This will be the 45th edition of one of the most important animated film festivals in Europe. Held annually at the Flagey Cultural Centre, it has the status of an Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying festival.

This year, the Lodz Film School is represented by Jakub Krzyszpin with the film THE CROOKED HEADS, which will be shown in the student competition.

The film has already won an award from the New Directors New Films Festival in Portugal, the ŻUBROFFKA award for best animation, and a distinction from the Koszalin Film Debut Festival "Young and Film." Now we're keeping our fingers crossed for a Belgian screening!

THE CROOKED HEADS

Synopsis: The smell of mine smoke envelops a forgotten Polish housing estate. The young man shaves his head, puts on a tracksuit, and confronts the shadow of his big brother and his past.

Credits:
screenplay, direction, animation, editing and production management: Jakub Krzyszpin
artistic supervision: Piotr Dumała, Marcin Podolec
cast: Krystian Kanclerz, Artur Kujawa, Dorian Zypper

Film at festival website: animafestival.be/en/edition/official-selection2026/film/the-crooked-heads

Fingers crossed!