New Polish Films 2006

New Polish Films 2006 1 2 New Polish Films 2006 It is my great pleasure to present, on behalf of the Polish Film Institute, this up-to-date catalogue of new Polish films. I am convinced that this exhaustive survey of modern Polish cinema is a better invitation to collaboration than any words could be. Here you will discover the number and range of movies being made in modern day and the extent of talent and resources behind them. This publication also provides you with useful information about the film industry in Poland, including the most important address: that of the Polish Film Institute. You are always welcome - filmmakers, producers, buyers, journalists - to get professional guidance and information about Polish film and movie making in Poland, a country with modern film legislation, attractive locations, an extensive pool of talent in all film professions - the right place for your next co-production project.

Agnieszka Odorowicz General Director Polish Film Institute

It’s been over a half of century since I started making films in Poland. During the course of those years, I have witnessed great triumphs but likewise painful falls in our cinematography. I have seen international successes as well as periods of almost complete absence from the world scene. Today, I look with great joy as Polish filmmakers - both my more experienced collegues and most importantly - the younger genaration, have been granted an opportunity which not only enables them to make movies but will also enable those movies to be shown to international audiences. This is possible thanks to the new film legislation in Poland. I am sure we - the filmmakers, will be able to take advantage of it and Polish cinematography will be talked about all over the world, the way it used to be. This catalogue of new Polish films is a great testimony to these prospects.

Andrzej Wajda

Poland is a country exceptionally rich in talented filmmakers, a country with tradition and experience. It is simply the best suited country in the region to expand its own film production as well as to provide various services in this area to others. What was missing, until recently, were the right financial and organizational structures of cinematography. But now these things will be provided for, thanks to the newly passed Act of Cinematography and the recently founded Polish Film Institute. So, the future belongs to us, the filmmakers...

Agnieszka Holland

New Polish Films 2006 3 Film Associations & Organisations

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Film and Audiovisual Media Department Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Departament Filmu i Mediów Audiowizualnych

ul. Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie 15/17 00-071 Warszawa phone (+48 22) 421 04 62 fax (+48 22) 826 74 89 e-mail [email protected]

National Film Archive Filmoteka Narodowa

ul. Pu∏awska 61 02-595 Warszawa phone (+48 22) 845 50 74 fax (+48 22) 646 53 73 e-mail [email protected]

National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers Krajowa Izba Producentów Audiowizualnych

ul. Jaracza 2 00-378 Warszawa phone/fax (+48 22) 622 24 44-47 e-mail [email protected] website www.kipa.pl

The Association of Polish Filmmakers Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich

ul. Pu∏awska 61 02-595 Warszawa phone (+48 22) 845 51 32 fax (+48 22) 845 39 08 e-mail [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] website www.sfp.org.pl

Polish Television - Film Agency - Agencja Filmowa

ul. Woronicza 17 00-999 Warszawa phone (+48 22) 547 81 67; 547 67 32 fax (+48 22) 547 42 25

4 New Polish Films 2006 Poland is the right place for your film

Polish Film Institute (PISF) is the newest film institute in Europe, established in 2005 in accordance with the new cinematography law, passed by Polish Parliament. It is set up similarly to the mechanisms of film industry support existing in many European countries.

Poland has a long tradition of quality filmmaking, marked by names of directors like , , and Krzysztof Kieslowski. Their accomplishments set the standards of excellence which are being followed the new generation of Polish filmmakers. Polish Film Institute is there to help them to make their films to be known internationally, and to help Polish cinema to restore and maintain its traditional position in the world.

The Institute’s principal task is to provide the Polish film industry with the modern mechanism of support – from the development of projects, production, promotion, distribution and circulation of Polish and European films. We support films from concept to screen, with particular emphasis on international co-productions.

The Institute’s tasks are as follows:

To create conditions for the development of Polish film production and international co-production; To inspire and support the development of all types of Polish film creativity, in particular artistic films, including the development of film projects and the production and distribution of such films; To support activities aimed at creating conditions for common access to the heritage of Polish, European and world film art; To support film debuts and the artistic development of young filmmakers; To promote Polish film internationally; To subsidise the enterprises in the field of development film projects, film production, distribution of films and dissemination of films; To support the upkeep of film archives.

The Polish Film Institute welcomes all foreign partners – producers, distributors and filmmakers alike – interested in all forms of collaboration with the Polish film industry. We shall provide you with all the necessary information and guidance regarding Poland, its film potential, legal regulations, locations and help to find the film professionals to collaborate with as well as potential partners for coproductions.

Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Polish Film Institute General Director Agnieszka Odorowicz address ul. Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie 21/23, 00-071 Warszawa, Poland phone [+48 22] 42 10 518 fax [+48 22] 42 10 241 e-mail [email protected] website www.pisf.pl

Sponsor of PISF:

New Polish Films 2006 5 Film Schools in Poland (selected)

The National Film Television & Theatre School Paƒstwowa Wy˝sza Szko∏a Filmowa Telewizyjna i Teatralna ul. Targowa 61/63 90-323 ¸ódê phone (+48 42) 634 58 20 fax (+48 42) 674 81 39 e-mail [email protected] website www.filmschool.lodz.pl

University of Silesia, The Radio & Television Department of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s name Uniwersytet Âlàski, Wydzia∏ Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa KieÊlowskiego ul. Bytkowska 1 B 40-955 phone (+48 32) 258 24 28, 258 70 11, 258 70 70 fax (+48 32) 258 24 28 website www.us.edu.pl

Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing Mistrzowska Szko∏a Re˝yserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy ul. Che∏mska 21 00-724 Warszawa phone (+48 22) 851 10 56, 851 10 67 phone/fax (+48 22) 851 10 57 e-mail [email protected] website www.wajdaschool.pl

Warsaw Film School School of Art under the patronage of Minister of Culture and National Heritage Warszawska Szko∏a Filmowa Policealna Szko∏a Artystyczna pod patronatem Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego ul. Âwieradowska 43 02-662 Warszawa phone/fax (+48 22) 543 55 99 mobil (+48) 691 490 171 e-mail [email protected] [email protected] website www.szkolafilmowa.pl

Polish Film Festival

31th Polish Film Festival 31. Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych Gdynia, September 11-16, 2006

contact phone (+48 58) 621 15 09 Pomorska Fundacja Filmowa fax (+48 58) 621 15 83 ul. Armii Krajowej 24 e-mail [email protected] 81-372 Gdynia website www.fpff.pl Poland

6 New Polish Films 2006 International Film Festivals in Poland (selected)

14th International Film Festival of 6th Era New Horizons the Art of Cinematography Camerimage International Film Festival 14. Mi´dzynarodowy Festiwal 6. Mi´dzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Autorów Zdj´ç Filmowych Camerimage Era Nowe Horyzonty Lodz, November 25 – December 2, 2006 Wroc∏aw, July 20-30, 2006

contact contact Fundacja TUMULT Era New Horizons IFF, c/o Gutek Film ul. Rynek Nowomiejski 28 ul. Zamenhofa 1 87-100 Toruƒ 00-153 Warszawa Poland Poland phone (+48 56) 621 00 19 phone (+48 22) 536 92 00 fax (+48 56) 652 21 97 fax (+48 22) 635 20 01 e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] [email protected] press office e-mail [email protected] website www.camerimage.pl visitor service e-mail [email protected] website www.eranowehoryzonty.pl

46th Cracow Film Festival 36th International Film Festival – 46. Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy Lubuskie Film Summer – ¸agów International Competition 36. Mi´dzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy – National Competition Lubuskie Lato Filmowe – ¸agów Kraków, May 30 – Juni 4, 2006 ¸agów, July 2-9, 2006

contact contact Krakowska Fundacja Filmowa Klub Kultury Filmowej ul. Pychowicka 7 ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 21 30-364 Kraków 65-047 Zielona Góra Poland Poland office ul. Morawskiego 5, apt. 437 phone/fax (+48 68) 325 59 84 30-102 Kraków (+48 68) 452 97 62 Poland e-mail [email protected] phone/fax (+48 12) 294 69 45 website www.llf.pl e-mail [email protected] website www.cracowfilmfestival.pl

22th International FilmFest 25th Festival of Film Debuts 22. Warszawski Mi´dzynarodowy “The Young and Cinema” Festiwal Filmowy 25. Koszaliƒski Festiwal Debiutów October 6-15, 2006 Filmowych „M∏odzi i Film” Application deadline for films is June 15, 2006 Koszalin, Juni 20-24, 2006

contact contact Warszawska Fundacja Filmowa Miejski OÊrodek Kultury p.o. box 816 ul. Zwyci´stwa 105 00-950 Warszawa 1 75-001 Koszalin Poland Poland e-mail [email protected] phone (+48 94) 347 57 00 website www.wff.pl fax (+48 94) 342 26 12 festival director e-mail [email protected] website www.mlodziifilm.pl

New Polish Films 2006 7 Awards and Honors received by Polish films at international film festivals in 2005 Feature / Acting award in the supporting actor category for Marek Walczewski at the Stozhary International Holiday Weekend / D∏ugi weekend Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine director Robert Gliƒski Symmetry / Symetria director Konrad Niewolski / The Silver Plaque Award for TV comedy, International TV Awards / Best film award at the Durango International Film / The Golden Casket Award for best screenplay (in Festival, USA the TV feature film category) at the 30th / Directing award at the International Film Festival in International TV Film Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria RiverRun, USA / Acting award for Arkadiusz Detmer at the My Nikifor / Mój Nikifor director Krzysztof Krauze International Film Festival in RiverRun, USA

/ Grand Prix, the Crystal Globe at the International The Third / Trzeci director Jan Hryniak Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic / The Crystal Globe for best director at the / Platinum Award for best actor (Marek Kondrat) at International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech the International Film Festival in Viareggio, Italy Republic / The Crystal Globe for best actress (Krystyna Tomorrow’s Weather / Pogoda na jutro Feldman) at the International Film Festival in Karlovy director Vary, Czech Republic / “Don Quichote”, International Federation of Film / Grand Prix at the International Golden Knight Film Clubs award Festival in Chelyabinsk, Russia / Grand Prix for Krystyna Feldman at the International / Award for best music score at the Golden Knight Actors Festival in Kiev, Ukraine – Stozhary 2005 Film Festival in Chelyabinsk, Russia / The Best Actress Award for Krystyna Feldman at the Cinemanila International Film Festival, Manila, Torn / Zerwany director Jacek Filipiak Philippines / The FIPRESCI Prize at the 18th Panorama of / The Grand Prize for the young filmmaker at the European Cinema, , Greece International Film festival in Gwangju, South Korea / Grand Prix, the “Golden Hugo” at the 41th International Film Festival in Chicago, USA Warsaw / Warszawa director Dariusz Gajewski / The Silver Hugo Award for best Actor (Roman Gancarczyk) at the International Film Festival in / The Platinum REMI Award in the feature film Chicago, USA category at the 38th International Film Festival in / The Best Actress Award for Krystyna Feldman at the Houston, USA 50th International Valladolid Film Festival, Spain / The Special Jury Prize at the “Baltic Debuts” / The Best Actress Award for Krystyna Feldman at the International Film Festival in Svietlogorsk, Russia 4th International Film Festival in Pune, India (2006) / Krzysztof KieÊlowski Prize for the best european The Wedding / Wesele film at 28th International Film Festival Denver, USA director Wojciech Smarzowski

Pitbull / Pitbull director Patryk Vega / The Special Jury’s Honorable Mention for “East of the West” at the 40th International Film Festival in / Directing Award at the “Youth and Film” Film Festival Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic in Koszalin, Poland / Acting Award for Marcin Dorocinski at the “Youth The Welts / Pr´gi director Magdalena Piekorz and Film” Film Festival in Koszalin, Poland / Special Citation Award at XV Courmayeur Noir / The Silver Knight Award at the Golden Knight Film Festival, Italy Festival in Chelyabinsk, Russia / Grand Prix and the Audience Choice Award at the Queen of Clouds / Królowa chmur “Trinec Summer” Film Festival, Trinec, Czech director Rados∏aw Piwowarski Republic / The Bronze REMI Award in the TV film category at Your Name is Justine / Masz na imi´ Justine the 38th International film Festival in Houston, USA director Franco de Peña

Stranger / Ono director Ma∏gorzata Szumowska / Award for cinematography for Arkadiusz Tomiak at the International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada / Nomination for the European Academy of Film Art Award for Malgorzata Szumowska in the Zhoorek / ˚urek director Ryszard Brylski “Discovery of the Year” category / Directing award at the “goEast” Film Festival (films / Directing award in the Young Genaration Category from Eastern and Central Europe) in Wiesbaden, at the International Dubrovnik Film Festival, Croatia Germany / The Bronze Griffon Award/the Grand Prix at the / Acting award in the non-professional actress Giffoni International Children’s Film Festival, Italy category for Malgorzata Bela at the Stozhary / The Golden Eagle Award at the Los Angeles Polish International Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA

8 New Polish Films 2006 Documentary

Marcinek / Marcinek director Mariusz Malec A Bird’s Eye View / Co czuje bocian? director Katarzyna Maciejko-Kowalczyk / The Children’s Jury Prize at the 10th Film Festival for Children, Mexico City, Mexico / The Platinum REMI Award in the category “documentary: family matters” at the 38th On the Edges / Na kraw´dziach International Film Festival in Houston, USA director Monika Górska

Children of Leningradsky / / Golden REMI Award in the category “documentary: Dzieci z Leningradzkiego family matters” at the 38th International Film Festival, directors Andrzej Celiƒski, Hanna Polak Houston, USA

/ Special Award for Andrzej Celiƒski and Hanna Rat in a Crown / Szczur w koronie Polak “Ale Kino!” International Film Festival for director Jacek B∏awut Children, Poznaƒ, Poland / Award for the best documentary film at the / Lubuskie Film Summer’s Grape and the Polish- International Film Festival, Manila, Philippines German Cooperation Fund’s special prize for the / The Major of Olomouc Award and Student Award best non-fiction Polish film, ¸agów for Andrzej Celiƒski i Hanna Polak at the Academy Film Festival, Olomouc, Czech Republic Repetition / Powtórzenie / International Documentary Association (IDA) Award director Artur ˚mijewski in the category: short documentary film / Grand Prize at KunstFilm Biennale Cologne, Grandpa / Praszczur director Miros∏aw Dembiƒski Germany

/ Special Jury Prize and Audience Award at 23¯me A Split or Gombro in / Festival International du Film de Vol Libre, St. Hilaire Rozdarcie, czyli Gombro w Berlinie du Touvet, France director Wies∏aw Saniewski / Best Director Award at 5th Sliven International Mountain Film Festival, Bulgaria / Golden Remi Award for a documentary film at the / Best Film at Mountain Film Festival – World Tour, 38th International Film Festival, Houston, USA Banff, USA / “Judges Choice”, and special mention in the Teaspoon for Life / ¸y˝eczka ˝ycia category Mountain Adventure at Kendal Mountain director Micha∏ Nekanda-Trepka Film Festival, England / Bronze Medal at the “Man in the World” I Am with You / Jestem director Maciej Adamek International Film Festival, Stokholm, Sweden / Second prize at the 2nd HA-MOTIV HA-JEHUDI / Best film at the DocuDays Beirut Documentary Film International Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland Festival, Liban / Gold Award at the Roshd International Film Festival, Tomek W. / Tomek W. director Anna Wi´ckowska Iran / Commended at the International Film Festival, Life to Live / ˚ycie przed tobà Chelabinsk, Russia director Maciej Adamek We all’re made of Coal / / The National Geographic award for the best Wszyscy jesteÊmy z w´gla documentary film at the FlickerFest International director Tomasz Wiszniewski Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia / Silver Medal at the “Man in the World” / The “Gates of Freedom” award at the International International Documentary Film Festival, Stokholm, Festival, Gdansk, Poland Sweden / Commended at the “Divisions of Europe” / The Audience Award at the International Short Film International Days of Documentary Films, Lublin, Festival, Dawson, Canada Poland / The Jury Prize at the International Short Film / Silver Plaque Award in the social and political Festival, Isfahan, Iran document category at the Chicago International TV / The Best Document at the 27th International Awards. Children Film Festival Chicago, USA Wide Tracks / Szerokie tory Like a Butterfly / Jak motyl director Ewa Pi´ta director Barbara W∏odarczyk

/ Silver Plaque for a documentary film in the Chicago / Gold Plaque in the education/documentary series International Television Awards competition category at the Chicago International Television / Award for a documentary at the International Film Awards competition Festival in Calgary, USA / Award at the International Documentary and Anthropological Film Festival in Parnu, Estonia / Bronze Medal at the International Documentary Film Festival, Stokholm, Sweden

New Polish Films 2006 9 Short Student Films The Wooden Dog / Drewniany pies Melodrama / Melodramat director Andrzej Maleszka director Filip Marczewski / The Bronze Cairo Award at the International / Commended at the Short Film Festival, Prague, Children’s Film Festival, Cairo, Egypt Czech Republic Czechy / Children’s Jury Prize at the International Children’s / Award at the “Youth” Festival, Kiev, Ukraine Film Festival, Cairo, Egypt / Commended at the student film festival at VGIK, / ROCKIE award in the “children’s programmes” Moscow, Russia category at the International Film and TV show / Special Prize at the MFF Mediaschool, Lodz, Poland Festival, Banff, Canada / Grand Prix at the festival in St. Louis, USA (best / Grand Prix / Prix Danube prize in the “Fiction” short film in the international competition) category at the 18th International Television Film and Children’s Programmes Festival, Bratislava, Gerszom / Gerszom director Jacek Podgórski Slovakia

/ Award for the best short student film at the International Film Festival in Chelabinsk, Russia Other Awards

Tomorrow / Jutro director Leiv Igor Devold / Jan A. P. Kaczmarek received an Academy Award for best original music score in “Finding Neverland” / Second prize for a short film at the Next Reel (dir. Marc Forster) International Student Film Festival, New York, USA / The British film “My Summer of Love” directed by Animation Polish-born Pawel Pawlikowski received the BAFTA Award for the best British Film

Alas / Niestety director Mariusz Wilczyƒski / Andrzej Seweryn received the highest French national award, LÈgion d’honneur, in 2005. / Commended in the animated film category in the International TV Awards competition / Pawel Edelman received one of the Hollywood Film Fallen Art / Sztuka spadania Awards, “The Cinematographer of the Year”. director Tomasz Bagiƒski / Director Tadeusz Wilkosz received the Minister of / Shortlisted in the Short Animated Film category, Culture Award for lifetime achievement and USA outstanding achievement in children’s cinema at the / Jury Honors – FF Siggraph Los Angeles, USA 15th International Children’s Film Festival in Cairo, / Golden Nica – Prix Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Egypt. Austria / Animago Award – Stuttgart, Germany / Andrzej Wajda received the Honorary Golden / Youth Oscar Animation – Dresden Film Festival, Bear award for lifetime achievement at the Germany International Film Festival in Berlin. / Best Animated Short – Amzac 2005, Arizona Film Festival, USA / Best Animated Short – Beverly Hills Film Festival, USA / Best Animated Short – Bitfilm Festival, Germany / Grand Prix – Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival – International Digital / Grand Prix MFF Tirana, Albania / Grand Prix MFF Krótkometra˝owych Teheran, Iran / BAFTA nomination – The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (2000)

Ichthys / Ichthys director Marek Skrobecki

/ Awarded in the category: Independent Short Film Competitions at the International Animated Film Festival, Ottava

For Children Ice Mountain / Lodowa góra director Robert Tur∏o

/ Golden World Medal in the children’s programmes category at the 48th New York Festival, USA

10 New Polish Films 2006 Feature Films

New Polish Films 2006 11 feature films After the Season / Po sezonie

director Janusz Majewski screenplay Janusz Majewski director of photography Witold Adamek art director Janusz Majewski set decorator Zofia Nasierowska costume design Anna Kwapiƒska film editor Milenia Fiedler sound design Stefan Chomnicki cast Leon Niemczyk (Leon Kos), Magdalena Cielecka (Emilia “Imeila” Or∏owska), Ewa WiÊniewska (Mrs Rita), Ma∏gorzata Socha (Dasia), Zbigniew Buczkowski (Hubert), Ewa Awramik (pharmacist), Jan Barszcz (policeman) produced by Close Up Sp. z o.o. co-produced by Documentary and Feature Film Studio, ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 840 18 86, e-mail [email protected], Film Production Agency (co-financing) producers Witold Adamek, W∏odzimierz Niderhaus production manager Tadeusz Drewno distributed by Kino Âwiat International, ul. Belwederska 20/22, 00-762 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 840 68 01-05, fax (+48 22) 840 68 06, e-mail [email protected] world sales open Betacam, color, 80’, Poland 2005

A small inn at the Mazurian Lakes is not a busy place in January. The owner agrees to rent a room to a young woman who comes there every year and is treated more like a family member than a guest. An elderly gentleman, the owner’s friend, comes there as well. A cross between a romantic relationship and friendship starts between the “off season” tourists...

Janusz Majewski was born in Lvov in 1931. He graduated from Krakow Polytechnic University, where he studied Architecture in 1955 and from Lodz Film School (Film Directing) in 1961. He began his career in the film industry as a production designer. In 1983-90 he was the Chairman on the Association of Polish Filmmakers’s Board of Directors; in 1987-91, he was a member of the Cinematography Committee. Since 2001 Majewski has been the President of the Council of ZAiKS (Association of Authors and Composers). He has also been a professor of film art at Lodz Film School. He received the Polonia Restituta Cross in 2001 and the “Star of Polish Television” award for his creative work in TV Theater and television in 2002. filmography as a director (selected) 1964: Avatar (Awatar, czyli zamiana dusz; the Chairman of Radio and TV Committee’s award; The FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival, Monte Carlo); 1966: The Lodger (Sublokator; award for best director and screenwriter at the International Film Festival, Panama; the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival, Mannheim); 1967: The Black Gown (Czarna suknia; the Golden Praha Award for best director at the International Film and Television Festival in Prague) 1968: The Position (Urzàd); 1969: A Murderer Who Stole the Murder (Zbrodniarz, który ukrad∏ zbrodni´); 1970: Lokis (Lokis; Grand Prix at the International Film Festival, Sitges; the Gold Medal at the International Film Festival, Venice); 1973: Jealousy and Medicine (ZazdroÊç i medycyna); Lost Night (Stracona noc); 1975: Hotel Pacific (Zakl´te rewiry; the directing award at the International Film Festival, Panama); 1977: The Case of Gorgonowa (Sprawa Gorgonowej); 1979: A Lesson in a Dead Language (Lekcja martwego j´zyka); 1982: Salty Rose (S∏ona ró˝a); 1985: The Daydream (Mrzonka; the Prix Futura Honorable Mention at the Festival of TV Films, Berlin ‘87); The Deserters (Dezerterzy); 1989: The Black Gorge (Czarny wàwóz); 1990: Moscow [in:] Napoleon (Moskwa [w:] Napoleon; TV series); 1994: The Devilish Education (Diabelska edukacja); 1998: Deserters’ Gold (Z∏oto Dezerterów); Habitation (Siedlisko).

12 New Polish Films 2006 feature films An Angel in Love / Zakochany anio∏ director Artur Wi´cek “Baron” screenplay Witold BereÊ, Artur Wi´cek “Baron” director of photography Piotr Trela music Grzegorz Turnau art director Ryszard Melliwa costume design Jolanta ¸agowska film editor Marek Klimaszewski sound design Marian Bogacki, Piotr Domaradzki cast Krzysztof Globisz (Giordano, the angel), Anna Radwan-Gancarczyk (Roma), Jerzy Trela (Szajbus), Janusz Gajos (Arsen Lupin), Marta Bizoƒ (Irenka Rajska), Tomasz Schimscheiner (Lubega, the angel), Rafa∏ Dziwisz (Lubega’s assistant), Sonia Bohosiewicz (Malutka), Bart∏omiej Âwiderski (Pawe∏), Andrzej Kozak (Raphael, the angel), Dorota Segda (Karioka), Kamil Bera (Karol) produced by BereÊ & Baron Media Productions, ul. Nowowiejska 5/7, 30-052 Kraków, phone (+48 12) 294 60 77, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 63 64, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Gremi Film Production SA; Kino Âwiat International sp. z o.o. executive producer BereÊ & Baron Media Productions producer Witold BereÊ production manager Piotr Uss Wàsowicz distributed by Kino Âwiat International, ul. Belwederska 20/22, 00-762 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 840 68 01-05, fax (+48 22) 840 68 06, e-mail [email protected] world sales BereÊ & Baron Media Productions 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo SR, 98’, Poland 2005

The main character of “Angel in Love” is the angel Giordano, who was in the prequel of this film, “Angel in Krakow”. After his friend Hanka’s death he continues to live in Krakow, take care of her son and help people. Giordano cannot return to heaven but he can always count on some discreet help from above. Every month he finds a wallet full of money and he also has a magical aerosol spray that can fix or heal what is broken or sick. But heaven has a limited budget and cannot contact the angel - no one is answering the phone up there and the aerosol spray is running out...

Artur Wi´cek “Baron” was born in 1967. Film director, screenwriter and producer. For many years he has been working for public television where he made the first series of “Conversations at the End of the Century” (Rozmowy na koniec wieku). Director of “A History of Philosophy in Highlanders’ Style” (Historia filozofii po góralsku) based on rev. J. Tischner’s writings. Co-screenwriter of television films “This House Is Haunted” (W tym domu straszy) and “This House Is Still Haunted” (W tym domu nadal straszy), and the author of the animated film “Kleofas in the World of Capitalism” (Kleofas w Êwiecie kapitalizmu), which explains the basic notions of economics. This film was awarded by the Foundation of Entrepreneurship. Baron has made a documentary titled “Goralenvolk” for Polish TV. His feature debut was “Angel in Krakow”. filmography 2002: Angel in Krakow (Anio∏ w Krakowie; the Jury Award for the best debut and for the best comedy PFF, Gdynia; nomination for the Polish Film Award Eagle in the “best film of the year” category).

New Polish Films 2006 13 feature films The Call of the Toad / Wró˝by kumaka

director Robert Gliƒski screenplay Pawe∏ Huelle, Cezary Harasimowicz, Klaus Richter based upon the novel by Günter Grass director of photography Jacek Petrycki music Richard G. Mitchell art director Robert Czesak, Jochen Schumacher costume design Anna Kiljaƒska, Bea Gossmann film editor Krzysztof Szpetmaƒski sound design Gregor Voigt cast Krystyna Janda (Aleksandra Piàtkowska), Matthias Habich (Alexander Reschke), Dorothea Walda (Erna), Udo Samel (Vielbrand), Marek Kondrat (Marczak), Mareike Carriere (Johanna), Joachim Król (Karau), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Bieroƒski), Aleksandra Kisio (Iwonka), Krzysztof Globisz (Wróbel), Miros∏aw Baka (mechanic) produced by Filmcontract Ltd, ul. Che∏mska 21, bld. 3, apt. 106, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 841 65 91, 840 22 78; Ziegler Film GmbH & Co., KG – Regina Ziegler, Neue Kantstrasse 14, 14057 Berlin (Germany), e-mail [email protected] co produced by Zieglerfilm Köln, Film and Music Entertainment Ltd. Degeto Film GmbH, Polish Television, Kino Âwiat, City of Gdaƒsk executive producer Hartmut Köhler producers Henryk Romanowski, Regina Ziegler production managers Ma∏gorzata Jurczak, Gregori Winkowski distributed by Kino Âwiat, ul. Belwederska 20/22, 00-762 Warsaw, e-mail [email protected] world sales Telepool GmbH München, Sonnenstrasse 21, D-80 331 Munich (Germany), fax (+49 89) 55 876 188, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo SR, 99’, Poland – Germany 2005

He - Alexander, a German born in Gdansk, living in Germany. She - Aleksandra, a Polish woman, born in Vilnius, living in Gdansk. He left Gdansk in 1945; She left Vilnius also in 1945. They did not simply go away, they were exiled. They meet each other in Gdansk in 1989, when Alexander comes back after an absence of more than 40 years. He was in the Hitlerjugend when he was very young; She was very active as a member of the ZMP, the Polish Youth Association. Between a mix of flirting and arguing they fall in love with each other. Both of them would like to contribute to the reconciliation of the two nations, Polish and German. They start the Polish- German Cemetery Society in order to give the dead the right to symbolically come back to their homelands.

