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Introduction Agnieszka Odorowicz 4 TheForeign BodyObce ciało by 27 ThePerformer Performer by Maciej Sobieszczański Game Count Pokot by 28 and Łukasz Ronduda 52 Gods Bogowie by Łukasz Palkowski 29 ThePhotographer Fotograf by Waldemar Krzystek 53 FEATURES 5 AGrain of Truth Ziarno prawdy by Borys Lankosz 30 Polish Shit Polskie gówno by Grzegorz Jankowski 54 TheHeart and theSweetheartSerce, serduszko by Jan Red Spider Czerwony pająk by Marcin Koszałka 55 11 Minutes 11 minut by 6 Jakub Kolski 31 Referee of Attention Arbiter uwagi by Jakub All About My Parents Pani zprzedszkola by Marcin TheHere After / Efterskalv Pośmierci by Magnus Polakowski 56 Krzyształowicz 7 von Horn 32 Refugiado Podochroną by Diego Lerman 57 Anatomy of Evil Anatomia zła by Jacek Bromski 8 TheHigh FrontierNagranicy by Wojciech Kasperski 33 Roman and Rose Zagubieni by Julia Kowalski 58 Bangistan Bangistan by Karan Anshuman 9 TheHoly Sinner Wybraniec by Michał Węgrzyn 34 TheSailor’s Stories Marynarz wŁodzi by Marcin Latałło 59 Behind theBlue Door Zaniebieskimi drzwiami by Mariusz Hot Heart Story Hot Heart Story by Anira Wojan 35 Secret Sharer Tajemniczy sojusznik by Piotr Fudakowski 60 Palej 10 I, Olga Hepnarova Ja, Olga Hepnarova by Tomáš Weinreb Secret Wars Służby specjalne by Patryk Vega 61 Body Body/Ciało by Małgorzata Szumowska 11 and Petr Kazda 36 Stars Gwiazdy by Jan Kidawa-Błoński 62 Calling Wołanie by Marcin Dudziak 12 Ida Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski 37 Strange Heaven Obce niebo by Dariusz Gajewski 63 Carte Blanche Carte Blanche by Jacek Lusiński 13 InfluenZ Hiszpanka by Łukasz Barczyk 38 Summer Solstice Letnie przesilenie by Michał Rogalski 64 Chemo Chemia by Bartek Prokopowicz 14 Journey to Rome Droga doRzymu by Tomasz Mielnik 39 Under Electric Clouds Podelektrycznymi chmurami by TheCitizen Obywatel by 15 The Just Man Sprawiedliwy by Michał Szczerbic 40 Alexey German Jr. 65 Close-Ups Zbliżenia by Magdalena Piekorz 16 Karbala Karbala by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz 41 Volhynia Wołyń by Wojtek Smarzowski 66 Crazy Little ThingDzień dobry, kocham Cię by Ryszard Life Must Go On! Życie jest piękne by Maciej Migas 42 The Wall Mur by Dariusz Glazer 67 Zatorski 17 Love in theCity of GardensMiłość wmieście ogrodów Walpurgis Night Noc Walpurgi by Marcin Bortkiewicz 68 Dawn Świt by Laila Pakalnina 18 by Ingmar Villqist and Adam Sikora 43 Walser Walser by Zbigniew Libera 69 Demon Demon by Marcin Wrona 19 Loving Vincent Twój Vincent by Dorota Kobiela 44 44 Miasto 44 by Jan Komasa 70 Dew Rosa by Denijal Hasanovic 20 Math Sucks Math Sucks by Kasia Rosłaniec 45 Warsaw by NightWarsaw by Night by Natalia The Disco Daughters Córki dancingu by Agnieszka TheModel Modelka by Mads Matthiesen 46 Koryncka-Gruz 71 Smoczyńska 21 TheMother Matka by Lee Mackintosh Jones 47 Waves Fale by Grzegorz Zariczny 72 Disco PoloDisco polo by Maciej Bochniak 22 My Lousy Daughters Moje córki, krowy by Kinga Dębska 48 Women’s Collection Kolekcja sukienek by Marzena Ederly Ederly by Piotr Dumała 23 Neighborhooders Sąsiady by Grzegorz Królikiewicz 49 Więcek 73 TheErlprince Królewicz Olch by Kuba Czekaj 24 No Matter How Hard We Tried Między nami dobrze jest Fanciful Piąte: nie odchodź by Katarzyna Jungowska 25 by Grzegorz Jarzyna 50 TheFather Ojciec by Artur Urbański 26 Nude Area Strefa nagości by Urszula Antoniak 51

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MISCELLANEA 74 6th American Film Festival 78 23rd International Film Festival of the Art of Key Addresses 75 Cinematography 78 Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 22nd Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival 78 Polish Film Institute 33rd Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival 78 National Film Archive Filmoteka Narodowa Polish Filmmakers Associations Box Office2014 79 Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce All Releases 79 Krajowa Izba Producentów Audiowizualnych Domestic Films 80 Telewizja Polska European Films 81 Creative Europe Desk US Films 82 Top 20: All Releases 1990-2014 83 Selected Film Schools 76 Top 20: Domestic Films 1990-2014 84 Lodz Film School Distribution Market 85 Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty Poland and Cinema 86 University of Silesia in Katowice Wajda School Indexes 87 Warsaw Film School Index of Directors 87 Film School Index of English Titles 88 Index of Polish Titles 89 Top Film Festivals in Poland 77 8th Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Credits 90 Cinema 77 12th Planete+ Doc Film Festival 77 55th Krakow Film Festival 77 8th Animator International Animated Film Festival 77 15th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival 77 40th 78 31st 78 11th CentEast Market 78

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Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to present this year’s edition of the New Polish Films catalogue, published annually by the Polish Film Institute to announce the upcoming season in Polish cinema. On the following pages, we present a selection of feature films — some of which are likely to screen in competition or other prestigious sections at international film festivals. 2014 was a particularly good year for Polish cinema. Domestic films brought almost 11 million theatrical admissions. Łukasz Palkowski’s Bogowie (Gods), Jan Komasa’s Miasto 44 (Warsaw 44) and Władysław Pasikowski’s Jack Strong were universally regarded as films that were important, high in artistic quality, and exceptionally well made. I am glad that after ten years of Polish Film Institute activity, the visibility Agnieszka Odorowicz of Polish cinema on the international stage has increased greatly. Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida was a film General Director of the Polish Film Institute that moved us and made us proud by winning acclaim around the world, with the crowning glory of a total of five European Film Awards. Contemporary Polish cinema is diverse and increasingly bold. Filmmakers today understand the needs of the audience; they are also more keen to turn to genre-based films. 2015 will bring a number of films by first- and second-time directors, who will surely further enrich the image of Polish cinema. It is my hope that the New Polish Films catalogue will allow you to discover something intriguing, surprising, and inspiring about Polish cinema today.

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NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 5 Jerzy Skolimowski 11 Minutes (working title) f INDEX f CONTENTS 11 minut (working title) POLAND – IRELAND 2015 80 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski director of photography Mikołaj Łebkowski edited byAgnieszka Glińska production design by Joanna Director, screenwriter, actor, poet, painter. Kaczyńska, Wojciech Żogała costume design by Kalina Lach make-up artist Anna Nobel-Nobielska sound by Radosław Ochnio cast Anna Buczek, Winner of multiple prestigious awards, PHOTO BY ADAM KOZAK / AP GAZETA KOZAK ADAM BY PHOTO Agata Buzek, Paulina Chapko, Andrzej Chyra, Richard Dormer, Piotr Głowacki, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Jan Nowicki, Dawid Ogrodnik, Łukasz including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Sikora, Ifi Ude producers Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski produced by Skopia Film, [email protected] co-produced by Element IFF (The Departure) and Special Jury Pictutes Ltd. (Ireland), Telewizja Polska, Orange Polska, HBO, Fundacja Tumult executive producer Ewa Piaskowska co-financed by the Polish Film Prizes in Cannes (The Shout), Venice Institute, the Irish Film Board, Eurimages production manager Andrzej Stempowski distribution in Poland and world sales open (Lightship), and Tokyo (Four Nights with Anna). Author of several books of poetry and stage plays. Member of the European Film Academy. FILMOGRAPHY: 1964: Rysopis (Identification Marks: None) 1965: Walkower (Walkover) 1966: Bariera (Barrier) 1967: The Departure 1970: Deep End 1970: The Adventures of Gerard 1972: King, Queen, Knave 1978: The Shout 1981: Ręce do góry (Hands Up) 1982: Moonlighting 1984: Success Is the Best Revenge 1985: The Lightship

PHOTO BY ROBERT JAWORSKI ROBERT BY PHOTO 1989: Torrents of Spring 1991: 30 Door Key The same eleven minutes in the lives of various characters, seen through parallel storylines. Before the last second of the eleventh 2008: Cztery noce z Anną (Four Nights minute is up, their fates are brought together by an event that will have a huge impact on their lives. with Anna) 2010: Essential Killing 2015: 11 minut (11 Minutes)

6 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Marcin Krzyształowicz f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER All About My Parents Pani z przedszkola POLAND 2014 90 MIN COLOUR

Director and screenwriter. Creator written and directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz director of photography Michał Englert music by Michał Woźniak edited by Wojciech Mrówczyński of feature films, documentaries, PSM production design by Marek Zawierucha costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska make-up artist Dominika Dylewska sound by Piotr and television series. Domaradzki cast Agata Kulesza, Adam Woronowicz, , Karolina Gruszka, Łukasz Simlat, Marian Dziędziel, India Dudek, Dariusz His last feature Obława (Manhunt) Chojnacki, Grzegorz Wojdon, Wojciech Wójcik, Anita Poddębniak, Anna Oberc, Maja Bohosiewicz, Roman Gancarczyk, Artur Dziurman producers received a number of awards, including Małgorzata Jurczak, Krzysztof Grędziński produced by Skorpion Arte, office Chełmska 19/21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, ph./fax +48 22 851 10 54, the Polish Film Award for Best Film, +48 501 204 239, [email protected] www.skorpionarte.pl co-produced by All Muses, Studio Produkcyjne Orka, Non Stop Film Service, the Silver Lions at the Gdynia Film Krakow Festival Office, Pałac Zielona i Tawerna Portowa, Efektpol, Toya Studios co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Regional Film Fund Festival, and the Krakow Film Award in Krakow distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open in Main Competition at the Off Plus Camera festival in Krakow. FILMOGRAPHY: 2001: Eucalyptus 2003: Koniec wakacji 2012: Obława (Manhunt) 2014: Pani z przedszkola (All About My Parents) PHOTO BY JACEK DRYGAŁA JACEK BY PHOTO

