First held in 1997, Film and Art School Etudes Competition<\/strong> (formerly Student Etudes Competition) supports the development of novice filmmakers and provides unique opportunity to confront cinematic achievements of students from various parts of the world. Each year, a growing number of film schools submit their best etudes for consideration of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE<\/strong> selection committee. The winners are chosen by an international jury of prominent filmmakers and industry professionals.<\/p>\n The author of the best cinematography wins the coveted Laszlo Kovacs Student Award – The Golden Tadpole<\/strong>. Silver<\/strong> and Bronze Tadpoles<\/strong> are awarded for the second and third place respectively. Additionally, Polish Filmmakers Association<\/strong> will award the winner of the Student Etudes Competition<\/strong> a cheque for PLN 10 000.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AFROLENIN<\/span> During the Ethiopian civil war, Sergeant Dunga is a cause of terror and hate for his prisoners. One man, disabled through Dunga\u2019s torture, dares to show him forgiveness instead of revenge.<\/p>\n Director: <\/strong>Dawit Adera \nALMOST HOME Having lived on a spaceship only with his mother for two years, Jacob\u2019s dream of returning home is finally about to come true. But as they close in on Earth, they receive word of a danger that could put the teenager in mortal peril. And with the uncertainty of his return, an even bigger question arises whether the boy is mature enough to make life changing decisions by himself.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Nils Keller THE CREATURE 30-year-old Kazik recalls his childhood, when he was walked to school every morning by his beloved aunt Dagna. When the woman unexpectedly disappears one day, the boy decides to find out what happened to her.<\/p>\n Original title:<\/strong> Stw\u00f3r \nENTRETERRESTRES<\/span> Spain, 1977. A 50-year-old housewife, dissatisfied with her life, spends her days reading UFO magazines and has a devotion to aliens. Sick of earthlings, she decides to seek love outside Earth.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Lucas Parra FIREWORKS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Following an act of sexual violence, two loving sisters plan to take revenge on the unconvicted perpetrator and find themselves being pulled deeper and deeper into the darkest areas of their minds. As they are constantly confronted with their fears, they must figure out if the decision to take the law into their own hands can be the answer to their pain.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Sebastian Schmidl <\/p>\n \nHANDBOOK FOR A PRIVILEGED EUROPEAN WOMAN<\/span> There are people who ride a bull and everybody is thinking: wow, he\u2019s controlling nature. And then there are people who ride a bull and everybody is thinking: wow, her boobs are really jiggling. Jackie belongs to the second category and that is a problem. An easy step-by-step guide on how to get rid of your short straw.<\/p>\n Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Alma Buddecke \nTHE LEPER<\/span> The Leper<\/em> is a drama set in 2005 that blends interviews with real paparazzi with the story of Frankie, a paparazzo with no second thoughts on the ethics of his career. That is until he meets Emma, a reality TV star with terminal cancer.<\/p>\n Director: <\/strong>Hugh Mulhern <\/p>\n \nLION’S CAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To free herself from her two pimps, Klea hires a hitman whose assassination plan leads up to a tense reunion.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Linus Von Stumberg LIVING ALL OF LIFE<\/span> After a lifetime together, Susana has been abandoned by her husband. She is in denial and holds on to the past. One day, she needs the help of her neighbour, Gloria, a free-spirited woman who Susana cannot stand. But the friendship that emerges between them arises in Susana the desire to live in the present.<\/p>\n Original title:<\/strong> Vivir Toda La Vida \nMAGDALENA<\/span> Czechoslovakia, 1971. A woman cannot shake the demons of her horrific past as they come back to haunt her and threaten to destroy the life she\u2019s tirelessly trying to build.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Michael Lazovsky \nMARTYRS OF STRIVING<\/span> When Death wants to bring the plague to W\u00fcrttemberg in 1349, he reckons without the two guard soldiers Volckel and Utz, who engage him in a heated argument about plague ordinances and entry regulations.<\/p>\n Original title: <\/strong>M\u00e4rtyrer der Strebsamkeit MY LIFE STOPPED AT 15<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sofia\u2019s visit to a roller skate rink triggers traumatic memories, plunging her into a world where she must follow the clues to break free from her past.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Nicole Mejia \nON THE EDGE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Two brothers decide to take one last hike on a mountain in the Alps where they share many family memories. Yet during the ascent, Paul\u2019s condition worsens and a sudden change in the weather tests his physical strength. As they search for shelter, it becomes clear to Felix that the future, much like the mountain, will challenge them and their relationship.<\/p>\n Original title: <\/strong>Am Grat PHANTASMAGORIA<\/span> Two women living alone are visited by a young strange man whose identity and intentions they begin to question as the evening progresses.