Polish short film 'Snow on the Border' by director Ivetta Kasubka with Heinali soundtrack. Premiere 18 October 2026 at Katowice IFF.
Katowice International Film Festival (Poland, the most influential Polish film festival for short films, since 2006) — announced on 14 January 2026 the inclusion of the short film 'Snow on the Border' (24 minutes) by Polish director Ivetta Kasubka in the Short Films competition programme of the festival's 21st edition. The film's original soundtrack was written by Heinali — this is his first film-scoring work for Polish cinema. Film plot: a 9-year-old Polish boy exchanges letters with a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl who moved to Poland in 2022, in 'epistolary friendship' format. The film explores friendship through language barrier and war, and received an early Krakow Film Festival 2026 award in 'Best Children's Short' category. Soundtrack of 22 minutes (full score) consists of 5 Heinali ambient tracks. Besides the film premiere, the soundtrack will be available as a separate EP 'Snow on the Border: Original Soundtrack' (release 18 October 2026, on Goloss label). The EP releases in formats: digital streaming, 7-inch vinyl single with main theme (limited 500 copies). Separate financial detail — Heinali's soundtrack fee (€8000) is fully transferred to the Polish charity organization 'Open Hands', which helps Ukrainian refugee children in Poland.