A journey into the childhood of the protagonist who discusses the erotic fantasies of his parents. The colourful adventures and nostalgic observations reveal a picture of a family going through various ups and downs. The protagonist tries to come to terms with his past, doing everything in his power to resolve an embarrassing problem in his own personal life.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 7 Jacek Bromski Anatomy of Evil f INDEX f CONTENTS Anatomia zła POLAND 2015 120 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Jacek Bromski director of photography Michał Englert music by Ludek Drizhal edited by Krzysztof Szpetmański Director, screenwriter, producer. production design by Grzegorz Piatkowski costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska make-up artist Janusz Kaleja sound by Jan Freda cast Born in 1946. Studied Polish studies at

Krzysztof Stroiński, Marcin Kowalczyk, Andrzej Seweryn, Piotr Głowacki, Michalina Olszańska, Łukasz Simlat, Anna Dereszowska, Marcin the University of Warsaw and painting at / MAKUFLAY MARCIN MAKOWSKI BY PHOTO Perchuć, Krzysztof Czeczot producer Jacek Bromski co-producers Juliusz Braun, Michał Merczyński, Tomasz Karczewski produced by Jacek the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Graduated Bromski Produkcja Filmowa, Gwiaździsta 7 D / 73, 01-651 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by Telewizja Polska, the National Audiovisual in film directing from the Lodz Film School. Institute, ‘Pomerania’ West Pomeranian Film Fund, Kino Świat executive producer Jacek Bromski Produkcja Filmowa co-financed by Worked as a DJ in the 1960s and 1970s. the Polish Film Institute production manager Ewa Jastrzębska distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open Winner of festival awards in Poland and abroad. Head of the Polish Filmmakers Association since 1996. Vice-president of the International Association of Audiovisual Authors, president of the World Cinema Alliance (Alliance Mondiale du Cinema). FILMOGRAPHY: 1980: Alice 1984: Ceremonia pogrzebowa 1987: Zabij mnie glino (Kill Me, Cop) 1989: Sztuka kochania (Art of Loving) 1991: Kuchnia polska 1992: 1968. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku 1996: Dzieci i ryby 1998: U Pana Boga za piecem 2000: To ja, złodziej (It’s Me, the Thief) 2002: Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy

PHOTO BY MARCIN MAKOWSKI BY PHOTO 2005: Kochankowie Roku Tygrysa 2007: U Pana Boga w ogródku 65-year-old Lulek, a hit-man working for the mafia, is released from prison on parole. The prosecutor who locked him up a few 2009: UPana Boga zamiedzą (God’s Little Village) years earlier now offers him a job and provides him with a sniper’s rifle. Lulek’s mission is to take out the head of the Central Investigation Bureau (CBŚ). But his bad eyesight makes the job impossible. Lulek cannot refuse the prosecutor’s offer, because 2011: Uwikłanie that would put him straight back in jail. He decides to impersonate a counterintelligence officer and hire Stasiek, a military 2013: Bilet na Księżyc (One Way Ticket to sniper convicted by the military courts to be demoted and dishonourably discharged from the army for accidentally shooting the Moon) civilians during his tour in Afghanistan. 2015: Anatomia zła (Anatomy of Evil)

8 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Karan Anshuman f CONTENTS f INDEX Bangistan Bangistan INDIA – POLAND 2015 120 MIN COLOUR

Film-critic-turned-director Karan directed by Karan Anshuman written by Puneet Krishna, Sumit Purohit, Karan Anshuman director of photography Szymon Lenkowski music by Anshuman makes his Hindi feature Ram Sampath edited by Shweta Venkat Matthew production design by Katarzyna Filimoniuk, Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty (India) directorial debut with Bangistan. costume design by Veera Kapoor hair / make-up artist Avan Contractor, Yasmin Rodgers sound by Vivek Sachidanand cast , He is also the co-founder of two digital , Jacqueline Fernandez, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Tomasz Karolak, Janusz Chabior, Bilguun Ariunbataar, Andrezj Blumenfeld producers initiatives -- Dreamscape Media, an award Ritesh Sidhwani, produced by PVT Ltd., 701, Orchid Pride Corner of S. V. Road & Convent Avenue, Santa Cruz winning web and mobile development (W), 400 054, India www.excelmovies.com presented by Junglee Pictures Ltd. co-produced by Zorg Werke, Lwowska 6/2, 00-658 agency, and Upperstall.com. Warsaw, Poland, www.zorgwerke.com executive producer Vikesh Bhutani line producers Rupali Vaidya, Magdalena Jaworska distribution in Poland and world sales open PHOTO BY SOUMYAJIT NANDY SOUMYAJIT BY PHOTO

Bangistan is a whip smart and uproarious satire on fundamentalism and the story of two unlikely terrorists, the antitheses of each other, with a common destructive goal. The gullible terrorists arrive in Krakow. A series of serendipitous comic events ends in an epic, dramatic finale that brings the world to the Polish town and covers a range of breathless emotions, while sending across a universally affirmative message.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 9 Mariusz Palej Behind the Blue Door f INDEX f CONTENTS Za niebieskimi drzwiami POLAND 2015 90 MIN COLOUR directed by Mariusz Palej written by Adam Wojtyszko, Magdalena Nieć, Katarzyna Stachowicz-Gacek director of photography Witold Płóciennik Cinematographer, director. Graduated in music by Agnieszka Czajkowska edited byUrszula Dutka production design by Katarzyna Sobańska-Strzałkowska costume design by Barbara cinematography from the National Film Sikorska-Bouffał, Julia Bouffał make-up artists Alina Janerka, Czezary Kostrzewski sound by Mariusz Bielecki cast Michał Żebrowski, Ewa School in Łódź. Worked as Błaszczyk, Magda Nieć, Teresa Lipowska, Adam Ferency, Dominik Kowalczyk, Sara Ługowska, Oskar Wojciechowski, Jakub Gawarecki cinematographer on multiple producers Andrzej Papis, Maciej Sowiński produced by TFP, Al. Stanów Zjednoczonych 53, 04-028 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by Telewizja documentary films, television series and Polsat, FremantleMedia Polska, Heliograf, AlienFX, AB Film, Dreamsound executive producer Wojciech Stuchlik co-financed by the Polish Film television plays. Behind the Blue Door Institute, Odra Film production manager Renata Marszewska distribution in Poland and world sales open marks his feature debut. BERNAS ŁUKASZ ŁUKASZ PHOTO BY BY PHOTO

The story of eleven-year-old Łukasz whose mother is in a coma as a result of the injuries she suffered in a car accident. The boy goes to live in foster care at a seaside resort with an aunt he never met. Łukasz misses his mother and finds it difficult to adapt to the new circumstances. Feeling lonely, he desperately wants to get away from the place where he doesn’t feel at home. He accidentally discovers that the blue door in the building leads to a fairy tale world; a world that at first appears very friendly but, as Łukasz will soon learn, is so only until a certain point.

10 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Małgorzata Szumowska f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Body Body/Ciało POLAND 2015 90 MIN COLOUR

Screenwriter, producer, documentary and directed by Małgorzata Szumowska written by Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert director of photography Michał Englert edited by Jacek PHOTO BY MARK SCHALEKAMP BY PHOTO feature film director. Winner of several Drosio production design by Elwira Pluta costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska, Julia Jarża-Brataniec make-up artist Agnieszka Hodowana international film awards, including sound by Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński cast , Maja Ostaszewska, Justyna Suwała, Tomasz Ziętek, Ewa Dałkowska, Adam the Teddy Award for In The Name Of... at Woronowicz, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik producers Jacek Drosio, Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert co-producers Tomasz Karczewski the Berlin International Film Festival and (Kino Świat), Aleksandra Kielan (Mazovian Film Fund), Marcin Kryjom (D 35) produced by Nowhere, Narbutta 27 lok. 4, 02-536 Warsaw, Poland, the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno [email protected] co-produced by Kino Świat, Mazovian Film Fund, D 35 executive producer Argomedia co-financed by the Polish Film Film festival for 33 Scenes from Life. Institute production manager Marek Bączyk distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales Memento Films International Nominated twice for the European Film www.memento-films.com Awards (for Happy Man and Stranger). Winner of multiple prestigious awards in Poland. FILMOGRAPHY: 2000: Szczęśliwy człowiek (Happy Man) 2004: Ono (Stranger) 2008: 33 sceny z życia (33 Scenes from Life) 2011: Sponsoring (Elles) 2013: W imię… (In the Name Of…) 2015: Body/Ciało PHOTO BY JACEK DRYGAŁA JACEK BY PHOTO

Poland, nowadays. The intertwined stories of a criminal prosecutor, his anorexic daughter and her therapist, who claims to be able to communicate with the dead. Three radically different approaches to the body and soul.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 11 Marcin Dudziak Calling f INDEX f CONTENTS Wołanie POLAND 2014 75 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Marcin Dudziak director of photography Tomasz Woźniczka music by Karol Czajkowski edited by Daniel Gąsiorowski Born in 1979. Studied journalism in costume design by Ewa-Maria Śmigielska sound by Jacek Pająk cast Sebastian Pawlak, Witek Kotrys, Marcin Ochwald, Paweł Bałajewicz, Warsaw. Graduated from film school in Marek Kiresztura producer Marcin Dudziak co-producer Piotr Kornobis produced by A Son Image, 24 rue Louis Blanc, 75010 Paris, France Paris in 2007. Launched his own co-produced by Oko i Ucho Zespół filmowy, Puławska 158/164, 02-670 Warsaw, Poland production managers Marcin Dudziak, Piotr Kornobis production company called À Son Image distribution in Poland and world sales open Production, which produced his first short film. Wołanie (Calling), based on ‘Zimorodek’, a short story by Kazimierz Orłoś, marks his feature debut. FILMOGRAPHY: 2010: Les Mots (Słowa / The Words) – short FESTIVALS://T-MOBILE NEW HORIZONS IFF 2014: MAIN 2014: Wołanie (Calling) COMPETITION PHOTO BY TOMASZ WOŹNICZKA TOMASZ BY PHOTO

A father-and-son journey down a mountain river creates the premise for this taciturn story. A poetic tale about the exceptional moments in the life of a ten-year-old, whose curiosity and craving for new experiences is stronger than the fear of the unknown world. The overwhelming nature, dominated by the image of the flowing river, creates a feeling of increasing, if hard to justify, tension. When the danger becomes real, the boy seems to be ready for it; but after this experience, nothing will ever be the same.

