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Cezary Hładki Wins Best Director Prize at Cannes Indies Cinema Awards

Cezary Hładki Wins Best Director Prize at Cannes Indies Cinema Awards

We are very happy to announce that Cezary Hładki, lecturer at SWPS University’s School of Form, won the Best Director Prize, while his film, “On a White Horse”, was named Best Narrative Short at this year’s Cannes Indies Cinema Award.

"On a White Horse" – Winner of Best Director and Best Narrative Short

“On a White Horse” is a story about fragile human relationships with Polish folk music in the background. Julia almost has it all: she has travelled the world, has an exciting job, and a good relationship with her younger sister, but she still feels unfulfilled. She is yearning for love and a relationship, however, an idealized image of her father who died many years ago, makes it difficult for her to find the right man. During summer vacation, Julia meets Szymek, who seems to be perfect. Will Julia surrender and find happiness?

The omnibus behind the film is Cezary Hładki who co-wrote (with Michał Włodarczyk) the screenplay and dialogues, directed and edited the film. He was also one of the film’s cinematographers and contributed to the soundtrack.

The film was developed under the supervision of Ewa Pytka, director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, and a university lecturer, at the Warsaw Film School.

ON A WHITE HORSE - trailer from CEZARY HŁADKI on Vimeo.

Actors appearing in the film include: Sylwia Góra, Dominika Kachlik, Marek Tynda, Adam Nalepa, Malwina Paszek, Tomek Drązkowski, and Ewa Prądzyńska-Kostecka.

Cannes Indies Cinema Festival

The Cannes Indies Cinema Festival is an international online competition dedicated to independent filmmakers and screenwriters of all genres who are inspired by the language of cinema and seek breakthroughs in their career in order to make it to important film festivals such as Cannes.

The Festival is organized by the Cannes Cinema Award, an international film organization committed to celebrating the language of cinema, indie filmmaking. and film projects of all genres from all over the world. The committee of Cannes Cinema Awards includes filmmakers and authors based in France, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Canada.

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The School of Form's philosophy revolves around human-centered design that aims to understand people and meet their needs. Students learn not only how to design products, but also how to make them in different technologies, and prepare them for the manufacturing process. They also acquire business skills and learn how to network with business partners. The unique program of study, which combines elements of design and humanities, has been developed by a team of experts lead by Lidewij Edelkoort, former Director of the Design Academy Eindhoven and School of Form’s mentor.

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Cezary Hładki – holds a diploma in photography from the Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Poznań. Subsequently, he graduated with a degree in cinematography from the AMA Film Academy in Kraków and completed graduate certification program in directing at the Warsaw Film School. Currently, he is working on his diploma under the guidance of Radosław Piwowarski, a renowned Polish director and screen writer. Cezary’s art work was presented at individual and group exhibitions. He is also a musician and a music producer. At SWPS University’s School of Form, he teaches classes in Introduction to Filmmaking.

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