JOANNA
In the multitude of blogs on the Internet, one stands out and becomes the common topic of many conversations. The reason why so many people follow Joanna’s blog is because it teaches them how to be thoughtful and joyful. She describes her daily life with overwhelming honesty and accuracy. Her goals are as simple as a family trip to the lakes, her planning is as short-term as to witness her little son riding a bike for the first time. Diagnosed with untreatable illness, Joanna promises her son that she will do her best to live for as long as possible. She writes down everything she might want him to learn from her when he grows up. With great visual poetry, the documentary portrays the simple and meaningful moments in the life of the family. The very few words spoken and the ones never uttered in the film make the message ultimately powerful and extremely subtle at the same time. It is a story of close relationships, tenderness, love and thoughtfulness.
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- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 40'
- YEAR:
- 2013
- DIRECTING:
- Aneta Kopacz
- SCRIPT:
- Aneta Kopacz, Tomasz Średniawa
- DOP:
- Łukasz Żal
- EDITOR:
- Rafał Samborski, Paweł Laskowski, Aneta Kopacz
- MUSIC:
- Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- PRODUCTION:
- NInA - Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny, Wajda Studio
Aneta Kopacz »
Director, screenwriter, editor. She graduated from Psychology Department of Warsaw University and Post-Graduate Reportage Studies in The Institute of Journalism. She is also a graduate of Documentary Program DOK PRO in Wajda’s School. She acquired professional experience in Poland and abroad. She has made a number of independent documentaries, including „Spacer” („A Stroll”) for which she has been repeatedly awarded, as well as nominated for The Juliusz Machulski Polish Independent Cinema Award in The Best Documentary category. Her latest film "Joanna" has won many prizes, among which is the one at the 10th Planete + Doc Film Festival in Warsaw, awards at film festivals in Leipzig, Jihlawa, Creteil, Brive, Kiev, Los Angeles and many more.
- Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia, 2014 (screening)
- Documentarist, Turkey, 2014 (screening)
- Moscow Film Festival, Russia, 2014 (screening)
- 17th Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico, 2014 (screening)
- Guanajuato International FF, Mexico, 2015 (screening)
- Stockfish Film Festival, Iceland, 2016 (screening)
- Edinburgh International FF, UK, 2017 (screening)
- DOK.Leipizg, Germany, 2013 (Prize of the Youth Jury)
- 21st Camerimage International Film Festival, Poland, 2013 (competition)
- Tempo Documentary Festival, Sweden, 2014 (competition)
- 36. Films de Femmes de Creteil, 2014 (Audience Award - Best International Short Film, Paris-Est Créteil University Jury Award)
- Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Ukraine, 2014 (Docu/Short Special Mention, Audience Award)
- Dortmund|Cologne Int. Women's Film Festival, Germany, 2014 (competition)
- 11th European Medium-Length Film Meetings, 2014 (Audience Award)
- FIDE International Student FF, France, 2014 (Prix Coup de Coeur)
- 11th Hamburg Documentary Film Festival, Germany, 2014 (competition)
- Docs Barcelona, 2014 (Special Mention)
- 17th Ismailia IFF for Documentary & Shorts, Egypt, 2014 ( Best Short Documentary Film Prize (Golden Tablet))
- Doc/Fest Sheffield, UK, 2014 (competition)
- Makedox, Macedonia, 2014 (Special Moral Approach Award)
- Palm Springs ShortFest, USA, 2014 (Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau Grand Jury Award, Best Documentary Short)
- AFI Docs, USA, 2014 (competition)
- 28th Pärnu International Documentary and Antropological FF, Estonia, 2014 (competition)
- 11 Festival du Cinema de Brive, France, 2014 (Audience Award)
- 10th Camden International Film Festival, USA, 2014 (competition)
- Los Angeles Film Awards, USA, 2014 (Best Documentary Feature,)
- 15th Annual Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA, 2014 (competition)
- 23rd DokumentART - European Festival for Documentaries, Germany, 2014 (competition)
- 30th Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, 2014 (Audience Award)
- 33rd Jean Rouch International Film Festival, France, 2014 (competition)
- Cinema Eye Honors, USA - Nomination, 2015 (competition)
- 39th Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, 2015 (Honorable Mentions Best Women’s Short Film)
- 3rd DOK Leipzig Lake Festival 2015, India, 2015 (competition)
- The Roving Eye International Film Festival, USA, 2015 (competition)
- Documentarist, Turkey, 2015 (competition)
- 28th Helsinki Intl' Film Festival - Love & Anarchy, Finland, 2015 (competition)
- Grand Off Award for the Best Documentary Film
- International Documentary Film Festival TRANZYT 2013, Special Mention
- 10. Planete + Doc Film Festival, Special Mention