12 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Jacek Lusiński f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Carte Blanche Carte Blanche BORKOWSKI POLAND 2014 104 MIN COLOUR ŁUKASZ ŁUKASZ

Born in 1969 in Łódź. Graduated from written and directed by Jacek Lusiński director of photography Witold Płóciennik music by Paweł Lucewicz edited by Jarosław Barzan production PHOTO BY BY PHOTO the National Film School in Łódź. Member design by Marek Zawierucha costume design by Anna Ostapińska make-up artist Paulina Guźlińska sound by Artur Kuczkowski, Kacper Habisiak, of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Marcin Kasiński cast Andrzej Chyra, Urszula Grabowska, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Ziętek, Dorota Kolak, Andrzej Blumenfeld, Director, screenwriter, songwriter. Author Maria Chwalibóg, Wojciech Pszoniak producer Leszek Bodzak co-producers Dominique Lesage, Magdalena Kubicka-Sak, Piotr Galon, Daniel of stage adaptations, commercials, Markowicz produced by Aurum Film, Niecała 15 lok. 4, 20-080 Lublin, Poland, ph./fax +48 81 532 42 41, [email protected] co-produced by documentary and feature films. Finalist in Orange, Lightcraft co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Lublin Film Fund production manager Aneta Hickinbotham distribution in Poland the 2012 SCRIPT PRO competition for Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open the script to Carte Blanche. FILMOGRAPHY: 2004: Niezła Jazda (A Jolly Good Ride) 2007: Wrzesień 39’ (September ‘39) 2009: Piksele (Pixels) 2011: Polska Legia Cudzoziemska (Polish Foreign League) 2014: Carte Blanche BORKOWSKI KASZ PHOTO BY ŁU BY PHOTO

Kacper, a history teacher adored by his students, slowly starts losing his eyesight. Distraught at first, he eventually decides to keep his health issues under wraps, trying to hold on to his job and be there for his students until their final exams. Based on a true story.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 13 Bartek Prokopowicz Chemo f INDEX f CONTENTS Chemia POLAND 2015 100 MIN COLOUR directed by Bartek Prokopowicz written by Katarzyna Sarnowska director of photography Jeremi Prokopowicz music by Natalia Grosiak, Dawid Acclaimed cinematographer and Korbaczyński: Mikromusic edited by Piotr Kmiecik production design by Katarzyna Filimoniuk costume design by Sławomir Blaszewski make-up advertising film director. Received artist Liliana Gałązka sound by Maria Chilarecka cast Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Danuta Stenka, Eryk Lubos, Anita Jańcia, Robert the ‘Golden Duck’ Lifetime Achievement Wabich, Mirosław Baka, Tomasz Sapryk producers Katarzyna Sarnowska, Klaudia Śmieja, Bartek Prokopowicz, Stanisław Dziedzic co-producers Award in his twenties. Worked with Piotr Zygo, Wojciech Olsiewicz, Justyna Wieczorek (Vue Movie Distribution), Izabela Łopuch, Aleksander Kutela, Antony Root (HBO Europe), Krzysztof Krauze, and Filip Michał Turnau, Tomasz Dukszta (Aeroplan), Jędrzej Sabliński, Rafał Golis (DI Factory), Cezary Lisowski (Film Illumination) produced by Bajon. Chemo marks his feature debut. Filmokracja, al. 3 Maja 2/33, 00-391 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by HBO Europe, Vue Movie Distribution, Film Produkcja, Film Ilumination, Aeroplan, DI Factory executive producer Filmokracja co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Adamed, Sony production manager Beata Rzeźniczek distribution in Poland Vue Movie Distribution www.vuemovie.pl world sales open PHOTO BY MICHAŁ OPALA BY PHOTO

Chemo is inspired by the true story of Magdalena Prokopowicz, founder of the Rak’n’Roll foundation. 30-year-old Benek is suffering from an existential crisis that mostly manifests itself in suicidal thoughts. One day, he meets Lena -- a beautiful and very talkative young woman. He is mesmerized from the start; his fascination grows further when he realizes that Lena not only accepts his suicidal thoughts, but appears to share them. They set off on a wild journey, during which Benek learns that there is someone else in Lena’s life. She has stage 3 cancer, which she has no intention of treating. Benek’s admiration is mixed with fear; he promises to stay with Lena until the very end.

14 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Jerzy Stuhr f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER The Citizen Obywatel POLAND 2014 100 MIN COLOUR

Film and stage actor, director. written and directed by Jerzy Stuhr director of photography Paweł Edelman PSC music by Adrian Konarski edited by Milenia Fiedler PSM production Graduate of Polish studies at design by Monika Sajko costume design by Magdalena Biedrzycka s ound by Katarzyna Dzida-Hamela cast Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Małgorzata the Jagiellonian University and acting at Dobrowolska, Magdalena Boczarska, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Janusz Gajos, Barbara Horawianka, Cezary Kosiński, Violetta Arlak, Wojciech Malajkat, the Academy for the Dramatic Arts Ireneusz Czop, Piotr Głowacki, Andrzej Deskur producer Piotr Dzięcioł [email protected] produced by Opus Film, Łąkowa 29, 90-554 Łódź, in Kraków. Works for the Krakow-based Poland, ph. +48 42 634 55 00, fax +48 42 634 55 49, [email protected] www.opusfilm.com co-produced by Jerzy Stuhr, Telewizja Polska, Stary Teatr. Lecturer and rector (from 1990 Orange Telekomunikacja Polska, Chione Limited co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Vue Movie Distribution to 1996 and from 2002 to 2008) www.vuemovie.pl world sales open of the Academy for the Dramatic Arts. Has performed in a multitude of feature films, including those by Feliks Falk, Krzysztof Zanussi, Krzysztof Kieślowski, AWARDS://GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL 2014: SPECIAL JURY PRIZE , and Nanni Moretti. Member of the European Film Academy and the . FILMOGRAPHY (AS DIRECTOR): 1994: Spis cudzołożnic (TV) 1997: Historie miłosne (Love Stories) 1999: Tydzień z życia mężczyzny (A Week in the Life of a Man) 2000: Duże zwierzę (Big Animal) 2003: Pogoda na jutro (Tomorrow’s Weather) 2007: Korowód (Twists of Fate)

2011: Tributo ao Público de Cinema [in:] FILM OPUS BY PHOTO Mundo Invisível An attempt at depicting the life of a generation born and raised in communist Poland; a generation that lived through all stages 2014: Obywatel (The Citizen) of that system and made it to democracy. Throughout his life, the film’s protagonist has always tried to be active, but something always got in his way, either through an absurd coincidence, as a result of his own lack of ability, or due to the unpredictable nature of certain events in our recent history.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 15 Magdalena Piekorz Close-Ups f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Zbliżenia

POLAND 2014 85 MIN COLOUR SF TOR BY PHOTO directed by Magdalena Piekorz written by Wojciech Kuczok, Magdalena Piekorz director of photography Marcin Koszałka PSC music by Adrian Graduated in film directing from Konarski edited by Wojciech Mrówczyński PSM production design and set decoration by Katarzyna Sobańska & Marcel Sławiński the Radio and Television Department costume design by Dorota Roqueplo make-up artist Jolanta Grzelak sound by Michał Żarnecki cast Joanna Orleańska, Ewa Wiśniewska, Łukasz of the University of Silesia. Directed Simlat producer Krzysztof Zanussi produced by TOR Film Production, Puławska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, Poland, +48 22 845 53 03, [email protected] award-winning feature and documentary co-produced by FSF Ingenium, Silesia, HBO executive producer Janusz Wąchała press service Irena Strzałkowska, TOR Film Production, films (including Dziewczyny [email protected] co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Katowice City Hall distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open z Szymanowa, 1997). Member of the Polish Film Academy. FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY: 2004: Pręgi (The Welts) 2008: Senność (Drowsiness) 2014: Zbliżenia (Close-Ups) PHOTO BY ADAM GOLEC ADAM BY PHOTO

Marta is a sculptor; she has a loving husband and her own flat and studio. But the years spent under her mother’s roof and their extremely close relationship make it impossible for her to live an independent life. The incessant phone calls: “Marta, sweetheart, pick up – it’s Mum!” prevent her from being able to feel truly free. A drama about the power of family ties.

16 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Ryszard Zatorski f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Crazy Little Thing Dzień dobry, kocham Cię POLAND 2014 92 MIN COLOUR

Born in 1955. Graduated in film directing directed by Ryszard Zatorski written by Ryszard Zatorski, Joanna Wilczewska director of photography Tomasz Dobrowolski music by Rafał Kulczycki from the National Film School in Łódź edited by Zbigniew Niciński production design by Marcelina Początek-Kunikowska, Aleksandra Chorążyczewska costume design by Wanda in 1982. Author of popular romcoms Kowalska make-up artist Izabela Andrys sound on set Mirosław Makowski sound post-production Kacper Habisiak MPSE, Marcin Kasiński MPSE including Tylko mnie kochaj, for which he cast Aleksy Komorowski, Barbara Kurdej-Szatan, Paweł Domagała, Olga Bołądź, Łukasz Garlicki, Weronika Książkiewicz, Maciej Musiał, Anna received the Amber Lions Award at Dereszowska, Dorota Pomykała, Marian Dziędziel producer Kazimierz Rozwałka produced by Figaro Film Production Ltd., Żurawia 26/1, 00-515 PHOTO BY M. RZYMANEK & T. PACZKOWSKI © FIGAROFILM PACZKOWSKI & T. RZYMANEK M. BY PHOTO the Gdynia Film Festival for “the film with Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 622 29 25 co-produced by Non Stop Film Service: Zbigniew Kula, Magdalena Kula, Arek Trawiński & Co: Arkadiusz the highest box-office rating in the period Trawiński, Kino Świat: Tomasz Karczewski, Marcin Piasecki executive producer Figaro Film Production production manager Wojciech Widelski of September 2005 to September 2006.” distribution in Poland and world sales Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl FILMOGRAPHY: 1986: Nikt nie jest winien 2004: Nigdy w życiu 2006: Tylko mnie kochaj (Just Love Me) 2007: Dlaczego Nie! (Why Not!) 2011: Los numeros 2014: Dzień dobry, kocham Cię (Crazy Little Thing) PHOTO BY M. RZYMANEK & T. PACZKOWSKI © FIGAROFILM PACZKOWSKI & T. RZYMANEK M. BY PHOTO

