Film classification regulations in Australia require all films to
either be formally classified OR restricted to an audience of 18
years of age and over. Like most festivals, we do not have the resources
to classify films, and it is for this reason alone that we
are not able to admit any person under the age of 18 years to
the main MIAF screenings.
Polish animation is simply extraordinary. It
has always been so. Our Masters Of Polish Animation several MIAF’s
ago was one of the most spellbinding programs we have ever screened.
Poland’s history and culture ensures an extraordinary depth
in virtually every artform her artists tackle, and animation, most
assuredly, is no exception. Our recent journey to Poland found contemporary
animation there is as strong as it’s ever been and these three
programs demonstrate a community of animators that have mastered
new technologies to astonishing effect standing shoulder to shoulder
with those steeped in the traditions of exquisite puppet and hand-drawn
animation.
The
Chick
Michal Socha
Poland, 5'08, 2008 Colour to die for; elegance flowing thick and
fast from every frame; grace abounding. A very big, sumptuously
stylish night in.
The
Wine
Wino
Krzysztof Szafraniec
Poland, 9'18, 2010 A text-book search for the essence of human
animation – one drop at a time.
The
Well
Studnia
Andrzej Gosieniecki
Poland, 9'10, 2008 The source of life; a reservoir
of inspiration; a stream of silver.
Gibbon's
Island
Wyspa Gibonow
Malgorzata Bosek
Poland, 8'00, 2010 A carnival of colour and
a menagerie of animals acting … oddly!
Superstring
/ Superstruna
Andrzej Jobczyk
Poland, 5'00, 2009 A film inspired by string
theory and stretched to beyond the limit of its logical conclusion.
Television
/ Telewizor
Tomasz Siwinski
Poland, 8'23, 2005 A ‘paint-under-camera’
masterpiece. An achingly beautiful portrayal of the grey, urban landscape.
Ark
/ Arka
Grzegorz Jonkajtus
Poland, 8'15, 2007 The ultimate vessel of
last resort. A ship to a promised land or a downward slide to an ever-narrowing
infinity?
The
Lost Town Of Switez
Kamil Polak
Poland, 20'41, 2010 An utterly epic, apocalyptic
adaptation of an Adam Mickiewicz poem about a flood that mysteriously
submerges the town of Switez.