Robert Gliƒski was born in 1952. He is a screenwriter and director. He is a graduate of Wroc∏aw Polytechnic (architecture) and of ¸ódê Film School (film directing). Gliƒski began his career as a director of documentaries. In 1983 he wrote and directed “Sunday Games” (Niedzielne igraszki). This film was banned for four years but its subsequent release gained audience and critics’ recognition. Robert Gliƒski also co-operates with numerous Warsaw theatres as well as with the TV Theatre. He was a member of the Committee of Cinematography from 1989 to 1991. selected filmography 1983: Sunday Games (Niedzielne igraszki; Journalists’ Award at PFF, Gdynia, 1987; FIPRESCI Award, Film Ducat, International Catholic Award at IFF in Mannheim 1987); 1985: Poisonous Plants (RoÊliny trujàce); 1988: Swan Song (¸ab´dzi Êpiew; award for directing at PFF, Gdynia); 1992: All That Really Matters (Wszystko, co najwa˝niejsze; Grand Prix - best film award as well as the Journalists’ Award at PFF, Gdynia; Peace Award at the Central and Eastern Europe Film Festival in Triest); 2001: Hi, Tereska (CzeÊç, Tereska, Grand Prix Golden Lions, Journalists’ Award, Audience Award at PFF, Gdynia; K. KieÊlowski Award at FF in Denver; special award at IFF in Karlovy Vary; Eagle - Polish Film Award: best directing, best screenplay in 2001; award for directing at IFF in Setubal; the Minister of Culture and Art Award for 2001)

14 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Chaos / Chaos

director Xawery ˚u∏awski screenplay Xawery ˚u∏awski director of photography Marian Prokop music Jan Komar art director Ma∏gorzata Mizieliƒska costume design Anna Englert film editor Bartek K´dzierski sound design Dariusz Tr´towicz produced by SPI International Polska, ul. Tyniecka 38 A, 02-621 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 854 03 37, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Polish Television, Film Production Agency (co-financing) producers Piotr Reisch, Radek StyÊ production manager Kama Jaƒczyk cast Maria Strzelecka (Mania), Marcin Brzozowski (Niki), S∏awoj J´drzejewski (S∏awek), Bolec (Blonde), Helena Sztyber (Marta), Anna Gryszkówna (Ania), Borys Szyc (Bald), Robert Sikorski (Franek), Magdalena Cielecka (Hanna von Broheim), Pawe∏ Wilczak (Er), Maciej Zabielski (Iron), Mariusz Bonaszewski (von Broheim), Wojciech Kowman (Great), Krzysztof Stroiƒski (Karol), Ireneusz Kozio∏ (father), Barbara So∏tysik (Kalinka) world sales SPI International Polska 35 mm, color, Dolby digital, 124’, Poland 2006

The European Economic Forum is starting in Warsaw. Anti-globalists announce that protests will take place. Niki, Blonde, Slawek and Mania, Blonde’s half-sister, are among them. Niki is an anarchist who wants to change the world. He is in love with Mania. Blonde would like to become a gangster. He likes Marta, who is trying to change her life. Slawek is a young lawyer who gets married but at the same time has a lover. Is he going to become a blackmailer? Generally speaking there is a lot of chaos...

Xawery ˚u∏awski is a director and screenwriter. He was born in Warsaw in 1971. He is a graduate of Lodz Film School (directing), where he made seven shorts shown at many film festivals such as Camerimage in Lodz, Kazimierz, Lagow and Mannheim. He has also directed commercials and worked as an assistant director and second director on feature films with Mariusz Grzegorzek and Artur Urbaƒski. ˚u∏awski has also made documentaries: “Bad Brains in Poland” (Bad Brains w Polsce), “Conversation” (Rozmowa), “Brain” (Mózg) and shorts: “King of Elves” (Król Elfów”) and “Mother Father” (Mama Tata). “Chaos” is ˚u∏awski’s feature debut.

New Polish Films 2006 15 feature films The Collector / Komornik

director Feliks Falk screenplay Grzegorz ¸oszewski director of photography Bartek Prokopowicz music Bart∏omiej Gliniak art director Anna Wunderlich costume design Ma∏gorzata Braszka film editor Krzysztof Szpetmaƒski sound design Maria Chilarecka- Barczyƒska cast Andrzej Chyra (Lucek), Ma∏gorzata Ko˝uchowska (Anna), Kinga Preis (Gosia), Marian Opania (Che∏st), Jan Frycz (Chudy), S∏awomir Orzechowski (WiÊniak), Marian Dzi´dziel (Horst), Grzegorz Wojdon (Jasiek Marczak, Lucek’s assistant), Mieczys∏aw Gràbka (the prosecutor) produced by Film Studio PERSPEKTYWA, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 845 54 94, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Canal+ Poland, ul. Kawalerii 5, 00-468 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 657 09 42, fax (+48 22) 657 77 30; Documentary and Feature Film Studio, ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 840 18 86; e-mail [email protected]; Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Film Studio PERSPEKTYWA producers Janusz Morgenstern, Jerzy Buchwald, Dorota Ostrowska-Orliƒska, Andrzej Serdiukow, Pawe∏ Mossakowski production manager Pawe∏ GabryÊ distribution by ITI Film Studio, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected] world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail: [email protected] 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo digital, 93’, Poland 2005

48 hours from the life of a ruthless debt collector. His despotism, nonchalant and arrogant attitude towards his debtors leads to tragic events. Later on he tries to repair the damage he caused but unfortunately his enemies take advantage of his previous behavior. Worse still, people he tries to compensate for his wrong doings will not help him either. His disillusionment initiates the process of internal transformation.

Feliks Falk born in 1941 in Stanis∏awów, is a film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. Falk is a graduate of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Art (faculty of graphic design and painting, 1966) and Lodz National Film School (directing). He once worked as a graphic designer at “Magazyn Polski”. Falk is the author of various theater, television and radio plays. He is the screenwriter of the films: “Casting” (Zdj´cia próbne), “Laureate” (Laureat), “The Big Run” (Wielki bieg), “Baritone” (Baryton; award for screenplay at the PFF in Gdaƒsk ‘85). Falk was a lecturer at the Lodz Film School and currently co-owns a production studio, Fokus Film. selected filmography 1975: Midsummer (W Êrodku lata; honorable mention at the San Remo International Film Festival); 1977: Top Dog (Wodzirej); 1979: Opportunity (Szansa; award for screenplay at the PFF Gdaƒsk, third prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Ecumenical Jury prize at Locarno); 1981: There was Jazz (By∏ jazz); 1984: The Idol (Idol); 1986: Hero of the Year (Bohater roku; Silver Lions - award for directing at the PFF in Gdaƒsk, the Jury’s special prize and the Soviet Filmmakers Award at the Moscow Film Festival); 1993: Illicit Act (Samowolka; award for directing at the PFF in Gdynia); 1994: Summer of Love (Lato mi∏oÊci); 1995: Far from Home (Daleko od siebie); 2000: Faces and Masques (Twarze i maski; TV series); 2005: A Short Story of a Certain Board [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (Krótka historia pewnej tablicy [w:] SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç).

16 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Cross-Way Cafe / Rozdro˝e Café director Leszek Wosiewicz screenplay Leszek Wosiewicz director of photography Andrzej Ramlau music Kazik Staszewski art director Aneta Suskiewicz-Majka costume design Monika Pop∏awska film editor Leszek Wosiewicz, Krzysztof Raczyƒski sound design Bart∏omiej Woêniak cast Robert Olech (GrzeÊ), Maria Pakulnis (mother), Jacek Rozenek (Matys), Dominika Markuszewska (Dusia), Piotr G∏owacki (Micha∏), Cezary ¸ukaszewicz (Irek), Miros∏aw Zbrojewicz (Gerard), Krzysztof Kolberger (senator), Agnieszka Krukówna (Katarzyna), Martyna Peszko (Mariola) produced by Odysey Films; Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Canal+ Poland, ul. Kawalerii 5, 00-468 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 657 09 42, fax (+48 22) 657 77 30; ITI Film Studio, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected]; Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Odysey Films, phone (+48) 501 866 467, e-mail [email protected] producers Maciej Karpiƒski, Andrzej Serdiukow, Pawe∏ Mossakowski, Marek Trojak, Ryszard Sibilski, Ma∏gorzata Retej, Leszek Wosiewicz production manager Roman Sawka distributed by ITI Cinema, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected] world sales open color, 35 mm, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo digital, 112’, Poland 2005

A contemporary story about a group of young, ambitious people from the countryside who commit a serious crime to improve their financial status. Musician Kazik Staszewski narrates the film, singing about people in doubt who try to find their way in a deceitful world devoid of ideals.

Leszek Wosiewicz was born in 1947 in RadomyÊl Wielkopolski. He is a film, stage and television director as well as a screenwriter. He has written several adaptations of foreign classical literature for the screen and stage. Wosiewicz graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, majoring in psychology (1975) and from Lodz Film School (1979), where he studied film directing. He was a faculty member at the Silesian University in Katowice and co-founded the Karol Irzykowski Film Studio. He has directed several documentaries. His film “Case of Herman Palacz” (Przypadek Hermana Palacza) received a prize at the Krakow Short Film Festival, the Head of Cinematography Award and the Grand Prize at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival. Wosiewicz’s film, “Breaking the Silence” (Prze∏amujàc cisz´) won the Certificate of Honor at the Krakow Short Film Festival in 2003. selected filmography 1980: The Taste of Water (Smak wody); 1982: Christmas Eve ‘81 (Wigilia ‘81); 1988: Kornblumenblau (Andrzej Munk Film Award, the Chairman of Cinematography Committee Award, Award for directing at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia); 1991: Cynga; 1997: House Chronicles (Kroniki domowe; Don Quichote - the Polish Federation of Film Clubs Award’s prize at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, nominations for the Polish Film Award Eagle in the “best screenplay” and “best director” categories); 2000-2001: Moves (Przeprowadzki; TV series, co-directing); 2005: Clinic of the Lonely Hearts (Klinika samotnych serc; TV show, co-directing, episodes 1-8).

New Polish Films 2006 17 feature films Destined for Blues / Skazany na bluesa

director Jan Kidawa-B∏oƒski screenplay Przemek Angerman, Jan Kidawa-B∏oƒski director of photography Grzegorz Kuczeriszka music D˝em art director Joanna Bia∏ousz costume design Ewa Krauze film editor Cezary Grzesiuk sound design Pawe∏ Fidala cast Tomasz Kot (Rysiek Riedel), Jolanta Fraszyƒska (Gola Riedel), Maciej Balcar (Indianer), Przemys∏aw Bluszcz (Leszek Martinek, D˝em’s manager), Adam Bauman (Jan Riedel, Rysiek’s father), Joanna Bartel (Krystyna Riedel, Rysiek’s mother), Anna Dymna (Mrs Polowa, Gola’s mother), Zbigniew Zamachowski (janitor), Marcin KwaÊny (college student), Barbara Majewska- ˚uromska (usherette), Miros∏aw Baka and members of the D˝em: Beno Otr´ba, Adam Otr´ba, Pawe∏ Berger, Jerzy Styczyƒski, Zbigniew Szczerbiƒski as themselves produced by Gambit Production sp. z o.o., ul. Przemys∏awa 7, 02-496 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 662 61 20, fax (+48 22) 667 75 80 co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 63 64, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Canal+, ul. Kawalerii 5, 00-468 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 657 09 42, fax (+48 22) 657 77 30; IF Max-Film; D˝em sp. c.; Sephia; Film Production Agency, Polish Script Agency (co-financing) executive producer Gambit Production Sp. z o.o. producers Jan Kidawa-B∏oƒski, Ma∏gorzata Kidawa-B∏oƒska production manager Zofia Wieczorek distributed by ITI Film Studio, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected] world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail: [email protected] 35 mm, color, Dolby stereo A-type, 101’, Poland 2005

It is a summer morning in Tychy, a small Silesian town, in the year 1993. Rysiek Riedel, the leader of the music group “D˝em”, takes off with his band for a concert in Warsaw. It happens to be a significant day and an exceptional concert in the life of the 37-year-old musician... “Destined for Blues” is a biography of Riedel, the legendary leader of the band “D˝em”. It is a story of an escape from the drab reality of communist Poland into the world of music and unfortunately, drugs. It is the portrait of a charismatic musician lost in a blind, deadly alley.

Jan Kidawa-B∏oƒski was born in 1953 in Chorzów. He is a director, screenwriter and film producer. He studied architecture at the Silesian Technical University, and later directing at the Moscow Film School. He graduated from Lodz Film School (Directing) in 1980. Kidawa-B∏oƒski collaborated with SILESIA Film Studio and after its dissolution with OKO and ZODIAK film studios. He was a co-owner and president of the Gambit Production Corporation Ltd., a company producing feature and documentary films, TV programs and commercials. Kidawa-B∏oƒski has been a member of the Cinematography Committee since 1990. He was the president of the Association of Polish Filmmakers from 1990 to 1994 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Independent Film and TV Producers Association from 1991 to 2001. filmography (as a director) 1984: Three Feet Above the Ground (Trzy kroki nad ziemià; the Wyspianski Award for the Young Artists; chairman of the Cinematography Committee Award); 1988: Men’s Business (M´skie sprawy); 1992: Memoirs Found in the Hunched Back (Pami´tnik znaleziony w garbie); 2000-05: Presbytery (Plebania, TV show, episodes: 400-405); 2003: Bao-bab (TV show, episodes: 1, 4-6, 8-10); 2005: Witches (Wiedêmy, TV show).

18 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Doubles / Dublerzy director Marcin Zi´biƒski screenplay Piotr Rossenberg adapted from the original version by Tomasz Wojtczuk director of photography Grzegorz Kuczeriszka, Marian Prokop (Sicily) music Maciej Zieliƒski art director Jacek Turewicz, Wojciech ˚oga∏a, Monika J´drzejewska (Sicily) costume design Katarzyna Dzier˝ykray-Morawska, Nika Jager (Sicily) film editor Robert Gryka sound design Maria Chilarecka, Mariusz Bielecki (Sicily) produced by Butterfly Film sp. z o. o., Al. Wilanowska 317, 02-665 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 853 00 17, e-mail [email protected] producers Krzysztof Dobosz, Tomasz Karaczewski, Jacek Wielgopolan executive producer Jacek Wielgopolan production manager Artur Zgadzaj, Jacek Lipski (Sicily) cast Andrzej Grabowski (Leon), Robert Gonera (Maks), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Góraj), Kayah (Maria), Bronis∏aw Wroc∏awski (don Luciano Gambini), Krystyna Feldman (grandmother Gambini), Magdalena Czerwiƒska (Sophia Gambini), Konrad Imiela (Antonio Gambini), Marek Perepeczko (don Corazzi), Krzysztof Kowalewski (officer Zadyma), Tadeusz Huk (agent Berkowitz), Krzysztof Kiersznowski (agent Konarski), Maria Pakulnis (manager Braun), Magdalena Rembacz (dr. Anna), Miros∏aw Zbrojewicz (Wiesiek), Jerzy Boƒczak (jail director) world sales Butterfly Film 35 mm, color, dolby digital SR, 118’, Poland 2006

“The Doubles” is a criminal comedy. Leon and Maks meet each other by chance and become friends. Bad luck follows them almost everywhere. After a while they get caught up in a dangerous plot involving the special police forces that are fighting the Sicilian family Gambini.

Marcin Zi´biƒski was born in 1967 in Gdaƒsk. He is a film director. Zi´biƒski is a graduate of the National Lodz Film School, where he studied film directing. filmography 1992: When Reason Sleeps (Kiedy rozum Êpi; Poland-France; Award for the best debut at the San Sebastian International Film Festival); 1993-1994: A Bank out of This World (Bank nie z tej ziemi; TV series); 1997: Anger (Gniew)

New Polish Films 2006 19 feature films Extras / StatyÊci

director Micha∏ Kwieciƒski screenplay Jaros∏aw Sokó∏ director of photography Arkadiusz Tomiak art director Arkadiusz KoÊmider costume design Pawe∏ Grabarczyk film editor Rafa∏ Listopad sound design Andrzej Bohdanowicz produced by Akson Studio ul. St´piƒska 22/30, 00-739 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 840 68 34, fax (+48 22) 840 77 82, e-mail [email protected] producer Micha∏ Kwieciƒski production manager Kamil Prze∏´cki cast Du Minghua (Ch), Wang Wanduo (Liu), Wang Kun (Wu), ¸ukasz Simlat (Szymon), Bartek Opania (Romek), Kinga Preis (Bo˝ena), Anna Romantowska (Maria), Ma∏gorzata Buczkowska (Dorota), Dorota Chojecka (Ela), Krzysztof Kiersznowski (Gralewski), Xang Junjie (cameraman), Xu Xiaodong (director A), Dong Yajun (assistant B), Antoni Li Jiangyi (clerk X), Stanis∏aw Brudny (Józef), Ewa Serwa (Alicja), Marek Pra˝anowski (Bronis∏aw), Ewa Z∏otowska (Szymon’s mother), Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (Edmund Ochman) world sales ITI Cinema, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, color, Dolby digital, 110’, Poland 2006

“Extras” is a comedy. Chinese filmmakers decide to shoot a movie in Poland. They perceive Poland as a nation full of sad people and so they decide to hire them when they need Europeans with gloomy faces to work as extras. The surprising events on the film set will lead to a revision of stereotypes. People from two different nations will look at each other from a distance and as a result they are brought together.

Micha∏ Kwieciƒski (born in 1951), is a director and film producer. He received his Ph.D in Chemistry in 1981, before graduating from the National Theater School in Warsaw, where he majored in directing. He has directed several plays for TV Theater as well as onstage operas at the Warsaw Chamber Opera. He is the owner of Akson Studio, Tilsa and Arka Film companies, specializing in production for TV Theater. His companies have made approximately 150 productions, including adaptations, plays, and both studio and outdoor scenes. Kwieciƒski is also a film producer. “The White Dress” (Bia∏a sukienka), a film he made for Polish TV in 2003, was his feature directorial debut.

20 New Polish Films 2006 feature films A Few People, A Little Time / Par´ osób, ma∏y czas director Andrzej Baraƒski screenplay Andrzej Baraƒski based on the novel by Jadwiga Staƒczakowa “A Shared Diary” (Dziennik we dwoje) director of photography Dariusz Kuc art director Arkadiusz KoÊmider set decorator Albina Baraƒska costume design Katarzyna Morawska film editor Wanda Zeman sound design Barbara and Piotr Domaradzki cast Krystyna Janda (Jadwiga), Andrzej Hudziak (Miron), Igor Przegrodzki (grandfather), Arkadiusz Detmer (Tadek), Monika Obara (Anka), Witold Skaruch (Julian), El˝bieta K´piƒska (Stacha), Krystyna Tkacz (Zosia), Maria G∏adkowska (Marysia), Joanna Pierzak (Agnieszka), Zdzis∏aw Wardejn (Jadwiga’s ex-husband), Maria Klejdysz (Borkowa), Barbara Dziekan (Berbera), Sylwia Lewandowska (Kicia Kocia), Anna Nykowska (Anula), ˚anna Gierasimowa (Anna), Janusz LeÊniewski (Lech Emfazy Stefaƒski), Marysia ¸yszkowska (Justyna) produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25 executive producer Pawe∏ Rakowski – Skorpion Art, ul. Dzielna 6/32, 00-162 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 851 11 04, 841 61 71, e-mail [email protected] production managers Ma∏gorzata Jurczak, Mariusz Mielczarek distributed by Polish Television world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, color, 101’, Poland 2005

Jadwiga Staƒczakowa is blind. She lives with an imperious and overprotective father, resulting in her strong dependence on him.. Her friendship with Miron Bia∏oszewski, an eccentric poet and prosaist completely changes her life. Miron’s helplessness with everyday chores encourages Jadwiga to be more active and self-reliant. She becomes Miron’s secretary: records his dictations and later types them up. The artist repays her by giving Jadwiga advice on the diary she writes. But their relationship exists not for practical reasons alone. It stems from a deeper need which roots from the complications of their lives. The friendship with Jadwiga significantly influences Miron’s writing.

Andrzej Baraƒski was born in Piƒczów in 1941. Film director and screenwriter, he graduated from the Lodz Film School, Department of Directing in 1973. He has made over 30 short films. feature filmography (selected) 1975: At Home (W domu; TV, Award for the best TV feature debut at the Gdansk Polish Film Festival); 1982: The Haunted (Niech ci´ odleci mara; The Polish Critics’ Award - the Warsaw Mermaid); 1984: Woman from the Provinces (Kobieta z prowincji; Special Jury Prize and Film Critics Award at the Polish Film Festival, Gdansk, The Young Cinema Forum Award at the Berlin International Film Festival); 1987 Tabu; 1990: The Peddler (Kramarz); 1991: By the River Nowhere (Nad rzekà, której nie ma; Chairman of TV and Radio Committee Award for screenplay and directing at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia); 1992: A Bachelor’s Life Abroad (Kawalerskie ˝ycie na obczyênie); 1993: Two Moons (Dwa ksi´˝yce); 1995: Horror in Happy Swamp (Horror w Weso∏ych Bagniskach); 1996: History of the Big Fish (Dzieƒ wielkiej ryby); 2000: Let the Music Play (Niech gra muzyka; TV); 2002: All Saints (Wszyscy Êwi´ci; TV; Award for the best TV feature at the Gdynia Film Festival).

New Polish Films 2006 21 feature films French Number / Francuski numer

director Robert Wichrowski screenplay Mariusz Pujszo, Robert Wichrowski based upon the original idea of Mariusz Pujszo director of photography Marek Rajca music Mighty Bop, Tede, Collective Soul, MPeople art director Natasza Eichelkraut-Galimska costume design Dorota Roqueplo film editor Marcin Piàtkowski sound design Wies∏aw Znyk cast Jan Frycz (Stefan), Karolina Gruszka (Magda), Jakub Tolak (Janek), Yaya Samake (Machu), Piotr Borowski (Sergey), Maciej Stuhr (Chwastek), Robert Wi´ckiewicz (Leon), Bronis∏aw Wroc∏awski (Kurowski), Marcin Dorociƒski (Mateusz) produced by ITI Film Studio ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected]; Multikino producers Ma∏gorzata Retei, Marek Trojak production manager Micha∏ Sitek, Joanna Tylman world sales ITI Cinema 35 mm, color, 1:2,35, Dolby digital, 100’, Poland 2006

“French Number” is an unusual film containing aspects of a thriller as well as a generous dose of humor. The film tells the story of four people planning a trip to Paris in a dilapidated car. Both the car and the owner - an attractive woman, are the source of an unexpected turns of events which keep viewers hanging on the edges of their seats. The film is set in Warsaw and Paris.

Robert Wichrowski was born in Bydgoszcz in 1966. He is a director who makes TV commercials and video clips. He is a graduate of Gdaƒsk University (Art History and Political Science), and Lodz Film School (TV Production). Wichrowski also completed the Master Class in Film Directing, run by Andrzej Wajda at the Theater Academy in Kraków. “French Number” is his feature debut.

22 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Foundation / Fundacja

director Filip Bajon screenplay Filip Bajon director of photography Wojciech Todorow music Micha∏ Lorenc art director Micha∏ Hrisulidis costume design Barbara Sikorska-Bouffa∏ film editor Witold Chomiƒski sound design Piotr Domaradzki cast Jan Nowicki (Mieczys∏aw Ma∏ecki), Maciej Stuhr (Darek Koliba), El˝bieta Jarosik (Mrs. Ma∏ecka), Agata Kulesza (Anka), Zbigniew Lesieƒ (deputy), Jerzy Trela (prosecutor), Kinga Preis (Kazia) produced by Argomedia Production Lambros Ziotas, ul. Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wroc∏aw, mobile phone (+48) 602 26 35 25, fax (+48 71) 372 87 89 producer Lambros Ziotas production manager Marek Bàczyk world sales Argomedia Production Lambros Ziotas 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby digital, 102’, Poland 2006

“The Foundation” is based on true events. It tells the story of a con man who managed to trick the entire law enforcement system. His creativity, finesse and exceptional charm gained far more publicity than any regular press attention. His story seems even juicier because he masterminded the entire criminal plan while being jailed as a suspect in another case.

Filip Bajon was born in 1947 in Poznaƒ. After graduating from law school at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznaƒ in 1970, he continued his education at Lodz Film School (Film Directing) and graduated in 1974. Bajon also is a screenwriter and has written several novels. He has also worked extensively for various stage theatres and television. He has won numerous awards at film festivals. filmography 1976: Videocassette (Videokaseta); 1977: The Return (Powrót; Golden Camera - the Film Magazine Award for the best TV debut); 1979: Aria for an Athlete (Aria dla atlety; awarded as the best debut at the PFF, Gdaƒsk, and at IFF San Remo); 1980: The 1901 View (Wizja lokalna 1901; Grand Prize at PFF, Gdaƒsk); 1981: Daimler-Benz Limousine (Limuzyna Daimler-Benz); A Little Pendulum (Wahade∏ko; Grand Prize, and award for the best script at PFF, Gdaƒsk); 1984: Engagement; 1986: A White Visiting-Card (Bia∏a wizytówka; TV show); The Magnate (Magnat; special prize at the PFF, Gdaƒsk); 1989: The Ball at Koluszki Railway Station (Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach); 1990: Pension Sonnenschein (Germany); 1991: Une Petite vie tranquille (France); 1992: Sauna (TV); 1993: It’s Better to Be Rich and Beautiful (Lepiej byç pi´knà i bogatà); 1996: Poznaƒ ‘56 (special prize at the PFF, Gdynia, and the best director award at IFF Moscow); 2001: The Spring to Come (PrzedwioÊnie); 2005: Petrol [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (Benzyna [w:] SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç)

New Polish Films 2006 23 feature films Galician Tales / OpowieÊci galicyjskie

director Dariusz Jab∏oƒski screenplay Andrzej Stasiuk, Dariusz Jab∏oƒski based on the novel by Andrzej Stasiuk director of photography Tomasz Micha∏owski art director Frantisˇek Liptak costume design Ma∏gorzata Gwiazdecka, Agata Culak film editor Krzysztof Szpetmaƒski sound design Bartek Woêniak cast Jirˇi Machacek (Andrzej), Zuzana Fialova (Lubica), Jerzy Radziwi∏owicz (priest), Marian Dzi´dziel (KoÊciejny), Cezary Kosiƒski (Edek), Maciej Stuhr (Janek), Lech ¸otocki (Lewandowski), Mieczys∏aw Gràbka (sergeant), Marek Litewka (Zalatywój) produced by Apple Film Production ul. Bagatela 10/12, 00-585 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 851 84 40-43, fax (+48 22) 851 84 44 co-produced by Telewizja Polska, Polish Film Institute, Trigon Production (Slovakia) supported by Eurimages producer Violetta Kamiƒska, Iza Wójcik production manager Leszek Pieszko to be released fall 2006 35 mm, color, Dolby digital, Poland 2006

It is a tale of a moment, in which you are so fed up with your life that you decide to sentence yourself to the most remote whistle-stop in the whole world and it is there that you unexpectedly learn to respect and taste every single bit of your life.