A story of two thirty-year-olds whose lives we follow from the moment of their accidental meeting, through their unexpected separation, tiresome mutual searches in the city jungle, to a final twist that takes place at the altar.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 17 Laila Pakalnina Dawn f INDEX f CONTENTS Świt LATVIA – POLAND – ESTONIA 2015 90 MIN BLACK & WHITE written and directed by Laila Pakalnina director of photography Wojciech Staroń edited by Kaspar Kallas production design by Jurgis Krasons Graduated from the Moscow Film costume design by Natalia Czeczott cast Wiktor Zborowski producer Laila Pakalnina co-producers Małgorzata Staroń, Kaspar Kallas produced by Institute (VGIK) Department of Film Kompanija Hargla Valtaiku 19 Riga LV1029 Latvia contact [email protected] co-produced by the Polish Film Institute, Staron-Film executive Directing in 1991. producer Miracle Worker co-financed by National Film Center of Latvia Cultural Capital Foundation of Latvia production manager Sergiej Wrote and directed 25 documentaries, five Berdicevskis distribution in Poland New Horizons Association www.nowehoryzonty.pl shorts, and four fiction features. Her films screened in official selection at the Cannes IFF, Venice IFF, Berlin IFF, Locarno IFF, Rome IFF etc. Winner of multiple film awards. FILMOGRAPHY: 1998: The Shoe 2006: The Hostage 2012: Pizzas 2015: Świt (Dawn)

Ten-year-old Janis is a pioneer, living on a collective farm (kolkhoz) called ‘Dawn’ in what is now Latvia. His father, an opponent of the kolkhoz system (and Soviet rule in general), plans to burn down the kolkhoz head office. Little Janis betrays his father by turning him in to the police. The father kills Janis in revenge. Who is good and who is evil in this Soviet parable? The film is based on a Soviet propaganda story; young pioneer Pavlik Morozov denounced his father to the secret police and was later murdered by his family in revenge. Morozov’s life was supposed to serve as an inspiration for all the ‘righteous’ citizens of the Soviet Union.

18 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Marcin Wrona f CONTENTS f INDEX Demon Demon POLAND – ISRAEL 2015 100 MIN COLOUR

Born in 1973. Graduate of Film Studies at directed by Marcin Wrona written by Marcin Wrona, Paweł Maślona Kinga Krzemińska director of photography Paweł Flis music by Marcin Macuk the Jagiellonian University, and film edited by Piotr Kmiecik production design by Anna Wunderlich costume design by Aleksandra Staszko make-up artist Agnieszka Hodowana directing at the Radio and Television sound by Mirosław Makowski, Tomasz Sikora cast Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Żulewska, Andrzej Grabowski, Adam Woronowicz, Katarzyna Department of the University of Silesia, Gniewkowska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Tomasz Ziętek producers Marcin Wrona, Olga Szymańska co-producers Wojciech Kabarowski, Marek the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Rozenbaum, Izabela Helbin, Katarzyna Wodecka-Stubbs, Mariusz Wróbel, Wojciech Marczewski produced by Magnet Man Film, Directing, and the Binger Film Institute in Walecznych 18/1, 03-916 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by Transfax Film Productions Ltd., 3 Yagia Kapayim Street, Tel Aviv 67778, Israel executive Amsterdam. Lecturer at the Radio and producer Olga Szymańska co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Marek Rudnicki distribution in Poland Kino Świat Television Department of the University of www.kinoswiat.pl international promotion Małgorzata Janczak world sales open Silesia in Katowice. Winner of multiple awards for his student film Człowiek magnes (Magnet Man, 2001) and his feature debut Moja krew (My Flesh My Blood). FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Moja krew (My Flesh My Blood) 2010: Chrzest (The Christening) 2015: Demon

Piotr, known to his friends as ‘The Python,’ returns from England to marry the beautiful Żaneta. They plan to settle down in the old home that was their wedding gift. But their plans get complicated when, the day before the wedding, Piotr finds human remains buried on the premises. The finding knocks Piotr unconscious, and when he comes to, he realizes that his terrifying discovery has disappeared. And he cannot remember anything that happened in the previous hours. Meanwhile it’s time for the wedding. The wedding guests, led by the bride’s brother, start to realize that there is something wrong with the groom.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 19 Denijal Hasanovic Dew f INDEX f CONTENTS Rosa POLAND – BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – CROATIA 2015 110 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Denijal Hasanovic director of photography Bogumił Godfrejów edited by Rafał Listopad production design by Sanda Born in Bosnia, Denijal Hasanovic is a film DRYGAŁA JACEK BY PHOTO Popovac (BiH) costume design by Sanja Dzeba (BiH) make-up artist Snjezana Gorup (Croatia) sound by Predrag Doder (BiH), Bartosz Putkiewicz director and screenwriter. He left his cast Andrea Otalvaro Acevedo (Colombia), Andrzej Chyra (Poland), Lana Barić (Croatia), Mirjana Karanović (Serbia) producers Małgorzata home country because of the war, Jurczak, Krzysztof Grędziński co-producers Amra Baksić, Camo (BiH), Irena Markovic (Croatia) produced by Skorpion Arte, Wspólna 75, 00-687 eventually moving to Poland where he Warsaw, Poland Chełmska 19/21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by SCCA/PRO.BA (BiH), Focus Media (Croatia), Telewizja Polska, Studio continued his film studies. He received his Produkcyjne ORKA, Alvernia Studios executive producer Adis Adjapo (BiH), Małgorzata Jurczak (Poland) co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, MA in film directing from the National Eurimages production managers Amira Lekic (BiH), Anna Zajączkowska (Poland) distribution in Poland and world sales Skorpion Arte Film School in Łódź. His graduation film www.skorpionarte.pl The Letter premiered at the 52nd Berlin IFF. He co-wrote Blodbond (Thicker than Water) which screened at the 31st Toronto IFF and Milchwald, which screened at the 53rd Berlinale. He lectures at the National Film School in Łódź and is the head of the Script screenwriting programme at the Wajda Studio in Warsaw. FILMOGRAPHY: 2000: Zapach deszczu (The Scent of Rain) – short 2001: List (The Letter) – TV 2015: Rosa (Dew) PHOTO BY ADAM LACH © SKORPION ARTE © SKORPION LACH ADAM BY PHOTO

Catalina is Colombian and has always dreamed of becoming a writer. But, lacking in self-confidence, she never went for it, instead following her father’s advice to study law. She has just finished her studies in Paris and now has only one wish: bringing her father from Colombia to live with her in France. The only problem is that her request for an extension on her residence permit in France has been denied. After consulting her professor, Catalina goes to Sarajevo to research the War Crimes Tribunal. She believes this study will help her secure a job at her old University in Paris and thus solve her visa problems. When she is denied access to the mission’s archives, she quickly learns that her plan has failed.

20 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Agnieszka Smoczyńska f CONTENTS f INDEX The Disco Daughters Córki dancingu

Graduated in film and television directing directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska written by Robert Bolesto director of photography Jakub Kijowski PSC edited by Jarosław Kamiński production from the Radio and Television Department design by Joanna Macha songs ‘Ballady i Romanse’ by Zuzanna Wrońska and Barbara Wrońska cast Michalina Olszańska, Marta Mazurek, Kinga of the University of Silesia in Katowice and Preis, Jakub Gierszał, Andrzej Konopka, Zygmunt Malanowicz, Katarzyna Herman, Marcin Kowalczyk, Magdalena Cielecka, Roma Gąsiorowska, the Wajda School; also holds a degree in Iwona Bielska producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus produced by WFDiF, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 841 26 83 co-produced by cultural studies from the University of Platige Image co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales WFDiF www.wfdif.com.pl Wrocław. Winner of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage scholarship. Her short feature films Aria Diva, 3 Love and Kapelusz received multiple awards at film festivals in Poland and abroad. FILMOGRAPHY: 2003: Kapelusz (short) 2006: 3 Love (short) 2008: Aria Diva (short) 2010: Viva Maria! (short) 2015: Córki dancingu PHOTO BY ROBERT PAŁKA / WFDiF PAŁKA ROBERT BY PHOTO

A comedy-drama thriller musical and travestied fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Two mermaids appear out of nowhere right in the middle of the glittering and booming world of Warsaw’s dance clubs of the 1980s. Coming of age, burgeoning passions, painful disappointments -- all this in two parallel worlds: one imagined, one real.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 21 Maciej Bochniak Disco Polo f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Disco polo POLAND 2015 102 MIN COLOUR

directed by Maciej Bochniak written by Maciej Bochniak, Mateusz Kościukiewicz director of photography Tomasz Naumiuk PSC original music by Born in 1984. Director, screenwriter, STUDIOS ALVERNIA BY PHOTO Paweł Lucewicz music arranged by Michał Nosowicz edited by Jarosław Barzan production design by Stanisław Tyczyński costume design by author of television ads and music videos. Katarzyna Lewińska make-up artist Beata Rółkowska cast Dawid Ogrodnik, Piotr Głowacki, Tomasz Kot, , Aleksandra Hamkało, Graduated from the Chen Pio film school Jacek Koman, Iwona Bielska, Rafał Maćkowiak, Janusz Chabior producer Stanisław Tyczyński co-producers Łukasz Poniński, Leszek Iwaniuk, in Fuzhou and the screenwriting course at Robert Kijak, Dariusz Gąsiorowski, Anna Waśniewska-Gil produced by Alvernia Studios, Ferdynanda Wspaniałego 1, 32-566 Alwernia, the National Film School in Łódź. [email protected] www.alvernia.com co-produced by Agora, TVN executive producer Beata Ryczkowska, Film Finance & Production FILMOGRAPHY: production manager Robert Feluch distribution in Poland Next Film www.next-film.pl world sales open 2009: I Love You So Much – short 2011: Pokój (The Room) – short 2015: Disco polo PHOTO BY ALVERNIA STUDIOS ALVERNIA BY PHOTO

A fast-paced, almost tarantinoesque in its irony, story of young talented musicians who take the music charts by storm. Disco Polo is also the story of the collective consciousness of Poland in the early days of the free market economy, when everything seemed possible.

