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Five Polish animated films have been selected for the programme of the 22nd edition of FEST – New Directors New Films Festival in Portugal. The competition line-up will include “Beetles” by Piotr Chmielewski, “Birds of Paradise” by Tomek Ducki and “Can You Hear Me?” by Anastazja Naumenko, while audiences will also have a chance to see “Love Me Tender” by Betina Bożek and “The Pool or Death of a Goldfish” by Daria Kopiec in the festival’s screening programme. This year’s edition will take place from 20 to 28 June 2026.
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The documentary film 'The Tuners', directed by Paweł Chorzępa, won the Non-Fiction Best Short Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026 in Tokyo – one of the world’s most important short film festivals. The award is particularly prestigious as it qualifies the film to be considered for an Oscar nomination in the short documentary film category. This is the third such qualifying award for the film.
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On Friday evening, 5th June, in the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow we learned the recipients of the industry awards presented during the Krakow Film Festival under the KFF Industry program.
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It is an excellent time for Paweł Chorzępa and his short documentary. Only yesterday, “The Tuners” was awarded the Silver Dragon at the 66th Krakow Film Festival, and today another piece of great news has reached us: the film has won The Best Short Film Award and The Best Short Documentary Award at the Bali International Film Festival – Balinale in Indonesia. This is a particularly important distinction, as it is an Academy Award-qualifying award.