Student Etudes Competition presents etudes selected from among 360 films submissions sent by film schools and students from all over the world. The competitive films will be judged by an international Jury comprised of the recognized personages of film industry:

• Joel Schumacher (Jury Chairman) - director, writer, producer, Flatliners, Falling Down, The Client, Batman Forever, The Number 23
• Andrzej Bartkowiak - cinematographer, director, The Verdict, Falling Down, Leathal Weapon, Romeo Must Die
• Lilly Kilvert - production designer, Legends of the Fall, The Last Samurai, The Siege
• Dawid Kwok - Director of programming for the Tribeca Film Festival. Creator of Tribeca All Access
• Chris Lebenzon - editor, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Batman Returns, Pearl Harbor, Alice in Wonderland
• Jan Macola - Barrandov Studios, Head of Co-Productions and Development
• Oliver Stapleton - cinematographer, The Cider House Rules, Casanova, Accidental Hero, The Proposal

The screenings of student etudes will be held on Wednesday, December 1st in the Festival Center in Opera Nova. The director of photography of the best etude will be awarded with Laszlo Kovacs Student Award-Golden Tadpole. The remaining awards are Silver and Bronze Tadpole. Moreover, The Polish Filmmakers Association will grant the award of 5.000 PLN to the best cinematographer.



Below is the list of films presented within the Competition. Soon, at our website we will anounce the list of films accepted to Student Panorama.

ABOVE THE GROUND, cin. Patryk Jordanowicz, dir. Arkadiusz Biedrzycki, Uniwersytet Śląski - Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. K. Kieślowskiego, Poland

BARBAKAN, cin. Ernest Wiczyński, dir. Bartłomiej Żmuda, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi (PWSFTViT), Poland

BEKAS, cin. Johan Holmquist, dir. Karzan Kader, Dramatiska Institutet, Iraq

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH, cin. Nikos Welter, dir. York-Fabian Raabe, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin - German Film and Television Academy (dffb), Germany

CATAFALQUE, cin. Felix Striegel, dir. Christoph Rainer, Institut für Film und Fernsehen "Filmakademie Wien", Austria

CLEAR BLUE, cin. Mattias Troelstrup, dir. Lindsay Mackay, American Film Institute (AFI), Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies, USA

EDITH, cin. Youngil Kwon, dir. Ian Pinder, The Northern Film School, UK

EPILOGUE, cin. Dániel Reich, dir. Balázs Lóth, Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem - University of Drama, Film and Television, Budapest (SZFE), Hungary

HOME GAME, cin. Peter Schuettemeyer, dir. Bogdana Vera Lorenz, Internationale Filmschule Köln (IFS), Germany

I WON'T BE HERE TOMORROW, cin. Jakub Giza, dir. Julia Kolberger, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera w Łodzi (PWSFTViT), Poland

IT'S ME, HELMUT, cin. Clemens Baumeister, dir. Nicolas Steiner, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany

LAST TRAIN, cin. Paweł Chorzępa, dir. Weronika Tofilska, Uniwersytet Śląski - Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. K. Kieślowskiego, Polska

LEGEND, cin. Ross Giardina, dir. Stephen De Villiers, Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), Australia

MAYA, cin. Madeline Eberhard, dir. Ronald Johnson, Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts (FSU), USA

ODD ONE OUT, cin. Sophie Winqvist, dir. Nuka Wølk Mathiassen, Den Danske Filmskole - National Filmschool of Denmark, Denmark

POKAYOKE, cin. Aleksi Ahonen, dir. Mika Tervonen, Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland

ST. CHRISTOPHORUS: ROADKILL, cin. Philipp Haberlandt, Jens Hallmann, dir. Gregor Erler, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany

STEENBECKSTORY, cin. Kristina Nikolova, dir. Marie Dvorakova, New York University (NYU) - Tisch School of the Arts, Institute of Film and TV, USA

UNLIVING, THE, cin. Benjam Orre, dir. Hugo Lilja, Dramatiska Institutet, Sweden

VOID, THE, cin. Ma Sarasvati Herrera, dir. Abraham Lopez, Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), Mexico

ZAĆMIENIE, cin. Grzegorz Hartfiel, dir. Paweł Maślona, Uniwersytet Śląski - Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. K. Kieślowskiego, Poland