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The film UNDER THE VOLCANO directed by our PhD student has been selected as the Polish candidate for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best Full-length International Film category.
A few of our graduates worked on the film; Alan Zejer, an editing graduate, edited the film, Aleksander Pozdnyakov, our cinematography graduate, worked as DOP, and the production manager was Konrad Wróblewski, our graduate of film production.
We congratulate Damian Kocur and all his collaborators on the film and on the path that has just opened to the American Academy Awards. We are happy for you and proud of you.
The candidate was selected by the Oscar Committee composed of: Paweł Pawlikowski (chairman), Ewa Braun, Sławomir Idziak, Krystyna Janda, Tomasz Kolankiewicz, Artur Liebhart, Marcin Masecki, Karolina Rozwód, Grażyna Torbicka, Olga Wysocka, Tomasz Ziętek.
ABOUT THE FILM
The four-person Ukrainian family Kovalenko is on holiday in Tenerife. 24, February, 2022 is the last day of their holiday. It coincides with the news of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In an instant, the heroes' lives change dramatically. Their return to Kiev turns out to be impossible. The end of the holiday becomes a turning point in the lives of the heroes who suddenly turn from tourists into refugees. Although they are thousands of kilometers away from their homeland on the Spanish island, each of them feels the horror of the war. The tension between the family members grows and previously unresolved issues begin to surface.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on the night of March 2-3, 2025.
ed. JK
1 – still from the film UNDER THE VOLCANO
2 – photo of Damian Kocur
We congratulate Damian Kocur and all his collaborators on the film and on the path that has just opened to the American Academy Awards. We are happy for you and proud of you.
The candidate was selected by the Oscar Committee composed of: Paweł Pawlikowski (chairman), Ewa Braun, Sławomir Idziak, Krystyna Janda, Tomasz Kolankiewicz, Artur Liebhart, Marcin Masecki, Karolina Rozwód, Grażyna Torbicka, Olga Wysocka, Tomasz Ziętek.
ABOUT THE FILM
The four-person Ukrainian family Kovalenko is on holiday in Tenerife. 24, February, 2022 is the last day of their holiday. It coincides with the news of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In an instant, the heroes' lives change dramatically. Their return to Kiev turns out to be impossible. The end of the holiday becomes a turning point in the lives of the heroes who suddenly turn from tourists into refugees. Although they are thousands of kilometers away from their homeland on the Spanish island, each of them feels the horror of the war. The tension between the family members grows and previously unresolved issues begin to surface.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on the night of March 2-3, 2025.
ed. JK
1 – still from the film UNDER THE VOLCANO
2 – photo of Damian Kocur