Prague May 23, 2009 - The student film Baba /2008/ by screenwriter and director Zuzana Špidlová has won the Cinéfondation grand prize - the Prix de la Cinéfondation - at this year's International Film Festival in Cannes, which closes on May 24, 2009.
Sweet Rush (Polish: Tatarak), directed by the acclaimed Andrzej Wajda, is partly based on a short story by Polish writer Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. Wajda previously made three films based on Iwaszkiewicz's stories: The Birch Wood, The Young Ladies of Wilko, and the TV movie Noc czerwcowa (June Night).
The Polish Film Institute every year backs the production of a wide range of short films.
Poland 20-05-2009Some of this year's best have been collected into the programme Polish Shorts.
Polish Shorts are available to screen on demand at the Short Film Corner at the lower level of the Palais as part of the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner Programme http://www.polishshorts.pl/
