The Kortfilmfestival starts on November 29 in Leuven, during which you will see 2 Polish film productions. Every year, Kortfilmfestival Leuven, founded in 1995, presents a selection of short films – fiction and animation, documentaries as well as non-narrative films.
The Flemish and European short film competitions are an essential part of the festival. Annually, around nine jury and audience awards are handed out. In addition the festival always offers a series of retrospectives and specials. And ever since 2007 the Flemish Audiovisual Fund awards its Wildcards at the festival.
The competitions are the beating heart of the festival. Besides the European Competition, there are Flemish competitions for fiction, animation and documentary. The perfect chance to find out which young directors will be making it big in the film scene. On Sunday, 1 December, the highly sought after VAF Wildcards will be awarded at the festival!
During the festival, as part of the European Competition, two Polish films will be presented – “Winter” by Tomek Popakul and “ Take me to her ” by Bartlomiej Blaszczynski.
The European Competition is not easy to describe. Liveaction fiction, animation and documentary alternate in an exciting mix of international film talent. From more than 3,000 entries, seven programmes remained. The winner of this category immediately makes it to the longlist of the Oscars, the European Film Awards and for British candidates: the BAFTAs. Equally important: viewers also vote for the audience award.
A member of this year’s Competition Jury is Michał Toczek, who was honored with the Peer Award for his film “Be Somebody” during the last edition of the festival.
Zima
Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki • Poland • 2023 • 26 min.
In the winter silence, the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like a crack in the ice. A mosaic portrait of a small fisherman’s village where man to man, man to animal, animal to animal interdepend through a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty.
Take me to her
Bartłomiej Błaszczyński • Poland • 2024 • 15 min.
To her husband, Basia pretends everything is fine with her. During the drama school entrance exams, she meets Alicia and her baby. After a demanding performance and a difficult confrontation with her husband, she decides to kidnap Alicia’s baby, inadvertently putting the child in danger.
Kortfilmfestival Leuven
November 29 – December 7, 2024
Screenings of “Zima” as a part of European Competition 1
November 30, 22:00 | Tickets
December 5, 17:00 | Tickets
Screenings of “Take me to her” as a part of European Competition 3
December 2, 22:15| Tickets
December 6, 15:15 | Tickets
