Pagowski. by Andrzej exhibition film poster brilliant 80’s + cinema independent films and Polish classic Twoevenings Filmowa Gora Filmowa presents: Scotland Art Polish

Independent Film Festival/ Film poster exhibition/ Famous Polish Directors Film Screenings as well as talks by directors themselves “Were it not for the National Film School in Łódź, the world would never have known about Polish film”, claims Robert Robert Gliński, Gliński, rector of the National Film School in Łódź. “Thanks

Filmowa Gora to the people like them, the world heard about us, about Łódź, a city that offers an opportunity for developing the talent Filip Bajon and of young people and making great artists of them.” Krzysztof At the Film Mountain inauguration, these three gentlemen will present unique portraits of the school’s most famous directors - not just alumni, but also people who have left an Zanussi indelible mark on the history of the school. The portraits were created by Grzegorz Małkowski. The event will be accompanied by a screening of film shorts titled “Then and Now” are some - 25th April at 2 pm, at the Screen Academy - Napier University. of the most Film Mountain is a dynamic, international famous film festival in the vanguard of the digital age. Each year, in a series of co-ordinated events, it screens a selection of independent Polish film Polish films simultaneously across Europe andawards accolades by way of audience directors to participation. Polish Art Scotland offers you a second chance to catch some of the award winning films from this event. graduate from During this event you will have a chance to see extraordinary film posters by Andrzej the National Pągowski. His work is instantly recognized in Poland. Everything from Platoon to Fellini received his haunting treatment Film School for their Polish release, along with almost in Łódź all of Kieslowski’s films. Day 1 – 24th April Day 2 – 25th April

The Diamonds of Cinema series – Presentation by Bruno Aleksander Kiec presented by Director, . The Director of the Film Mountain Festival Last year the series examined the work talking about the history and development Filmowa Gora of the highly influential director, of independent Polish films. Krzysztof Zanussi. We’re proud to b eable to present his film. (6.30 pm – 7.00 pm) Life as a Fatal Sexually The Supplement Transmitted Disease Dir. Krzystof Zanussi Dir. Krzysztof Zanussi Cast: Szymon Bobrowski; Cast: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Tadeusz Bradecki; Krystyna Janda, Agata Buzek, Tadeusz Bradecki Zbigniew Zapasiewicz,

Poland 2000 | 96 min Poland 2002 | 105 min

Tomasz, a physician in his sixties, works on Supplement is a young couple’s love the set of a film about Saint Bernard, who story. He is torn in half fearful of joining prepares a horse thief for death. Intelligent the rat race in pursuit of money. She is but moody, Tomasz suspects he might be auniversity student and makes her living terminally ill. A series of medical tests only as a wardrobe assistant in film projects and confirms his suspicion. A desire awakens fashion shows. She is afraid that she stands in Tomasz to deny all moral values he in her boyfriend’s way to self-fulfilment used to cherish and to prove them wrong. but equally she wonders whether she should not force him to face up to life. (7.30 pm – 9.00 pm) (7.00 pm – 8.45 pm)

Film Mountain Film Mountain Screening of short Screening of short independent movies independent movies ‘Film Mountain’. ‘Film Mountain’. (9.30 pm – 10.30 pm) (9.00 pm – 10.00 pm)