Dariusz Jab∏oƒski Born in 1961. Director and film producer, president of Apple Film Production. One of the most experienced polish producers, his productions have been appreciated across Europe and world wide. Jab∏oƒski directs rarely, however his most famous achievement as a producer is the documentary “The Photographer”, which he directed. “The Photographer” was awarded a number of international film awards. Jab∏oƒski is a graduate of Lodz Film School (Directing) and has worked on polish cinematography’s biggest films - he was the second director on “Decalogue” by Krzysztof Kieslowski and first assistant director on the “White Visiting Card” and “Magnate” by Filip Bajon. He produced and directed the first Polish independent documentary film “The Visit of an Elderly Lady” (Wizyta starszej pani, 1986). Organizer of and a founder of Independent Film Foundation, created to promote polish films and their authors in Poland and abroad. He is a member of the European Film Academy.

24 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Heaven & Hell / Piek∏o, niebo director Natalia Koryncka-Gruz screenplay Andrzej Go∏da director of photography Damian Pietrasik music Micha∏ Lorenc art director Elwira Pluta costume design El˝bieta Radke film editor Milenia Fiedler sound design Maria Chilarecka-Barczyƒska cast Bartek G∏ogowski (Father Piotr), Justyna Lorenc (Marta), Jan Frycz (Marchwiƒski), Anna Radwan-Gancarczyk (Mrs. Marchwiƒska), Lech Gwit (pastor), Krzysztof Kiersznowski (Kulawik), Maria Maj (housekeeper), Maria Klejdysz (grandmother), Wies∏awa Niemaszek (teacher), Waldemar Ob∏oza (policeman) produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25 executive producer Film Studio PERSPEKTYWA, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 845 54 94, e-mail [email protected] production manager Pawe∏ GabryÊ world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] Betacam SP, Dolby stereo A-type, 58’, Poland 2005

Father Piotr, a young Catholic priest, arrives in a small town to help the old pastor with his duties. It is the beginning of May, a time of preparation for First Communion. Suddenly the elderly pastor suffers a heart attack and is taken to the hospital. Now Father Piotr will have to do all duties himself. When he teaches religion class a young girl, Marta, gets his attention. She is sad, very reserved and sometimes aggressive. It turns out Marta is the daughter of the wealthiest man in town. During confession Father Piotr senses that the girl is hiding something from him. When the day of the First Communion arrives the girl runs away from the church. After a long search Father Piotr finds her hidden in the sacristy. Marta confesses a horrifying secret...

Natalia Koryncka-Gruz was born in Warsaw. She is a director and screenwriter. She graduated from the University of Warsaw, Department of and Literature in 1980. She is also a graduate of the Lodz National Film School where she studied film directing and graduated in 1984. From 1986 to 1987 she worked with the Karol Irzykowski Film Studio and Film Studio Perspektywa. She has made several documentaries. filmography 1998: Amok (Amok; Award for feature film debut at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia); 1999-2000 Affection and Lies (Czu∏oÊç i k∏amstwa; TV show); 2000-2005: L as in Love (M jak mi∏oÊç; TV show).

New Polish Films 2006 25 feature films Hi Way / Hi Way

director Jacek Borusiƒski screenplay Jacek Borusiƒski director of photography Bogumi∏ Godfrejow music Dariusz Basiƒski art director Grzegorz Policiƒski costume design Katarzyna Kaƒska-Sierociƒska, Agnieszka Modelska-Paluch film editor Cezary Kowalczuk sound design Marian Bogacki cast Jacek Borusiƒki (Jaco, Marek), Dariusz Basiƒski (Pablo), Mirek Meyer (Meyer), Mariusz Zonik (Jacunio’s uncle; a guy in the picture) Gabriela Olczyk (neighbor; aunt Agnieszka), Jadwiga Basiƒska (neighbor; a lady from the city), Tomasz Skorupa (neighbor; Fo∏ta), Czes∏aw K∏ose (a man in the mirror 2; policeman), Piotr Rybak (a man in the mirror; bartender), Maciej S∏ota (Andrzej), Weronika Twardowska (girl at the cafe), Katarzyna Bargie∏owska (a woman from the magazine cover; Marek’s mother), Renata Spinek (Andrzej’s wife), Ma∏gorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik (a wife at the restaurant, Ola’s mother) produced by Opus Film, ul. ¸àkowa 29, 90-554 ¸ódê, phone (+48 42) 634 55 00, 634 55 07, fax (+48 42) 634 55 49, e-mail [email protected]; Polish Televison – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25 executive producer Maciej Parnowski producer Piotr Dzi´cio∏ production manager Adam ¸ukaszek world sales Opus Film HD / 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby surround, 90’, Poland 2006

Comedy. Two young aspiring filmmakers - director Jaco and cameraman Pablo - travel from Katowice to Warsaw. During their journey they talk about life and movies.

Jacek Borusiƒski (b. 1972) is an actor and director, a co-founder of the Mumio Cabaret as well as Gugulander and Epty-a theaters. He has acted in a few films, for example “Angelus” by Lech Majewski, “Metanoia” by Rados∏aw Markiewicz, and “St. Barbara’s Feast” by Maciej Pieprzyca. “Hi Way” is his feature directorial debut.

26 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Hyena / Hiena

director Grzegorz Lewandowski screenplay Grzegorz Lewandowski director of photography Arkadiusz Tomiak music zespó∏ Variété art director Marek Zawierucha, Sebastian Gomu∏ka, Rafa∏ Waltenberger costume design Maria Duffek make-up Cezary Kostrzewski film editor Andrzej Tomczak sound design Artur Kuczkowski cast Borys Szyc (man, father, ice-cream man), Jakub Romanowski (Small), Magdalena Kumorek (Small’s mother), Krzysztof Dracz (policeman), Aleksander Wysocki (Bryndza), Robert Wabich (Arak), Alicja Ba∏uk (Bo˝enka), Wojciech Grzywa (Chicken), Franciszek Gurgul (Big) artistic supervision Krzysztof Zanussi produced by Skorpion Art, ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 841 61 71, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Film Production Agency producer Pawe∏ Rakowski production manager Rafa∏ Widajewicz (Gruppa) world sales open 35 mm, color/black & white, 1:2,35, Dolby digital, 85’, Poland 2006

“Hyena” is a thriller. It takes place in the Silesia region of Poland. Small is a teenager whose father died in a mining accident. He lives with his mother. Their house is in the middle of a deserted field by a marsh that is full of industrial waste, metal scrap and pieces of machinery. Rumor has it that a man-hunting hyena lives on the marshland. Small is very scared of the hyena since he has to cross the area everyday on his way to school. He befriends a man who lives in a wooden hut on the marshland. The man seems to be hiding from someone. Small helps him as much as he can, bringing him food and in return the man promises to defend him from the hyena. But at the same time children start disappearing from a nearby town. When a little girl, Small’s friend, does not come back home, Small starts to suspect the man...

Grzegorz Lewandowski was born in 1959. He is a director and screenwriter. He graduated in 1999 from the Silesian University, where he studied film directing. Lewandowski was a laureate of the Polish Edition of the Hartley-Merrill Screenwriting Competition in 1999. He has co-worked on feature films with Polish directors such as Sylwester Ch´ciƒski, Wies∏aw Saniewski, Jan Jakub Kolski and Zbigniew Kamiƒski. Lewandowski has also written numerous TV shows. “Hyena” is his feature debut.

New Polish Films 2006 27 feature films I Am / Jestem

director Dorota K´dzierzawska screenplay Dorota K´dzierzawska director of photography Arthur Reinhart music Michael Nyman art director Monika Konarzewska costume design Mariola Dziomdziora film editor Arthur Reinhart, Dorota K´dzierzawska sound design Bartek Putkiewicz cast Piotr Jagielski (Kundel), Agnieszka Nagórzycka (Kuleczka), Edyta Jungowska (Kundel’s mother), Pawe∏ Wilczak (Kuleczka’s father), Basia Szka∏uba (sister), Marcin Sztabiƒski (Chudy), Janusz Chabior (fellow) produced by Kid Film, ul. Orzechowskiego 19, 04-824 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 615 72 23; Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25 co-produced by Orka Film, Panavision Polska, Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Kid Film producers Arthur Reinhart, Maciej Karpiƒski, Andrzej Serdiukow production manager Wies∏aw ¸ysakowski distributed by Kino Âwiat International, ul. Belwederska 20/22, 00-762 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 840 68 01-05, fax (+48 22) 840 68 06, e-mail [email protected] world sales Kid Film 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo digital, 95’, Poland 2005

“I am” is the story of an eleven year old boy trying to find his way in life. He lives alone on an abandoned river boat. One day the boy befriends a girl from the neighborhood. This encounter results not only in their first infatuation, maybe even love, but also in a wonderful discovery: you do not have to be lonely in this world. If luck is on your side you can find people who think similarly to you, have dilemmas like yours and perceive the world the same way.

Dorota K´dzierzawska was born in Lodz. Director and screenwriter, she studied at Lodz University (Cultural Studies) and Moscow Film School VGIK (Film Directing) before graduating from Lodz Film School, Department of Directing. As a student in Lodz, she made numerous student films such as “The Egg” (Jajko; main prize at the Third European Student Film Festival, Munich, Nomination for a Student Film Oscar, Los Angeles); “The Beginning” (Poczàtek; Second Documentary prize at the Third European Film Festival, Munich); “Gucia” (Gucia; The award for the best movie and best director at the International Student Film Festival, Potsdam). feature filmography 1988: The End of the World (Koniec Êwiata; TV, the Golden Dukat of the City of Mannheim Award, the FIPRESCI Prize at the International Film Festival, Mannheim); 1991: The Devils, the Devils (Diab∏y, diab∏y; the Jury Prize at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, honorable mention at the International Film Festival, Cannes, Grand Prix of the City of Bellinzona at the International Bellinzona Children Film Festival); 1994: The Crows (Wrony; the Coup de Coeure Award at the International Film Festival, Cannes, the “Charlie Chaplin” award at the International Comedy Festival, Vevey, the Special Jury Prize, the Film Critics Award, the Zloty Klakier Award, the Don Quichote Award at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, the Bronze Award at the International Bellinzona Children Film Festival, Grand Prix Belfast, the UNICEF Award at the International Film Festival, Berlin, the One Feature Prize at the International Film Festival, Munich, the Golden Poznaƒskie Kozio∏ki Award and the CIFEJ Award at the Children Film Festival, Poznaƒ); 1998: Nothing (Nic; the Special Jury Prize and the Film Critics Prize at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, the Eastern European Screenwriting Foundation Award “for the best screenplay of 1998”, the Special Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival, Soczi, the Eagle - Polish Film Award for the best director in 1998 and nomination for the Eagle Award for the best screenplay and the best producer, the “Polityka Weekly” Passport Award “for the best film” in 1998, the Krzysztof KieÊlowski Award for the best European film and the Festival Award for “the achievement in the film art”, International Film Festival, Denver).

28 New Polish Films 2006 feature films I'll Show You! / Ja wam poka˝´! director Denis Deliç screenplay Katarzyna Grochola, Cezary Harasimowicz director of photography Marian Prokop music Piotr Rubik art director Joanna Bia∏ousz costume design Gra˝yna Grzyma∏a film editor Marcin “Kot” Bastkowski sound design Pawe∏ ¸uczyc- Wyhowski cast Gra˝yna Wolszczak (Judyta), Pawe∏ Delàg (Adam), Cezary Pazura (Tomasz), Maria Nikliƒska (Tosia), Agnieszka Pilaszewska (Ula), Marta Lipiƒska (mother), Krzysztof Kowalewski (father), Maksymilian Paw∏owski (teen), Mieczys∏aw Gràbka (editor-in-chief), Tadeusz Szymków (Kochasz), Waldemar B∏aszczyk (Krzysztof), Anna Korcz (vicious woman), Hanka Bielicka (aunt), Bartosz Obuchowicz (Filip), Ma∏gorzata KoÊcielniak (Ma∏gosia), Anna Prus (Jolka) produced by Film Media SA, ul. Zawilca 7, 05-092 ¸omianki, phone (+48 22) 424 16 25 executive producer Roma Hulewicz producers Jacek Samoj∏owicz, Mariusz Cichowicz production manager Maciej Wojtulewicz world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby digital, 112’, Poland 2006

“I’ll Show You!” is a comedy. It is a sequel to “Never Ever” (Nigdy w ˝yciu), an earlier story about Judyta. Judyta’s professional career is now thriving. Her daughter Tosia will be taking her matriculation exams in a few months and Adam, her boyfriend, proposed to her. Despite the fact that he is planning to travel to the US soon, Judyta is very happy. But when everything is finally going well for her, other problems arise. Judyta’s family relations and her relationship with Adam are put to the test. Will her common sense and innate sense of humor overcome the difficulties?

Denis Deliç is an actor and film director. He was born in Zagreb in 1966. Delic is a graduate of Koln University (Art History) and Lodz Film School (Directing). “I’ll Show You!” is his feature debut.

New Polish Films 2006 29 feature films Immensity of Justice / Bezmiar sprawiedliwoÊci

director Wies∏aw Saniewski screenplay Wies∏aw Saniewski director of photography Mariusz Palej music Maciej Muraszko, Stefano Giannotti art director Tomasz Cho∏uj costume design Anna Weber film editor Jaros∏aw Barzan sound design Pawe∏ ¸uczyc- Wyhowski cast Jan Frycz (Micha∏ Wilczek), Robert Olech (¸ukasz), Jan Englert (Pawe∏ BoÊ), Artur BarciÊ (prosecutor), Bo˝ena Stachura (Bo˝ena), Artur ˚mijewski (Jerzy), Robert Gonera (judge), Wojciech Mecwaldowski (Wiktor), Tomasz Schimscheiner (Andrzej), Magdalena Nieç (Anna), Adam Pater (Patryk), Alina Kamiƒska (¸ucja), Ewa Wencel (¸ukiƒska), Edwin Petrykat (¸ukiƒski), Ewa B∏aszczyk (juror), Halina Âmiela-Jacobson (juror), Gra˝yna Krukówna (juror), Joanna Rossa (Stenia), Weronika Rosati (transcriptionist), Igor Przegrodzki (archbishop), Jerzy Schejbal (¸ukasz’s father), Bronis∏aw Wroc∏awski (psychiatrist) produced by Saco Films Ltd., ul. Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wroc∏aw, phone (+48 71) 339 81 33, 780 24 80, mobil phone (+48) 601 728 631; Polish Television, Atlas Group, Polish Film Institute (co-financing) producer Wies∏aw Saniewski production manager Andrzej Stachecki world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] HD / 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby digital, 110’, Poland 2006

A famous defense lawyer tells a young law school graduate the story of a trial which took place a long time ago. A TV journalist who was eight months pregnant at the time, was murdered. Her co-worker, a married man, with whom she had been having an affair for a year, was accused of the crime. Despite pleading not guilty and the lack of any evidence against him, he was convicted to 25 years in jail. The film is an analysis of court trials and the process of passing sentences in criminal cases based only on circumstantial evidence and when the judge’s and defense lawyer’s conduct is solely determined by external circumstances, in no way directly related to a case. Wieslaw Saniewski was born in Wroclaw in 1948. He is a film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a graduate of Wroc∏aw University (department of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) and the Department of Screenwriting at Lodz Film School. He also studied Art History and Journalism. He was an editor of the film section at “” and “Odra” monthly magazines, from 1974 to 1981. He is also a film critic. Saniewski has also written several books related to the cinematography, ie. “The First Step to Hell” (Pierwszy stopieƒ do piek∏a), “The Innocence Lost in the Theater” (NiewinnoÊç utracona w kinie), and “Fortune- telling from the Cinema” (Wró˝enie z kina). He has been a lecturer at many film schools, both in Poland and abroad. Wies∏aw Saniewski is a laureate of the Karol Irzykowski Award which he received for his publications on cinematography in 1975, and the John Paul II Foundation Award for his film art which “expresses exceptional care for the man and the basic humanistic values, such important under extremely complex, socio-moral conditions of Poland.” feature filmography 1981: Freelancer (Wolny strzelec); 1983: Custody (Nadzór; the Independent Cultural Solidarity Award for the best film of 1984; the FIPRESCI Prize at the Mannheim International Film Festival in 1985; an award for the best feature debut at the PFF, Gdaƒsk, in 1985), 1985: The Stalking Season (Sezon na ba˝anty); 1988: The Touched (Dotkni´ci; the film critics’ award at the PFF, Gdynia); 1993: Stranger Must Fly (Obcy musi fruwaç; the first prize at the Phoenix International Film Festival; the Silver Award at the Houston Film Festival; Silver Award at the Charleston International Film Festival); 1996: The Rainy Soldier (Deszczowy ˝o∏nierz; the Polish Cultural Foundation Award at the PFF, Gdynia; the Gold Star Award, directing award at the Houston International Film Festival).

30 New Polish Films 2006 feature films It's Me, Now / Teraz ja

director Anna Jadowska screenplay Anna Jadowska director of photography Robert Mleczko, Aleksander Jaquet art director Kacper Ràczkowski costume design Kacper Ràczkowski film editor Robert Cionyk sound design Micha∏ Kosterkiewicz cast Agnieszka Warchulska (Hanka), Maciej Marczewski (Pawe∏), Ewa Szykulska (woman), Grzegorz Ruda (Wojtek), El˝bieta Gruca (Ma∏gosia), Sylwester Jakimow (Marek), Hanna Piaseczna (Monika) produced by SPI International Polska sp. z o.o., ul. Tyniecka 38 A, 02-621 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 854 03 37, fax (+48 22) 848 45 70, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; executive producer SPI International Polska sp. z o.o. producers Rados∏aw StyÊ, Piotr Reisch production manager Pawe∏ Wolff distributed by SPI International Polska sp. z o.o. world sales SPI International Sp. z o.o. 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo digital, 85’, Poland 2005

One day Hanka goes shopping and never comes back. She gets onto a bus which happens to be carrying school kids going on a trip. Hanka’s disappearance upsets her boyfriend and he starts searching for her. He talks to the neighbors and reports her missing to the police. The main characters make their own journeys: she escapes from him and he tries to find her. They meet people who, just like them, cannot find their way in life.

Anna Jadowska was born in 1973 in OleÊnica. Director and screenwriter, she studied Polish language and literature at Wroc∏aw University before graduating from Lodz Film School. She currently is a student at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. She made her literary debut in “Brulion” and later worked at the Polish Radio Station in Wroclaw. Her short film “The Corridor” (Korytarz), screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 as a part of “Europe in Shorts: Eastern Europe”. Jadowska co-directed the feature film “Touch Me” (Dotknij mnie) which won numerous awards: the main prize in the Independent Cinema Competition at the PFF, Gdynia, the Best Movie Award at the Slamdance Poland Film Festival, Wroc∏aw, The Bronze Castle at the IFF “Off Cinema” Poznaƒ. Jadowska’s screenplay of “All Because of Love” (Z mi∏oÊci) won the Polish main prize in the Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Competition.

New Polish Films 2006 31 feature films Jasminum / Jasminum

director Jan Jakub Kolski screenplay Jan Jakub Kolski director of photography Krzysztof Ptak music Zygmunt Konieczny art director Joanna Doroszkiewicz costume design Ewa Helman film editor Witold Chomiƒski sound design Jacek Hamela cast Adam Ferency (prior of the order – Father Kleofas), Gra˝yna B∏´cka-Kolska (Natasza), Janusz Gajos (Father Health), Krzysztof Pieczyƒski (Father Hagberry), Grzegorz Dami´cki (Father Plum), Franciszek Pieczka (Saint Roch), Bogus∏aw Linda (Zeman, an actor), Krzysztof Globisz (mayor), Dariusz Juzyszyn (Father Cherry), Cezary ¸ukaszewicz (young Father Hagberry), Monika Dryl (Patrycja), Marta Dàbrowska (angel) produced by MS Films, ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 840 50 56, fax (+48 22) 840 59 35, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television, Canal+ Poland, Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Film Production Agency (co-financing) producer Micha∏ Szczerbic production manager Gra˝yna Koz∏owska HD/35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby digital SR, 113’, Poland 2006

“Jasminum” is a comedy with a little bit of bitterness. It is situated in a Camedolite order in the little town of Jasminow. There are five monks: Father Kleofas, who is the prior; Father Health, Father Plum, Father Hagberry and Father Cherry who are all serving God from within the walls of the order. The three names - Plum, Hagberry and Cherry reflect the special feature of each monk: they smell of plum, hagberry and cherry. One day a young woman arrives at the convent with her little daughter. The church authorities hired her to preserve the paintings there. She works during the day but at night she does strange things in the attic where she is staying: she takes little bottles of fragrant oils, measuring glasses, pipettes, distilling flasks out of her trunk and starts alchemic experiments...

Jan Jakub Kolski was born in 1956 in Wroclaw. He has directed many feature films and documentaries and is also a cinematographer and film producer. He also writes theater plays, short stories and novels. He has worked as a director or cinematographer in over 20 shorts and documentaries. Kolski received numerous awards at Polish (Gdynia) and international film festivals, for example in Bratislava, Cottbus, Tokyo, Moscow and Trieste. He was a laureate of the “Passport” award in “Polityka” weekly in 1995. Kolski became a member of the European Film Academy in 2000. feature filmography 1990: Burial of a Potato (Pogrzeb kartofla); 1992: Pograbek 1993: Magneto (Magneto), Johnny the Aquarius (Jaƒcio Wodnik); 1994: Miraculous Place (Cudowne miejsce); 1995: Playing from the Plate (Grajàcy z talerza), Sword from the Commander (Szabla od Komendanta); 1998: History of Cinema in Popielawy (Historia kina w Popielawach); 2000: Far From the Window (Daleko od okna); 2001: Malopole or the World (Ma∏opole, czyli Êwiat; TV series); 2003: Pornography (Pornografia); 2005: The Big Dipper [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (Wielki Wóz [w:] SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç)

32 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Just Love Me / Tylko mnie kochaj

director Ryszard Zatorski screenplay Ryszard Zatorski director of photography Tomasz Dobrowolski music Maciej Zieliƒski art director Anna Adamaszek costume design El˝bieta Radke film editor Milenia Fiedler sound design Marek Wronko cast Maciej ZakoÊcielny (Micha∏), Agnieszka Grochowska (Julia), Agnieszka Dygant (Agata), Marcin Bosak (assistant), Przemys∏aw Sadowski (officer), Dominika Kluêniak (¸ucja), Tomasz Karolak (Ludwik), Iwona Wszo∏kówna (neighbor), Bartosz ˚ukowski (constable), Gra˝yna Szapo∏owska, Danuta Stenka, Jan Frycz, Artur ˚mijewski produced by MTL Maxfilm, ul. Kazimierzowska 3, 02-589 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 856 71 30, (+48 22) 565 23 25, fax (+48 22) 565 23 29, e-mail [email protected]; TVN, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 856 60 60, www.tvn.pl producers Tadeusz Lampka, Dariusz Gàsiorowski production manager Ryszard Chutkowski world sales MTL Maxfilm 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby digital, 95’, Poland 2006

“Just Love Me” is a romantic comedy. Michal is a young, handsome architect who is always impeccably dressed and shaved. Everything in his life is in order, except in the field of love. But one day, three women: Agata, Julia and Michalina, turn Michal’s quiet life upside down. He will have to choose the woman of his life, the one who is the most beautiful and most tempting. But it is so hard to decide: the delicate Julia, or sensual Agata?

Ryszard Zatorski was born in 1955. He is a graduate of Lodz Film School (directing). He also studied Russian language at Warsaw University. Zatorski is a director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He started his film career on the set of “” (1981). He also worked as an actor in “The Issa Valley” (Dolina Issy) and “A Girl with a Wet Head” (Panna z mokrà g∏owà). Zatorski made his directorial debut with “Kacperek” (1985), a TV show for children. His first feature was “Nobody’s Guilty” (Nikt nie jest winien), which he also wrote, in 1986. Zatorski has also written numerous films and TV shows. His romantic comedy, “Never Ever!” (Nigdy w ˝yciu!) has been viewed by over 1.7 million Polish viewers. filmography 1986: Nobody’s Guilty (Nikt nie jest winien); 1997: The Z∏otopolscy (TV show, episodes 73-78); 1999: The Graczykowie (TV show, episodes 1-13); For Good and for Bad (Na dobre i na z∏e; TV show, episodes 1-4, 8-10); 2000-2004: L as in Love (M jak mi∏oÊç; TV show, episodes 1-4, 40-43, 56-58, 86-89, 94-96; 113-116); 2000: For Good and for Bad (Na dobre i na z∏e; TV show, episodes 14-16, 20-22); 2004: Criminals (Kryminalni; TV show), Never Ever! (Nigdy w ˝yciu!)

New Polish Films 2006 33 feature films Lawstorant / Lawstorant

director Miko∏aj Haremski screenplay Tadeusz Por´bski director of photography Zdzis∏aw Najda music Jacek ¸àgwa art director Natasza Eichelkraut-Galimska costume design Natasza Eichelkraut-Galimska film editor Jaros∏aw Kamiƒski sound design Zofia Kucharska-Kowalik cast Zbigniew Buczkowski (Lawstorant), Micha∏ WiÊniewski (Fragles), Ma∏gorzata Pieczyƒska (Burska), Jolanta Mrotek (Monika), S∏awomir Orzechowski (Caruso), Irek Czop (Daks), Tomasz Sapryk (Kiddy), Jerzy Trela (Notary) produced by PDB EDBUD Sp. z o.o., ul. Bronikowskiego 55, 02-796 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 649 17 67, e-mail [email protected] executive producer AT-FILM Sp. z o. o., ul. Lotników 1, Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 543 03 40/41, (+48) 696 22 13 39, (+48) 693 41 01 87 producers Edward Gierwia∏∏o, Edward Mazur production manager Tomasz Orlikowski distributed by ITI Cinema, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 453 36 02, fax (+48 22) 453 36 04, e-mail [email protected]; world sales PDB EDBUD 35 mm, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo digital, 104’, Poland 2005

Bogdan Jaworski, nicknamed Lawstorant, is a petty crook and swindler who also makes a living by tricking women. He is planning to start a fictional company which will order various goods from producers and sell them to a stolen goods dealer for half the price. Of course Lawstorant’s company will disappear when the time comes and he will run away with the cash. Business goes very well at first but all of a sudden the local mafia boss wants to see Jaworski...

Miko∏aj Haremski was born in 1957. He graduated from Lodz University where he majored in Cultural Studies and from Lodz Film School (Film Directing). He is a screenwriter and director. Haremski has made several documentary and educational films, such as “Refrain” (Refren), “Ignacy Daszyƒski”, and “Józef Pi∏sudski - the Legend” (Józef Pi∏sudski - Legenda), “Going to the Bottom of the Sea” (ZejÊcie na dno morza), and “The Polish-Arabian Horse” (Polski koƒ arabski). He has also directed a few TV Theater plays, including “A Twin” (Bliêniak), “Rudy” (the Poznaƒskie Kozio∏ki Award at the “Ale Kino” 18th Young Viewer Film Festival); “The Little Picture” (Obrazek; honorable mention at the “Ale Kino” 19th Young Viewer Film Festival) and “Suckers” (˚ó∏todzioby). He has also directed many TV shows and commercials.