<\/p>\n Director: <\/strong>Alejandro Math\u00e9 \nSAMMY, WITHOUT STRINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n When a black puppet named Sammy, performing at the hands of his malevolent puppeteer, falls in love with a beautiful woman in his audience, he sets his sights on freedom from his strings to live a life of dignity and humanity with her.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Ralph Parker <\/p>\n \nTRUST GAME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Two lovers share unique chemistry, they are meant to be together. This is a metaphorical film that the director Sofia is making. In order to make her movie as \u2018realistic\u2019 as possible, Sofia goes to extreme lengths, even making her actor husband and the actress fall in love with each other.<\/p>\n Original title: <\/strong>Bal\u00edme \nUNDER WATER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The ambitious Elea has always had one goal: to be a successful competitive swimmer. Lately though, she is pushed to her athletic limits, her performance is lacking. Elea has to face the question of how far she is willing to go to make her dream become reality.<\/p>\n Director:<\/strong> Frederic Kau \nWHERE THE BIRD GOES<\/span>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/archive.camerimage.pl\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SFP_eng.jpg\")
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\nCinematographer: <\/strong>Dawit Adera
\nSchool:<\/strong> American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> USA, 2021<\/p>\n
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\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Georg Nikolaus
\nSchool:<\/strong> University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Germany, 2022<\/p>\n
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\nDirector:<\/strong> Damian Kosowski
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Ignacy Ciszewski
\nSchool:<\/strong> \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Film School
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Poland, 2022<\/p>\n
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\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Dani Benejam
\nFilm school:<\/strong> Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Spain, 2022<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a9Victoria Herbig<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Victoria Herbig
\nSchool:<\/strong> Institut f\u00fcr Film und Fernsehen – Filmakademie Wien
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Austria, 2022<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a9Jakob Fliedner<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Sebastian Ganschow
\nSchool:<\/strong> Filmakademie Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Germany, 2021<\/p>\n
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\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Andri Haraldsson
\nSchool:<\/strong> National Film and Television School (NFTS)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> UK, 2022<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Laura Morales
\nSchool:<\/strong> Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Szwajcaria, 2022<\/p>\n
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\nDirector:<\/strong> Marl\u00e9n R\u00edos-Farjat
\nCinematographer: <\/strong>Ignacio Miguel Ortiz
\nSchool:<\/strong> Centro de Capacitaci\u00f3n Cinematogr\u00e1fica (CCC)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Mexico, 2021<\/p>\n
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\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Enrico Silva
\nSchool:<\/strong> American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> USA, 2021<\/p>\n
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\nDirector:<\/strong> Alexander Fischer (Peskador)
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Vincent Eckert
\nSchool:<\/strong> Filmakademie Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Germany, 2021<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Seth MacMillan
\nSchool:<\/strong> American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> USA, 2021<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDirector:<\/strong> Matteo Sanders
\nCinematographer: <\/strong>Konrad Milan
\nSchool:<\/strong> Institut f\u00fcr Film und Fernsehen – Filmakademie Wien
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Austria, 2022<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a9Marcel Reiter<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Marcel Reiter
\nSchool:<\/strong> Internationale Filmschule K\u00f6ln (IFS)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Germany, 2022<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Ariano Trevino Angelone
\nSchool:<\/strong> School of Filmmaking at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> USA, 2022<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDirector:<\/strong> Chihyu Lin
\nCinematographer:<\/strong> Asmi Chandola
\nSchool:<\/strong> Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Czech Republic, 2022<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCinematographer: <\/strong>Alexander Gruber
\nSchool:<\/strong> Hamburg Media School (HMS)
\nCountry and year:<\/strong> Germany, 2021<\/p>\n
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