"ZIEGENORT" WINS IN OBERHAUSEN
This Tuesday the 59th edition of International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen came to an end. Two from five Polish films screened in the competition were awarded by the international jury.
The greatest success celebrated by Poles in Oberhausen was awarding the Principal Prize to Tomasz Popakul for his animated “Ziegenort”. The story of a fish boy who is becoming an adult became jury’s favourite. On presenting the award to Popakul jury stated the following: the author of “Ziegenort” created a film that is artistically crafted and delivered through a series of animated drawings that portray many depths and several perspectives. This regional and semi-autobiographical tale is haunting in the most beautiful ways”. This is the first award for the graduation film by Popakul produced by animation studio No Label.It is worth to mention that the award in Oberhausen wasn’t the only Tuesday’s recognition for Tomasz Popakul. On the very same evening the animation was acclaimed the Best Film of the student film competition held within the third edition of Czech Visegrad Animation Forum.
The international jury in Oberhausen presented three special mentions – one of them went to Paweł Ziemilski in recognition of his documentary „Rogalik”. Five Polish films were selected to the competition of Oberhausen – one of the leading festivals among those devoted to short film.
The complete list of awarded films can be found at the official festival’s website