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New Polish Feature Films 2009 New Polish Feature Films 2009 1 Introduction Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, With great pleasure we present you the latest catalogue of recent Polish film productions to be seen in cinemas in 2009. Last year’s Polish Film Festival in Gdynia generated great optimism, we are deeply convinced now that the Polish films are becoming increasingly better in every aspect, thanks to their diversity, originality, and excellent production workmanship. Some of them tell universal stories. I deeply believe that the film is the artistic domain and part of our national heritage which best represents Poland abroad. I am also convinced that the Polish film industry, with its potential and capacity, is still lacking its due recognition and appreciation by the international film community. The Polish Film Institute hopes to change this in 2009. Agnieszka Odorowicz Director, Polish Film Institute The landmark changes in the Polish film industry which have occurred following the establishment of the Polish Film Institute in 2006, are entwined with the fate of my second film. The film “Tricks” was submitted to the first Institute’s session which inaugurated the modern system of supporting film production. This gave me an unprecedented opportunity to observe these changes, or even participate in them on a number of occasions. In my opinion, some extraordinary films created in that period, especially those with uncompromising artistic values and with apparent personal imprints, decide about the strength of the present Polish cinema. The list comprises of both the films by young filmmakers, e.g. “33 Scenes from Life” by Małgorzata Szumowska, as well as the old-school master directors, e.g. “Four Nights with Anna” by Jerzy Skolimowski. Representing the Polish cinema abroad gives reasons for pride, so I feel particularly privileged and happy about “Tricks” being selected as a Polish entry for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Andrzej Jakimowski director We cherish a long-established and distinguished tradition; Polish Film School of the 50s, and the art cinema of 70s and 80s are the trademarks of the Polish cinema. In the recent decades this historic perspective has dominated our perception and thoughts of the cinema, today however we witness its reassessment. The current changes are particularly marked with the documentary films with which young filmmakers win audiences and reap laurels all over the world yet again. I do believe that we enter the period of the first significant successes also in the feature film category. The youngest generation of directors has just set out to make their feature-length debuts. We will learn very soon how their passion and sensitivity will outline new horizons of the Polish cinema. I do personally believe that some of them will reach the peaks of artistic success. Certainly, a major role in this achievement will be played by the Polish Film Institute the position of which as a patron of young art cannot be overestimated. Michał Kwieciński producer and director New Polish Feature Films 2009 3 Film Associations & Organisations Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Department of State Patronage Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Departament Mecenatu Państwa Poland, 00-071 Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17 phone +48 22 421 05 12 e-mail [email protected] National Film Archive Filmoteka Narodowa Poland, 02-595 Warsaw, Puławska 61 phone +48 22 845 50 74 fax +48 22 646 53 73 e-mail [email protected] www.fn.org.pl The Association of Polish Filmmakers Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich Poland, 00-068 Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 7 phone +48 22 556 54 40, +48 22 845 51 32 fax +48 22 845 39 08 e-mail [email protected] www.sfp.org.pl National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers Krajowa Izba Producentów Audiowizualnych Poland, 00-724 Warsaw, Chełmska 21, bld. 28 C phone +48 22 840 59 01 www.kipa.pl Telewizja Polska – Film Agency Telewizja Polska – Agencja Filmowa Poland, 00-999 Warsaw, Woronicza 17 phone +48 22 547 81 67, +48 22 547 67 32 fax +48 22 547 42 25 www.tvp.pl Media Desk Poland Media Desk Polska Poland, 00-724 Warsaw, Chełmska 19/21, apt. 229 phone/fax +48 22 851 10 74 e-mail [email protected] [email protected] www.mediadeskpoland.eu 4 New Polish Feature Films 2009 The Polish Film Institute was established and launched its activities in September 2005; with its creation a new cutting edge system of endorsing the national cinematography has been introduced in Poland. One of the most important features of this system is its comprehensiveness, which means providing support at all stages of the film production, and then promoting the film among potential audiences not only in Poland but also abroad. The Polish Film Institute co-finances the productions undertaken by the Polish film industry at various stages which include project development, production, promotion and