22 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Piotr Dumała f CONTENTS f INDEX Ederly Ederly POLAND 2015 90 MIN BLACK & WHITE

Born in 1956. Director of animated and live directed by Piotr Dumała written by Piotr Dumała director of photography Adam Sikora edited by Beata Walentowska production design by action films, illustrator, poster designer, Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński costume design by Dorota Kołodyńska make-up artist Dorota Seweryńska sound by Jacek Hamela writer. Lecturer at the Łódź Film School in cast Mariusz Bonaszewski, Aleksandra Popławska, Helena Norowicz, Piotr Skiba, Wiesław Cichy, Aleksandra Górska, Janusz Chabior, Andrzej Poland; has also taught at the Konstfack Szeremeta, Gabriela Muskała, Piotr Bajor, Jerzy Płażewski producer Bożena Krakówka co-producers Andrzej Jędrzejewski, Marcin Kryjom, Marek College of Art in Sweden and at Harvard Rolka produced by Andersa Street Art and Media, Andersa 13/37, 00-157 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 603 353 748, [email protected] University in the United States. co-produced by Heliograf, D35, Film Factory Ltd co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Anna Urzykowska distrubtion & world FILMOGRAPHY sales open ANIMATED FILMS: 1981: Lykantropia (Lycantrophy) 1983: Czarny Kapturek (Little Black Ridding Hood) 1984: Latające włosy (Flying Hair) 1985: Łagodna (Gentle) 1986: Nerwowe życie kosmosu (Nervous Life of Cosmos) 1987: Ściany (Walls) 1988: Wolność nogi (Freedom of Leg) 1991: Franz Kafka 2000: Zbrodnia i kara (Crime and Punishment) 2009: Walka, miłość i praca (Fight, Love and Work) 2010: Dr Charakter przedstawia (Dr Character Presents 1) 2011: 8 kwartet smyczkowy Dymitra Szostakowicza (8 String Quartet of Dmitri Shostakovich); Dr Charakter przedstawia 2 (Dr Character Presents 2) 2012: Kołysanka (Lullaby)

2014: Hipopotamy (Hippos) CLAIRE XAVIER BY PHOTO FEATURE FILMS: Ederly is a city that exists outside the realm of time, where reality intersects with the dream world. It seems that Ederly exists solely 2009: Las (Forest) to allow Słow -- the film’s main protagonist -- to reach it. The city encircles Słow, as new identities are being forced upon him. 2015: Ederly (in production)

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 23 Kuba Czekaj The Erlprince f INDEX f CONTENTS Królewicz Olch POLAND 2015 100 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Kuba Czekaj director of photography Adam Palenta music by Bartłomiej Gliniak edited by Daniel Gąsiorowski production Graduated in film directing from design by Anna Wunderlich, Karina Baran costume design by Aleksandra Staszko make-up artist Aleksandra Dutkiewicz sound by Radosław the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Ochnio cast Stanisław Cywka, Agnieszka Posiadlik, Sebastian Łach producers Jacek Bromski, Ewa Jastrzębska, Dariusz Gajewski produced by Television Department of the University Munk Studio, Polish Filmmakers Association co-produced by Telewizja Polska, Odra-Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production of Silesia and ‘Studio Prób’ at the Wajda managers Agata Szymańska, Magdalena Kamińska distribution in Poland and world sales open School. FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Ciemnego pokoju nie trzeba się bać (Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Room) – short 2010: Twist & Blood – short 2015: Królewicz Olch (The Erlprince) ĄK / STUDIO MUNKA-SFP ĄK / STUDIO KASZ B PHOTO BY ŁU BY PHOTO

The story of a 14-year-old prodigy who goes to university to study physics. He is developing a theory of parallel worlds that are connected by light, or at least that’s what he initially believes.

24 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Katarzyna Jungowska f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Fanciful Piąte: nie odchodź POLAND 2014 75 MIN COLOUR

Graduated in acting and film directing directed by Katarzyna Jungowska written by Eric Stępniewski, Wojciech Lepianka director of photography Piotr Śliskowski music by Paweł from the Warsaw Film School. Her short Mykietyn edited by Michał Biliński production design by Wojciech Żogała costume design by Aleksandra Bieś make-up artist Aneta Brzozowska film Look at Me (2011) received sound by Bartek Putkiewicz cast Michalina Olszańska, Łukasz Simlat, Grażyna Szapołowska, Daniel Olbrychski, Halina Skoczyńska, Marta the Audience Award at the ‘Quest Europe’ Dąbrowska, Patrycja Markowska producer Eric Stępniewski co-producer Jacek Kulczycki produced by Aromer Production, Błękitna 91, 04-663 International Auteur Film Festival. Fanciful Warsaw, Poland, [email protected] co-produced by Studio Produkcyjne Orka, Bukowińska 22/3b, 02-703 Warsaw, Poland co-financed by marks her feature debut. the Polish Film Institute production manager Jakub Metelski distribution in Poland and world sales Aromer Production [email protected] FILMOGRAPHY: 2011: Popatrz na mnie (Look at Me) – short 2014: Piąte nie odchodź (Fanciful) PHOTO BY ROMA STĘPNIEWSKA BY PHOTO

15-year-old Roma lives with her father. The two lead separate lives side by side; he -- immersed in the world of science, rules and emotional coldness; she -- in the world of dance, teenage rebellion and longing for her father’s attention. Roma’s life changes when a homeless man appears in the neighborhood. She starts exhibiting symptoms of a disease strangely similar to those her mother developed before she died. In Roma’s life, the difference between the real and the unreal becomes blurred. The fates of the homeless man and Roma seem to be interdependent; she is convinced that the homeless man is her injured Guardian Angel, trapped in a human body.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 25 Artur Urbański The Father f INDEX f CONTENTS Ojciec POLAND 2015 written and directed by Artur Urbański director of photography Piotr Sobociński Jr. PSC edited by Lech Starzyński PSM production design by Joanna Film and stage director, playwright,

Macha costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska make-up artist Janusz Kaleja sound by Maria Chilarecka cast Zygmunt Malanowicz, Artur Urbański, screenwriter. / WFDIF PAŁKA ROBERT BY PHOTO Karolina Porcari, Sebastian Łach, Dawid Ogrodnik, Renate Jett, Michalina Olszańska producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus produced by WFDiF, Born in 1965. Graduated in acting and Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, +48 22 841 26 83, [email protected] www.wfdif.com.pl co-produced by Lightcraft Advertising directing from the National Film School in co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland and world sales open Łódź. Directed a number of short features, documentaries and stage plays. Author of screenplays and stage plays. His short film Smród brought him several awards, including the Grand Prize at the NYU Film Festival in and a nomination for the student Academy Award. His feature Bellissima received awards at film festivals in Venice, Gdynia and Koszalin. FILMOGRAPHY: 2000: Bellissima 2015: Ojciec (The Father) PHOTO BY ROBERT PAŁKA / WFDIF PAŁKA ROBERT BY PHOTO

Mila and Konstanty are awaiting the birth of their first child. On the day before the birth, they receive news that Konstanty’s father has passed away. The shock of the coinciding death and birth draw Konstanty into a world of conversations and meetings with his father.

26 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Krzysztof Zanussi f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER TheForeign Body Obce ciało POLAND – RUSSIA – ITALY 2014 100 MIN COLOUR

Director, screenwriter, writer, lecturer, written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi director of photography Piotr Niemyjski PSC edited by Milenia Fiedler PSM production design by Joanna producer. Born in 1939. Graduated in film Macha costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska music by sound by Maria Chilarecka cast Riccardo Leonelli, Agnieszka Grochowska, directing from the Lodz Film School. Agata Buzek, Weronika Rosati, Sławomir Orzechowski, Tschulpan Chamatowa, Bartek Żmuda, Ewa Krasnodębska, Antonio Ianniello, Victoria Winner of awards at film festivals Zinny, Jacek Poniedziałek, Janusz Chabior, Stanisława Celińska, Maciej Robakiewicz, Tadeusz Bradecki, Bartosz Obuchowicz producer Krzysztof in Cannes, Venice, Locarno, Tokyo, Moscow, Zanussi produced by TOR Film Production, Puławska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 845 53 03, [email protected] co-produced by Telewizja and Gdynia. Received multiple orders Polska, WFDiF (Poland), Revolver Film (Italy), Theatre Agency «In the Circle of Family», Ineureka and Bella Vostok Ltd. (Russia) of distinction and honorary degrees. executive producer Janusz Wąchała line producer Andrzej Besztak press service Irena Strzałkowska, TOR Film Production, [email protected] Member of the Board of the European Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world Academy; has held posts on at various sales Wide Management www.widemanagement.com national andinternational film organizations. Also directs for the theatre and television. AWARDS://ORTHODOX FILM FESTIVAL “POKROV” IN KIEV: BEST FEATURE FILM, BEST MUSIC FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTED WORKS): 1969: Struktura kryształu 1971: Życie rodzinne (Family Life) 1973: Iluminacja (Illumination) 1974: Bilans kwartalny (A Woman’s Decision) 1976: Barwy ochronne (Camouflage) 1978: Spirala 1980: Constans () 1982: Imperatyw (Imperative) 1984: Rok spokojnego słońca (A Year of the Quiet Sun) 1989: Stan posiadania 1990: Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe 1992: Dotknięcie ręki

(The Touch) 1995: Cwał 2000: Życie jako SF TOR BY PHOTO śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą Angelo arrives in Warsaw to visit a girl he met at Focolari, an Italian prayer group. Wanting to be near her, he takes a job in a Warsaw- płciową (Life as a Fatal Sexually based corporation headed by Kris, a ruthless and cynical boss. Angelo, himself a devout Christian, becomes the victim of mockery Transmitted Disease) 2005: Persona non and abuse. grata 2008: Serce na dłoni (And a Warm Krzysztof Zanussi looks at contemporary Poland through the eyes of a young Italian man. Heart) 2009: Rewizyta (Revisited) 2014: Obce ciało (The Foreign Body)

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 27 Agnieszka Holland Game Count f INDEX f CONTENTS Pokot POLAND – CZECH REPUBLIC – GERMANY – SWEDEN 2015 COLOUR directed by Agnieszka Holland written by Olga Tokarczuk, Agnieszka Holland director of photography Jolanta Dylewska music by Antoni Film and stage director, screenwriter Komasa-Łazarkiewicz production design by Katarzyna Sobańska cast Stanisława Celińska, Wiktor Zborowski, Jakub Gierszał, Piotr Głowacki, (wrote scripts for several films by Andrzej Julia Kijowska producers Krzysztof Zanussi, Janusz Wąchała co-producers nutpodukce s.r.o. (Czech Republic) Tomas Hruby, Pavla Kubecˇková; Wajda). Works in Poland, France, Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Johannes Rexin; The Chimney Pot (Sweden) Fredrik Zander produced by TOR Film Production, Germany, and the United States. Member Puławska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected] executive producer Janusz Wąchała project development co-financed by the Polish Film of the European Film Academy. Head of Institute (Polish-German Co-Development Fund), the European Union MEDIA Programme production manager Andrzej Besztak distribution in the Polish Film Academy since 2008. Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales Beta Cinema www.betacinema.com FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTED WORKS): 1978: Aktorzy prowincjonalni (Provincial Actors) 1980: Gorączka (Fever) 1981: Kobieta samotna (A Woman Alone; TV) 1990: Europe Europe (Europa Europa) 1991: Olivier, Olivier 1993: The Secret Garden 1997: Washington Square 2001: Golden Dreams (short) 2005: Copying Beethoven 2009: Janosik. Prawdziwa historia (Janosik. The True Story; co-directed with Kasia Adamik) 2011: W ciemności (In Darkness) 2013: Burning Bush (Gorejący krzew) 2015: Pokot (Game Count) An ecology/mystery comedy-drama, based on a bestselling novel by Olga Tokarczuk.

