Maltese viewers to cast vote on Polish Film Festival at St James Cavalier

Now in its seventh year, the Short Waves Grand Prix Festival Competition will feature seven Polish short films at St James Cavalier.

Still from ‘Fragments’ by Aga Woszczyńska
Still from ‘Fragments’ by Aga Woszczyńska

For the first year in its seven-year life, St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta will host the Short Waves Grand Prix Festival Competition featuring seven Polish short-films, and where the audience will have a decisive role to play in voting for the best production.

The Short Waves Grand Prix Festival competition for Polish short films departs from the premise that mainstream, high-budget film often side-lines the creative projects of lesser known film-makers, thus, undermining national talent and culture. One of the principal aims of the festival is, therefore, to serve as a portal through which Polish-directed films could get the international exposure they are due, bypassing a biased system of market control.

Whether amateur, student, or professional, entry into the Short Waves Festival every year is open to all – the only restriction is, in fact, the Polish nationality of the director. This year, seven titles have been selected to feature in the competition, which will be held in cinema theatres all around the globe. All participating works fall between the running time of four minutes to twenty-six minutes, and exhibit a range of genres and media, while seeking to integrate elements of design, architecture, space and dance.

Now it is up to the multi-national cinema-goers to determine the winner of the Grand Prix Festival prize – a €4,700 award – which will be announced on Sunday 29 March 2015 during the closing ceremony at Poznań, Poland.

The Grand Prix Festival Competition will be screened at the St James Cavalier cinema on Sunday, March 8 at 18:00 in a back-to-back marathon that lasts just about 88 minutes. Attendees will be able to vote for their favourite short. Entry is €3.00 per person.

Bookings and information: www.sjcav.org