producer: TVN
POLAND
23:15
Alex Bakhov
Producer: Hochenschule Macromedia, Studiengangs Film und Fernsehen
GERMANY
23:20
Alan Hamwan
Producer: K 88 Films
UNITED KINGDOM
10:00
Tatiany Furuse
Producer: Tatiany Furuse
BRAZIL
15:52
Maksim Pinchuk
Producer: Maksim Pinchuk
RUSSIA
11:23
Maksym Tuzov
Producer: Kyiv National Theatre Cinema and Television University
UKRAINE
21:16
Pejman Alipour
Producer: Documentary and Experimental Film Center
IRAN
12:54
Manne
Producer: YSITC
ARMENIA
20:00
Olexander Onufriev
Producer: The Marten
UKRAINE
12:11
Dilshat Rakhmatullin
Producer: Dala Animation
KAZAHSTAN
13:05
Justification:
- The award-winning films are strongly in line with the program slogan of this year’s festival – Films Against War. They are of a high artistic and realization level.
- The films show in a very real way the madness of war, which is a source of suffering, where all barriers disappear, but man is left with his ”yes” to life and his opposition to terror.
- The award-winning films are not morality plays, but show that in the dark times of war there is also room for selfless, sincere and pure love, solidarity, compassion and concern for others. It is difficult to move on to everyday life after watching these films. These stories hurt and ask the question – what does it mean to be human?
- Noteworthy is the creative consistency of the directors, who carried out their idea in a non-trivial way, finding the key to understanding and entering into the story.
The Jury, appreciates the work of the Festival Program Board, which made the selection and choice of films for the main competition. It is also impossible not to appreciate the efforts of the organizers, who have found a formula for carrying out a festival of such enormous scope. The Warsaw EDUKINO festival speaks more and more in its own language and shows a wider audience exceptional films that touch on the most important issues, asking us all about the meaning of our lives. And if it is difficult, and suffering and fear are breathtaking – have courage! And for this we thank the filmmakers and the festival organizers.