SHORT WAVES FESTIVAL 2017 the most concise short film festival . 21 — 26.03.2017
Short , concise , diverse . Short Waves Festival 2017 is the 9th edition of the international short film festival taking place on 21-26 March 2017 .
Short Waves Festival is a network of film events scattered around the urban space of Poznań . Its core consists of competition screenings – a carefully put together selection of outstanding short films divided into four categories : International Competition , Polish Competition , Dances with Camera and experimental unxpctd . mov . An important element of projects beyond the competitions during this year ’ s edition will be the focus on German cinema , which will include ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival , Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen , Christoph Girardet retrospective , and Matthias Wermke & Mischa Leinkauf exhibition . In the program , there are also short animations and last year ’ s Oscar nominations – Oscar ® Nominated Shorts and European Film Awards nominated productions . There is also a new addition to the program entitled New Queer Visions - a section focusing on sexual , cultural and racial diversity .
An important part of the program is constituted by the sections dedicated to specific age groups : children – SWF Family and seniors – Old Man Who Can . For the first time , the Festival will present an unique set of videos entitled Saving Pop Culture from Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen . The program will be filled with special events such as Fusion Cinema and Random Home Cinema – film screenings in poznanian ’ s private apartments . It also includes meetings and discussion panels associated with European Short Pitch and Poznań Industry Weekend , as well as project and screenwriting workshops , and will be completed with an afterparty taking place at LAS club on Małe Garbary . The events will be taking place in various locations across Poznań : arthouses , clubs and cultural centers .
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