28 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Łukasz Palkowski f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Gods Bogowie POLAND 2014 100 MIN COLOUR

Film director. Born in 1976. directed by Łukasz Palkowski written by Krzysztof Rak director of photography Piotr Sobociński Jr. PSC music by tba edited by Jarosław Barzan PSM Worked as assistant director on films by production design by Wojciech Żogała costume design by Ewa Gronowska set decoration by Piotr Kowalewski sound by tba cast Tomasz Kot, Piotr Maciej Pieprzyca, Krzysztof Lang, and Jan Głowacki, Szymon Piotr Warszawski, Rafał Zawierucha, Magdalena Czerwińska, Kinga Preis, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Marian Opania, Jan Englert, Kidawa-Błoński. His feature debut Zbigniew Zamachowski, Władysław Kowalski, Cezary Kosiński, Damian Damięcki producers Piotr Woźniak-Starak, Krzysztof Rak produced by Rezerwat (Preserve) screened and received Watchout Productions, Obserwatorów 7, 02-714 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 898 01 31, fax +48 22 898 34 48 contact Adrian Włodarski acclaim at various fim festivals in Poland [email protected] co-produced by tba co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Agora – Next-Film and abroad. Directs popular television www.next-film.pl world sales open series. Member of the Polish Film Academy. FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY: 2004: Nasza ulica (short) AWARDS://GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL 2014: GOLDEN LIONS AWARD, BEST ACTOR (TOMASZ KOT), BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST 2007: Rezerwat (Preserve) PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST MAKEUP 2011: Wojna żeńsko-męska 2014: Bogowie (Gods) PHOTO BY JAROSŁAW SOSIŃSKI JAROSŁAW BY PHOTO

A film about the early days in the career of acclaimed cardiothoracic surgeon Zbigniew Religa, who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 1985.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 29 Borys Lankosz A Grain of Truth f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Ziarno prawdy POLAND 2015 110 MIN KOLOR PHOTO BY STEPAN RUDIK STEPAN BY PHOTO directed by Borys Lankosz written by Zygmunt Miłoszewski, Borys Lankosz based on a story by Zygmunt Miłoszewski director of photography Director, screenwriter. Born in 1973. Łukasz Bielan edited by Wojciech Anuszczyk production design by Magdalena Dipont, Robert Czesak costume design by Magdalena Biedrzycka Graduate of the National Film School in make-up artist Ewa Drobiec artistic supervisor Jerzy Kapuściński cast Robert Więckiewicz, Jerzy Trela, Magdalena Walach, Aleksandra Hamkało, Łódź. Director of the award-winning Krzysztof Pieczyński, Andrzej Zieliński, Zohar Strauss, Modest Ruciński producers Anna Drozd, Borys Lankosz, Grzegorz Szymański, Edward Reverse, Poland’s 2009 Academy Award® Tobiszewski produced by Studio Rewers contact Agnieszka Rataj, [email protected] co-produced by Arttech Cinema, Agora, Aeroplan, candidate. Author of short films, the National Audiovisual Institute, Telewizja Polska co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Anna Winnicka distribution in documentaries and teleplays. Winner of Poland Next-Film www.next-film.pl world sales open multiple awards for his documentaries Rozwój (2001) and Radegast (2008). Member of the Polish Film Academy and European Film Academy. FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Rewers (Reverse) 2015: Ziarno prawdy (A Grain of Truth) PHOTO BY TOMASZ URBANEK / EAST NEWS / EAST URBANEK TOMASZ BY PHOTO

Sandomierz is shaken by a gruesome crime -- the body of a murdered woman, a well-liked local social activist, is found. The way she was murdered is reminiscent of human sacrifice. Prosecutor Teodor Szacki takes on the case, but it proves to be more difficult than he expected. The town residents’ reluctance to cooperate, their growing hysteria, and the media hype surrounding the case are only the beginning; Szacki will soon discover secrets from sixty years before, and prove that not every legend contains a grain of truth.

30 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Jan Jakub Kolski f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER The Heart and the Sweetheart Serce, serduszko POLAND 2014 110 MIN COLOUR

Born in 1956. Director of features written and directed by Jan Jakub Kolski director of photography Piotr Lenar PSC music by Dariusz Górniok production design by Joanna and documentaries, screenwriter, and writer. Macha costume design by Małgorzata Zacharska make-up artist Iza Andrys sound by Barbara Domaradzka, Piotr Domaradzki edited by Winner of festival awards in Poland and abroad. Piotr Kolski cast Maria Blandzi, Julia Kijowska, Marcin Dorociński, Maja Komorowska, Borys Szyc, Wiesław Cichy, Franciszek Pieczka Author of a collection of short stories (“Jańcio produced by Tramway Film Studio, Rejtana 14/ 9, 02-516 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 845 03 52, fax +48 22 646 73 40, [email protected] Wodnik i inne nowele”) and novels “Kulka www.tramway.pl producer Wiesław Łysakowski co-produced by Agora, Alvernia Studios, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej „Ingenium” z chleba” and “Egzamin z oddychania”. co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Next Film world sales Agora – Next Film www.next-film.pl Lecturer at the Lodz Film School. Member of the Polish Film Academy and European Film Academy. FILMOGRAPHY: 1990: Pogrzeb kartofla (Burial of a Potato) AWARDS://POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN AMERICA, CHICAGO 2014: FILM CRITICS AWARD 1992: Pograbek (TV) 1993: Jańcio Wodnik (Johnnie the Aquarius); (TV) Magneto [in:] Autrement (TV) 1994: Cudowne miejsce (Miraculous Place) 1995: Grający z talerza (Playing from the Plate); Szabla od Komendanta (The Commander’s Sword) 1998: Historia kina w Popielawach (The History of Cinema in Popielawy) 2000: Daleko od okna (Keep Away from the Window) 2003: Pornografia (Pornography) 2005: Wielki Wóz [in:] Solidarność, Solidarność (Solidarity, Solidarity) (TV) 2006: Jasminum 2009: Afonia i pszczoły

(Happy Afonia) 2010: Wenecja (Venice) TRAMWAY FILMOWE OLA MICHAEL / STUDIO BY PHOTO 2012: Zabić bobra (To Kill a Beaver) 2014: Serce, A heart-warming and humourous road movie. A fairy tale about a meeting between two women – one an adult, the other serduszko (The Heart and the Sweetheart) a child – who long for love. The film tells the story of Maszenka who wants to be a ballet dancer. While escaping from the orphanage where she lives, the girl kidnaps a newly-employed counsellor named Cordula (which stands for ‘heart’). Together they travel across the country to arrive just in time for the entrance exams to the ballet school in a faraway city. With the police on their trail, they avoid main roads and encounter a number of interesting characters who help the girl in pursuing her passion, proving that dreams not only can come true, but above all they can change anyone’s life for the better.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 31 Magnus von Horn The Here After / Efterskalv f INDEX f CONTENTS Po śmierci POLAND – SWEDEN – FRANCE 2015 98 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Magnus von Horn director of photography Łukasz Żal edited by Agnieszka Glińska production design by Jagna Dobesz, Born in 1983 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Henrik Ryhlander costume design by Anna-Karin Cameron make-up artist Sari Nuttunen sound by Michał Robaczewski cast Ulrik Munther, Mats Worked for Stockholm-based Sonet Film Blomgren, Wiesław Komasa, Loa Ek, Ellen Jelinek producers Mariusz Włodarski, Madeleine Ekman co-producer Sophie Erbs produced by Lava from 2003 to 2004, handling production Films, Mahatmy Gandhiego 7/30, 91-012 Łódź, Poland, [email protected]; Zentropa International Sweden AB, Åkerssjövägen 4, 461 53 and distribution. In 2010 he graduated in Trollhättan co-produced by Cinema Defacto, Opus Film, Film i Vast executive producer Mariusz Włodarski co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, film directing from the National Film Swedish Film Institute, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), Eurimages, Conseil général de l’Essonne production managers School in Łódź, where he currently Ronny Fritsche, Halszka Bukowska, Agnieszka Wasiak distribution in Poland and world sales open lectures. Author of several acclaimed short films. FILMOGRAPHY: 2007: Mleczaki (Milk Teeth) – student film 2007: Radek – student film 2009: Echo – student film 2011: Bez śniegu (Without Snow) – student film 2013: Wieczorami (In the Evenings) – student film 2015: Po śmierci (The Here After / Efterskalv)

17-year-old John is released from the juvenile detention centre where he was serving time for the murder of his girlfriend. He returns home to his father, hoping for a second chance. But when he accidentally runs into the mother of the girl he had killed, it becomes impossible to ignore the fact that his crime remains vivid and painful for the local community. John’s presence becomes controversial; a lynch seems to be looming. Feeling abandoned by the people he loves, John loses all hope. The aggression that once ended in murder begins to build up again. Unable to deal with his past, John decides to confront it, and realizes that help can come from where he least expects it.