Date: Friday 24th April th Time: 6.00 pm – 10.30 pm Date: Saturday 25 April Venue: The Bowery (Main Hall) Time: 6.30 pm – 10.00 pm Tickets: £6 (for the whole night) Venue: The Bowery (Main Hall) Tickets: £5 (for the whole night) Krzysztof Zanussi born June 17th 1939 in “L. Caragiale” (Bucarest), European Warsaw. From 1955 to 1959 studied physics Humanities University (Minsk), at Warsaw University and attended lectures Bulgarian University (Sophia), University Filmowa Gora on cinema at the Institute of Art at the Polish of Film and Television (Sankt Petersburg), Academy of Sciences in Warsaw (1956-57). Catholic University of Lublin. Major films: In 1959 he enrolled at the Department of The Structure of Crystals, Family Life, Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University of Behind the Wall, , The Cracow. In 1960 he started studying the film Contract, The Year of the Quiet Sun, direction at the Lodz Film School (grad.1966). Wherever You Are, Life for a Life, The Made his first films in Amateur Film Club Silent Touch, Camouflage, Weekend of Warsaw University in the 50-ies. Since Stories, In Full Gallop, Our God’s Brother, 1966 he has directed many documentaries, Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted features for cinema and TV, in Poland and Disease. abroad. He writes or co-writes scripts for his own films (some of them were published in 4 volumes in Poland and in 2 volumes Robert Gliński born in 1952, Polish film in Italy also in Germany, Russia and Hungary, director and screenwriter. Rector of the Czech and India). K. Zanussi is also stage National Film School in Łódź. He and opera director. From 1974 to 1981 Vice- graduated in directing at the National Chairman of the Polish Film-makers Associa- Film School in Łódź. Awarded films: tion. From 1979 chief manager and director “Cześć Tereska” (“Hi Tessa”) and “Wrożby of “TOR” Film Unit (now “TOR” Film Studio), kumaka” (“The Call of the Toad”) based in frames of which he has produced a great on the Gunter Grass novel. His latest number of important films, among them movie is a polish-german co production the work of his friend, the late Krzysztof “Piggies” (2009). Kieslowski. (in 1993-94 co-produced his trilogy “Three Coulours: Blue. White. Red”). Has served as President of FERA (Federation Filip Bajon born in 1947, Polish film and Europeenne des Realisateurs de Audiovisuel) theatre director, screenwriter, novelist. and Eurovisioni. Since 1992 professor Dean of the Directing Department of the of Silesian University in Katowice. Member National Film School in Łódź. Graduated of Polish PEN-Club. Doctor Honoris Causa in Law and Directing at the National Film of WGIK Moscow, The National University School in Łódź. His most famous movies of Drama and Cinematography are “Aria for an Athlete”, “Daimler-Benz Limousine”, “Poznań 56”, “Shilly-Shally”. Bruno Aleksander Kieć born in 1964. professor Waldemar Swierzy. Since Animator of culture, writer and poet. 1977 he has designed over 1000 posters Co-foundator of the Yet Living Poets printed both in Poland and abroad. Filmowa Gora Association (Stowarzyszenie Jeszcze He is also an author of numerous book Żywych Poetów) and the University of illustrations, drawings for magazines, Poetry in Zielona Góra. Between 1991- artwork for CD booklets. He is also 1994 the chairman of the Cultural a TV and theatre stage designer Association Die Hulle (Stowarzyszenie as well as a screenwriter. Kulturalne Die Hulle). Together with Jacek In 1986 he started co-operation with Katos Katarzyński from Sky Piastowskie various magazines as their artistic Group, co-organizator of Art Zine Gallery. director. For several years he was Between 1996-1999 program coordinator “Playboy” Polish Edition Art Director. and participant in Polish-German Literary In 1989 he became involved in Ship (Polsko-Niemiecki Statek Literacki) advertising business, without giving in Lubuskie Region. In 1996 he founded up his individual development as “Roses for Lucienne” - music and artistic a graphic designer. He is KreacjaPro club, now one of the notable place of Company owner and Creative Director. animation of culture in region. Since 2006 Andrzej Pagowski had numerous chairman of Foundation for Cultural individual exhibitions in Poland and all Development “Combine of Culture”. over the world. He received several During all those years he created and dozens Polish and international awards, organized many artistic projects “the among which there are the most European Garden of Arts (Europejskie esteemed awards in the International Ogrody Sztuki) which includes such Competition The Best TV and Film Poster subprojects as: Film Festival “Film in Los Angeles and first prizes in the Mountain”, Jazz Festival “Rose Jazz Chicago International Film Poster Festival”, Rock Festival “Rock by Night” Competition. Recently he received and many more. Awarded for artistic many awards for his achievements and cultural activites as Notable in the field of advertising. There are Supporter of Culture by Minister of Cul- numerous prizes for advertising ture. achievements in recent years as well. Andrzej Pagowski born in 1953. He graduated from the Academy of Fine in Poznan, Faculty of Poster Design under Krzysztof Zanussi Filip Bajon Robert Gliński Andrzej Pagowski Bruno Aleksander Kieć Independent Film Festival/ Film poster exhibition/ Famous Polish Directors Film Screenings as well as talks by directors themselves Media partners: Media Sponsors: by: Organised Foreign partners: Foreign www.3-group.eu 3group Slawomir Lukuc by: Designed Filmowa Gora Filmowa presents: Scotland Art Polish for