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Tricks

(Sztuczki)

by Andrzej Jakimowski

Poland 2007, 96 min

Stefek, 6, throws down the gauntlet for Providence to take it up. The boy believes that a chain of small events he initiates will let him get closer to his father, who has dumped his mother for another woman. Stefek's sister Elka, 18, teaches him how to bribe fate with small offerings. At a decisive moment, however, the children have nothing precious to sacrifice. In his game with fate, Stefek decides to raise the stakes high to a dangerous level...

Awards

Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Feature - Ojai FF 2010
Grand Jury Prize - New York FF 2008
Grand Jury Prize for Best Actress (Ewelina Walendziak) - Rabat IFF 2008
Youth Jury Prize - Baku IFF 2008
Grand Jury Prize - Zittau IFF 2008
The Eagle for Best Direction (Andrzej Jakimowski), The Eagle Audience Award and Golden Tape Award - Polish Film Awards 2008
Grand Jury Prize - Odessa FF 2008,
Special Jury Award & Audience Award - Premiers Plans Angers FF 2008
Best Polish Film - Lodz FF 2007
Golden Lion of the Best Film and the Best Producer, Best Cinematography Award - Polish FF Gdynia 2007
Golden Frog for Director and Cinematographer - Camerimage 2007
Bronze Goose Award of Film Critics Jury - Festival of European Films on Wheels 2007
Grand Jury Prize - Silver Caravel Award and Best Director (Andrej Jakimowski) - 4th Funchal IFF 2007
Grand Jury Prize - Golden Prometheus and Sergo Parajanov Prize - Tbilisi IFF 2007
FIPRESCI Prize - Bratislava IFF 2007
Human Values Award - Thessaloniki IFF 2007
Special Jury Award - São Paulo IFF 2007,
Best Actor, Damian Ul - Tokyo IFF 2007,
Special Jury Award & Recommendations of Cinema Owners - IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg 2007
Knight Grand Jury Prize - Miami FF 2007
Best Film and Prix Cinemas Europa Label 2007 - Venice FF 2007
Lanterna Magica Award - Venice FF 2007

Festivals

World Premiere: Venice FF - Venice Days 2007
Gdynia Polish FF 2007
Tokyo IFF 2007
São Paolo IFF 2007
Thessaloniki IFF 2007
Göteborg IFF 2008
Titanic IFF 2008
Transilvania IFF 2008
Midnight Sun FF 2008
BUSTER Copenhagen IFF for Children and Youth 2008
Portland IFF 2009
Reykjavik IFF 2010
SchulKinoWochen Berlin 2023

So far, TRICKS has participated at more than 90 international film festivals!

Production : Andrzej Jakimowski, Zjednoczenie Artystów i Rzemieślników Sp. z o.o

Andrzej Jakimowski

Andrzej Jakimowski, born 1963 in Warsaw, director, screenwriter. His debut feature Squint Your Eyes won numerous awards, among others the Main SKYY Prize at San Francisco IFF 2004, Main Prize WHITE ROSE at IFF Sochi 2004, Special Mention FIPRESCI at Mannheim-Heidelberg 2002. Tricks is his second feature.

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