13/07/2022 - A total of 22 film projects at various stages of production have been invited to the largest industry event in Poland

The 12^th edition of Polish Days, the New Horizons International Film Festival’s main industry event, will once again present the majority of the most highly anticipated forthcoming titles from the national film industry. Polish Days will take place from 24-26 July in Wrocław, during the 22^nd New Horizons (21-31 July). The selection of 22 film projects includes titles at every stage of production, as four completed films, eight works in progress and ten projects in development will be showcased.

Starting off with the four completed films, award-winning director and cinematographer Jacek Bławut (Before Twilight [+see also:
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film profile] follows two stories of female friendship and witchcraft in rural Eastern Poland, following a hybrid narrative – the newcomers behind it, Katarzyna Machałek and Łukasz Machowski, also directed another feature earlier this year, the vérité-style documentary Boys. In his debut feature, Elephant [+see also:
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Among the eight works in progress are the sophomore feature Doppelgänger, a suspense-filled psychological drama with elements of thriller and spy movie by Jan Holoubek (25 Years of Innocence [+see also:
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interview: Nelicia Low
film profile] by Nelicia Low; and the drama Ultima Thule by Klaudiusz Chrostowski.

Finally, half of the projects that are currently in development are being helmed by established filmmakers, and the selection includes Grandpa, Let's Go! by Olga Chajdas (Nina [+see also:
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interview: Daria Woszek
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interview: Anna Kazejak
film profile]). The selection is topped off by five debut projects, including the first fiction outings by two documentary filmmakers: Certainly the End of Something by Michał Marczak (All These Sleepless Nights [+see also:
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Here is the complete selection of the projects participating in New Horizons Polish Days 2022:

Completed films

Below the Surface [+see also:
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Producers: Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz, Bartek Gliński (Aura Films)

Day and Night [+see also:
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Producer: Katarzyna Machałek (Siamese Production)

Elephant [+see also:
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Producer: Jakub Mróz (Tongariro Releasing)

The Horse Tail – Justyna Łuczaj-Salej
Producer: Marcin Malatyński (Indeks Film Studio)

Works in Progress

The Breach – Bartosz Konopka
Producers: Beata Ryczkowska (Canal+), Filip Bałdyga (Wiernik Pro)

Doppelgänger – Jan Holoubek
Producer: Anna Waśniewska-Gill (TVN Warner Bros Discovery)

Film for Aliens – Piotr Stasik
Producers: Anna Kępińska, Maciej Kubicki (Telemark)

Losing Control [+see also:
interview: Ewa Wikieł
film profile] – Ewa Wikieł
Producer: Ibrahim-Utku Erdogan (Big Kedi Production)

Norwegian Dream – Leiv Igor Devold
Producers: Bartek Gliński (Solo Film), Havard Wettland Gosse (Spaett Film), Lennart Lenzing (Riva Film)

Pierce [+see also:
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interview: Nelicia Low
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Producers: Izabela Igel, Protocol, Flash Forward Entertainment, Harine Films

Ryfka – Kuba Michalczuk
Producers: Kuba Kosma, Katarzyna Sarnowska (Serce, Canal+, Kino Polska)

Ultima Thule – Klaudiusz Chrostowski
Producers: Beata Rzeźniczek, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Klaudiusz Chrostowski, Jakub Gierszał (Madants)

Pitching of projects in development

Certainly the End of Something – Michał Marczak
Producers: Anna Różalska, Tarik Hachoud (Match&Spark)

Dolphin – Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska
Producers: Magdalena Sztorc, Przemysław Miękinia (Before My Eyes)

Grandpa, Let's Go! – Olga Chajdas
Producers: Karolina Galuba, Małgorzata Małysa (FURIA Film)

Ladies Dance Together – Aleksandra Kułakowska
Producers: Maria Gołoś, Monika Matuszewska (Rozbrat Films)

The Last Warm Summer – Daria Woszek
Producers: Michał Jarosik (Mojo Films), Dagmara Molga (Panama Warsaw)

Saint Boys – Piotr Domalewski
Producers: Agnieszka Dziedzic, Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Hickinbotham (Aurum Film)

Seasons – Michał Grzybowski
Producer: Maria Leźnicka (HAJA FILMS)

Symmetry of the Island – Anna Kazejak
Producer: Marta Lewandowska (Friends With Benefits Studio)

Tears of Neon – Karolina Bielawska
Producers: Agnieszka Wasiak, Mariusz Włodarski (Lava Films)

Utopia – Miłosz Sakowski
Producers: Agnieszka Dziedzic, Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Hickinbotham (Aurum Film)