East West
Director: Natalia Koniarz
Screenwriter: Natalia Koniarz
Director of photography: Stanisław Cuske
Editor: Yakiv Komarynsky
Sound: Jarosław Sadowski
Production manager: Karolina Koper
Artistic supervisor: Michał Rosa, Tomasz Woźniczka
Cast: Ihor Aronov, Daria Polunina, Andrzej Szeremeta, Marek Pyś
Year of production: 2020
Running time: 20'
Approximately 4 milion citizens of Ukraine left the country due to the war In Donbass, the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the ongoing conflict In eastern border. Nazar fled the country because of the war. He tries to get used to the new reality, but this quickly verifies his life plans. The only hope to change the situation is a mysterious girl in a red scarf.
Festival screenings of the film:
14 Film and Art Festival Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, 2020 – in competition
39. Debuts Film Festival MŁODZI I FILM, Koszalin, Poland 2020 – in competition
WAMA Film Festival, Olsztyn, Poland, 2020 – in competition
66. OKFA, Konin, Poland, 2020 - in competition
In the Palace International Short Film Festival, Varna, Bulgaria, 2021 - in competition
Moscow Shorts, Moscow, Russia, 2021 – in competition
Košice International Monthly Film Festival, Košice, Slovakia, 2021 - Best Director Student Film
36. Santa Barbara International Film Festival, California, United States, 2021 - in competition
KO:SH Film Festival, Korça, Albania, 2021 - in competition
50. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe, Łagów, 2021 – pokaz
Serbest International Film Festival, Kishinev, Moldova, 2021 - in competition
The Pigeon International Film Festival, Ísafjordur, Iceland, 2021 – Award for the best actress in short to Daria Polunina
Dea International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania, 2021 - in competition
10. Festiwal Filmów Frapujących, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, 2021 – in competition
24. International Film Festival Zoom – Zblizenia, Jelenia Góra, Poland, 2021 – Commendation
Offeliada, Gniezno, Poland, 2021 – A Scholarship in Mikołaj Wojciechowski's name for promising filmmakers
20. International Short Film Festival CINEMAFORUM, Warsaw, Poland, 2021 – Jan Machulski Awards screenings
Play Poland Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2021 - screening
6. UkraÏna! Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 2021 - in competition
15. Lublin Film Festival, Lublin, Poland, 2021 - in competition
Petit Plan: Europa III, Greece, 2022 - in competition
Mind the Indie Film Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2022 - in competition
19. FiSH Film Festival, Rostock, Germany, 2022 - in competition
46. Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Weiterstadt, Germany, 2022 - screening
11. Short Film Breaks, Romania, 2022 - in competition