34 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Legend / Legenda

director Mariusz Pujszo screenplay Mariusz Pujszo director of photography Andrzej Glacel art director Anna Kowarska costume design Atelier Brodziƒska film editor Krzysztof Szpetmaƒski sound design Wojciech Chudziƒski cast Micha∏ Anio∏, Agata Dratwa, Andrzej Nejman, Joanna Liszowska, Roksana Krzemiƒska produced by Kurka Wodna Productions Sp. z o.o., ul. Dragonów 2/51, 00-467 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 841 75 25, e-mail: [email protected] co-produced by SPI International, Studio P9, EBH, UNIGREG producers Mariusz Pujszo, Adam Zar´ba production manager Agnieszka ChruÊciel world sales SPI International Polska ul. Tyniecka 38 A, 02-621 Warsaw, tel. (+48 22) 854 03 37, fax (+48 22) 848 45 70, e-mail [email protected] Betacam SP, 1:1,66, color, Dolby stereo A-type, 80’, Poland 2005

A girl decides to hold her bachelorette party in a secluded medieval castle in the Sudety Mountains. She invites five female friends to come with her. Craving for sensation, the girls willingly listen to a legend told by the castle’s weird caretaker. They do not realize that the tale is not a piece of fiction but the true story of events that took place in the castle hundreds of years before. These events make an impact... The girls have to face powers that they never knew existed...

Mariusz Pujszo was born in 1957. He is a graduate of The Actors’ Studio in Gdaƒsk. He is an actor, screenwriter and producer. He has worked both in France and Poland since 1981. Pujszo has written numerous screenplays and acted in films such as “GunBlast Vodka” (directed by Jean-Louis Daniel) and “Commes des Rois” (Królowie ˝ycia), directed by Fran˜ois Velle. He is also a founder of the Kurka Wodna Productions Company. filmography (as a director) 2002: Polish Kicz Projekt (honorary mention at the Independent Cinema Competition at the 27th PFF, Gdynia).

New Polish Films 2006 35 feature films Loneliness on the Net / SamotnoÊç w sieci

director Witold Adamek screenplay Cezary Harasimowicz, Witold Adamek based upon the book of Janusz L. WiÊniewski director of photography Witold Adamek art director Monika Sajko-Gradowska costume design Ewa Machulska sound design Wac∏aw Pilkowski cast Magdalena Cielecka (Ewa), Andrzej Chyra (Jakub), Agnieszka Grochowska, Anna Dymna, Kinga Preis, El˝bieta Czy˝ewska, Jan Englert, Janusz L. WiÊniewski, Pawe∏ Kukiz, Jacek Borcuch, Szymon Bobrowski, Harold Evan, Ruby Rosales, Robin Gooch produced by Close Up, ul. Konduktorska 4 apt. 14, 00-775 Warsaw, phone/fax ((+48 22) 851 20 42; Polish Television – Film Agency; Documentary and Feature Film Studio (Warsaw) co-financing Polish Film Institute producer Witold Adamek production manager Andrzej Stempowski color, 35 mm, 1:1,66, 120’, Poland 2006

Ewa lives in Poland, Jakub in Germany. Her world is a TV newsroom; his a science lab and lecture hall. They have met once before on passing trains at Berlin ZOO Station, but neither of them remember this encounter. They accidentally meet again – they both take a liking to the same painting on an internet auction. From that moment on they start meeting on the net and become closer and closer to each other. Safely, from a distance, they take a chance and it seems they are close to a win... Eventually they decide to meet in person. He makes the journey from New Orleans, she takes off from Warsaw. This time their tracks cross in Paris... But fate likes to play a hand too and she turns out to be a sophisticated player...

Witold Adamek is a cinematographer, film director and producer. He was born in 1945. Adamek is a graduate of the Department of Cinematography at ¸ódê Film School (1969). He has worked with filmmakers such as Krzysztof KieÊlowski, Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Skolimowski, Janusz Zaorski, Wies∏aw Saniewski, , Janusz Majewski, Rados∏aw Piwowarski, Feliks Falk, Jacek Bromski and Jerzy Stuhr. He has also directed TV theater productions and was the cinematographer on several TV shows. filmography (as a film director) 1998: Monday (Poniedzia∏ek); 2002: Tuesday (Wtorek), Miss Wet T-shirt (Miss mokrego podkoszulka); 2004: The Fourth Power (Czwarta w∏adza; TV show)

36 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Lovers of Marona / Kochankowie z Marony director Izabella Cywiƒska screenplay Cezary Harasimowicz, Izabella Cywiƒska based on the novel by Jaros∏aw Iwaszkiewicz director of photography Marcin Kosza∏ka music Jerzy Satanowski art director Jacek Osadowski costume design Magda Biedrzycka film editor Anna Wagner sound design Nikodem Wo∏k-¸aniewski cast Karolina Gruszka (Ola), Krzysztof Zawadzki (Janek), ¸ukasz Simlat (Arek), Danuta Stenka (Mrs Hornowa), Janusz Micha∏owski (Horn), Ewa Kasprzyk (Eufrozyna), Jadwiga Jankowska-CieÊlak (Ms Gulbiƒska), ¸ukasz Sikora (Józio) produced by Agencja Media Plus sp. z o.o., ul. Narbutta 40/1, 02-564 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 848 40 50, fax (+48 22) 848 40 11; Techfilm Sp. z o.o., ul. Dominikaƒska 9, 02-738 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 853 50 45, fax (+48 22) 843 26 91, e-mail [email protected]; Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Techfilm sp. z o.o. producers Leszek Andrzej Wyszyƒski, Tadeusz Âcibor-Rylski production manager Teresa Paszkiewicz distributed by SPI International Polska Sp. z o.o., ul. Tyniecka 38 A, 02-621 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 854 03 37, fax (+48 22) 848 45 70, e-mail [email protected] world sales open 35 mm, 1:2,35, color, Dolby stereo digital, 104’, Poland 2005

The village of Marona is situated near a beautiful lake. Marona is small village that has only a school and a convalescent home for people sick with tuberculosis. The local schoolteacher falls in love with one of the patients. Her love is strong, intense and full of sacrifice. When another man, the patient’s friend, enters the scene, an unusual love triangle comes into play. Eros and Thanatos meet in this remote setting.

Izabella Cywiƒska is a theater, TV and film director. She graduated from Warsaw University where she majored in Ethnography and later in 1966 from the Theater Academy in Warsaw where she studied stage directing. She was a director at the Wojciech Boguslawski Theater in Kalisz from 1970 to 1972 and a director at Teatr Nowy in Poznaƒ from 1973 to 1989. She was Minister of Culture and Art under T. Mazowiecki’s government and a founder and president of The Foundation of Culture. Cywiƒska wrote a memoir “Sudden Substitution” in 1992, describing her days as a minister. She has directed nearly a hundred stage plays and TV Theater plays and has won numerous awards at theater festivals in Kalisz, Opole and Wroclaw. Cywiƒska was awarded the Minister of Art and Culture Prize for her directing achievements in theater and TV Theater in 1989, as well as the Kalos Kagathos medal. The TV series “God’s Lining” was her debut as a film director. filmography 1997: God’s Lining (Bo˝a podszewka, TV series); 2000: The Miracle of Purim (Cud purymowy; TV, part of the “Polish Holidays” series; The National Council of Radio and Television Prize at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival, The European Parliament’s special prize, the Willy Brandt Award at the Berlin Prix Europa, The Golden Nymph Award at the Monte Carlo International Film and TV Festival).

New Polish Films 2006 37 feature films The Lovers of the Year of the Tiger / Kochankowie Roku Tygrysa

director Jacek Bromski screenplay Jacek Bromski director of photography Marcin Kosza∏ka music Grzegorz Daroƒ, Henry Seroka art director Wei Hong Yu costume design Andrzej Szenajch film editor Wojciech Mrówczyƒski sound design Wojciech Chudziƒski, Yang Yue Dong cast Micha∏ ˚ebrowski (Wolski), Li Min (Song), Sun Ji Feng (Guo), Wu Fen Xia (Guo Da Ma), Norbert Rakowski (Stankiewicz) produced by Changchun Film Studio, No. 20, Hong Street Changchung, Jilin Province, China 13, ZEBRA Film Studio, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 845 54 84, 845 65 88, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Vision Film Production, Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Vision Film Production, ul. Rydygiera 7, 01-793 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 839 13 91, fax (+48 22) 839 13 67, e-mail [email protected] producers Jacek Bromski, Juliusz Machulski, W∏odzimierz Otulak production manager Piotr Ânieg distributed by Vision Film Distribution, ul. Rydygiera 7, 01-793 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 839 13 91, fax (+48 22) 839 13 67, e-mail [email protected] world sales open 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, dolby stereo A-type, 100’, Poland – China 2005

It is the year 1913. Two escape exile and get through the Siberian taiga to China. Crossing the Amur River ends tragically for one of them. The second man is found unconscious by an old Chinese hunter who takes him to his mountain shack. The hunter has a beautiful sixteen year old daughter. So as not to tempt fate, the parents make the girl cut her hair and dress like a boy. But is it enough to prevent the feelings between the two?

Jacek Bromski Born 1946. Film director, screenwriter, film producer. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1965-1970), at the University of Warsaw (Polish Language and Literature, 1972-1974) and at ¸ódê Film School (Film Directing, 1974-1978). Co-founder and literary director of the Zebra Film Studio. Chairman of the Association of Polish Filmmakers. Vice President of the International Association of Film Authors. Bromski has received many awards at both national and international film festivals. feature filmography 1980: Alice; 1983: Funeral Ceremony (Ceremonia pogrzebowa, tv); 1986: Kill me, Cop (Zabij mnie, glino); 1988: The Art of Loving (Sztuka kochania); 1990: Polish Cuisine (Kuchnia polska); 1992: 1968, A Happy New Year (1968: Szcz´Êliwego Nowego Roku); 1996: Children and Fish (Dzieci i ryby); 1998: As Snug as a Bug in a Rug (U Pana Boga za piecem; Golden Claqueur - the Audience Award, the Prize for the Best Director, the President of Gdynia’s prize for the Best Comedy at PFF, Gdynia); 2000: It’s Me, the Thief (To ja, z∏odziej; Grand Prix, Catholic Jury’s prize, the prize for the Best Script at IFF Mar Del Plata ‘01); 2002: Nikos Dyzma Carieer (Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy); 2005: Do You Know What? [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (I wie pan co? [w:] SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç).

38 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Master / Mistrz director Piotr Trzaskalski screenplay Piotr Trzaskalski, Wojciech Lepianka director of photography Piotr Âliskowski music Wojciech Lemaƒski art director Wojciech ˚oga∏a costume design Monika Ugrewicz film editor Cezary Kowalczuk sound design Jan Freda cast Konstantin ¸awronienko (Master), Jacek Braciak (Junior), Monika Buchowiec (Anna), Teresa Branna (And˝ela), Aurelia Georges (Elodie) produced by Opus Film Sp. z o.o., ul. ¸àkowa 29, 90-554 ¸ódê, phone (+48 42) 634 55 00, 634 55 07, fax (+48 42) 634 55 49, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Peter Rommel Productions, ZDF, ARTE, with Film Production Agency & Media Plus (co-financing) executive producer Opus Film Sp. z o.o. producers Piotr Dzi´cio∏, ¸ukasz Dzi´cio∏ production manager Jacek Gawryszczak distributed by Studio Interfilm sp. z o.o., ul. Marsza∏kowska 28 A apt. 25, 00-576 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 621 33 66, 621 30 86, fax (+48 22) 622 10 80, e-mail [email protected] world sales open 35 mm, cinemascope, color, Dolby stereo digital, 110’, Poland 2005

A 45 year old Russian man travels across Poland with a wandering circus. One night he lets the animals out of their cages and watches them with enchantment as the animals - tigers, camels and elephants - walk through the market square of the sleeping town. The next day he loses his job at the circus. He starts to travel on his own and accidentally meets And˝ela and Junior. They start to perform together on the streets. The Master throws knives, And˝ela assists him and Junior plays the accordion. The Master has an ambitious goal: to get to Paris, where he expects to find the right atmosphere for his art...

Piotr Trzaskalski (born 1964) graduated from Lodz University (cultural studies) in 1989 and Lodz Film School (directing) in 1992. He won a scholarship to study at the Leeds Metropolitan Film and TV University in Leeds, United Kingdom, where he made a feature film “Someone”. He has been working for television since 1992. His work includes documentaries, TV shows, video clips, commercials and various programs devoted to fine arts. feature filmography 2002: Edi (Edi; Special Jury Prize, Film Critics Prize and awards for cinematography, set design and supporting actor at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia; Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, Warsaw; The Audience Award, International Film Festival, Split; Film Critics Award, Alba; off-competition Philip Morris Award at the International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary; The main prize in the Central and Eastern European film competition at the Independent Cinema Festival, Cleveland; The Silver Prometheus Award at the International Film Festival, Tibilisi; The Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Young Cinema Forum and International Film Club Association Award and FIPRESCI Award International Film Festival, Berlin; nominations for the Eagle Polish Film Award for the best director and screenplay, 2002); 2005: A Ballpoint Pen [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (D∏ugopis [w:] SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç)

New Polish Films 2006 39 feature films Metanoia / Metanoia

director Rados∏aw Markiewicz screenplay Rados∏aw Markiewicz director of photography Dariusz Radecki music Maciej Talaga art director Grzegorz Policiƒski costume design Katarzyna Kaƒska, Agnieszka Modelska film editor Norbert Rudzik sound design Krzysztof Suchodolski, Jacek Go∏àb cast Mariusz Bonaszewski (Jozue), Arkadiusz Bazak (abbot), Jerzy Wasiuczyƒski (hermit), Marta Król (woman) produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; co-produced by Gama-Film Sp. z o.o. executive producer Gama-Film sp. z o.o., ul. Wróblewskiego 75, 41-106 Siemianowice Âlàskie, phone (+48 32) 258 36 73, e-mail [email protected] production manager Micha∏ Tatarek world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, 1:1,66; color, 90’, Poland 2005

A story of a man searching for God. The form and symbolism of an icon have inspired the film. Jozue, a forty-something monk, leaves the monastery to care for a dying hermit. Disappointed by humanity Jozue decides to replace the hermit and finish the iconostas, started by him long ago... Metanoia (Greek) means a conversion, a spiritual change and a process of moral improvement.

Rados∏aw Markiewicz was born in Katowice in 1976. He graduated from the Silesian University where he studied film and TV Directing in 1999. His first feature, “Scrap” (Z∏om), won the special prize in the Independent Cinema Competition at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia 2002, first prize at the International OFF Cinema Film Festival, Poznaƒ 2002, and the main prize at the Slamdance Poland in Wroc∏aw, 2002.

40 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Ode to Joy / Oda do radoÊci director Anna Kazejak-Dawid (Silesian part), Jan Komasa (Warsaw part), Maciej Migas (Pomeranian part) screenplay Anna Kazejak- Dawid, Jan Komasa, Maciej Migas directors of photography Klaudiusz Dwulit (Silesia), Piotr Niemyjski (Warsaw), Rados∏aw ¸adczuk (Pomerania) music Jacek Lachowicz art director Arkadiusz KoÊmider costume design Magda Biedrzycka film editors Maciej Pawlicki, Bartosz Pietras, Rafa∏ Listopad sound design Wojciech Chudziƒski, Robert Czy˝ewicz cast Silesia: Ma∏gorzata Buczkowska (Aga), Dorota Pomyka∏a (Aga’s mother), Barbara Kurzaj (Danka); Warsaw: Piotr G∏owacki (Micha∏), Roma Gàsiorowska (Marta); Pomerania: Les∏aw ˚urek (Wiktor), Tomasz Lengren (Wiktor’s father), Jan Dravnel (Eryk) produced by Akson Studio, ul. St´piƒska 22/30, 00-739 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 840 68 34, fax (+48 22) 841 77 82, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25, Canal+ Poland, ul. Kawalerii 5, 00-468 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 657 09 42, fax (+48 22) 657 77 30;, Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Akson Studio producers Micha∏ Kwieciƒski, Krzysztof Gierat production manager Kamil Prze∏´cki world sales open 35 mm, 1:2,35, color, Dolby stereo digital, 110’, Poland 2005

Silesia After many months in Great Britain, Aga returns to her hometown. When she gets there she finds a difficult situation: her father is about to lose his job because the coal mine he works for is going on strike and her mother has lost her job at the hair salon. Aga decides to invest the money she made abroad and open her own hair salon. Anna Kazejak-Dawid was born in 1979. She attended Lodz University and the Silesian University (Cultural Studies). She is currently studying film directing at the Lodz Film School. She worked as a second director in a few student films. filmography 2000: Et cetera (experimental); 2002: View From the Top (Z góry; short feature, Honorary Mention at the Oskariada Short Film Festival, Honorary Mention at the Off Cinema Festival in Poznaƒ); 2003: Pulse (Puls; a documentary presented at over 30 Polish and international film festivals); My Place (Moje miejsce; doc.); 2004: You Are There (JesteÊ tam; Grand Prix for a Debut at the Koszalin Film Festival, The Golden KANewka at the KAN Festival in Wroc∏aw, Grand Prix at the International Cottbus Film Festival, The Bronze Castle Award at the 8th International Off Cinema Film Festival) Warsaw Michal wins a radio hip-hop contest. He has a girlfriend, Marta. Marta’s father decides to send her to study in London. Michal tries to convince Marta not to go. Marta’s father is displeased by their relationship and tries to humiliate Michal. This and other family complications lead to a serious argument between Michal and Marta. The girl does not want to know Michal anymore... Jan Komasa was born in 1981. He studied philosophy at the Cardinal Wyszynski University in Warsaw and he is currently a student at the Lodz Film School, Department of Directing. filmography 2003: Off (short feature), The Bald (¸ysy; documentary, Honorary Mention and Award at the Offensiva Film Festival in Wroc∏aw); 2004: Project: The Family (Projekt rodzina; doc.); It is So Great That You Exist (Fajnie, ˝e jesteÊ; short feature, The Third Cinefondation Prize at the 57th International Cannes Film Festival) Pomerania After graduating from college Wiktor returns home to a small town. He has to live with his parents and gets a job in a fish smokehouse. His friends are Rysiek who’s a drunk and Eryk, a crock. Wiktor cannot live with his parents any longer because his mother wants to rent his room out to tourists. After an argument with his boss who is behind with his salary, Wiktor quits his job at the smokehouse. Eryk suggests going abroad with his friend. No one knows how he got the money, but Eryk wants to cover all the travel expenses... Maciej Migas was born in 1976. He graduated from Wroc∏aw University where he studied journalism. He is currently studying at the Lodz Film School (Directing) and The Andrzej Wajda Master Film School of Directing in Warsaw. filmography 2000: Birthday (Urodziny, short feature, Grand Prix at the Off Cinema in Poznaƒ, first prize at the Smofi Festival in Kraków); 2001: European City (Europejskie miasto; short documentary, Grand Prix at the Smofi Festival in Kraków, first prize and the Film Critics Award at the Offensiva Film Festival in Wroc∏aw, first prize in the Centrum Solidarnosci Foundation competition in Gdaƒsk); 2002: The Real Show (Prawdziwe show; short feature); The Family Firm (Rodzinna firma; short doc.); 2003: The End of a Fairy Tale (Koniec bajki; short feature, the Independent Cinema Competition Award at the Tenth Film and Art Festival “Lato Filmów” in Kazimierz); The Great Run (Wielki bieg; short documentary).

New Polish Films 2006 41 feature films Palimpsest / Palimpsest

director Konrad Niewolski screenplay Igor Brejdygant director of photography Arkadiusz Tomiak music Bart∏omiej Gliniak art director Monika Sajko-Gradowska costume design Pawe∏ Grabarczyk film editor Jarek Pietraszek sound design Maria Chilarecka produced by Film Studio Zebra, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 845 65 88, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, Canal+ Poland producer Juliusz Machulski, Wojciech Danowski, Krzysztof Gierat, Pawe∏ Mossakowski production manager Ewa Jastrz´bska cast Andrzej Chyra (Marek), Robert Gonera (Tomek), Tomasz Sapryk (Maciek), Magdalena Cielecka (Hanna), Arkadiusz Bazak (keeper), Henryk Talar (commander), Grzegorz Warcho∏ (neighbour), Adam Ferency (Malina) world sales open 35 mm, cinemascope, color, 80’, Dolby digital Surround, Poland 2006

Marek is a police inspector who is on the verge of a mental breakdown. The film is executed in two spheres. The first is a criminal plot and the second is laid in the sphere of the main character’s psychological sensations. Over the course of the film the viewer becomes acquainted with the deepest nooks and corners of Marek’s consciousness. One can ask what is real and what is phantasmagoria and where the boundary between reality and imagination lies. Or what justifies human suffering and what is the most important thing in life.

Konrad Niewolski was born in Warsaw in 1972. He studied Physics at Warsaw University from 1990- 1991. He graduated from the school of Business Administration in Warsaw in 1995. He has been a filmmaker since 2002. Niewolski is also a snowboard instructor and FIS international judge. filmography 2002: “D.I.L.” (the main prize at the TVP 2 Independent Cinema Festival); 2003: Symmetry (Symetria; the Film Critic Award at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia; the Best Film Award at the Durango International Film Festival; directing award at the International Film Festival in RiverRun).

42 New Polish Films 2006 feature films A Perfect Afternoon / Doskona∏e popo∏udnie director Przemys∏aw Wojcieszek screenplay Przemys∏aw Wojcieszek director of photography Jola Dylewska music Rados∏aw ¸ukasiewicz, Zespó∏ Pustki art director Andrzej P∏ocki costume design Zuzanna Winiarska film editor Andrzej Bressa sound design Artur Kuczkowski cast Micha∏ Czarnecki (Miko∏aj), Magdalena Pop∏awska (Anna), Ma∏gorzata Dobrowolska (Maria), Jerzy Stuhr (Andrzej), Dorota Kamiƒska (Barbara), S∏awomir Orzechowski (Henryk), Krzysztof Czeczot (Krzysiek), Anita Podd´bniak (Marta), Krzysztof Dracz (Marek) produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Pawe∏ Rakowski – Skorpion Art, ul. Dzielna 6/32, 00-162 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 851 11 04, 841 61 71, e-mail [email protected] production manager Rafa∏ Widajewicz world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo SR, 90’, Poland 2005

Mikolaj, his girlfriend Anna and his business partner Krzysiek are the co-owners of a small publishing company, located in the suburbs of Gliwice. Mikolaj and Anna are getting married in a couple of days. However the young couple is not in a festive mood. After the commercial failure of their first published book they are frantically searching for material that may potentially be successful. Teresa, Mikolaj’s mother who lives in Warsaw, is visited by her ex-husband from Wroclaw. He insists they go to the wedding ceremony together. After a long talk Teresa agrees. Traveling together to Gliwice might give them a chance to reunite...

Przemys∏aw Wojcieszek was born in 1974. He studied journalism at Wroc∏aw University. He wrote “Monday” by Witold Adamek (1998) and “Made in Poland”, awarded by the Sundance Institute screenwriting workshop in Hungary (1999). filmography 1999: Kill Them All (Zabij ich wszystkich); 2001: Louder than Bombs (G∏oÊniej od bomb; nominated for the Polish Film Award Eagle for screenplay); 2004: Down Colourful Hill (W dó∏ kolorowym wzgórzem; award for directing at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia).

New Polish Films 2006 43 feature films Persona non grata / Persona non grata

director Krzysztof Zanussi screenplay Krzysztof Zanussi director of photography Edward K∏osiƒski music art director Jagna Janicka costume design Jagna Janicka film editor Wanda Zeman sound design Wies∏aw Znyk cast Zbigniew Zapasiewicz (Wiktor), Nikita Micha∏kow (Oleg), Jerzy Stuhr (legal adviser), Daniel Olbrychski (deputy minister), Andrzej Chyra (Waldemar), Maria Bekker (Oksana), Halina Golanko (Wiktor’s wife), Marcin KwaÊny (man) produced by TOR Film Production, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 845 50 45, 845 53 03, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Leonid Vereschagin, Nikita Micha∏kow – Three T Productions, 11 Maly Kozikhinsky Lane, Moskwa 103001; Sintra; Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 63 64, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Canal+ Poland, ul. Kawalerii 5, 00-468 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 657 09 42, fax (+48 22) 657 77 30 executive producer TOR Film Production producers Krzysztof Zanussi, Iwona Ziu∏kowska-Okapiec production manager Micha∏ Szczerbic distributed by Vision Film Distribution, ul. Rydygiera 7, 01-793 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 839 60 09, fax (+48 22) 839 13 67 world sales open 35 mm, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo digital, 117’, Poland – Russia – Italy 2005

Wiktor, a Polish ambassador in Uruguay is mourning the sudden death of his beloved wife. When he returns to Poland he meets up with Oleg, a Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs who was his friend 20 years previous. Wiktor was then an activist in the political underground and Oleg was beginning a career as a Soviet diplomat in Poland. Their friendship is not free of suspicion. Wiktor thinks Oleg infiltrated the Polish underground and was his wife’s lover... Krzysztof Zanussi is a film director and screenwriter. He was born in 1939 in Warsaw. Zanussi studied Physics at the University of Warsaw (1955-59) and Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University (1959-62). He graduated from the ¸ódê Film School in 1966 and began making amateur films. Since 1980 he has been an artistic director at TOR Film Production, and later its general director. From 1971 to 1983, Zanussi was the Vice President of the Association of Polish Filmmakers and between 1975 and 1977 a Chairman of the Polish Federation of Film Clubs (DKF). He was a member of the Committee of Cinematography from 1987 to 2002. He has been a lecturer at many film schools, e.g. in ¸ódê and at the National Film School in Great Britain. He has staged numerous opera and theater spectacles in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Russia. Zanussi was chosen to be the President of the European Federation of Audiovisual Authors in 1991. He is a consultant with the Pontifical Committee for Culture at the Vatican; former Vice Chairman of the Program Board for Polish Public Television and a Former President of the EUROVISION Association. Zanussi is also a Professor at the University of Silesia in Katowice, a member of the Polish PEN-Club and the Association of Literary Writers, member of the European Film Academy and the Papal Academy of Fine Arts and Literature and the author of the books: “Time to Die” (Pora umieraç), “Between a Fair and a Salon” (Mi´dzy jarmarkiem a salonem). He has received numerous awards in Poland and abroad. selected filmography 1967: Face to Face (Twarzà w twarz); 1969: The Structure of Crystals (Struktura kryszta∏u); 1971: Family Life (˚ycie rodzinne); Behind the Wall (Za Êcianà); 1973: Illumination (Iluminacja); 1974: The Catamount Killing (USA/Germany); Quarterly Balance (Bilans kwartalny); 1975: Camouflage (Barwy ochronne); 1978: The Spiral (Spirala); 1979: Wege in der Nacht (TV, Germany); 1980: (Constans); Contract (Kontrakt); 1981: From a Far Country (Z dalekiego kraju; Poland/G. Britain/Italy); 1984: The Year of the Quiet Sun (Rok spokojnego s∏oƒca; Poland/Germany/USA); 1988: Wherever You Are (Poland/Germany); 1992: The Touch (Dotkni´cie r´ki; Poland/G. Britain/Denmark); 1996: At Full Gallop (Cwa∏); Weekend Stories: A Woman’s Business, Little Faith, Deceptive Charm, Unwritten Law (OpowieÊci weekendowe); 1997: Our God’s Brother (Brat naszego Boga); Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings, The Last Circle, Dilatory Line (OpowieÊci weekendowe); 2000: Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (˚ycie jako Êmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogà p∏ciowà); Weekend Stories: Hidden Treasure (OpowieÊci wekendowe); 2002: Supplement (Suplement).

