Tamás Gábeli was born in 1972. He is a film- and festivalmaker.

A jack of all trades, Gábeli was a bakerman, an office-worker, a solar-factorist, a longshoreman, a gardener, a cabinetmaker, a hobby-filmmaker, a cinema technician, and an adman... In the second half of the nineties, during his international saunters, he awakened to his counsciousness and entered the labyrinth of the visual cultures. At first, he was interest in it mainly as a documentarist, but when he realized that this youngest branch of fine arts was much more complex, and after the failure of his own films, he became involved with, and is now the director of, the BuSho International Short Film Festival.

Nataliya Ilchuk was born in Lviv, Ukraine in 1985. She graduated from Institute of Cinema and Television of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts with a BA in Film Art in 2008 and founded the International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art in Lviv. From the start, she has been the program coordinator and art director of Wiz-Art. Nataliya also works as a film journalist and a director of commercials, short films and documentaries.

Her short films include: “Home Sweet Home” (2007), “Alone in Struggle” (2008), “Bodiless Lovers” (2008).

X FESTIWAL KINA AMATORSKIEGO I NIEZALEŻNEGO KAN 2009

On April 22–26 2009, in Kino "Warszawa" in Wrocław, the tenth, jubilee edition of the Amateur and Independent Cinema Festival KAN. These five days were packed with mature OFF Cinema, foreign films, music, and photography. For the first time, beside the Feature Film Competition and the Documentary Film Competition, there was a third one--Animated Film Competition.

The hall at "Warsaw" was packed with KANtastic Audience. Many artists, guestes and Journalist's came. For all of them, KAN has once again proven to be a worthwhile, inspiring encounter with film>/b>.

The Jury of KAN 2009:

Since it's first edition ten years ago, KAN was visited by 32 Jurors, all of whom were in many ways connected to the film industry. Each of them has come with their own doubts and a little reserve, but all were greeted with open arms and a huge thank you for their time and experience

• Wojciech Todorow - camera operator,
• Andrzej Zajączkowski - director and screenwirter,
• Jacek Szymański - film critic,
• Magdalena Podsiadły - journalist.

KAN 2009 Laureates

KAN GRAND PRIX of the DECADE:

• "Jadę do Ciebie Agnieszko" ("Coming To You, Agnieszka"), dir. Anna Maszczyńska-Bąk

FEATURE FILM:

• Golden KANewka - "All Secrets", dir. Tomasz Suski
• Silver KANewka - not awarded
• Bronze KANewka - "Wesołych Świąt" ("Happy Hollidays"), dir. Tomasz Jurkiewicz

FEATURE FILM DISTINCTION:

• "Tajemnica Alberta" ("Albert' Mystery"), dir. Wojciech Solarz

DOCUMENTARY FILM:

• Golden KANewka - "W drodze" ("On the Road"), dir. Paweł Wysoczański
• Silver KANewka - "Tam, gdzie słońce się nie spieszy" ("Where the Sun Doesn't Rush") ,
  dir. Matej Bobrik
• Bronze KANewka - "Mama, Tata, Bóg i Szatan" ("My Mum, Dad, God and Satan"),
  dir. Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan

ANIMATED FILM:

• Golden KANewka - "Ostatnia podróż Profesora Igreka" ("Professor Y's Last Journey"),
  dir. Tomasz Pawlak
• Silver KANewka - "1000 wiader wody" ("1000 Buckets of Water"), dir. Tomasz Popakul
• Bronze KANewka - "Druga zmiana" ("Second Shift"), dir. Tomasz Pawlak

ANIMATED FILM DISTINCTION:

• "Blue", dir. Łukasz Szozda
• "...oraz, że Cię nie opuszczę aż do śmierci" ("... and Till Death Do US Part"),
  dir. Dominika Berezowska

JURY's SPECIAL KANEWKA:

• "Skarby Ani K." ("Ania K.'s Treasures"), dir. Małgorzata Gryniewicz

AUDIENCE's KANewka:

• "W drodze" ("On the Road"), dir. Paweł Wysoczański

KANewka BEST FOREIGN FILM:

• "Thinking When Speaking", dir. Anders Emblem

JOURNALIST's KANewka:

• "Nocna zmiana" ("Night Shift"), dir. Małgorzata Kozera

Special Screenings:

23.04

• German Film Screening--a selection of German independent films,
• The World Through a Documentary Lense--a journey around the world with a movie camera

24.04

• French Animated Film>/b>--co-organized with the French Embassy,
• Very Interesting Films--a selection of films very absurd,

25.04

• The Jury's Specials--a selection prepared by the members of KAN 2009 Jury,

26.04

• Varda--Her Shorts--a retrospective of Agnès Vardy's (a French New Wave artist) work
• KAN and Artur Pilarczyk OFFer--a screening of a young, awarded screenwriter, Artur Pilarczyk's"Teraz i Zawsze" ("Now and Forever"),

Accompanying Events:

25.04

• "Red Day at KAN--workshops in using RED ONE equipment in film production. Led by the director and owner of DiVIZION Film Studin, Marcin Kryjom.

01.04-26.04

• KAN 2009 Anniversary Exhibition--an photo-essay about the history of KAN, displayed in Wrocław's Market Square. It was a portrayal of all that is KAN and surrounds KAN: films, people, music, photography.
• Meetings in KAN Festival Club, Włodkowica 21--there were some young bands playing their songs during KAN--Checkolada, Mango Colective--and some older ones--The Crackers and Lili Marlene.

