This year’s animation programme features a number of award-winning shorts in a wide variety of styles. In Tomasz Ducki’s Baths, two elderly swimmers meet at the pool. Ewa Borysewicz’s To Thy Heart follows a woman’s romance from total infatuation to bitter disappointment. Tomasz Popakul’s Ziegenort sees a young boy convinced that he is becoming a fish. Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi’s Ab Ovo explores female fertility. Ex Animo, by Wojciech Wojtkowski, sees an animation taking on a life of its own. Izabela Plucińska’s claymation Liebling investigates memory loss. Zbigniew Czapla’s Toto sees a boy and his mother trying to find their way back to each other.

Showing as part of IFI & Kinopolis: 9th Polish Film Festival (November 6th – 9th).