44 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Pitbull / Pitbull director Patryk Vega screenplay Patryk Vega director of photography Miros∏aw Kuba Bro˝ek music Rados∏aw ¸uka art director Elwira Pluta costume design Justyna Stolarz film editor Jaros∏aw Barzan sound design Marek Bobowski cast Marcin Dorociƒski (Despero), Janusz Gajos (Benek), Andrzej Grabowski (Gebels), Krzysztof Stroiƒski (Metyl), Rafa∏ Mohr (Nielat), Danuta Stenka (child- murderess), Ma∏gorzata Foremniak (KryÊka), Weronika Rosati (D˝emma), Jadwiga Jankowska-CieÊlak (Of The Last), Jolanta Fraszyƒska (Tirowiec’s wife), Halina Rasiakówna (Halina) produced by Dziki Film Sp. z o.o., ul. Rac∏awicka 127/12, 02-117 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 824 68 48, e-mail [email protected] coproduced by ATM Grupa SA, ul. B∏´kitna 3, 55-040 Kobierzyce; Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Dziki Film Sp. z o.o. producers Waldemar Dziki, Dorota Kurzewska, Tomasz Kurzewski production manager Dorota Sachar-Nowe distributed by Studio Interfilm sp. z o.o., ul Marsza∏kowska 28 A apt. 25, 00-576 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 621 33 66, 621 30 86, fax (+48 22) 622 10 80, e-mail [email protected] world sales open 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo SR, 101’, Poland 2005

Said is a criminal responsible for dozens of kidnappings and murders. Five troubled cops are after him: Nielat - a junkie, disrespected by all; Gebels fights corruption but breaks down at a certain point and accepts a bribe; Despero - a bully who obsessively hunts Said but almost loses him because of a woman. There is also Metyl - who shoots his girlfriend and leaves the police, and lastly - ailing Benek.

Patryk Vega was born in 1977 in Warsaw. He graduated from Collegium Civitas at the Polish Academy of Science, where he studied Sociology and specialized in Media and Social Communication. He continued his education in the Marek Miller School of Reporting. From 1998 to 1999 he was an assistant producer at the PLEOGRAF Film Studio. He wrote a screenplay “The First Million” (Pierwszy milion), a seven episode TV show directed by Waldemar Dziki. He also made “Little Angels” (Anio∏ki), “Real Dogs” (Prawdziwe psy), both in 2001 and “Tapes of Horror” (TaÊmy grozy; 2002), a twelve episode documentary TV series for TVP 1. Vega also conceived the idea for and made “Nine Unusual Weeks” (9 niezwyk∏ych tygodni) a TV show for POLSAT TV. He also directed “Give Children the Sun” (Podaruj dzieciom s∏oƒce) 26 TV shows for the Polsat Charity Foundation and wrote the screenplay for the thirteen episode TV show “Face to Face” (Twarzà w twarz). Vega co-directed another TV show “The Criminals” (Kryminalni). “Pitbull” is his feature debut.

New Polish Films 2006 45 feature films Retrieval / Z odzysku

director S∏awomir Fabicki screenplay S∏awomir Fabicki, Denijal Hasanoviç, Marek Pruchniewski director of photography Bogumi∏ Godfrejow art director Wojciech ˚oga∏a costume design Aneta Flis film editor Jaros∏aw Kamiƒski cast Antoni Pawlicki (Wojtek), Nataliya Vdovina (Katia), Jacek Braciak (Farmer), Micha∏ Filipiak (Baton), Wojciech Zieliƒski (Cauliflower), Dmytro Melnychuk (Andriy), Jerzy Trela (grandfather), Dorota Pomyka∏a (mother) produced by Opus Film, ul. ¸àkowa 29, 90-554 ¸ódê, phone (+48 42) 634 55 26, fax (+48 42) 634 55 49, mobile (+48) 604 070 775, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, Canal+ Poland, Polish Film Institute (co-financing) producers Piotr Dzi´cio∏, ¸ukasz Dzi´cio∏ world sales Opus Film 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby digital surround ex, 103’, Poland 2006

Nineteen year old Wojtek lives in a Silesian town by a river with his mother and grandfather. He tries to make a living and help out his girlfriend Katia and her little son. Katia is an illegal immigrant from the Ukraine. Wojtek works two jobs: one at a cement plant and the second at a debt vindication agency which, amongst other things, evicts people who do not pay their rent. He is on really good terms with his boss who helps him grant Katia legal immigrant status and a work permit. But Wojtek’s job starts to corrupt his morals and he becomes ruthless, aggressive and cruel. As a result, people who were close to him start turning their backs on him...

S∏awomir Fabicki was born in 1970 in Warsaw. He is a film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Screenwriting School in 1995 and Lodz Film School in 2002. Fabicki became a member of the European Film Academy and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2001. His school film, a short documentary “Extension 55” (Wewn´trzny 55; 1998) won awards at film festivals in Kalamata (Greece), Teheran and Oberhausen. “A Man Thing” (M´ska sprawa; 2001), a 26-minute short feature, won numerous awards at prestigious film festivals in Krakow, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev, New York, Mexico City, Regensburg, Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg, Munich, Edinburgh, Wiesbaden, Teheran, Tai pei, Clermont- Ferrand, Paris, Tampere, Barcelona and Sydney. It also received an Oscar nomination.

46 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Rh+ / Rh+ director Jaros∏aw ˚amojda screenplay Jaros∏aw ˚amojda director of photography Tomasz Dobrowolski music S∏awomir Kulpowicz art director Katarzyna Boczek costume design Katarzyna Morawska film editor Wanda Zeman sound design Piotr Bielawski cast Anna Przybylska (Marta), Robert ˚o∏´dziewski (Szymon), Katarzyna Bujakiewicz (Agata), Micha∏ Figurski (Pawe∏), Grzegorz Mostowicz-Gerszt (¸ysy), Andrzej Krukowski (Adam), Karolina Porcari (Ola), Magdalena Bendek (Paulina), Tomasz Klecyngier (Rafa∏), Jack Recknitz (Gerard) produced by MCM Productions, INC (USA); Da Vinci Sp. z o.o. ul. Bernardyƒska 16/75, Warsaw; phone (+48 22) 497 86 60, e-mail [email protected]; Film Production Agency (co-financing) executive producer Da Vinci producers Ivona Karbowski, Krzysztof Karbowski, Ma∏gorzata Corvalan production manager Mariusz Mielczarek distributed by Studio Interfilm Sp. z o.o., ul. Marsza∏kowska 28 A apt. 25, 00-576 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 621 33 66, 621 30 86, fax (+48 22) 622 10 80, e-mail [email protected] world sales Studio Interfilm, MCM Productions 35 mm, 1:2,35, color, Dolby stereo digital, 90’, Poland – USA 2005

A group of young people who hang out together in night clubs decide to go on vacation together and spend a weekend at the Mazurian lakes. The youth have a lot of fun but many end up getting hurt in minor accidents. At first nobody sees the correlation between these accidents and the events that took place before they left for vacation. One of the girls, Ola, a victim of a car accident, was given the wrong type of blood during surgery. As a result she dies. Finally, suspicious incidents and shocking coincidences start falling into a logical story...

Jaros∏aw ˚amojda was born in Bydgoszcz in 1960. He graduated from Lodz Film School, Department of Cinematography, in 1985. He is a cinematographer, director and screenwriter. He received the Andrzej Munk Prize for Cinematography in Mariusz Trelinski’s “Farewell to Autumn” in 1990 as well as The Minister of Culture and Art Award and the Hungarian Academy of Film Art Award. He co-directed the award-winning documentary “The Most Beautiful Caves of the World” (award at the Sports Film Festival in Budapest and the French Television Award). He has worked as director of photography in numerous films. filmography (as a director) 1995: Fast Lane (M∏ode wilki; award for a new director at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, the Golden Teeth Audience Award at the Polish Film Festival in Chicago); 1997: Fast Lane 1/2 (M∏ode wilki 1/2); 1999-2000: Affection and Lies (Czu∏oÊç i k∏amstwa; TV show, co-director); 1999: The First Million (Pierwszy milion; TV show, co-director); 2000: Six Days of an Ostrich (SzeÊç dni strusia)

New Polish Films 2006 47 feature films Saviour's Square / Plac Zbawiciela

directors Krzysztof Krauze, Joanna Kos-Krauze screenplay Krzysztof Krauze, Joanna Kos-Krauze, Jowita Budnik, Ewa Wencel, Arkadiusz Janiczek director of photography Wojciech Staroƒ music Przemek Myszor art director Monika Sajko-Gradowska costume design Dorota Roqueplo film editor Krzysztof Szpetmaƒski sound design Nikodem Wo∏k-¸aniewski cast Jowita Budnik (Beata), Arkadiusz Janiczek (Bartek), Ewa Wencel (Teresa), Dawid Gudejko (Patryk), Natan Gudejko (¸ukasz), Beata Fudalej (Edyta), Zuzanna Lipiec (Irena), Krzysztof Bochenek (Wiktor) produced by Film Studio ZEBRA, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 845 65 88, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, Canal+ Poland producer Juliusz Machulski, Krzysztof Gierat, Pawe∏ Mossakowski production manager Jan Kaczmarski world sales open HD/35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby digital, 115’, Poland 2006

“Saviour’s Square” was inspired by true events. It tells the story of a modern family in crisis. An everyday struggle with reality as well as the need to fulfill plans can lead to the disintegration and break-up of a family. The only thing which can make us notice and understand the needs of others, to overcome the most difficult moments and hopeless situations turns out to be love.

Krzysztof Krauze was born in 1953 in Warsaw. He is a graduate of Lodz Film School (cinematography). He worked for the Studio Se-Ma-For and later for The Karol Irzykowski Film Studio. From 1985 to 1991 he was a member of TOR Film Production. Krauze has directed various short and mid-length features. He has won numerous awards at national and international film festivals. He became a member of the European Academy of Film in 2001. selected filmography 1988: New York, 4 a.m. (Nowy Jork, czwarta rano); 1996: Street Games (Gry uliczne; The Special Jury Prize at the PFF, Gdynia); 1999: The Debt (D∏ug; Grand Prix - Golden Lions and the Critics’ Prize at the Gdynia PFF, The Eagle - Polish Film Award in various categories: best director, best screenplay; The Passport Award by “Polityka” weekly, award for directing at the International Film Festival in Philadelphia); 2004: My Nikifor (Mój Nikifor; the Krzysztof Kieslowski Award at the Denver Film Festival, Grand Prix Golden Hugo Award at the International Film Festival Chicago; The Crystal Globe Award and the Special FICC Don Quichote Award at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary).

Joanna Kos-Krauze is a screenwriter and a film director. She is a co-author of many commercials. She also co-wrote and was a 1th assistant director of “My Nikifor”.

48 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Solidarity, Solidarity / SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç

Solidarity, Solidarity is a project made to commemorate the workers’ strikes of 1980. It consists of thirteen shorts by outstanding Polish directors, who share their personal opinions on the 25th Anniversary of Solidarity. Each film is a separate work, differing one from another in content as well as in artistic expression. Some are documentaries, some are mini-features and others video clips. Irony intertwines with pathos, seriousness with the grotesque, and nostalgia and affection with disappointment, grief and anger. As a collection, these films constitute the bitter vision of modern history. music Micha∏ Lorenc produced by Polish Television, Ministry of Culture, Apple Film Production, Akson Studio super 16 mm, color, 113’, Poland 2005

Sushi / Sushi director Juliusz Machulski cast Marek Kondrat, Robert Wi´ckiewicz, Katarzyna Herman Marek, a film producer gets an offer to make a short film about “Solidarity”. He hires advertising specialists to help him. Together they try to find out what “Solidarity” has given them... A Sack / Torba director Andrzej Jakimowski cast Krzysztof Kiersznowski, Rafa∏ Guêniczak, Les∏aw ˚urek Two thieves steal a young man’s bag on a train. To their disappointment, they find nothing in the bag but underground leaflets printed on a home printer. The victim of the theft gets arrested when the train stops at the next station. One of the thieves shows unexpected nobleness... Boards / Tablice director Jerzy Domaradzki cast Bartek Turzyƒski, Daniel Zawadzki The story of the boards on which the Gdaƒsk Shipyard workers who went on strike, wrote their demands and hung them on the main shipyard gate. Under martial law, the secret police stole the boards from the Maritime Museum but they did not know that what they stole were fakes... Big Dipper / Wielki Wóz director Jan Jakub Kolski cast Maciej ZakoÊcielny (Janek), Eryk Lubos (Staszek), Cezary ¸ukaszewicz (Rudy) It is the summer of 1980 in the Italian Alps. A group of cave explorers become stranded underground. While awaiting help, they learn about the signing of the Gdaƒsk Agreement between the workers and the government. Among the cave explorers is Jan Jakub Kolski, the director of this film... Ballpoint Pen / D∏ugopis director Piotr Trzaskalski cast Waldemar Czyszak (Janusz) Janusz is attempting to sell huge plastic ballpoint pens with pictures of Pope John Paul II on them but his enterprise is not very successful. His business will improve significantly after the Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa, signs the Gdaƒsk Agreement with one of these very pens. Petrol / Benzyna director Filip Bajon cast Maciej Stuhr (Tomek), Marcin Dorociƒski (Filip) It is August 1980. Two young people who meet on the same train are both reading “The Little Apocalypse” by Tadeusz Konwicki. One of them is carrying a gas can. The other suspects that the man next to him wants to burn himself alive... Tanks / Czo∏gi director Krzysztof Zanussi In this short quasi-documentary, Krzysztof Zanussi ponders back to the winter of 1981 when he was shooting “From the Far Country. Pope John Paul II” in Krakow. In one scene, the extras are supposed to put on military uniforms and are given a choice of either Soviet and German uniforms - everybody’s hands reached for the German ones...

New Polish Films 2006 49 feature films Solidarity, Solidarity / SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç

Landscape / Krajobraz director Robert Gliƒski This short film shows the Gdaƒsk Shipyard as it is today: engine rooms covered with rust, empty docks and garbage flying about in the air. The only life to be seen are groups of international tourists who fill the space that used to be “Solidarity”’s place of origin... What Happened to Our Solidarity? / Co si´ sta∏o z naszà SolidarnoÊcià? director Ryszard Bugajski Grzegorz Markowski of the once popular Polish rock band Perfect, along with young rappers Bzyk and Guzik from Wh-Hae, sing about the last 40 years of Polish history. Do You Know What? / I wie pan co? director Jacek Bromski cast Janusz Gajos (president of bank), Krzysztof Stroiƒski (Roman), Anna Romantowska (Roman’s wife) Roman, once a political prisoner but now an entrepreneur, goes to the bank with a loan application. He meets with the bank manager, a former communist party official and prosecutor, who in the past issued a warrant to have Roman arrested. A Short Story of a Certain Board / Krótka historia pewnej tablicy director Feliks Falk This is a black and white animated short film collage. The only color element is the familiar red “SolidarnoÊç” sign, printed on a white board. Once the time of fighting, followed by the euphoria of victory finishes, old symbols are left forgotten. The white board with the red sign lands in the prop room. The Man of Hope / Cz∏owiek z nadziei director Andrzej Wajda with Andrzej Wajda, Lech Wa∏´sa, Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwi∏owicz This film is a video recorded meeting between the director of “Man of Iron” - Andrzej Wajda, the actors who play the main characters in this film - Krystyna Janda and Jerzy Radziwilowicz and “Solidarity” leader Lech Walesa. The meeting took place in the enormous, empty screening room of the “Neptun” Cinema in Gdansk. In August 1980, when Walesa congratulated Wajda for making such a great movie about the events of August he also encouraged the famous director to shoot another film titled “The Man of Hope”. This never happened. What would it have been about today? Father / Ojciec director Ma∏gorzata Szumowska cast Kazimierz Borowiec, Maja Ostaszewska In this dramatized short documentary, the director utilized archival films shot by her Father, a well-known documentary filmmaker. A 30 year old woman tells the story of how “Solidarity” influenced the life of her family, particularly her idealistic Father. He never directly benefited from the political changes. His only reward is, that today, his daughter can live in a free country.

50 New Polish Films 2006 feature films St. Barbara's Feast / Barbórka

director Maciej Pieprzyca screenplay Maciej Pieprzyca director of photography Marek Traskowski music Patryk Zakrocki art director Joanna Mucha costume design Agata Culak film editor Leszek Starzyƒski sound design Robert Czy˝ewicz cast Iwona Sitkowska (Basia), Marcin Dorociƒski (Jakub), Robert Talarczyk (Andrzej), Tadeusz Madeja (Basia’s father), Gra˝yna Zieliƒska (Basia’s mother), Artur Âwi´s (Witek), Barbara Lubos-Âwi´s (Eleonora), Mariusz Kiljan (Markus), Maciej Wojdy∏a (cameraman), Krzysztof Respondek (Krystian) produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25 executive producer Film Studio PERSPEKTYWA, ul. Pu∏awska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 845 54 94, e-mail [email protected] production manager Kamil Prze∏´cki world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] Betacam SP, color, Dolby stereo A-type, 70’, Poland 2005

The director of a coalmine invites Jakub, the star of a TV show, to add splendor to the celebration of St. Barbara’s Day. St. Barbara being the patroness of miners. Basia, a worker from the sorting department is chosen to hand Jakub the welcoming loaf of bread. Two completely different worlds come together: flashy, success oriented strangers from Warsaw and traditional, modest Silesians who are unwilling to change. Within the collision of these two worlds exist a sweet girl and a refined guy (who isn’t so bad either).

Maciej Pieprzyca was born in 1964 in Katowice. He is a director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Silesian University in Katowice, Department of Journalism, 1989, and Department of Film Directing, 1993. He also studied screenwriting at the Lodz Film School and graduated in 1990. Pieprzyca has made several documentaries: 1993 “Different from Others” (Inna; first prize at the Young Cinema Festival, Torino, the main prize at the Mediaschool Festival in Lodz); 1995 “Knockout” (Przez nokaut, TVP 1’s Director’s prize at the Polish Short Film Festival, Krakow); “I am a Murderer” (Jestem mordercà...); “It will Remain a Legend” (Zostanie legenda). feature filmography 2001-2002: Dreams to Come True (Marzenia do spe∏nienia, TV series, co-director); 2001: Inferno [in:] Generation 2000 (Inferno [w:] Pokolenie 2000; the Golden Debut Award at Cierlicke Lato Filmowe Festival, honorable mention at the Avanca International Film Festival, the Bronze Award at the Houston International Film Festival); 2002: For Good and for Bad (Na dobre i na z∏e, TV series, co-director); 2002-2005: Just Life (Samo ˝ycie; TV series, co-director); 2003-2005: For Good and for Bad (Na dobre i na z∏e; TV series, co-director).

New Polish Films 2006 51 feature films Surfers' Time / Czas surferów

director Jacek Gàsiorowski screenplay Tomasz Wieleba, Jacek Gàsiorowski director of photography Jaros∏aw Szoda music Dominik DONIU Grabowski art director Marcin Aziukiewicz costume design Anna Goroƒska film editor Adam Kwiatek sound design Marian Bogacki produced by Farat Film, ul. Notecka 22, 02-427 Warszawa, phone (+48 22) 863 12 70, fax (+48 22) 863 12 69, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Best Film, Canal+ Polska, Film Production Agency producer Robert Sojka co-producers Krzysztof Dumieƒski, Witold Dàbrowski, Kazimierz Sioma production manager Artur P´dziƒski cast Krzysztof Skarbiƒski (Fifi), Bogus∏aw Linda (D˝oker), Bartosz Obuchowicz (Bonus), Micha∏ Nowaczyk (Kozio∏), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Klama), Marian Dzi´dziel (kidnapped man), Grzegorz Warcho∏ (Czarnecki), Agnieszka Maciàg (Mrs. Czarnecka) world sales Farat Film, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo digital, 85’, Poland 2005

“Surfers’ Time” is a criminal comedy. The plan looks simple at first: to find and kidnap Czarnecki, a businessman, who fired Dzoker two years before. This is a good reason for Dzoker to crave revenge. He has been collecting information about his former boss and finally finds something on him: It seems Czarnecki has a debt with Klama, a dangerous gangster. Czarnecki is well aware that his situation is serious so he decides to disappear. The only thing Dzoker has to do is to find Czarnecki, kidnap him, and scare him to death by introducing himself as Klama’s accomplice; next, collect the debt and run away. Then Czarnecki, convinced he has already paid his debt, will resurface and cruel Klama will take proper care of him. There is only one problem: Dzoker cannot kidnap Czarnecki himself because Czarnecki knows him! So as executors he chooses Fifi, Bonus and Koziol; his friends who have nothing better to do than having pointless conversations and watching gangster movies. But are they skilled enough to accomplish the task?

Jacek Gàsiorowski is a director and a screenwriter. He graduated from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1975, where he majored in philosophy and . He is also a graduate of the Silesian University (1981) in Katowice, where he studied at the Film and TV Department. He was a co-screenwriter of “Danton” by Andrzej Wajda. Gàsiorowski was a lecturer at the School of Film and Television in Chantilly, France, from 1988 to 1990. He has written many plays and adaptations for Polish TV Theater and directed various feature and documentary films for Polish and French TV. selected filmography 1985: Visage de chien (The Face of the Dog; France, Perspectives of French Cinema Award at the International Film Festival Cannes, the Audience Award at the “Cinema and Music” Film Festival in Aix en Provence); 1991: Yes, Yes (Tak tak; co- production France - Poland); 1992: Evasion (French TV, Channel 6); 1999: Les sept vies du docteur Laux (French TV, Channel 6); 2003- 2005: On Wspolna Street (Na Wspólnej; TV show, co-director, supervising producer)

52 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The Tower / Wie˝a

director Agnieszka Trzos screenplay Agnieszka Trzos director of photography Andrzej Musia∏ music Stanis∏aw Sojka, Matt Kowalsky art director Kinga Babczyƒska costume design Ma∏gorzata Chachaj, Gabriela Kotowska film editor Cezary Grzesiuk sound design Bartek Putkiewicz produced by Akili Films s. c., ul. Kazimierzowska 74/15, 02-518 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 849 12 73, mobile +48 602 530 597 e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency; Film Production Agency producers Agnieszka Trzos, Bo˝ena Krakówka cast Agnieszka Warchulska (Ewa), Robert Gonera (Bartek), Agata Stawarz (Betty), Rafa∏ Maçkowiak (Adam), Zofia Bartoszewicz (Kasia), Mariusz Zaniewski (Mateusz) world sales Akili Films s. c., Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail [email protected] 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby SR, 96’, Poland 2005

Set in Warsaw. The main characters of this film are three women and four men. They are thirtysomething single professionals, tied into social circles heavily associated with art, advertising, media and business. They crave love but are afraid to lose control of their own lives. “The Tower” is a film about the paralyzing fear of closeness and the impossibility of developing mature relationships in the surrounding world of glitz, appearances and facades.

Agnieszka Trzos was born in 1971 in Warsaw. She is a graduate of Warsaw University (Journalism) and Lodz Film School (TV Production). She started working for Polish TV in 1995. She has made several documentaries, including “Somebody Has Thrown a Stone in my Face” (KtoÊ rzuci∏ mi w twarz kamieniem; 1997) and “The Complaint” (Skarga; 2000). Her film “The Witches” (Wiedêmy; 2001) has been screened at numerous film festivals, for example the Bordeaux International Festival “Women in Cinema”; the Polish Film Festival at the Polish Cultural Institute, London, Mar Del Plata International Film Festival. “The Tower” is Agnieszka Trzos’ feature debut.

New Polish Films 2006 53 feature films Tree Doctor / Lekarz drzew

director Janusz Zaorski screenplay Jerzy Niemczuk director of photography Andrzej Wolf music Andrzej Kurylewicz, Zespó∏ Gribojedow costume design Ida Karpiƒska film editor Milenia Fiedler sound design Grzegorz Nawara, Leszek Freund cast Magdalena Ró˝czka (Kaja), Tadeusz Szymków (Szymon), Maria Pakulnis (She) produced by ZA PRODUCTION Janusz Zaorski phone/fax (+48 22) 648 05 63, (+48) 603 957 766 executive producer Janusz Zaorski, ZA PRODUCTION producers Jerzy Niemczuk, Andrzej Wolf, Janusz Zaorski production manager Anna Krzysztofowicz world sales open Betacam SP, color, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo A-type, 73’, Poland 2005

Szymon finds a naked woman by a lake and takes her to his secluded house. Initially she is in a state of shock but slowly opens up and starts talking about herself. Through the course of the following days she tells him strange although plausible stories from her life. Each of her stories contradicts another. Like Sheherezade she tries to get the listener interested in order that he keeps her for one more night. It is impossible to find out which version of her story is true. It looks like the girl is playing a double game: sometimes she seems to be a woman who went through a lot of trauma but sometimes sounds like a child lost within its own lies. But she is not the only one who has something to hide. The main characters play an ingenious game where mutual animosity is mixed with fascination and enchantment.

Janusz Zaorski Born in 1947 in Warsaw. Film director, screenwriter and producer. A graduate of the ¸ódê Film School, Department of Directing, he became the Chairman of the Polish Federation of Film Clubs (DKF) in 1987. Since 1988 he has been the Artistic Director for the DOM Film Studio. A member of the Committee of Cinematography from 1987 to 1989, Chairman of the Committee of Radio and Television (1991-1993), and Chairman of the National Council for Radio and Television (1994-1995). selected filmography (as a director) 1971: To Run Away As Near As Possible (Uciec jak najbli˝ej); 1974: Promotion (Awans; The Grand Prix at the PFF in Gdaƒsk); 1974: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (Chleba naszego powszedniego); 1975: A Partite for a Woodwind Instrument (Partita na instrument drewniany); 1977: A Room Overlooking the Sea (Pokój z widokiem na morze); 1982: Mother of Kings (Matka Królów; Grand Prix at the PFF in Gdynia 1987); 1984: A Baritone (Baryton; Special Jury Prize at the PFF Gdynia); 1985: Bodensee (Jezioro Bodeƒskie; Golden Leopard at the IFF in Locarno); 1988: The Soccer Poker (Pi∏karski poker); 1997: A Happy New York (Szcz´Êliwego Nowego Jorku; prize for the Best Director at the PFF, Gdynia); 2004: Saved by a Miracle [in:] Polish Loves TV show (Cudownie ocalony [w:] Polskie mi∏oÊci).

54 New Polish Films 2006 feature films What the Sun Saw / Co s∏onko widzia∏o

director Micha∏ Rosa screenplay Micha∏ Rosa director of photography Andrzej Szulkowski music Mateusz Pospieszalski art director Jerzy Talik costume design Monika Jagodziƒska film editor Krzysztof Szpetmaƒski sound design Piotr Domaradzki cast Damian Hryniewicz (Sebastian), Dominika Kuêniak (Marta), Krzysztof Stroiƒski (Józef), Jadwiga Jankowska-CieÊlak (Józef’s wife), Tomasz Sapryk (father), Kinga Preis (brunette), Ma∏gorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik (mother), Jan Prochyra (grandfather), Jan Machulski (photographer), Rafa∏ Maçkowiak (Adrian), Andrzej Mastalerz (Henryk) produced by Filmcontract Ltd., ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 841 65 91, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Film Production Agency (co-financing) producer Henryk Romanowski production manager Dariusz Sidor world sales Filmcontract Ltd. tv version Betacam, 3 x 55’; screen version 35 mm, 110’, Poland 2006

It is a hot July in a big Silesian city. Three people - Sebastian - a small boy, Marta - a teenage girl and fiftysomething Jozef do not know each other but they have one thing in common: all of them are determined to quickly make some money. The sum does not need to be big; however it seems impossible for them at the very moment to make anything at all. “What the Sun Saw” consists of three stories (which are parallel but at the same time interlink) about people who determinedly struggle with everyday life to maintain their dignity, to change their lives and not to lose their dreams. Their stories are tales of passion, courage and pride. The characters of Sebastian, Marta and Jozef, however unreal are based on authentic newspaper headlines, telltale stories, police reports, randomly observed scenes and overheard conversations.