32 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Wojciech Kasperski f CONTENTS f INDEX The High Frontier Na granicy POLAND 2015 90 MIN COLOUR

Screenwriter and film director. His written and directed by Wojciech Kasperski director of photography Łukasz Żal edited by Tymoteusz Wiskirski production design by Marek documentary The Seeds brought him Warszewski costume design by Magdalena Rutkiewicz make-up artist Dariusz Krysiak cast Marcin Dorociński, Andrzej Chyra, Janusz Chabior, the Grand Prize at the Krakow Film Bartosz Bielenia producer Marcin Wierzchosławski produced by Metro Films, Macedońska 74, 02-761 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 843 21 72, Festival, the Sterling Short Grand Jury [email protected] www.metrofilms.pl co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Konrad Wróblewski distribution in Award at AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open Documentary Festival, and several other awards. His short film The Refuge City won multiple awards and enjoyed critical acclaim around the world. FILMOGRAPHY: 2006: Nasiona (The Seeds) – documentary; Miasto ucieczki (The Refuge City) – short 2009: Otchłań (Chasm) – documentary 2013: Dom na końcu drogi (The Last House on the Road) – short 2015: Na granicy (The High Frontier) PHOTO BY ŁUKASZ ŻAL ŁUKASZ BY PHOTO

A father and his two teenage sons travel to a small mountain cabin for a male bonding adventure. When a lost tourist arrives at the cabin, their male-bonding outing turns into a struggle for survival.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 33 Michał Węgrzyn The Holy Sinner f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Wybraniec POLAND 2013 83 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Michał Węgrzyn director of photography Wojciech Węgrzyn music by Grzech Piotrowski edited by Paweł Laskowski Born in 1978. Director and PHOTO BY WOJCIECH WĘGRZYN WOJCIECH BY PHOTO production design by Magdalena Marszałek costume design by Anna Węgrzyn make-up artists Marzena Furmanek, Żaneta Wardaszka cinematographer. Graduated in sound by DSM Robert Czyżewicz cast Adam Bobik, Karolina Gorczyca, Tomasz Sobczak, Philippe Tłokiński, Dorota Pomykała, Jakub Węgrzyn, cinematography and photography from Maja Bohosiewicz, Jacek Majewski producers Michał Węgrzyn, Wojciech Węgrzyn co-producers Waldemar Leszczyński, Darek Zbytniewski, the National Film School in Łódź. He has Michał Wiaderek, Iwona Guzik, Leszek Bodzak produced by WMW Film Michał Węgrzyn, Geodezyjna 80A/18, 03-290 Warsaw, Poland been cooperating with his younger co-produced by Syrena Films, Lampyris, Aurum Film Production, Stars Impresariat distribution in Poland and world sales open brother Wojciech Węgrzyn since 2003. Their documentary Zaszumiał, powiał received awards and recognition at a number of film festivals. The Holy Sinner marks their feature debut. FILMOGRAPHY: 2003: Zaszumiał, powiał – short documentary 2004: Zaśpiewał, pomruczał – short documentary 2007: Pojechał, zobaczył – short documentary 2013: Takie życie – short 2013: Wybraniec (The Holy Sinner) PHOTO BY WOJCIECH WĘGRZYN WOJCIECH BY PHOTO

The main character is a character, indeed -- a young happy-go-lucky man who never worried much about money; first he was supported by his mother, then by his rich wife. Does that make him a good candidate for a husband and father? How far would a desperate woman go to have a much-desired baby? And will he rise up to the challenge that is fatherhood?

34 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Anira Wojan f CONTENTS f INDEX Hot Heart Story Hot Heart Story POLAND – INDIA – CYPRUS 2015 90 MIN COLOUR

PHOTO BY CHIARA SAMUGHEO CHIARA BY PHOTO Film and television director, producer of written and directed by Anira Wojan music by Andrzej Krauze, Tina Riwen production design by Mario Foltak producer Roy Sukankan documentary films, author of novels and co-producer Paweł Szanajca produced by Artevision, Solec 24/177, 00-403 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by Roy Holdings, A3/10, ECTP screenplays. Phase III executive producer Auracinematics Entertainment production manager Julia Mefalda distribution in Poland NFK Distribution FILMOGRAPHY: www.nfk-distribution.org world sales Aerocloud Films 2008: Eustachy. Project 2010: Jan Kossakowski. Sketches 2014: Hippie Trail 2015: Hot Heart Story

A feature adventure film in the form of a comic strip. Dunka, a girl from a small fishing village, sets off into the world in search of a better life. While working on a Spanish cargo ship, Dunka witnesses an accident that kills dozens of refugees from Africa. Among these refugees is David, a Sudanese boy whom fate places in the hands of the immature and selfish Dunka. A wild journey through Africa, a true medley of characters, the love of the charismatic Bastien, and a soundtrack featuring the songs of the acclaimed Tuareg band Tinariwen all add up to a 90-minute whirlwind of 3D cinema.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 35 Tomáš Weinreb f INDEX f CONTENTS I, Olga Hepnarova Petr Kazda Ja, Olga Hepnarova CZECH REPUBLIC – POLAND – SLOVAKIA 2014 130 MIN BLACK & WHITE

directed by Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda written by Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda director of photography Adam Sikora music by Crystal

Castles – Ethan Kath, Collegium Musicum – Marian Varga edited by Vojtech Fric production design by Alexandr Kozak costume design by Aneta Graduates of the Independent Film KURZAWA SZYMON BY PHOTO Grnˇáková make-up artist Alina Janerka sound by Richard Muller cast Michalina Olszańska, Martin Pechlat, Klara Meliskova, Juraj Nvota, Marta Course in Pisk and the FAMU film school Mazurek producers Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda, Marcin Kurek, Sylwester Banaszkiewicz, Marian Urban co-producers Vojtech Fric, Petr Tichy, Pavel in Prague, they have made several Jech, Filip Marek produced by Black Balance s r.o., Lohniského 901/7, 152 00 Prague 5, Czech Republic, [email protected]; Media student films and documentaries Brigade Banaszkiewicz i Kurek, Karkonoska 10, 53-015 Wrocław, Poland, [email protected]; ALEF Film & Media Group s.r.o, Tekovská 7, together. Their short documentary 821 09 Bratislava, Slovakia, [email protected] co-produced by Barrandov Studios A.S., Krizeneckeho nam. 322/5, 152 00 Prague 5, Czech Everything Is Crap (2009) screened at Republic, [email protected]; FAMU – Film and TV Department of the Academy of Performing Arts, Smetanovo nábrˇeží 2, 116 65 Prague 1, multiple film festivals and was broadcast Czech Republic, [email protected]; Michael Samuelson Lighting Prague s r.o. Výtvarná 1023/4,161 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic, on Czech television. I, Olga Hepnarova [email protected] executive producers Rene Korenar, Agata Walkosz co-financed by Odra-Film production managers Kamila Hlochova, Grzegorz marks their feature debut. Turzański distribution in Poland and world sales open PHOTO BY VLADISLAV ŠKACH VLADISLAV BY PHOTO

Based on a true story, the film tells the story of Olga Hepnarova, a Czech criminal and the last woman in Czechoslovakia to be executed under capital punishment. On July 10, 1973, 22-year-old Olga drove a truck into a crowd of people at a tram stop in the centre of Prague. Eight people were killed, eleven were wounded. Hepnarova described her crime as an act of revenge on society.

36 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Paweł Pawlikowski f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Ida Ida POLAND – DENMARK 2013 80 MIN BLACK & WHITE

Director and screenwriter. directed by Paweł Pawlikowski written by Paweł Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz director of photography Łukasz Żal, PSC music by Born in 1957 in Warsaw. Kristian Eidnes Andersen edited by Jarosław Kamiński PSM production design by Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński costume design by Aleksandra Staszko Emigrated to the UK at make-up artists Anna Niuta Kieszczyńska, Tomasz Sielecki sound by Claus Lynge cast Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela, age 14 with his parents. Adam Szyszkowski, Halina Skoczyńska, Joanna Kulig, Dorota Kuduk, Natalia Łągiewczyk, Afrodyta Weselak, Mariusz Jakus, Izabela Dąbrowska, Artur Janusiak, Studied literature Anna Grzeszczak, Jan Wojciech Paradowski, Konstanty Szwemberg, Paweł Burczyk, Artur Majewski, Krzysztof Brzeziński, Piotr Siadul, Łukasz Jerzykowski, Artur and philosophy in London Mostowy producers Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzięcioł, Ewa Puszczyńska co-producer Christian Falkenberg produced by Opus Film, Łąkowa 29, 90-554 Łódź, Poland, and Oxford. ph. +48 42 634 55 00, fax +48 42 634 55 49, [email protected], Phoenix Film, Krystalgade 7, 1. DK-1172 Copenhagen K, Denmark ph. +45 3514 3000, Made award-winning fax +45 3539 3000, [email protected] co-produced by Canal+ Cyfrowy co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Eurimages, the Danish Film Institute, the City documentaries for of Łódź production manager Magdalena Malisz distribution in Poland Solopan www.solopan.com.pl world sales Fandango Portobello the BBC and Channel 4. www.portobellopictures.com Winner of multiple awards, including BAFTA, AWARDS://THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AWARDS: LUX PRIZE 2014 //EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2014: BEST EUROPEAN FILM, BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR, BEST the Directors’ Guild EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER, BEST EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER – PRIX CARLO DI of Great Britain Award, PALMA, PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD //LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION the Evening Standard AWARDS 2014: BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (AGATA KULESZA) //THE NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2014: BEST FOREIGN British Film Award, LANGUAGE FILM //SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2014: BEST and the Polish Film Award FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY //HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL for Best European Film. FILM FESTIVAL 2014 LOVE & ANARCHY: AUDIENCE AWARD //VILNIUS IFF 2014: BEST DIRECTOR AWARD //POLISH FILM AWARD EAGLES 2014: BEST POLISH FILM, BEST FEATURE FILMS: DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS (AGATA KULESZA) AND BEST EDITING //LES ARCS 1998: The Stringer FESTIVAL IN THE FRENCH ALPS 2014: CRYSTAL ARROW, BEST ACTRESSES (AGATA KULESZA, AGATA TRZEBUCHOWSKA) //CAMERIMAGE, BYDGOSZCZ 2013: GOLDEN 2000: Last Resort FROG AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY //GIJON INTERNATIONAL FILM (Ostatnie wyjście) FESTIVAL 2013: GRAND PRIX, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST 2004: My Summer of Love ACTRESS (AGATA KULESZA) //LISTAPAD IFF, MINSK (BELARUS) 2013: GRAND PRIX, (Lato miłości) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ACTRESS (AGATA KULESZA), SILVER LISTAPAD AWARD (ART AD PHENOMENON) //WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL 2013: GRAND PRIX ème LILIANA MILEWSKA KAŹMIERCZAK, SYLWESTER BY PHOTO 2011: La femme du V AND ECUMENICAL JURY PRIZE //LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2013: GRAND PRIX (Kobieta z Piątej //GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL 2013: GOLDEN LIONS AWARD FOR BEST FILM, BEST Communist Poland, early 1960s. Ida, a novice nun, is a war orphan who grew up Dzielnicy) CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ACTRESS (AGATA KULESZA), BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, DON QUIXOTE AWARD, AWARD OF THE LOCAL CINEMA NETWORK, JOURNALIST in a monastery. She learns that she is Jewish, rescued from the Holocaust as 2013: Ida AWARD //TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013: FIPRESCI PRIZE //JEWISH an infant. FILM FESTIVAL, WARSAW 2013: AWARDS FOR BEST FEATURE, BEST ACTRESS (AGATA Her Mother Superior wants Ida to meet her mother’s sister and only surviving KULESZA), BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY //EUROPA CINEMAS CONFERENCE, relative, before taking her vows. ATHENS 2013: COUP DE COEUR

