SIEMIANY
DRAMA, LGBTQ / 2009 / 18 MINUTES 40 SECONDS / POLISH / SHORT FILM / 1080P / 25FPS / STEREO / BELGIUM, POLAND
Synopsis:
Andrzej and Michal are two young teenagers who come together every summer in the small tourist village ‘Siemiany’ on the countryside. Their friendship has grown into years of great memories. And the boredom of the countryside and the feeling of unity amongst the boys, takes their friendship to a new level of sexually loaded intimacy.
Director - Philip James McGoldrick
Producers - Ben Vandendaele
Philip James McGoldrick,
Piotr Twardowski
Sieber Marly
Simon Van Laar
Cast - Damian Ul
Michal Wlodarczyk
Aleksandra Radwanska
Kamil Grenda
Joanna Opozda
Music - Raf Keunen
Supported by:
Produced by:
AWARDS
Prix UIP Angers, Angers European First Film Festival (2011)
ARTE Award, Premiers Plans, France (2011)
Grand Prix National, Festival Les Enfants Terribles (2011)
Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, La Noche de los Cortos (2010)
Best Cinematography, Brussels Short Film Festival (BSFF)
Best Short Film, Sehseuchte, Germany (2010)
Best Debut, Leuven International Short Film Festival (2009)
Best Short Film, Poitiers Film Festival (2010)
Special Mention, Priverno International Short Film Festival (2010)
Best Short Film, Paris Courts Devant (2010)
Selected Nominations
Berlinale Crystal Bear 2010
Clermont-Ferrand 2009
Damascus International Film festival, Middle Eastern premiere - Syrian Arab Republic
Encounters International Film Festival 2010
Baghdad International Film Festival 2010
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2010
Film Fest Gent, World premiere - Belgium
International Short Film Festival Leuven - Belgium
Montreal Underground Film Festival
Festival Les Enfants Terribles - Belgium
Brooklyn Film Festival - United States
Sequence Court Métrage - France
New Horizons, Polish premiere - Poland
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