Michal Rosa was born in 1963 in Zabrze. He is a film director and screenwriter. Rosa is a graduate of the Silesian Polytechnic (architecture), and the Radio and TV School at the Silesian University, where he studied film directing. He has been a lecturer there since the mid-nineties. feature filmography 1994: Hectic Thursday (Goràcy czwartek; debut award at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia); 1997: Farba (The Film Club Award at the PFF, Gdynia); 2001: Silence (Cisza; award for directing at the PFF, Gdynia, Ecumenical Jury Award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival).

New Polish Films 2006 55 feature films The Wild Rider / Dziki jeêdziec working title

director Adam Guziƒski screenplay Adam Guziƒski based on the short story “The Wild Rider” by Tarjei Vessaas director of photography Jolanta Dylewska art director Anna Wunderlich costume design Aneta Flis film editor Jaros∏aw Kamiƒski cast Piotr Bajor (Jerzy), Aleksandra Justa (Maria), Krzysztof Lis (Janek), Krzysztof Radkowski (Tomasz), W∏adys∏aw Kowalski (head of the ward), Anna Seniuk (nurse), Teresa Sawicka (nurse at the ward), Ma∏gorzata Hajewska (saleswomen at the bakery), Bart∏omiej Bobrowski (young writer), Stanis∏aw Penksyk (bus driver), Tadeusz Madeja (old man on the bus) produced by Opus Film, ul. ¸àkowa 29, 90-554 ¸ódê, phone (+48 42) 634 55 26, fax (+48 42) 634 55 49, mobile (+48) 604 070 775, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency; Polish Film Institute (co-financing) producer Piotr Dzi´cio∏, ¸ukasz Dzi´cio∏ production coordinator Marcin Adamczewski production manager Jacek Gawryszczak world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail: [email protected] 35 mm, black & white, Dolby SR, Poland 2006

Jerzy, a middle aged writer lives with his wife and six-year-old son in the countryside. He has not written anything in a while and it appears that he is going through some kind of creative crisis. This situation negatively affects his finances as well as his relationship with his wife. In the course of the film it turns out his son must undergo simple surgery. Jerzy and his son travel to the city. The little boy is initially very happy by the trip but he does not know he will have to stay in hospital. He feels cheated and disappointed when his father leaves him there. The surgery is successful and a phone conversation between Jerzy his wife seems to solve their marital problems. Everything seems to be fine... Jerzy feels content. Then he gets a call from the chief surgeon urging him to return to the hospital...

Adam Guziƒski was born in 1970 in Konin. He is a graduate of the National Film School in Lodz, where he studied film directing. His short feature “Antichrist” won him a Grand Prix at the Bilbao Film Festival, a special mention at the Torino Film Festival, the Student Prize at the Short Film Festival in Nice, and the “La Luna de Valencia de Plata” Award at the Valencia Film Festival.

56 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Windmill Bar / Bar pod M∏ynkiem

director Andrzej Kondratiuk screenplay Andrzej Kondratiuk director of photography Andrzej Kondratiuk art director Andrzej Kondratiuk costume design Andrzej Kondratiuk film editors Józef Romasz, S∏awomir Piernik, Andrzej Kondratiuk sound design Micha∏ Muzyka, Iga Cembrzyƒska cast Celina Przygoda-Nalepa (Celina), Roman Mielczarek (Roman), El˝bieta Mieleszczuk (Mrs. NadleÊna; winter guest), Andrzej Kondratiuk (beggar; K∏ak, the village mafia boss), Tadeusz Lis (champion), Marek Morawski (Marek), Monika Morawska (Monika), Waldemar Otton (Waldek), Zdzis∏aw Kmiotek (Stasio; winter guest) produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25 executive producer Iga-Film phone/fax (+48 22) 659 13 28, e-mail: [email protected] production manager Iga Cembrzyƒska world sales Polish Television – International Cooperation and Trade Office, phone (+48 22) 547 61 39, fax (+48 22) 547 75 83, e-mail: [email protected] Betacam SP, color, Dolby stereo SR, 79’, Poland 2005

Celina, a single unemployed spinner, borrows money to open a fast food restaurant. Roman, a newly single laborer with no job helps her. Despite the popular menu including marinated herring, tripe, chicken legs, draft beer and vodka there are few customers. Roman decides the restaurant needs marketing and places a sign by the local road. Shortly gangsters show up to extort money. Roman stands up for Celina...

Andrzej Kondratiuk was born in Piƒsk in 1936. He is a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He received his degree in cinematography at the Lodz Film School in 1963, where he also studied film directing. Kondratiuk has written and directed various theatrical plays as well as short and experimental films. Kondratiuk received numerous awards at festivals within Poland and abroad. He is the winner of an honorary Jaƒcio Wodnik Award at the “Prowincjonalia” Festival. selected filmography 1970: The Hydro-Riddle (Hydrozagadka), A Hole in the Ground (Dziura w ziemi; Grand Prix at IFF Karlovy Vary); 1972: A Scorpio, a Virgo and a Sagittarius (Skorpion, Panna i ¸ucznik); 1973: How They Do It (Jak to si´ robi), The Entranced (Wniebowzi´ci); 1979: The Full Moon (Pe∏nia); 1982: Stardust (Gwiezdny py∏; TV, special prize at the PFF Gdaƒsk; Prix Futura, West Berlin); 1984: The Four Seasons of the Year (Cztery pory roku; Gdaƒsk Bronze Lions at the PFF Gdaƒsk- Gdynia, Bronze Leopard at the IFF Locarno); 1990: The Milky Way (Mleczna droga); 1995: A Spindle of Time (Wrzeciono czasu; special prize at the PFF Gdynia, special prize at the IFF Moscow), 1997: Sundial (S∏oneczny zegar); 2001: The Prodigal Daughter (Córa marnotrawna).

New Polish Films 2006 57 feature films Who Never Lived / Kto nigdy nie ˝y∏

director Andrzej Seweryn screenplay Maciej Strzembosz director of photography Piotr Wojtowicz music Jan A. P. Kaczmarek art director Janusz Sosnowski costume design Dorota Roqueplo set decorator Wies∏awa Chojkowska film editor Anne Goursaud, Wojciech Mrówczyƒski sound design Piotr Knop, Krzysztof Wodziƒski cast Micha∏ ˚ebrowski (Father Jan), Joanna Sydor (Marta), Robert Janowski (Pawe∏), Teresa Marczewska (Jan’s mother), Stefan Burczyk (confessor), Andrzej ˚arnecki (bishop), Cezary Iber (Krzysztof), Natalia Rybicka (Kasia), Mateusz Banasiuk (Mateusz), Wojciech Mecwaldowski (Artur), Joanna Liszowska (Elka), Bogus∏aw Parchimowicz (Jarek), Piotr Szczepanik (prior), Aleksander Bednarz (Father Leon), Robert Wi´ckiewicz (garbage man), Józef Fryêlewicz (pastor), Andrzej Seweryn (ward head), Marek Ka∏u˝yƒski (brother gate-keeper), Modest Ruciƒski (novice), Joanna Jab∏czyƒska (Marysia), Marcel Nowek (Latin teacher), Maja Bare∏kowska (Mrs. Leszczyƒska), Andrzej Hudziak (Marysia’s father), Monika Niemczyk (Marysia’s mother), Micha∏ Gadomski (policeman), Marcin KwaÊny (monk), Tytus Ho∏dys (drug addict) produced by Satchwell Warszawa sp. z o.o., ul. Che∏mska 21 bld. 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 851 42 16, 851 44 49, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Film Studio KADR, Film Production Agency (co-financing) producer Miros∏aw S∏owiƒski production manager Józef Jarosz world sales Satchwell Warszawa, Polish Television 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby digital, 106’, Poland 2006

A young priest works with drug addicted youth. His supervisors do not like his attitude towards his work and the fact that he is very well liked by his pupils. When he gets an order to start studies in Rome, he is convinced the authorities are attempting to isolate him from his believers. Andrzej Seweryn was born in 1946 in Heilbronn (Germany). He is an actor, director and teacher. He is a graduate of the National Theater Academy in Warsaw where he studied Drama. Seweryn has received numerous acting awards. He immigrated to France in the eighties where he acted at the Odeon and Chaillot stage theaters in Paris and TNP in Lyon. He started working with Comedie Fran˜aise in 1993. He is best known for his roles in Andrzej Wajda’s films, such as “Promised Land” (Ziemia obiecana, 1974), “Rough Treatment” (Bez znieczulenia, 1978), “The Conductor” (Dyrygent, 1979, the Silver Bear Award for best actor at the International Film Festival in Berlin); “Man of Iron” (Cz∏owiek z ˝elaza, 1981), “Danton” (1982), “Pan Tadeusz” (1999), “The Revenge” (Zemsta, 2002). Seweryn has also acted in films by other Polish directors (including Jan Rybkowski, Krzysztof KieÊlowski, Jerzy Domaradzki, Janusz Zaorski, Janusz Majewski, Andrzej ˚u∏awski, Sylwester Ch´ciƒski and Agnieszka Holland) as well as in French, American, Italian, German and English films. They include “The Mahabharata” (dir. Peter Brook), “Schindler’s List” (dir. Steven Spielberg) and “La Condanna” (dir. Marco Belocchio). Seweryn was a lecturer at the National Theater Academy in Warsaw, Poland and at the National Academy of Art and Theater in Lyon, France. Currently he works as a teacher in the Paris Conservatoire, which is the oldest theater school in France. He is also a member (societaire) of Comedie Fran˜aise. In 1996 Andrzej Seweryn received an award for the best actor in France. He was awarded an Order of the Cross “Polonia Restituta” in Poland (1997). In France, he received the Order of Art and Literature in 1994, Orde National du Merite in 1999, and Légion d’honneur in 2005. He has directed stage plays at the National Theater in Warsaw as well as at the Comedie Fran˜aise in Paris. “Who Never Lived” is Seweryn’s feature directorial debut in film.

58 New Polish Films 2006 feature films The World is Waiting for Us / Czeka na nas Êwiat director Robert Krzempek screenplay Robert Krzempek director of photography Adam Nocoƒ music Czarna Dziura, Tomasz Jarczyk, Przemys∏aw Witkowicz art director Elwira Pluta costume design Katarzyna Kaƒska-Sierociƒska, Agnieszka Modelska-Paluch film editor Aleksandra Gruziel, Robert Krzempek sound design Andrzej ˚abicki cast Sebastian Pawlak (Fazi), Jadwiga Lesiak (Fazi’s mother), Bartosz Zukowski (Sproket), Cezary ˚ak (rich man), Jerzy Trela (owner of meat consignment shop), El˝bieta Okupska (Barbara), Jerzy ¸apiƒski (clerk at the employment office), Henryk Go∏´biewski (scrap-metal collector), Jerzy Matula (warehouseman at the supermarket) produced by Documentary and Feature Film Studio, ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 840 18 86; e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Film Studio ZEBRA, Film Studio PERSPEKTYWA, Film Production Agency (co-financing) producer W∏odzimierz Niderhaus co-producers Juliusz Machulski, Janusz Morgenstern production manager Anna Wojdat world sales open 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo SR, 95’, Poland 2006

“The World is Waiting for Us” is a comedy. Fazi, a 30-year-old bachelor lives alone in a small apartment on the suburbs of a big city. He has been supported for years by his mother, who always gives him half of her monthly pension. One day a terrible thing happens: The mailman who usually delivers pensions to senior citizens runs away with the money. As a result Fazi’s mother cannot give him his monthly “allowance”. In addition to this, she has to go to a convalescent home for a couple of weeks. Fazi has nothing else but a piece of bread and a bottle of ketchup in his fridge and two zlotys in his pocket. Will he survive in the brutal world, ruled by principles that differ so much from his mother’s care?

Robert Krzempek born in 1968 in Cz´stochowa, is a screenwriter and director. He graduated from Warsaw University (political science) and the Silesian University (film directing). He won the first prize in the Hartley Merrill International Screenwriting Competition (Polish section of the competition) in 2004. “The World is Waiting for Us” is his feature debut.

New Polish Films 2006 59 feature films Wrong Number / Nie ma takiego numeru

director Bartosz Brzeskot screenplay Bartosz Brzeskot director of photography Remigiusz Prze∏o˝ny music S∏awomir Kurkiewicz art director Zbigniew Cygler costume design Gabriela Kokot, Marcin Kokot film editor Jaros∏aw Barzan sound design Marek Wagner cast Marcel Wiercichowski (Melchior), Agnieszka åwik (Szpula), Bogus∏aw Semotiuk (Count), Piotr Plewa (Peter), Tomasz Wywio∏ (Fat), Dariusz Starczewski (Spaniard), Bartosz Brzeskot (Koniakowski), Jan Machulski (Kwintowski), Jan Nowicki (crook), Agnieszka Pawlak (receptionist), Agnieszka Grzybowska (psychologist) produced by Vidia Cinema, ul. Spó∏dzielcza 25/1, 75-205 Koszalin, mobile phone (+48) 609 604 894, e-mail: [email protected] producer Tomasz Wywio∏ production manager Artur Olejniczak distributed by ITI Film Studio, ITI Cinema, ul. Wiertnicza 166, 02-952 Warsaw world sales open 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo digital, 108’, Poland 2005

A group of friends decide to make the robbery of their lives. They want to steal money from a casino which is involved in laundering the money of corrupted politicians. To rob the thief bigger than themselves, they have to bypass the casino security system which was designed by the most prestigious burglars ever known. They need a really precise plan. However, unexpected complications can always arise...

Bartosz Brzeskot was born in Koszalin in 1968. He has won many awards at literary contests and a scholarship in Paris. He is the director and screenwriter for Noc Kata Cabaret, a founder of Bez Oparcia Cabaret and a leader of Rafal Kmita’s Quasi Cabaret. Brzeskot has also won numerous awards at satirical contests, such as the Paka Festival’s Grand Prix (he is a three time winner) and was named the “Individual of the Year” twice. He has written song lyrics and received the Grand Prix at the OPPA Festival. Recently he has started working as the Editor in Chief of the “Garbus - pismo nie dla prostych” (The Hunchback. A Magazine for all but the ordinary), a satirical magazine which was named “The biggest hope of Europe” at the “Satyrykon” Festival of Satire. Bartosz Brzeskot runs “B&P” - an agency for announcers - and writes TV screenplays. “Wrong Number” is his film debut.

60 New Polish Films 2006 feature films Wszyscy jesteÊmy Chrystusami / english title tba director Marek Koterski screenplay Marek Koterski director of photography Edward K∏osiƒski music Jerzy Satanowski art director Przemys∏aw Kowalski costume design Magdalena Biedrzycka, Justyna Stolarz film editor Ewa Smal sound design Maria Chilarecka cast Marek Kondrat (Adam Miauczyƒski, me), Andrzej Chyra (Adam, younger me), Ma∏gorzata Bogdaƒska (Beata), Janina Traczykówna (mother), Micha∏ Koterski (Sylwester), Katarzyna Figura (registrar), Maria Ciunelis (female vulture), Andrzej Mastalerz (male vulture), Wojciech Wysocki (dean), Marek Siudym (Ràczka), Andrzej Grabowski (fellow), Lech Dyblik (funeral director), Jerzy Boƒczak (bum), Zbigniew Buczkowski (bartender), Anna Przybylska (fellow’s wife), Marcin KwaÊny (Christ), Micha∏ Bieliƒski (student), Rafa∏ Dajbor (student), Pawe∏ Domaga∏a (student), Gabriela Frycz (student), Emilia Gacka (student), Magdalena Górska (student), Mateusz Grydlik (student), Sylwia Krebs (student), Sylwia Najach (student), Katarzyna Zieliƒska (student), Jacek Wytrzyma∏y (guy at the party), ¸ukasz Simlat (little me’s father), Joanna Sienkiewicz, Ma∏gorzata Zajàczkowska, Witold Skaruch produced by Vision Film Production ul. Rydygiera 7, 01-793 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 839 13 71, 839 05 75, fax (+48 22) 839 13 67, www.vision.pl co-financing Film Production Agency/Polish Film Institute producer W∏odzimierz Otulak production manager Piotr Ânieg world sales Vision Film Distribution Company ul. Rydygiera 7, 01-793 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 839 60 09, 839 05 75 fax (+48 22) 839 13 67 35 mm, color, cinemascope, Dolby digital 104’, Poland 2006

“Would you like to tell me something, sonny?” Father dared to ask. “I wished you were dead” confessed the Son to his Father.

Father, Adam Miauczyƒski (50), a Cultural Sciences graduate, is an alcoholic. When we meet him, he has not been drinking and for the last couple of years has been undergoing therapy whilst slowly sobering up. When the film starts, Adam asks his beloved son Sylwester(20), if he’d like to tell him anything. The son confides that there was a point some time ago, at the end of Adam’s drinking period, when he, Sylwester, Adam’s own son, wished him dead and even contemplated killing him. Sylwester tells the story of how he came to this point and recalls memories from his life with his Father. All he remembers is his Father’s drinking and his own fear. He tells of how drunk Adam was constantly trying to get out of his room and Beata, Sylwester’s mom and Adam’s wife, kept pushing him back into the room. They were always fighting and quarreling and little Sylwester was afraid to return home and prayed that his father would not try to leave his room. He also recalls of when Adam peed on the neighbor’s door and Beata stabbed him with a knife and he, little Sylwester, was so ashamed of his father, that he did not go out to play with his friends... When Sylwester unveils his painful memories, Adam’s own memory rewinds like a tape: his Father was also an alcoholic and Adam was afraid and ashamed of him. As a child Adam swore never to expose his own son to such fear and embarrassment. And yet... Marek Koterski was born in Krakow in 1942. He is a film and stage director, playwright and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Wroc∏aw University, where he majored in Polish Language and Literature. Koterski also studied Art History and Painting. He graduated from ¸ódê Film School in 1971. His literary debut was “To Scoop with the Hand” (Zaczerpnàç d∏onià), a story about the death of Zbyszek Cybulski, a Polish movie star from the sixties. His achievements as a stage director include “Inner Life” (˚ycie wewn´trzne) which won the Ayckbourne and Fray Award for the best play staged in Poland in 1987, at the Wspó∏czesny Theater in Warsaw. He also directed “I Hate” (Nienawidz´) at the Wspó∏czesny Theater in Wroc∏aw (1990); “The Teeth” (Z´by), the Dramatyczny Theater, Warsaw 1996; “The Madhouse” (Dom wariatów), the Ateneum Theater, Warsaw 1998, and several plays in theaters in Krakow, Rzeszów and Wa∏brzych. Koterski also worked for TV Theater, where he directed plays such as “Community” (Spo∏ecznoÊç) and “The Three of Us” (Nas troje). He has also made numerous short films. Marek Koterski exclusively directs films based upon his own screenplays. feature filmography 1984: Madhouse (Dom wariatów; the Film Critics Award for the best debut of the year at the “Youth and Film” Festival in Koszalin); 1986: Inner Life (˚ycie wewn´trzne; Grand Prix - the Gdaƒsk Lions for directing, Polish Film Critics Award - the Warsaw Mermaid for best feature film), 1989: Porno (Porno; the blockbuster of 1990); 1995: Nothing Funny (Nic Êmiesznego); 1999: Iloveyou (Ajlawiu); 2002: The Day of the Wacko (Dzieƒ Êwira; Grand Prix at the Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, Polish Filmmakers Association Award for “creative portrayal of contemporary life”, individual awards: Marek Kondrat for acting, Maria Chilarecka for sound - Gdynia, Eagle - Polish Film Award in the screenplay category; nominated in 8 categories, among others for best film and directing)

New Polish Films 2006 61 feature films Your Name Is Justine / Masz na imi´ Justine

director Franco de Peña screenplay Franco de Peña, Tomasz K´pski, Chris Burdza director of photography Arek Tomiak music Nikos Kypourgos art director Christina Schaffer costume design Ulli Kremer film editor Jaros∏aw Kamiƒski sound design Jan Freda cast Anna CieÊlak (Mariola), Arno Frisch (Niko), Rafa∏ Maçkowiak (Artur Bald), Barbara Wa∏kówna (Mariola’s grandmother), Ma∏gorzata Buczkowska (Hania, Mariola’s friend), Katarzyna Cygler (Ola, Mariola’s friend), Mathieu Carriere (Gunther), Dominique Pinon (“uncle” Goran), Jale Arikan (Nadenka), David Scheller (Jurij), Franck Sasonoff (Oman) produced by Opus Film, ul. ¸àkowa 29, 90-554 ¸ódê, phone (+48 42) 634 55 00, fax (+48 42) 634 55 49, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Hemispheres Films; Polish Television – Film Agency ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 81 67, fax (+48 22) 547 42 25; Canal+, ul. Kawalerii 5, 00-468 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 657 09 42, fax (+48 22) 657 77 30 co-financing Eurimages; Film Production Agency; Luxembourg Film Fund executive producer Piotr Dzi´cio∏ (Opus Film) producers Piotr Dzi´cio∏, Stephan Carpiaux, Wioletta Gradkowska production manager Henryk Parnowski, Brigitte Kerger-Santos world sales open 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby stereo digital, 97’, Poland – Germany – Luxembourg 2005

Mariola would like to break out of the small town where she lives. She dreams of a better life. Her boyfriend Artur invites her for a short vacation to Germany where he lives and offers to introduce her to his parents. On their way they decide to spend the night with Artur’s friends in Berlin. When the friends show up, they hand him a sum of money: Mariola has just been sold to be a prostitute. Two million people are sold worldwide every year. 200 thousand of them are women sold to work in brothels. 15 thousand of them are Polish women. Peña’s film is a story about one of them.

Franco de Peña director and screenwriter was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1966. He graduated from the National Film School in Lodz in 1995, where he majored in film directing. De Peña has made numerous award winning short films and documentaries: 1993: “It May Be a Sin that I am Praying” (Mo˝e to grzech, ˝e si´ modl´; main Jury Prize at the Caracas International Film Festival, second prize at the Philadelphia International Film Festival, The Golden Dragon Award at the International Short Film Festival in Krakow); 1997: “The Future of Illusions” (El porvenir de una illusion; FIPRESCI Prize at the Krakow International Film Festival, the Prix Europe Award for the best documentary at the Mediawave Film Festival in Budapest). feature filmography 2003: Love in the Urban Jungle (Amor en concreto; France - Germany - Venezuela)

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New Polish Films 2006 63 documentaries Behind The Fence / Za p∏otem The Children of Leningradsky / Dzieci z Leningradzkiego

The Body of God / Bo˝e Cia∏o director & screenplay Marcin Sauter cinematography Dawid Soko∏owski produced by Andrzej Wajda Master directors Hanna Polak, School of Film Directing, Andrzej Celiƒski ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, cinematography Hanna phone (+48 22) 851 10 57, fax Polak, Andrzej (+48 22) 851 10 67, e-mail Celiƒski, Hans Jurgen [email protected] Burkard film editor color, 12’, Poland 2005 Ewa Romanowska- Ró˝ewicz sound editor “Behind the Fence” is an attempt Micha∏ Dominowski director, screenplay & cinematography Adam to recreate the childhood produced by Forte – Andrzej Celiƒski Sikora produced by Studio Largo memories of vacations and Hanna Polak, e-mail ul. Szwedzka 74/4, 30-315 Kraków, hot summers - when the long [email protected] phone (+48 12) 259 09 70, fax days looked like they would producers Hanna Polak, Andrzej (+48 12) 259 09 71, e-mail never end. There were so Celiƒski [email protected] for Polish many new things to discover, color, 35’, Poland 2004 Television - Program I so many dilemmas to solve color, 50’, Poland 2005 and so many problems to think In post-Soviet Russia there are over in depth... approximately two to four This film tells the story of some This film documents one day million homeless children. In old coal miners. Their work from the life of the children in Moscow about 30 thousand of and families were always the a small village, spending the them live on the streets and in most important things in their summertime in the backyard of train stations. Abandoned and lives. Now, without jobs or their family home. They play forgotten by their families, any social benefits from the together, have their little ignored by adults and with no State, they live in extreme conflicts and encounter support from the State, they poverty. Their children and unexpected problems... live their lives as outcasts grandchildren are growing up from Russian society. The film without any values. presents several of these kids and teenagers who beg and work as prostitutes to support themselves. They take drugs to kill their hunger and forget about the cruel world that surrounds them.

64 New Polish Films 2006 documentaries Dwarfs Go to Ukraine / Krasnoludki jadà na Ukrain´ The End of the Street / Koniec ulicy

director & screenplay Miros∏aw Dembiƒski cinematography Szymon director & screenplay Anna St´pczak- Lenkowski, Micha∏ Patyk cinematography S∏awomir Âlusarczyk, Maciej Bergaƒski, Anna St´pczak-Patyk Szafnicki narrator produced by Andrzej Wajda Master Zbigniew When the “Orange School of Film Directing, Zamachowski film editor Miros∏aw Revolution” in the Ukraine ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Dembiƒski sound Grzegorz Lindemann erupted in 2004, the awakened phone (+48 22) 851 10 67; fax production manager Miros∏awa dwarfs took off in an orange (+48 22) 841 10 57, e-mail Dembiƒska produced by Film Studio bus to help the [email protected] Everest, pl. Zwyci´stwa 2 d/2, 90-312 revolutionaries, bringing along color, 20’, Poland 2005 ¸ódê, e-mail [email protected] items of support, such as a phone (+48 42) 676 75 41, Polish thousand orange hats and two Television – Program I chocolate heads which closely There is a little street in a small co-financing Film Production Agency resembled the heads of the town in the Silesia region color, 55’, Poland 2005 presidential candidates. On where people all know each their way to the Ukraine the other and likewise know everything about one another. Shortly after the introduction of dwarfs stopped many times to The rhythm of their everyday martial law in Poland in 1981 perform, collecting signatures lives is reckoned with by work people started to write anti- supporting candidates on a shifts at the local coal mine. governmental slogans on the gigantic orange ribbon. They But soon this little street will walls of city buildings. The also knitted a long scarf which disappear: it will be replaced communist authorities ordered was started earlier in Warsaw by a highway. The memories these slogans to be painted over. by the Ukrainian singer of life as it was will remain Then Waldemar Major Fydrych, Ruslana. alive only in the consciousness the leader of a movement called When the dwarfs arrived in of the former residents and in “Pomaranczowa Alternatywa” Kiev, a two hundred meter this documentary. (Orange Alternative), which was long orange ribbon was famous for its performance of dangled over their tent street happenings, conceived the village. The chocolate head idea of drawing pictures of of Yushchenko was given to dwarfs on the freshly painted the Orange Revolution surfaces. Soon enough dwarfs Museum and Yanukovych’s started parading the streets and head was eaten. created happenings entitled The newly elected president, “There is no Freedom without Yushchenko, accepted the Dwarfs”. The arrests of the orange scarf as a symbol of dwarfs who participated in the the unity between the Ukraine, street happenings totally ridiculed Poland and the world. The the communist authorities in the dwarfs’ mission was then eyes of Polish society. ended.