Submissions for the Foreign Film Competition are closed!

This year, you have submitted over four hundred films from almost every corner of the globe! That sets a new record - twenty more than last year.

We have received a staggering 88 from Espania (that is another record), but the long tail is far from disappointing, with films from China, New Zeland, Zambia, and more. 
The Program Committee has already started viewing your submissions, and it will surely be a tough job to select a meager 10 hours from all of the great submissions this year.
We wish all of you good luck and will keep you updated on the proceedings!

KAN 2009 Verdict:.

This was a tenth, jubilee edition of KAN, and to celebrate that, the Audience has chosen the best KAN Finalist of all time, and awarded it with a Special Grand Prix.

The Jury of KAN 2009:

• Wojciech Todorow - camera operator,
• Andrzej Zajączkowski - director and screenwirter,
• Jacek Szymański - film critic,
• Magdalena Podsiadły - journalist.

KAN 2009 Laureates

KAN GRAND PRIX of the DECADE:

• "Jadę do Ciebie Agnieszko" ("Coming To You, Agnieszka"), dir. Anna Maszczyńska-Bąk

FEATURE FILM:

• Golden KANewka - "All Secrets", dir. Tomasz Suski
• Silver KANewka - not awarded
• Bronze KANewka - "Wesołych Świąt" ("Happy Hollidays"), dir. Tomasz Jurkiewicz

FEATURE FILM DISTINCTION:

• "Tajemnica Alberta" ("Albert' Mystery"), dir. Wojciech Solarz

DOCUMENTARY FILM:

• Golden KANewka - "W drodze" ("On the Road"), dir. Paweł Wysoczański
• Silver KANewka - "Tam, gdzie słońce się nie spieszy" ("Where the Sun Doesn't Rush") ,
  dir. Matej Bobrik
• Bronze KANewka - "Mama, Tata, Bóg i Szatan" ("My Mum, Dad, God and Satan"),
  dir. Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan

ANIMATED FILM:

• Golden KANewka - "Ostatnia podróż Profesora Igreka" ("Professor Y's Last Journey"),
  dir. Tomasz Pawlak
• Silver KANewka - "1000 wiader wody" ("1000 Buckets of Water"), dir. Tomasz Popakul
• Bronze KANewka - "Druga zmiana" ("Second Shift"), dir. Tomasz Pawlak

ANIMATED FILM DISTINCTION:

• "Blue", dir. Łukasz Szozda
• "...oraz, że Cię nie opuszczę aż do śmierci" ("... and Till Death Do US Part"),
  dir. Dominika Berezowska

JURY's SPECIAL KANEWKA:

• "Skarby Ani K." ("Ania K.'s Treasures"), dir. Małgorzata Gryniewicz

AUDIENCE's KANewka:

• "W drodze" ("On the Road"), dir. Paweł Wysoczański

KANewka BEST FOREIGN FILM:

• "Thinking When Speaking", dir. Anders Emblem

JOURNALIST's KANewka:

• "Nocna zmiana" ("Night Shift"), dir. Małgorzata Kozera

The Finals of KAN 2010 are over, this is the Jury's verdict:

The Jury of KAN 2010 Festival,

Jerzy Kapuściński,
Magdalena Kumorek,
Filip Marczewski,

has given the KANewka's away:
Feature Film category:

• Golden KANewka - Brzydkie słowa, dir. Marcin Maziarzewski
• Silver KANewka - Wyłączność, dir. Krzysztof Szot
• Bronze KANewka - Plan, dir. Sławomir Pstrong

Documentary Film category:

• ex aequo:
• Golden KANewka - Szczęściarze, dir. Tomasz Wolski
• Golden KANewka - 10 lat do Nashville, dir. Katarzyna Trzaska
• Golden KANewka - Miodowy miesiąc, dir. Grzegorz Krawiec
• Distinction - Spacer, dir. Aneta Kopacz and Paweł Popko
• Distinction - 8 historii, które nie zmieniły świata, dir. Ivo Krankowski

Animated Film category:

• Golden KANewka - Wujek, dir. Maciej Sznabel
• Silver KANewka - Perpetuum Mobile, dir. Agnieszka Burszewska
• Bronze KANewka - Kiermasz storczyków, dir. Natalia Dziedzic
• Distinction - Agencja Fatum, dir. Grzegorz Nita
• Distinction - Ucieczka, dir. Monika Kuczyniecka

Jury Special KANewka - EM, dir. Sindre Sandemo

Audience KANewka in the Polish Film Competition goes to Szczęściarze, dir. Tomasz Wolski

Journalists KANewka goes to Jakuba Stożka for Poza zasięgiem

KANewkę Best Foreign Film was awarded to Gastón Rothschild for Un juego Absurdo

In the Positive Feelings competition, the following authors were awarded:

• Main prize – See How Story Goes, dir. Karol Ślusarczyk
• Distinction  – W białej kopercie, dir. Stanisław Białoskórski
• Distinction – Kino, dir. Marcin Gwarda

Our patron, Zone Europa, awarded Krzysztofowi Szot for his film, Wyłączność (All Exclusive)

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