distribution and finally disseminating the cinema culture and fostering professional development of filmmakers. Furthermore, one of the most important tasks for the Institute is to promote the Polish cinema abroad. In 2008 Polish films were presented at more than 260 international and Polish film festivals, including the most prominent ones in Berlin, Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Venice, Locarno, Toronto, Tokio, Pusan. They have received over 70 international awards. The Institute supported these films financially, but more importantly, promoted them by organizing film shows, concerts, conferences and meetings with film makers and actors. After establishment of the Polish Film Institute, the international participation in the Polish film productions has increased ten times. In 2008 Polish Film Institute has supported over 150 Polish and international productions (features, documentaries, animation) with the amount of over 20 M EUR, including the films produced by Lars von Tier, Sergey Dvortsevoy, Jerzy Skolimowski and Agnieszka Holland. The Polish Film Institute has branded the Polish cinema with a legible trademark. Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Polish Film Institute Director Agnieszka Odorowicz adress Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23, 00-071 Warsaw, Poland phone [+48 22] 42 10 518 fax [+48 22] 42 10 241 e-mail [email protected] website www.pisf.pl New Polish Feature Films 2009 5 Film Festivals in Poland (selected) 34 th Polish Film Festival 34. Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych Gdynia, September 14-19, 2009 contact Organizational Office Pomorska Fundacja Filmowa Armii Krajowej 24 81-372 Gdynia, Poland phone +48 58 621 15 09 fax +48 58 621 15 83 e-mail [email protected] www.festiwalgdynia.pl 6th Planete Doc Review World's Festival of Feature Long Documentary Films 6. Festiwal Światowego Filmu Dokumentalnego Warsaw, May 8-17, 2009 contact Against Gravity Widok 5/7/9 00-023 Warsaw, Poland phone +48 22 828 10 70 e-mail [email protected] www.docreview.pl 49 th Krakow Film Festival 49. Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy Krakow, May 29-June 4, 2009 contact office Morawskiego 5, apt. 434, 30-102 Krakow, Poland phone/fax +48 12 294 69 45 e-mail [email protected] www.kff.com.pl 28 th Festival of Film Debuts “The Young and Cinema” 28. Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych “Młodzi i Film” Koszalin, June 16-20, 2009 contact programme office Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich Krakowskie Przedmieście 7 00-068 Warsaw, Poland phone +48 22 556 54 55, +48 22 556 54 57 fax +48 22 845 39 08 e-mail [email protected] festival office Centrum Kultury 105 in Koszalin e-mail [email protected] www.mif.org.pl 6 New Polish Feature Films 2009 film festivals 38 th International Film Festival – Lubuskie Film Summer 38. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy – Lubuskie Lato Filmowe Łagów, June 21-28, 2009 contact Klub Kultury Filmowej Kazimierza Wielkiego 21 65-047 Zielona Góra, Poland phone/fax +48 68 325 59 84, +48 68 452 97 62 e-mail [email protected] www.llf.pl 9th Era New Horizons International Film Festival 9. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Era Nowe Horyzonty Wrocław, July 23 – August 2, 2009 contact Era New Horizons IFF c/o Gutek Film Zamenhofa 1 00-153 Warsaw, Poland phone +48 22 536 92 00, fax +48 22 831 06 63 e-mail [email protected] press office e-mail [email protected] www.eranowehoryzonty.pl 25 th Warsaw Film Festival 25. Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy October 9-18, 2009 entry deadline: June 15, 2009 Warsaw Competition 1-2 Competition Free Spirit Documentary Competition Short Competition contact Warsaw Film Foundation p.o. box 816 PL-00-950 Warsaw 1, Poland phone/fax +48 22 621 46 47, +48 22 621 62 68 e-mail [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.wff.pl 5th Cent East Market Warsaw October, 14-18, 2009 www.centeast.eu 17 th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage 17. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Autorów Zdjęć Filmowych Camerimage Łódź, November 28 – December 5, 2009 contact Fundacja TUMULT Rynek Nowomiejski 28 87-100 Toruń, Poland phone +48 56 621 00 19 fax +48 56 652 21 97 e-mail [email protected], [email protected] www.camerimage.pl New Polish Feature Films 2009 7 Film Schools in Poland (selected) The National Film Television & Theatre School Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa Telewizyjna i Teatralna Poland, 90-323 Łódź, Targowa 61/63 phone +48 42 634 58 20 fax +48 42 674 81 39 e-mail [email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl University of Silesia The Radio & Television Department of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s name Uniwersytet Śląski, Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Poland, 40-955 Katowice, Bytkowska 1 B phone +48 32 258 24 28, +48 32 258 70 11, +48 32 258 70 70 fax +48 32 258 24 28 www.us.edu.pl Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy Poland, 00-724 Warsaw, Chełmska 21, bld.