New Polish Films 2006 65 documentaries From the Auschwitz Chronicle / Z kroniki Auschwitz

director screenplay Micha∏ Bukojemski Chapter Two – The Orchestra July of 1944. Marek Miller, Micha∏ Bukojemski Rozdzia∏ drugi – Orkiestra Chapter Four – Love based upon “Europe According to 26’ Rozdzia∏ czwarty – Mi∏oÊç Auschwitz”, the Report-Chronicle by Marek Miller cinematography Micha∏ Bukojemski music Zygmunt Konieczny film editor Joanna Wojtulewicz, on-line Marcin Bukojemski sound design Jacek KuÊmierczyk, Andrzej Kaczmarczyk produced by Digit-Film, The Nazis created a symphony orchestra e-mail [email protected] co-produced made up of prisoners from the 26’ by Polish Television – Program II, concentration camp. The orchestra played opera, operette music and This is a story of love and death between ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, dance tunes to the camp crew and a Jew - Mala Zimetbaum and a Pole - Edek Galinski, in Auschwitz. Mala was phone (+48 22) 647 80 88 their families. The orchestra members became aware of one man with blond brought to Auschwitz from a co-financing Film Production Agency, hair in a SS uniform, who rarely concentration camp in in missed any rehearsal and was so 1942. Edek had been a prisoner there Fundacja Dokumentalnego Filmu focused and dreamy while listening to since 1940. Mala was a kind, beautiful producer Micha∏ Bukojemski the music. There was no doubt he was and proud woman. Thanks to her a true music lover. But he also loved language skills, exceptional color / black & white, Poland 2004 his job at the concentration camp: intelligence and personal charm, neither did he miss a single execution. which won over even the camp He personally killed thousands of commanders, she performed various people. duties, often saving lives of her fellow prisoners. This is a series of five documentaries Everyday lively marches made to commemorate the 60th accompanied prisoners going to work Edek was a noble, handsome, anniversary of the liberation of the and returning to the barracks. exceptionally courageous man. Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration Exhausted with hunger and inhuman Together they planned a daring camp (January 2005). drudgery, they hated the concerts. escape from the camp which they Some however managed to forget made on 24 June 1944. Unfortunately about their nightmarish life and feel they were captured a few weeks Chapter One – some hope when they listened to the later, tortured and eventually killed. The Longest Roll-Call music. When the orchestra played Those who knew and loved this marches by the American composer extraordinary Shakespearean couple Rozdzia∏ pierwszy – John Philip Sousa, those who were in recollect their lives in front of the the know, knew this was a sign to camera. Najd∏u˝szy apel spread the news of the Allies’ success. 24’ Chapter Five – Chapter Three – The Sonderkommando The Platform in Birkenau Rozdzia∏ piàty – Rozdzia∏ trzeci – Rampa w Birkenau 25’

One Saturday evening in July 1940, during a camp roll-call, the authorities discovered a missing prisoner. Infuriated with the idea of searching for a runaway, the SS-men (soldiers from the Nazi units), wreaked their rage on helpless Sonderkommando prisoners. The prisoners had to stand still with their arms behind their heads 26’ The platform inside the Auschwitz II or crouch with their arms stretched Birkenau camp did not open until the The first crematory opened in Auschwitz before them. Whenever they moved, spring of 1944, but in just three months in August 1940. It was serviced by they were beaten severely. After about half a million Jews passed prisoners called the stokers. twenty hours of such tortures the through it. It was there that the camp commander gave the prisoners During the last months of existence of selection process took place: only permission to return to their barracks. Birkenau camp, four crematories were small numbers of people who were Only twelve people were capable of functioning. In each one worked a brought to the camp were qualified returning to the barracks without different crew, a commando. Once in as suitable to work for the Reich. The help. The remaining 500 did not a while each crew was replaced with majority were sent to the gas survive the roll-call. a new one and sent to death in the chambers. gas chamber. Only 100 This film presents about 200 Sonderkommando members have photographs taken by a German survived and today, after many years, camp photographer. They are proof they talk about their experience. of the extermination of the Hungarian Jews, which took place from May to

66 New Polish Films 2006 documentaries Go to Luiza / Idê do Luizy Hercules / Herkules

Grandpa / Praszczur

director & screenplay Grzegorz Pacek cinematography Marek director & screenplay Lidia Duda Traskowski music cinematography Robert Ja˝d˝yk Andrzej Smolik sound producer Tomasz Polaski produced by B∏a˝ej Kukla film editor Polish Television, Program II, Katarzyna Maciejko- ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, Kowalczyk produced by phone (+48 22) 547 80 95 Wytwórnia Filmowa color, 27’, Poland 2004 Czo∏ówka, director & film editor Miros∏aw Dembiƒski Al. Lotników 1, 00-976 Warsaw, phone cinematography Andrzej Musia∏, (+48 22) 843 20 02; Polish Television – Micha∏ Nawrocki, Robert Werenc This is the compelling portrait of Program II, Film Production Agency music Janek Pospieszalski produced nine-year-old Krzys, (co-financing) producer Janusz by Film Studio Everest, pl. nicknamed “Hercules” by his Chodnikiewicz production manager Zwyci´stwa 2d/2, 90-312 ¸ódê, relatives. He supports his Ewa Dàbrowska, Witold B´dkowski e-mail [email protected] family because his parents are color, 42’, Poland 2005 phone (+48 42) 676 75 41; Polish unemployed. Krzys’ mother Television used to work in a butcher’s color, 26’, Poland 2005 store and his father at the Andreas is a black Zulu laborer who local factory. Krzys collects lives in the slums. Gert is a white old pieces of metal in order Afrikaner who has a managerial 77 year old Janusz Orlowski, to sell and brings home coal position. This is a mix of blacks nicknamed Grandpa, has been he finds near the railroad. and whites, poverty and wealth, paragliding for a couple of Meanwhile his parents sit at danger and comfort. years. This retired man, full of home watching TV and energy and joy, dedicates all Stach, a Polish immigrant and an drinking. apartheid beneficiary, as single his free time to his hobby. The An important event in Krzys’ man and wealthy factory owner, paragliding community, which life is approaching: his First guides us through the complicated consists mainly of young Communion... social relations in South Africa 10 people seeking thrill, have years after the fall of the old totally accepted him. The political system. elderly gentleman persistently fights his age-related limitations, but when he occasionally asks for help his younger collegues never refuse him. Grandpa talks about his plans: “Soon I will be gliding in a world where there is no gravity, no pressure, no effort and no everyday problems. Only free gliding will exist.”

New Polish Films 2006 67 documentaries I Am with You / Jestem Old Book Store / Antykwariat

Like a Butterfly / Jak motyl

director & screenplay Maciej Adamek cinematography Artur ˚urawski music Jan Duszyƒski film editor S∏awomir director & screenplay Goêdzik sound Mateusz Adamczyk, Maciej Cuske Mariusz Bielecki produced by SPI cinematography Radek International Polska, ul. Tyniecka ¸adczuk, Maciej 38a, 02-621 Warsaw, phone (+48 Cuske produced by 504) 06 40 37 for Polish Television Produkcja Filmów Program II producer Piotr Reisch, director & screenplay Ewa Pi´ta Jacek B∏awut, ul. Kardyna∏a Radek StyÊ production manager Maja cinematography Alex Pavloviç Wyszyƒskiego 25 m 31/32, Zielony narrator Bart∏omiej Woêniak music 94-047 ¸ódê, phone/fax color, 26’, Poland 2004 Micha∏ Lorenc produced by MG (+48 42) 689 04 79, e-mail Production, ul. Jana III [email protected] Sobieskiego 11A, 05-070 color, 45’, Poland 2005 There are situations when parents Sulejówek; phone (+48 22) 783 56 live in hospitals with their sick 74 producer Miros∏aw Grubek kids for weeks and sometimes color, 28’, Poland 2004 People come to the old books even years. They leave their store run by Krzysztof in everyday lives and neglect Przemek has been a quadriplegic Warsaw’s Zoliborz district not other family members so the since birth. Since he could not only for the books - which sick kids do not feel lonely. speak, the doctors and have to be dug out from caretakers believed him to be “I Am with You” tells the story mentally retarded. Unable to under large heaps that crowd of three families and their communicate with the world, he the small shop. The steady kids: Ala, who suffers from a lived the life of a vegetable flow of regular customers visit heart condition and has Down rather than of a human being. this place in order to meet syndrome, Patrycja, who has a Nobody realized that his brain did work and Przemek himself other people, to talk and serious kidney disease and was fully aware of his illness by share their secrets. Krzysztof, Dawid, who has cancer. the age of six. When he turned the owner, cares hugely about The film is a touching tale of eight he was admitted into a everything. He plays the role nursing home. One day, one of parental love, dedication and the nurses noticed Przemek of a mentor and therapist far sacrifice. responding to her voice; the boy more than of a salesman. looked like he wanted to tell her something. Przemek quickly learned the Bliss language, which consists of signs and symbols. Today Przemek is 23. He belongs to the boy-scouts and writes poems that receive awards and recognition in various competitions. His story is presented in a film by Bartlomiej Wozniak, a sound engineer, whom Przemek befriended when making “Like a Butterfly”.

68 New Polish Films 2006 documentaries Olter / Olter One Day in Peoples Poland / Jeden dzieƒ w PRL

One After Another / Po kolei director & screeenplay director, screenplay, cinematography Maciej Krystian Matysek J. Drygas music Pawe∏ Szymaƒski cinematography Krystian film editor Katarzyna Maciejko- Matysek, Wojciech Kowalczyk sound design Iwo Klimek Ostrowski music Jacek produced by Polish Television – Olter and others Program I, ARTE G.E.I.E., ADR producers Marcel Productions, Drygas Production, KuÊmierczyk, Maciej ul. Limanowskiego 11 m 84, 02-943 Chmiel production by Warsaw, e-mail Casablanca Studio, [email protected] co-financing al. KEN 15/101, 02-797 Film Production Agency, CNC Warsaw, phone (+48 France production manager Antoni 22) 649 11 71 for Polish director & screenplay Piotr Stasik Sambor world sales ARTE Television – Program II, ul. Woronicza cinematography Piotr Roso∏owski film black & white 58’, Poland – France 2005 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) editor Anna Dymek produced by 547 89 03, fax (+48 22) 547 72 96 Andrzej Wajda Master School of It is 27th of September 1962. On this color, 29’, Poland 2004 Film Directing, ul. Che∏mska 21, day nothing particularly special 00-724 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) happened in the PRL (People’s Republic of Poland, the official This is a documentary about Jacek 851 10 67 fax (+48 22) 851 10 57, name of Poland under the Olter, an extremely talented e-mail [email protected] communism). Polish drummer. He participated in color, 10’, Poland 2005 The filmmaker Maciej Drygas 20 recording sessions of other presents the reality of the times, musicians but never managed to using archival materials found in It is a sleepy afternoon in the make his own record. It has finally public records as well as in small town in Poland’s been made recently, some time private archives. The film is a Wielkopolska region. realistic and likewise after his tragic death. Over 40 Suddenly, some of the people metaphorical synthesis of outstanding Polish musicians, such who live there - an old tailor, everyday life in a Poland ruled by as Leszek Mo˝d˝er, Tymon communists for nearly half a a woman, a priest and a boy - Tymaƒski and Miko∏aj Trzaska century. We can see the quit their everyday duties and took part in this recording. ridiculous signs of misery and hit the road. inefficience of “the economy of “Olter” tells the story of an What will make it possible for constant shortage”, gloomy but extraordinary talent and a funny examples of propagandist them to meet again? damaging disease which neither lies and numerous cases of Olter nor his friends and relatives hidden violence. Thanks to the forces of the communist were able to fight. government, namely: the police, the , privileged apparatchiks and tireless secret police, total control and monstrous surveillance of society was possible. All this constituted an efficient mechanism by which to constantly harass innocent citizens.

New Polish Films 2006 69 documentaries On the Road / W drodze Rat in a Crown / Szczur w koronie

The Ordinary People Uprising /

director & screenplay Maciej Adamek Powstanie zwyk∏ych ludzi cinematography Artur ˚urawski music Andrzej Izdebski film editor S∏awomir Goêdzik sound design Grzegorz Nawara produced by SPI director, screenplay & International Polska, ul. Tyniecka cinematography Jacek 38a, 02-621 Warsaw, phone (+48 B∏awut produced by 504) 06 40 37 for Polish Television Produkcja Filmów Program II producer Radek StyÊ Jacek B∏awut, color, 30’, Poland 2005 ul. Kardyna∏a Wyszyƒskiego A homeless married couple 25 m 31/32, 94-047 wonders across Poland ¸ódê, phone/fax (+48 searching for a place to settle director & screenplay Pawe∏ K´dzierski 42) 689 04 79, e-mail down. They carry all their cinematography Micha∏ Bukojemski [email protected] for Polish earthly possessions in two consultant Zygmunt Walkowski film Television – Program II, ul. small bags. They sleep in the editor Urszula Rybicka sound Iwo Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, woods or in delapidated Klimek, Iwona Sza∏wiƒska-Klimek phone (+48 22) 547 80 88, 547 80 houses and look for their food production manager Agnieszka Bàk 95, fax (+48 22) 547 88 30 in garbage cans. Whilst on the produced by Kronika Film Studio, color, 51’, Poland 2004 road, they tell the story of ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, their lives; longtime phone (+48 22) 841 14 91; Polish This film tells the story of a homelessness and their Television – Program I co-financing friendship between the relationship - which for them Film Production Agency, City of director and 30-year-old is the most important thing in Warsaw Michal, who is an alcoholic. It life. color, 53’, Poland 2004 talks about addiction, hope, Eyewitness reports collected from helplessness and about the those who participated in the delirious “rat in a crown”, Warsaw Uprising of 1944 made it which finally encircles Michal. possible to create this multi-plot and pathos-free tale about the everyday life of Warsaw during the uprising. It shows the initial joy of freedom on a few Warsaw streets as well as the despair of the destroyed city. The stories of people who lived in rubbled cellars and backyards that turned into cemeteries are recalled. They were not soldiers, they did not fight in barricades but they are likewise heroes of the uprising. They were the ones who were placed in front of tanks and taken away to concentration camps. They were the ones who got killed. However, they are not the ones about who people sings songs about or dedicate monuments to.

70 New Polish Films 2006 documentaries Reflection / Odbicie

The Teaspoon for Life / ¸y˝eczka ˝ycia

director & cinematography Magdalena Kowalczyk sound design Iwo Klimek produced by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warszawa, phone (+48 22) 851 10 56, 851 10 67 phone/fax (+48 22) 851 10 57, e-mail [email protected] color, 11’, Poland 2005

This is the magical story about a man who spent all his life making mirrors. He is 84 years old today director Micha∏ Nekanda-Trepka At the age of one and a half, and still does his job with passion. screenplay Micha∏ Nekanda-Trepka Elzunia was given a silver In his youth he graduated from collaboration El˝bieta Nekanda- teaspoon engraved with her law school and could have held Trepka cinematography Micha∏ name and birthdate. It came high professional positions, but... Bukojemski, Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz into her possession when she This film is a tale about the collaboration Alan Segal (Canada) was escaping the ghetto, possibility of making choices music Jerzy Satanowski, Phillip found hidden in a wooden when it looks like there is no Glass sound design Micha∏ box stuck between the bricks. choice at all. It talks about the Jaroszewicz, Micha∏ Bukojemski This film is based on Elzunia’s price one has to pay for such film editors Lidia Mandes, Marcin story as well as on the story choices and about happiness and Bukojemski, Zofia ˚ydaczewska, of Irena Sendler, who saved freedom. Marek S. Szumski produced by Digit- two and a half thousand Film, Positive Charge, APAT TVP Jewish children during World for Polish Television – “Polonia”, War II. ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 85 01 producer Leszek Mazur color, 22’, Poland 2004

New Polish Films 2006 71 documentaries A Trip to Paris / Wycieczka do Pary˝a We are all made of Coal / Wszyscy jesteÊmy z w´gla

director & screenplay Stanis∏aw Ró˝ewicz “A Trip to Paris” is cinematography Zbigniew Wich∏acz a collage of music & sound design Ma∏gorzata archival Jaworska film editor Ewa Smal material director Tomasz Wiszniewski screenplay produced by Filmcontract Ltd accompanied by a Tomasz Wiszniewski, Roman (Henryk Romanowski), commentary deliberately Janiszek cinematography Roman ul. Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, limited in information. It Janiszek, Tomasz Wert, Mateusz phone/fax (+48 22) 841 65 91; presents one of the darkest SoÊniak, Tomasz Wiszniewski music Polish Television – Film Agency figures in the history of Trzeci Wymiar film editor Pawe∏ (Andrzej Serdiukow), Polish humanity from a bitter, ironic Pawlicki sound Rados∏aw Kobyliƒski Television - Program II (Jerzy distance. The dangerous, produced by Periscope, Polish KapuÊciƒski), Film Production gloomy portrait of a demon Television – Program I, Film Agency (Kazimierz Sioma) who managed to convivce his Production Agency (co-financing) production managers Katarzyna nation of its own uniqueness production manager Alicja Janus, Jacek Dàbrowski-Udziela and manipulate it into a Wojciechowska black & white, 13’, Poland 2004 terrible war, emerges from the color, 45’, Poland 2004 old photographs and the scraps of archival recordings. Walbrzych is a city in Poland’s After World War I, Adolf Silesia region. Most of the Hitler, an aspiring painter, locals have worked all their dreamed of going to Paris, a lives in coal mines. After the contemporary mecca for political transformation - the artists. Unfortunately he was fall of the communism, many not talent enough, so he of the miners lost their jobs. chose a political career Now those who live in instead. Hitler first saw Paris poverty have built in 1940 when he invaded the “biedaszybs” on the town’s capital of France in a van full outskirts, where deposits of of German troops. coal lay just underneath the earth’s surface. These makeshift structures make it possible to illegally extract coal. Such activity is life threateningly dangerous. The authorities use repressive measures - for example they confiscate the output. Unfortunately this makes the poor even more determined...

72 New Polish Films 2006 Animated Films

New Polish Films 2006 73 animated films Alas / Niestety director, screenplay & animation This is the story of two old Mariusz Wilczyƒski angels who are a happy, cinematography Maciej kind-hearted couple and Ptasiƒski music Tomasz agree on everything. One Staƒko produced by Polish night they both have the Television – Program II, same dream: they are young ul. Woronicza 17, 00-999 again. Unexpected events in Warsaw, phone (+48 22) this dream shock the old 547 89 03, fax (+48 22) angels. But soon enough 547 72 96 producer Jerzy dawn arrives... KapuÊciƒski black & white, 13’, Poland 2004 After Apples / Po jab∏kach director, screenplay, animation, This animated story, shot in the style of cinematography Marta oneiric poetics, is full of surrealistic Pajek music Tomek humor. Somewhere, no one knows Cho∏oniewski produced exactly where, all the apples have by Akademia Sztuk fallen off the trees and everything Pi´knych, pl. Matejki 13, is asleep. In a small apartment a mother with a child sleep in an 31-157 Kraków, phone armchair. And when reason sleeps... (+48 12) 422 44 66, fax This school film has been made (+48 12) 422 65 66 under the artistic supervision of black & white, 6’ Professor Jerzy Kucia at the Poland 2004 Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

Everlasting Finale / Wieczny fina∏ director, screenplay, animation A nostalgic and poetic dance is being Izabela Bartosik music performed at a crowded café. The Krzysztof ¸ochowicz music of the jazz quartet “The Shy produced by Akademia Boys” drowns out the murmur of Sztuk Pi´knych, voices. There are only two people on the dance floor. Their dancing pl. Matejki 13, 31-157 has a symbolic quality that Kraków, phone expresses the individual’s emotions. (+48 12) 422 44 66, This school film has been made fax (+48 12) 422 65 66 under the artistic supervision of color, 9’, Poland 2004 Professor Jerzy Kucia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

Fallen Art / Sztuka spadania director & screenplay Tomasz Bagiƒski character design Atoll. A forgotten military and art direction Rafa∏ Wojtunik animation base somewhere in the Grzegorz Jonkajtys, ¸ukasz Pazera, Pacific Ocean. Some Zbigniew Lenard, Marcin WaÊko, Arek exemplary officers who Zawada sound Kuba Pietrzak, Wojciech are no longer of any use to the army are Mularczyk produced by Platige Image sent to the base. Some ul. Rac∏awicka 99, 02-634 Warsaw, phone of them have lost their (+48 22) 844 64 74, e-mail [email protected] minds. Far away from producers Jarek Sawko, Piotr Sikora, Tomasz civilization and the law, Bagiƒski executive producer Marcin Kobylecki these men maintain color, 6’, Poland 2004 their bizarre habits.

74 New Polish Films 2006 animated films Flax / Len director Joanna Jasiƒska- The flax has been sown. The sun Koronkiewicz design, shines on the flax and rain- animation, camera laden clouds drench it in water. Joanna Jasiƒska- A blue flower blossoms from Koronkiewicz screenplay the buds... based on the fairy tale The flax is delighted with itself by Hans Christian and proud: it will make Andersen narrator Jerzy beautiful linen. Stuhr color, 13’, Poland 2005

Ichthys / Ichthys director Marek Skrobecki This is the metaphorical tale of screenplay Antoni Baƒkowski persistence in waiting, cinematography Miko∏aj hope and fulfillment. Jaroszewicz music Wojciech A man enters a restaurant. Lemaƒski producer Zbigniew He is the only customer. ˚mudzki produced by SE-MA- The waiter, who has the FOR Film Production ul. face of a cherub, takes his Pabianicka 34, 93-513 ¸ódê, order and leaves. The time phone (+48 42) 681 54 74, goes by and slowly e-mail [email protected] everything takes on a color, 16’, Poland 2005 patina of gray...

Level / Level directors Krzysztof Kiwerski, This is an animated graphic Zbigniew Szymaƒski art film by Jacek Gaj; produced by Longin a metaphorical tale Studio, ul. Kopernika about crossing 10/7, 31-034 Kraków, boundaries. phone (+48 12) What is more important 422 30 88, fax (+48 12) in life: a constant rat 422 27 15, e-mail race or the eagerness [email protected] for spiritual growth and akow.pl crossing our own 35 mm, 8’, Poland 2005 boundaries...

Persona / Persona director, screenplay, animation, “Persona is what a man actually is cinematography not. Persona is what a man is in Magdalena his own opinion and in that of Piwowarczyk music others” – these words Krzysztof Filus produced excerpted from C.G. Jung, start by Akademia Sztuk the film. This is the story of two Pi´knych, pl. Matejki 13, people who are hiding their 31-157 Kraków, phone identities from one another. (+48 12) 422 44 66, fax This school film has been made (+48 12) 422 65 66 under the artistic supervision of black & white, 5’ Professor Jerzy Kucia at the Poland 2004 Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

New Polish Films 2006 75 animated films Polish Fairy Tales and Stories / BaÊnie i bajki polskie color, 2D, Digital Betacam produced by Polish Television – Program I executive producer Ewa Sobolewska – TV Studio of Animation Films, ul. Dominikaƒska 7A, 61-762 Poznaƒ, phone/fax (+48 61) 852 01 05, mobile (+48 606) 45 49 62, www.tvsfa.com e-mail [email protected] production manager Mariola Feliszkowska distributed Polish Television Enchanted Shoes / Zaczarowane pantofelki director, art director, screenplay Mela, the daughter of a poor Aniela Lubieniecka, shoemaker, asks her father to buy based on the fairy tale her a pair of red slippers she has seen in a shop window display. Her “Bad Daughter” by father refuses and Mela goes to Narcyza ˚michowska sleep with an angry expression on music & special effects her face. Her father decides to Arnold Dàbrowski make the shoes for her that night. cinematography 2D & film The moon looks down on him and decides to give a helping hand by editing Krzysztof aiding him with magical powers. But Napiera∏a sound fussy Mela does not want the shoes Wies∏aw Jurga∏a made by her father. color, 13', Poland 2005 In a nearby castle, a prince - equally skittish as Mela, is home alone and gets bored. He decides to go out The Ice Mountain / Lodowa góra and look for company. He meets Mela, takes her to his castle and director & design Robert Tur∏o buys her beautiful dresses and screenplay Aniela slippers and enchanted Mela quickly Lubieniecka based on forgets about her father. With resignation the shoemaker gives the the fairy tale “The Tale shoes he made for Mela to the poor of Princess Mary, Black housemaid... Swan and the Ice Mountain” by Kornel Makuszyƒski cinematography & music Mary is a bad and capricious princess. To get a pearl necklace made from Marek Kuczyƒski her maid Zosia's tears, who was color, 13', Poland 2003 captured by birds, she has to marry a prince with a palace in the sky. Alas, none of the candidates seem Tailor Thread / Krawiec Niteczka acceptable. Mary meets two swans by the lake - one white, one black. director Andrzej Gosieniecki She offers them her hand in design Andrzej marriage but she wants her husband Gosieniecki & to be a have a good singing voice. Hieronim Neumann The black bird tells Mary that swans do not sing because singing kills screenplay Hieronim them, but she still insists. The white Neumann based on the swan sings and faints. To punish the fairy tale by Kornel princess the black swan kidnaps the Makuszyƒski “Tailor girl and takes her to the ice Thread” cinematography mountain.... 2D & film editor Krzysztof Napiera∏a color, 13', Poland 2005 Tailor Thread hits the road, driven by his dreams. To begin with he is nothing but a tailor, but later be bacomes a About a Princess who Turned into a Frog / king.... director, artwork & special O królewnie zakl´tej w ˝ab´ effects Robert Tur∏o screenplay Ewa An old king has to decide which one of Jab∏oƒska based on the his sons should be his successor. He fairy tale by Antoni J. asks the members of the senate for Gliƒski “On a Princess help. They come up with an idea: the princes must marry and then the Turned into a Frog” crown will be given to the one cinematography 2D & film whose wife is the best... editor Krzysztof Napiera∏a color, 13', Poland 2005

76 New Polish Films 2006 Co-productions with Polish participation

New Polish Films 2006 77 co-productions All Winter Without Fire / Tout un hiver sans feu / Ca∏a zima bez ognia

It is winter in the Swiss Alps. Jean and his wife Laura cannot recover from the loss of their five year old daughter who died in a house fire. Jean tries to live a normal life but Laura ends up in a mental asylum. Their director Greg Zgliƒski screenplay Pierre-Pacal Rossi director of photography Witold P∏óciennik music relationship Jacek Grudzieƒ, Mariusz Ziemba art director Pia Gans de St-Pre costume design Carole Favre film starts to fall editor Urszula Lesiak sound design Luc Cuveele, Micha∏ Kosterkiewicz cast Aurelien Recoing apart. Jean gets (Jean), Gabriela Muska∏a (Labinota), Blerim Gjoci (Kastriot), Marie Matheron (Laure) produced a job in a by CAB Productions, Mars Entertainment co-produced by Television Suisse Romande (TSR), RTBF piping factory (Television Belge), ARTE, Polish Television, STI Studio Filmowe executive producer STI Studio where he meets Filmowe, ul. Âniadeckich 10, 00-656 Warsaw, phone (+48 22) 547 66 28, fax (+48 22) 547 42 37 Labinota, a producers Jean-Louis Porchet, Gerard Ruey production manager Claudia Tur refugee from 35 mm, 1:1,85, color, Dolby stereo A-type, 88’, Switzerland – Belgium – Poland 2004 Kosowo.

Pope John Paul II / Jan Pawe∏ II The film begins on 13th May 1981 - the day of an assassination attempt on John Paul II in Rome. The retrospections bring us back to 1938 when Karol Wojtyla debuts in front of an audience, reciting poetry. The main body of the film director John Kent Harrison director of polish version Jerzy ¸ukaszewicz screenplay John Kent Harrison refers to events director of photography Fabrizio Lucci music Marco Frisina art director Pier Luigi Basile set design during the Ettore Guerrieri costume design Enrica Biscossi film editor Henk Van Eeghen cast Jon Voight (Pope pontificate of John Paul II), Cary Elwes (young Karol Wojty∏a), Ben Gazzara (Cardinal Agostino Casaroli), John Paul II. It Christopher Lee (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyƒski), Vittoria Belvedere (Eva), James Cromwell also addresses (Cardinal Adam Sapieha), Robert Gonera (Tadeusz), Marcin Kuêmiƒski (Micha∏), Juliusz the impact of Chrzàstowski (Jerzy), Miko∏aj Grabowski (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger), Jacek Lenartowicz John Paul II (Lech Wa∏´sa) produced by Rai Uno (Italy), CBS (USA), Polish Television (Poland) producers Luca regarding Bernabei, Matilde Bernabei, Stephen Davis, Krzysztof Grabowski (co-producer) religious Polish version matters as well sound design Marek Wronko produced by STUDIO INTERFILM producers Tadeusz Lampka, Zbigniew as his influence ˚migrodzki, Wies∏aw ¸ysakowski, Krzysztof Grabowski (Grupa Filmowa Baltimedia), S∏awomir on the world’s Jóêwik (Studio Filmowe Projektor) political 127’, color, Italy – Poland – USA 2005 transformations.

78 New Polish Films 2006 co-productions Tulpan / Tulpan Bulat has done military service in the Russian Navy and returns to the Kazakh step. Not knowing exactly what to do, he decides to visit his sister who is married to a local shepherd. He is also considering becoming a shepherd. When he meets the local chief, he becomes aware of two conditions he has to fulfil: he has to learn the shepherding trade and get married. The first one is easy to achieve, his brother in law can teach him; the second obligation also seems easy for a former sea- director screenplay director Sergey Dvortsevoy Sergiej Dvortsevoy, Gennadij Ostrowski cadet. of photography Jolanta Dylewska art director Roger Martin costume design Gaziza Korshiyeva film editor Isabel Meier sound design Olivier Dandre, Stepan Muller, He chooses Tulpan, the Ilija Biserov cast Askhat Kuchinchirekov (Bulat), Tulepbergen Baisakalov (Bony daughter of another M), Samal Eslyamova (Samal), Ondasyn Besikbasov (Ondas), Balzhan shepherding family. However, Niyazbayeva (Tulpan) produced by Pandora Film co-produced by Filmcontract Ltd, ul. when he goes to their home to Che∏mska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone/fax (+48 22) 841 65 91; Cobra Film AG; ask for her hand, Tulpan refuses Pallas Film GmbH; Producer’s Company Slovo; KAZ Export Cinema producers Karl – she does not like men with big Baumgartner, Raimond Goebel co-producer Henryk Romanowski production manager ears like his. Jacek Dàbrowski-Udziela, Ma∏gorzata Jurczak Bohdan Graczyk From then on Bulat has 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Germany – Poland 2005 problems. The Unburied Man – The Diary of Imre Nagy / A temetetlen halott / Niepochowany

This film is partially based on archival documents, official records and eyewitnesses’ reports. Except for Imre Nagy and his family, the characters are fictional. Imre Nagy a former Prime Minister of Hungary, opposed the Soviet Union in 1956 and withdrew Hungary from the Warsaw Pact, proclaiming it a director Márta Mészáros screenplay Márta Mészáros, Éva Pataki director of photography neutral country. After the Nyika Jancso music Zygmunt Konieczny art director István Ocztos costume design pacification of the Hungarian Katalin Jancsó sound design István Sipos film editor Éva Kármentö cast Jan Nowicki Uprising, the new pro-Soviet (Imre Nagy), Lili Horvath (Erzsebet Nagy), Mariann Moór (Maria Egeto, wife Hungarian authorities Nagy), Peter Andorai, Zsuzsa Czinkoczi, György Cserhalmi, Pál Mácsai, Jan sentenced Nagy to death. Frycz, Ewa Telega, János Kulka, Hajdu Ady, Matej Landl co-producers Igor Hudec, “The Unburied Man” depicts Maciej Karpiƒski, Andrzej Serdiukow, Micha∏ Kwieciƒski produced by Cameofilm the last two years of Imre (Hungary), Ars Media (Slovakia) co-produced by Polish Television – Film Agency, Nagy’s life, and is the study of Akson Studio producer Attila Cs·ky the mental state of a wrongfully color, 127’, Hungary – Slovakia – Poland 2004 imprisoned man.

New Polish Films 2006 79 © Apropos Info BOX OFFICE INFO Poland 2005 31.12.2004 - 29.12.2005 No Local Title Title Country Distributor Prints USD B.O. Admissions Relase Date

1 Karol. Cz∏owiek, który zosta∏ Papie˝em Storia di Carlo I/PL/USA ITI Cinema 151 7612501 1878124 2005-06-17

2 Madagaskar Madagascar US UIP 100 5972811 1357415 2005-07-01

3 Harry Potter i Czara Ognia Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire US/UK Warner Bros. 179 5702416 1346913 2005-11-25

4 Gwiezdne wojny: cz´Êç III – Zemsta Sithów Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith US CinePix 163 4324815 926572 2005-05-20

5 Kurczak Ma∏y Chicken Little US Forum Film 120 3146170 757987 2005-11-11

6 Aleksander Alexander US/GB/D Monolith/SPI 130 3100007 613486 2004-12-31

7 Wojna Êwiatów War of the Worlds US UIP 100 2790352 582967 2005-07-08

8 KubuÊ i Hefalumpy Pooh’s Heffalump Movie US Forum Film 81 2361063 574601 2005-02-04

9 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Smith US Monolith 102 2160737 447428 2005-08-05

10 Oliver Twist Oliver Twist GB/CZ/F/I Monolith 120 1690362 446840 2005-09-30

11 Królestwo niebieskie Kingdom of Heaven D/SP CinePix 95 1964695 418812 2005-05-06

12 Skarb narodów National Treasure USA Forum Film 75 1395812 374845 2005-01-28

13 Poznaj moich rodziców Meet the Fockers US UIP 60 1707390 362835 2005-02-11

14 Zataƒcz ze mnà Shall We Dance? US Monolith/SPI 80 1629164 351212 2005-02-11

15 Roboty Robots US CinePix 90 1390528 332878 2005-06-03

16 Zebra z klasà Racing Stripes US/ South Africa Monolith 56 1238892 317633 2005-03-11

17 Szeregowiec Dolot Valiant GB Monolith 65 1268831 297628 2005-08-19

18 Ocean’s Twelve: Dogrywka Ocean’s Twelve US/AU Warner Bros. 65 1395639 289638 2005-01-14

19 Constantine Constantine US Warner Bros. 72 1316870 288774 2005-03-11

20 Plan lotu Flightplan US Forum Film 45 1306404 274516 2005-10-14

80 New Polish Films 2006 New Polish Films 2006 PolishNewFilms BOX OFFICE INFO European Films in Poland2005 in Films European INFO BOXOFFICE Poland2005 in PolishFilms INFO BOXOFFICE 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No No Zakochany Anio∏ Zakochany surferówCzas Pitbull Komornik Skazany na bluesa Skazanyna Genesis Luke Lucky cudem ˚yciejest Kontrolerzy ogrodnikWierny Klàtwakrólika WallaceGromit: i SzeregowiecDolot TwistOliver Aleksander Papie˝emzosta∏ który Cz∏owiek,Karol. Local Title Local Title An Angel in Love in Angel An Time Surfers’ Pitbull Collector The Blues for Destined Genesis Les Dalton, cudo je Zivot The Gardener,Constant Were-Rabbit the of Curse The WallaceGromit: & Valiant TwistOliver Alexander Carlo di Storia Title Title ioÂit3 8786322005-05-13 62382 2005-08-19 285738 79907 379013 33 2005-04-08 113023 45 511906 2005-10-07 61 145924 Âwiat Kino 673917 2005-08-12 189046 41 Film Best 798691 47 Interfilm Cinema ITI Cinema ITI / P 0889 63 2005-04-08 66930 818292 50 2005-02-11 67439 SPI 910340 2005-01-07 79160 35 2005-01-14 F/I 87392 1168101 Monolith 22 1271532 F/SP/D 2005-10-21 113774 17 Film Gutek 2005-10-14 222586 1816371 YUG/F Âwiat Kino 3162714 35 60 H/F Monolith GB/D UIP 2005-08-19 297628 GB 4060260 65 2005-09-30 446840 Monolith 5409157 2004-12-31 GB 120 687491 9920021 Monolith GB/CZ/F 130 Monolith/SPI 2005-06-17 1878124 D/F/N 24360002 US/GB/ 151 Cinema ITI I/PL/USA Country Distributor

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Admissions Admissions © Apropos Info Apropos © 81 Relase Date Relase Date © Apropos Info BOX OFFICE INFO Polish Films in Poland 1990 – 2005 No Local Title Title Country Distributor Prints USD B.O. Admissions Relase Date

1 Ogniem i mieczem With Fire and Sword PL Syrena 94 32 903 304 7 138 764 1999-02-12

2 Pan Tadeusz Pan Tadeusz PL/F Vision 105 25 879 807 6 166 651 1999-10-22

3 Quo vadis Quo Vadis PL Syrena 133 21 575 819 4 300 070 2001-09-14

4 W pustyni i w puszczy In Desert and Wilderness PL Vision 118 7 928 870 2 222 553 2001-03-23

5 Kiler Kiler PL ITI Cinema 47 5 374 456 2 179 865 1997-10-17

6 Zemsta The Revenge PL Vision 107 6 933 751 1 976 984 2002-10-04

7 PrzedwioÊnie The Spring to Come PL Syrena 100 6 669 510 1 742 707 2001-03-02

8 Nigdy w ˝yciu! Never Ever Polska ITI Cinema – Studio Interfilm 60 7 116 163 1 622 309 2004-02-13

9 Pianista The Pianist GB/D/F/P Syrena 65 4 932 515 1 252 279 2002-09-06

10 Kilerów 2óch Two Kilers PL UIP-ITI 55 4 414 496 1 189 800 1999-01-15

11 Stara Baʃ. Kiedy s∏oƒce by∏o bogiem When The Sun Was God – An Ancient Tell PL Syrena 74 3 270 551 907 887 2003-09-19

12 Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiàca Three Years of the Thousand PL Best Film 87 2 371 624 758 685 2000-09-22

13 M∏ode wilki Fast Lane PL 3:4/MTL Maxfilm 21 979 316 729 689 1995-05-12

14 Sara Sara PL Vision 40 1 612 394 703 866 1997-05-23

15 Wiedêmin The Hexer PL Vision 71 2 956 759 641 318 2001-11-09

16 Nocne graffiti Night Graffiti PL 3:4 36 1 250 315 627 545 1997-02-07

17 Szcz´Êliwego Nowego Jorku Merry Christmas and Happy New York PL Vision 32 1 392 105 601 999 1997-09-26

18 M∏ode wilki 1/2 Fast Lane 1/2 PL UIP-ITI 44 3 249 237 580 924 1998-01-23

19 Ch∏opaki nie p∏aczà Boys Don’t Cry PL Best Film 55 2 384 362 550 702 2000-02-25

20 Tato Dad PL Syrena 20 748 902 448 550 1995-12-26

82 New Polish Films 2006 © Apropos Info ALL TIME BOX OFFICE HITS Polish Films No Local Title Title Admissions Date of Premiere

1. Krzy˝acy Teutonic Knights 31 921 000 IX 60

2. W pustyni i w puszczy (I, II) In Desert and Wilderness (I, II) 15 297 500 X 73

3. Zakazane piosenki Forbidden Songs 15 219 000 IX 47

4. Potop (I, II) The Flood (I, II) 13 739 000 IX 74

5. Noce i dnie (I, II) Nights and Days 11 151 000 IX 75

6. Seksmisja Sex Mission 11 145 000 V 84

7. Tr´dowata The Leprous 9 828 000 XII 76

8. Kochaj albo rzuç Love Me or Not 9 367 000 V 77

9. Skarb The Treasure 9 312 000 II 48

10. Nie ma mocnych Take it Easy 8 670 000 V 74

11. Wielka podró˝ Bolka i Lolka The Big Adventure of Bolek and Lolek 8 391 000 IX 77

12. Awantura o Basi´ Argument About Basia 8 135 000 XI 59

13. Czarci ˝leb The Devil’s Gully 8 013 000 I 50

14. Ulica Graniczna The Borderline Street 8 011 000 VI 49

15. Dzieje grzechu The Story of Sin 7 970 000 VI 75

16. Hubal Hubal 7 908 000 IX 73

17. Ostatni etap 7 859 000 IV 48

18. Popio∏y Ashes 7 690 000 IX 65

19. Ziemia obiecana The Promised Land 7 306 000 II 75

20. Irena do domu Irene, Come Home 7 236 000 XI 55

21. Szatan z VII klasy Seventh Grade Satan 7 086 000 XI 60

22. Ogniem i mieczem With Fire and Sword 7 069 518 II 99

23. Akademia Pana Kleksa (I, II) Mr Blot’s Academy (I, II) 6 842 500 II 84

24. Pan Tadeusz Pan Tadeusz 6 166 651 X 99

25. Westerplatte Westerplatte 5 803 000 IX 67

26. Przygoda na Mariensztacie Adventure at Mariensztat 5 725 000 I 64

27. Sami swoi Our Folks 5 710 000 X 67

28. Popió∏ i diament Ashes and Diamonds 5 657 000 X 58

29. Pan Wo∏odyjowski (I, II) Colonel Wo∏odyjowski 5 450 000 III 69

30. Król MaciuÊ I King MaciuÊ I 5 209 000 IV 58

31. Miasto nieujarzmione Unvanquished City 5 060 000 XII 50

New Polish Films 2006 83 © Apropos Info Poland and Cinema Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*

Average ticket price (PLN) 13,28 13,94 13,58 13,79 13,95 14,23

Average ticket price (USD) 3,10 3,40 3,31 3,54 3,82 4,45

Number of admissions (millions) 18,7 26,2 25,9 22,3 33,4 23,3

Polish films 3,1 10,5 4,6 2,5 2,9 0,8

In percentage 15,6% 40,0% 17,8% 11,2% 8,7% 3,4%

European films 1,3 3,6 4,1 2,1 3,3 5,4

In percentage 7,0% 13,9% 15,8% 9,4% 9,9% 23,2%

US films 13,9 11,6 17,0 22,3 26,9 16,6

In percentage 75,4% 44,5% 65,6% 80,0% 80,5% 71,2%

Admissions per capita 0,48 0,69 0,69 0,58 0,87 0,60

Total Box Office (millions PLN) 248,3 365,2 351,6 307,5 465,6 331,6

Polish films 38,4 146,7 58,3 33,2 40,8 11,7

In percentage 15,6% 40,2% 16,6% 10,8% 8,8% 3,5%

European films 18 51,8 56,6 27,7 47,3 72,0

In percentage 7,3% 14,2% 16,1% 9,0% 10,2% 21,7%

US films 187,6 160,1 234,3 243,2 373,0 239,8

In percentage 76,4% 43,8% 66,6% 79,1% 80,1% 72,3%

Total Box Office (millions USD) 57,14 89,07 85,76 78,85 127,6 103,63

Number of films released 195 204 190 195 207 224

Polish films 25 29 24 23 12 24

European films 48 61 46 56 60 74

US films 115 110 113 106 117 104

* dane wst´pne (estimated)

1 USD = 3,2 PLN

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The full version of the operational programs and application forms can be found at www.pisf.pl

The Polish Film Institute executes its tasks through the following programs:

1. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT – budget for 2006: EUR 1 million 316 thousand The program foresees the subsidizing of undertakings within the area of development of up to 70 per cent of a project’s budget, with the following division: EUR 13 thousand for documentaries, EUR 21 thousand for animated films, EUR 31 thousand for feature films. In the case of three party international co-productions the possibility exists to increase these amounts by an additional 30 per cent, and in the case of two party Polish-German co-productions by 10 per cent.

2. FILM PRODUCTION – budget for 2006: EUR 14 million Objective I: Directors’ debut - budget for 2006: EUR 2 million 700 thousand Subsidy cannot exceed 90 per cent of the film’s budget and/or the amounts: EUR 263 thousand a feature film, EUR 39 thousand for an animated film, EUR 26 thousand for a documentary. In the case of international co-productions the possibility exists to increase these amounts by an additional 35 per cent.

Objective II: Production of feature films – budget for 2006: EUR 9 million Subsidy of a feature length feature film (over 70 minutes), intended for cinema release cannot exceed 50 per cent of the film’s budget and/or the amount EUR 1 million. In specific cases the PFI’s Director can increase these amounts by a maximum of 50 per cent of the amounts mentioned above. The principles regarding the subsidizing of international co-productions are identical as in Objective I, except in the case of low budget productions.

Objective III: Production of documentary films – budget for 2006: EUR 1 million Subsidy cannot exceed 50 per cent of the film’s budget and/or the amount EUR 131 thousand. In the case of a feature length film (over 70 minutes) intended for cinema release, it cannot exceed 50 per cent of the film’s budget and/or the amount EUR 526 thousand. The PFI’s Director can increase subsidies according to the principles defined in Objective II. The principles regarding subsidization of international co-productions are identical as in Objective I.

Objective IV: Production of animated films – budget for 2006: EUR 1 million 316 thousand In the case of animated films, subsidies cannot exceed 50 per cent of the film’s budget and/or the amount EUR 131 thousand, and in case of a feature length film (over 70 minutes) intended for cinema release, it cannot exceed 50 per cent of the film’s budget and/or the amount EUR 789 thousand. The PFI’s Director can increase subsidies according to the principles defined in Objective II. The principles regarding subsidization of international co-productions are identical as in Objective I.

3. POPULARISATION OF FILM CULTURE – budget for 2006: EUR 921 thousand The program foresees the subsidization of undertakings such as: festivals, congresses, the publishing of books, digitalization of archives, etc.

4. PROMOTION OF POLISH FILM ABROAD – budget for 2006: EUR 789 thousand 5. DEVELOPMENT OF CINEMA THEATRES AND FILM DISTRIBUTION – budget for 2006: EUR 3 million 6. PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT – budget for 2006: EUR 526 thousand

Polish Film Institute

General Director: Agnieszka Odorowicz Deputy Director: Maciej Karpiƒski Deputy Director: Dorota Paciarelli

Address ul. Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie 21/23 International Relations and Promotion: Co-productions, Training and 00-071 Warszawa phone (+48 22) 42 10 497 Institutional Relations: phone (+48 22) 42 10 518 fax (+48 22) 42 10 546 phone (+48 22) 42 10 498 fax (+48 22) 42 10 241 e-mail [email protected] fax (+48 22) 42 10 546 e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] www.pisf.pl

New Polish Films 2006 85 index

A Maciej Adamek ...... 68, 70 Jan Kidawa-B∏oƒski ...... 18 Piotr Stasik ...... 69 Witold Adamek ...... 36 Krzysztof Kiwerski ...... 75 Anna St´pczak-Patyk ...... 65 Jan Jakub Kolski ...... 32, 49 Ma∏gorzata Szumowska . . . . 50 B Jan Komasa ...... 41 Zbigniew Szymaƒski ...... 75 Tomasz Bagiƒski ...... 74 Andrzej Kondratiuk ...... 57 Filip Bajon ...... 23, 49 Natalia Koryncka-Gruz . . . . . 25 T Andrzej Baraƒski ...... 21 Joanna Kos-Krauze ...... 48 Piotr Trzaskalski ...... 39, 49 Izabela Bartosik ...... 74 Marek Koterski ...... 61 Agnieszka Trzos ...... 53 Jacek B∏awut ...... 70 Magdalena Kowalczyk . . . . . 71 Robert Tur∏o ...... 76 Jacek Borusiƒski ...... 26 Krzysztof Krauze ...... 48 Jacek Bromski ...... 38, 50 Robert Krzempek ...... 59 V Bartosz Brzeskot ...... 60 Micha∏ Kwieciƒski ...... 20 Patryk Vega ...... 45 Ryszard Bugajski ...... 50 Micha∏ Bukojemski ...... 66 L W Grzegorz Lewandowski . . . . . 27 Andrzej Wajda ...... 50 C Aniela Lubieniecka ...... 76 Robert Wichrowski ...... 22 Andrzej Celiƒski ...... 64 Artur Wi´cek ...... 13 Maciej Cuske ...... 68 ¸ Mariusz Wilczyƒski ...... 74 Izabella Cywiƒska ...... 37 Jerzy ¸ukaszewicz ...... 78 Tomasz Wiszniewski ...... 72 Przemys∏aw Wojcieszek . . . . . 43 D M Leszek Wosiewicz ...... 17 Denis Deliç ...... 29 Juliusz Machulski ...... 49 Miros∏aw Dembiƒski . . . . . 65, 67 Janusz Majewski ...... 12 Z Jerzy Domaradzki ...... 49 Rados∏aw Markiewicz ...... 40 Krzysztof Zanussi ...... 44, 49 Maciej J. Drygas ...... 69 Krystian Matysek ...... 69 Janusz Zaorski ...... 54 Lidia Duda ...... 67 Mártá Mészáros ...... 79 Ryszard Zatorski ...... 33 Sergey Dvortsevoy ...... 79 Maciej Migas ...... 41 Greg Zgliƒski ...... 78 Marcin Zi´biƒski ...... 19 F N S∏awomir Fabicki ...... 46 Micha∏ Nekanda-Trepka . . . . 71 ˚ Feliks Falk ...... 16, 50 Konrad Niewolski ...... 42 Jaros∏aw ˚amojda ...... 47 Xawery ˚u∏awski ...... 15 G P Jacek Gàsiorowski ...... 52 Grzegorz Pacek ...... 67 Robert Gliƒski ...... 14, 50 Marta Pajek ...... 74 Andrzej Gosieniecki ...... 76 Franco de Peña ...... 62 Adam Guziƒski ...... 56 Maciej Pieprzyca ...... 51 Ewa Pi´ta ...... 68 H Magdalena Piwowarczyk . . . . 75 Miko∏aj Haremski ...... 34 Hanna Polak ...... 64 John Kent Harrison ...... 78 Mariusz Pujszo ...... 35

J R Dariusz Jab∏oƒski ...... 24 Micha∏ Rosa ...... 55 Anna Jadowska ...... 31 Stanis∏aw Ró˝ewicz ...... 72 Andrzej Jakimowski ...... 49 Joanna Jasiƒska-Koronkiewicz 75 S Wies∏aw Saniewski ...... 30 K Marcin Sauter ...... 64 Anna Kazejak-Dawid ...... 41 Andrzej Seweryn ...... 58 Pawe∏ K´dzierski ...... 70 Adam Sikora ...... 64 Dorota K´dzierzawska . . . . . 28 Marek Skrobecki ...... 75

86 New Polish Films 2006 index of polish titles

Antykwariat / Old Book Store ...... 68 Odbicie / Reflection ...... 71 Barbórka / St. Barbara’s Day ...... 51 Olter / Olter ...... 69 Bar pod M∏ynkiem / Windmill Bar ...... 57 O królewnie zakl´tej w ˝ab´ / Bezmiar sprawiedliwoÊci / Immensity of Justice ...... 30 About a Princess Who Turned into a Frog ...... 76 Bo˝e Cia∏o / The Body of God ...... 64 OpowieÊci galicyjskie / Galician Tales ...... 24 Ca∏a zima bez ognia / All Winter without Fire ...... 78 Palimpsest / Palimpsest ...... 42 Chaos / Chaos ...... 15 Par´ osób, ma∏y czas / A Few People, A Little Time . . . 21 Co s∏onko widzia∏o / What the Sun Saw ...... 55 Persona / Persona ...... 75 Czas surferów / Surfer’s Time ...... 52 Persona non grata / Persona non grata ...... 44 Czeka na nas Êwiat / The World is Waiting for Us . . . 59 Piek∏o, niebo / Heaven & Hell ...... 25 Doskona∏e popo∏udnie / A Perfect Afternoon ...... 43 Pitbull / Pitbull ...... 45 Dublerzy / The Doubles ...... 19 Plac Zbawiciela / Saviour’s Square ...... 48 Dzieci z Leningradzkiego / Po jab∏akach / After Apples ...... 74 The Children of Leningradsky ...... 64 Po kolei / One After Another ...... 69 Dziki jeêdziec / Wild Rider ...... 56 Po sezonie / After the Season ...... 12 Francuski numer / French Number ...... 22 Powstanie zwyk∏ych ludzi / Fundacja / The Fundation ...... 23 The Ordinary People Uprising ...... 70 Herkules / Hercules ...... 67 Praszczur / Grandpa ...... 67 Hiena / Hyena ...... 27 Rh+ / Rh+ ...... 47 Hi way / Hi Way ...... 26 Rozdro˝e Café / The Cross-Way Cafe ...... 17 Idê do Luizy / Go to Luiza ...... 67 SamotnoÊç w sieci / Loneliness on the Net ...... 36 Ichthys / Ichthys ...... 75 Skazany na bluesa / Destined for Blues ...... 18 Jak motyl / Like a Butterfly ...... 68 SolidarnoÊç, SolidarnoÊç / Solidarity, Solidarity . . . . . 49 Jan Pawe∏ II / Pope John Paul II ...... 78 StatyÊci / Extras ...... 20 Jasminum / Jasminum ...... 32 Szczur w koronie / Rat in a Crown ...... 70 Ja wam poka˝´! / I’ll Show You! ...... 29 Sztuka spadania / Fallen Art ...... 74 Jeden dzieƒ w PRL / One Day in Peoples Poland . . . . . 69 Teraz ja / It’s Me, Now ...... 31 Jestem / I Am ...... 28 Tulpan / Tulpan ...... 79 Jestem / I Am with You ...... 68 Tylko mnie kochaj / Just Love Me ...... 33 Kochankowie Roku Tygrysa / W drodze / On the Road ...... 70 The Lovers of the Year of the Tiger ...... 38 Wieczny fina∏ / Everlasting Finale ...... 74 Kochankowie z Marony / Lovers of Marona ...... 37 Wie˝a / The Tower ...... 53 Komornik / The Collector ...... 16 Wró˝by kumaka / The Call of the Toad ...... 14 Koniec ulicy / The End of the Street ...... 65 Wszyscy jesteÊmy Chrystusami ...... 61 Krasnoludki jadà na Ukrain´ / Dwarfs go to Ukraine . . 65 Wszyscy jesteÊmy z w´gla / We are all made of Coal 72 Krawiec Niteczka / Tailor Thread ...... 76 Wycieczka do Pary˝a / A Trip to Paris ...... 72 Kto nigdy nie ˝y∏... / Who Never Lived ...... 58 Zaczarowane pantofelki / Enchanted Shoes ...... 76 Lawstorant / Lawstorant ...... 34 Zakochany Anio∏ / Angel in Love ...... 13 Legenda / The Legend ...... 35 Z kroniki Auschwitz / From the Auschwitz Chronicle . . 66 Lekarz drzew / Tree Doctor ...... 54 Z odzysku / Retrieval ...... 46 Len / Flax ...... 75 Za p∏otem Behind the Fence ...... 64 Level / Level ...... 75 Lodowa góra / The Ice Mountain ...... 76 ¸y˝eczka ˝ycia / The Teaspoon for Life ...... 71 Masz na imi´ Justine / Your Name is Justine ...... 62 Metanoia / Metanoia ...... 40 Mistrz / The Master ...... 39 Nie ma takiego numeru / Wrong Number ...... 60 Niestety / Alas ...... 74 Niepochowany / The Unburied Man - The Diary of Imre Nagy ...... 79 Oda do radoÊci / Ode to Joy ...... 41

New Polish Films 2006 87 editors Magda Sendecka, Gra˝yna Ika Tatarska translation Jolanta Czaicka-Kotlarczyk english language editor Tessa McIver photography Piotr Bujnowicz/Fabryka Obrazu, Aleksandra Dembska, Piotr Fiuk, Justyna Go∏aszewska, Miros∏aw Grubek, Micha∏ Ko∏odziejczyk, Tomek Kordek, Wojtek Krzywkowski, Rafa∏ Mas∏ow, Tomasz Naumiuk, Ma∏gorzata Olecka, Renata Pajchel, Adam Palenta, Piotr Roso∏owski, Piotr Uss Wàsowicz, Mateusz Wajda, Krzysztof Wellman, Anna W∏och, Monika Woêniak, Gutek Zegier, Artur ˚urawski, Zenon ˚yburtowicz cover photograph Piotr Bujnowicz/Fabryka Obrazu logo design for the Polish Film Institute Darek Komorek graphic design LAVENTURA Maciej Sawicki

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