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 37 InfluenZ f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Hiszpanka POLAND 2014 120 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Łukasz Barczyk director of photography Karina Kleszczewska PSC music by Hanna Kulenty edited by Łukasz Barczyk, Jarosław Kamiński production design by Jagna Janicka costume design by Dorota Roqueplo military costumes by Andrzej Szenajch set decoration by Hanna Szymczak make-up artists Waldemar Pokromski, Maren Meyer, Olga Nejbauer, Beata Rółkowska, Tomasz Matraszek sound by Jan Freda, Robert Sędzicki cast Crispin Glover, Florence Thomassin, Bruce Glover, Patrycja Ziółkowska, Jan Peszek, Jakub Gierszał, Piotr Głowacki, Magdalena Popławska, Tomasz Kowalski, Tomasz Bazan, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Thomas Schweiberer, Jack Recknitz, Christian Petzold, Karl Markovics, Fritz von Friedl, Klaus Ofczarek, Zdzisław Kuźniar, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Jan Krzysztof Szczygieł producer Łukasz Barczyk produced by Film Studio KADR, Puławska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 845 49 23, [email protected], Film-Art co-produced by Telekomunikacja Polska, Vue Movie Distribution, the National Audiovisual Institute, Canal+ Cyfrowy, Alvernia Studios, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium creative producer Maciej Szwarc executive producer Jolanta Tobota line producers Jerzy Szebesta, Józef Jarosz, Maciej Marszałek co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the authorities of the Wielkopolska Region (Poznań) distribution in Poland Vue Movie Distribution www.vuemovie.pl world sales open

Łukasz Barczyk

Director, screenwriter, producer. Born in 1974. Graduate of and lecturer at the Lodz Film School. Winner of festival awards. Head of KADR Film Studio since 2011. Owner of Błyskawica Film Studio. Also directs television plays. FILMOGRAPHY:

PHOTO BY JACEK PIOTROWSKI JACEK BY PHOTO 1999: Patrzę na ciebie, Marysiu (TV) 2003: Przemiany (Changes) Steeped in wonder and mystery, InfluenZ is the story of a group of clairvoyants committed to restoring the nonextant Polish state 2008: Nieruchomy poruszyciel (Unmoved as World War One dwindles to an end. Gathered inside a hotel room for a special seance, the magi use their power to save Jan Paderewski, legendary pianist and symbolic leader of a successful patriotic uprising. At the same time, a hostile medium hired by Mover) the Prussian army tries to influence Paderewski with his negative powers. The eerily whirring table becomes the center of 2011: Italiani (Italiani) an unfolding melodrama, fostering the birth of a love that will demand the highest sacrifice of all. 2014: Hiszpanka (InfluenZ)

38 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Tomasz Mielnik f CONTENTS f INDEX Journey to Rome Droga do Rzymu CZECH REPUBLIC – POLAND 2015 100 MIN COLOUR

Born in Wrocław. Graduated in art history directed by Tomasz Mielnik written by Tomasz Mielnik, Vít Poláek director of photography Jan Šuster edited by Šimon Hájek production design by from the University of Wrocław. Graduated Pavel Nový costume design by Tomáš Chlud make-up artist Martina Gajdacˇová sound by Michaela Patríková cast Václav Hrzina, Berenika in film directing from FAMU. In 2013, he Kohoutová, Miroslav Donutil, Jan Englert, Zbigniew Zamachowski producer Milkuláš Novotný co-producer Weronika Czołnowska produced by was invited to participate in Background Films S.R.O., Korunní 1209/76, 101 00, Prague 10 – Vinohrady, Czech Republic, [email protected] www.backgroundfilms.cz the International Filmmaking Academy co-produced by EasyBusyProductions Weronika Czołnowska, Gdańska 115/8, 90-507 Łódź, Poland, [email protected]; Czech TV, workshop run by B. Bertolucci. G. V Baldi FAMU, MAGIC-LAB co-financed by the Czech Film Fund production manager Klára Žaloudková distribution in Poland and world sales open and A. Kiarostiami. Droga do Rzymu (Journey to Rome) marks his feature debut. FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Anonym (Anonim) – short AWARDS://SPECIAL MENTION- KARLOVY VARY WORKS IN PROGRESS 2014, SPECIAL MENTION- MIDPOINT 2011 2010: Dyrygent (Conductor) – documentary 2011: Holka 180 (Dziewczyna 180, Girl 180) – graduation film 2015: Droga do Rzymu (Journey to Rome)

A comedy about serious issues, with a fresh and funny vibe. Vasek is a shy man in his early thirties. Seduced by a Redhead Beauty, he steals a painting from the National Gallery in Prague and then travels in disguise to “The Eternal City” by train. Hunted by Czech antique shop owners and a police commissioner, he comes across a number of extraordinary characters on his way; they share their stories about searching for happiness, fortune and enlightenment. But is it possible for anyone to actually achieve anything these days at all? A wild comedy that also works as an ironic metaphor about the search for values in modern-day Europe.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 39 Michał Szczerbic The Just Man (working title) f INDEX f CONTENTS Sprawiedliwy POLAND 2015 110 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Michał Szczerbic director of photography Jacek Petrycki PSC edited by Joanna Brühl production design by Jagna Janicka Production manager, producer, cast Aleksandra Hamkało, Urszula Grabowska, Jacek Braciak, Jan Wieczorkowski, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Maja Komorowska producer Włodzimierz screenwriter. Active in the film industry Niderhaus produced by WFDiF, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 841 26 83 co-financed by the Polish Film Institute for over three decades. Wrote the script distribution Monolith Films www.monolith.pl for the award-winning Róża (Rosa). In his directing debut, he tackles issues from his own family history.

Pajtek, widely regarded as an eccentric grouch, becomes friends with a six-year-old orphan girl named Hania. Their bond will help them survive the terrors of war, human envy, and loneliness. At the end of the long road, they will find justice and good within.

40 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Krzysztof Łukaszewicz f CONTENTS f INDEX Karbala Karbala POLAND 2015 110 MIN COLOUR

Director and screenwriter. Graduate of written and directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz director of photography Arek Tomiak PSC music by Cezary Skubiszewski edited by Michał Czarnecki the Economics and Management production design by Marek Warszewski cast Bartłomiej Topa, Antoni Królikowski, Leszek Lichota, Tomasz Schuchardt, Michał Żurawski, Piotr Department of the University of Szczecin Żurawski, Hristo Shopov producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus produced by WFDiF, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 841 26 83 and the Department of Journalism and co-produced by Agora, Telewizja Polska, ORKA Production Studio co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Next Film Political Science at the University of www.next-film.pl world sales WFDiF www.wfdif.com.pl Warsaw. Member of the Polish Film Academy. FILMOGRAPHY: 2010: Lincz (Lynch) 2012: Žyvie Biełaruś (Viva Bel@rus!) 2015: Karbala

April 2004, Iraq. During the holiday of Ashura, armed squads loyal to Shiite leader Muktada As-Sadr, supported by the Jihad movement, start an uprising in the Polish zone. The US command orders Polish troops to defend ‘City Hall,’ the headquarters of the local authorities and police loyal to the coalition troops, at all costs. The battle of Karbala during the Jihadist uprising becomes the largest military operation Polish troops have taken part in since the Second World War.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 41 Maciej Migas Life Must Go On! f INDEX f CONTENTS Życie jest piękne POLAND 2015 100 MIN COLOUR

directed by Maciej Migas written by Cezary Harasimowicz director of photography Radosław Ładczuk edited by Maciej Pawliński production Born in 1976. Directs television series. Life PIOTROWSKI JACEK BY PHOTO design by Jagna Janicka costume design by Dominika Gebel make-up artists Maja Stosio, Katarzyna Foltyńska sound by Bartłomiej Bogacki, Must Go On! marks his feature directing Sebastian Kordasz cast Tomasz Kot, Janusz Chabior, Marta Malikowska, Ireneusz Czop, Magdalena Walach, Robert Wabich, Adam Woronowicz, debut. Jacek Braciak producer Maciej Szwarc co-producers Marcin Ksobiech, Paweł Jadczak, Maciej Marszałek, Stanisław Tyczyński, Leszek Iwaniuk FILMOGRAPHY: produced by Instytucja Filmowa Film-Art, Bułgarska 19, 60-320 Poznań, Poland, [email protected] co-produced by Dogoda Media, All, Alvernia 2005: Oda do radości – część „Morze” Studios executive producer Marcin Ksobiech co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Paweł Jadczak distribution in Poland VUE (Ode to Joy – “The Sea”) Movie Distribution www.vuemovie.pl world sales open 2015: Życie jest piękne (Life Must Go On!) PHOTO BY JACEK PIOTROWSKI JACEK BY PHOTO

Bartek is a former actor. One day God and the oncologist give him a wake-up call: he has three months left to live. Bartek attempts to get his life in order and not leave any garbage behind. He tries to fix all his past errors. There’s not much time to set his life straight, but it might just work--

42 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Ingmar Villqist f CONTENTS f INDEX Love in the City of Gardens Miłość w mieście ogrodów POLAND 2015 100 MIN

Playwright, director, art historian. Born written and directed by Ingmar Villqist, Adam Sikora director of photography Adam Sikora PSC production design by Marcel Sławiński, Katarzyna in 1960. Head of various art galleries Sobańska costume design by Agata Culak make-up artist Ewa Drobiec sound by Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński cast Andrzej Chyra, Maja and theatres, lecturer at the Academy Ostaszewska, Michalina Olszańska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Grażyna Szapołowska, Bernard Krawczyk, Tomasz Ossoliński, Anda Rottenberg producer of Fine Arts in Krakow and Katowice. Magdalena Nowacka, ph. +48 505 119 896 produced by Magic Production, [email protected] www.magic-production.com line Lecturer at the Radio and Television producer Agata Sikora co-produced by Silesia-Film, Piramida Film, Dreamsound distribution in Poland Spectator www.spectator.com.pl world Department of the University of Silesia sales open in Katowice. Co-director (with Adam Sikora) of two feature films: Ewa and Miłość w mieście ogrodów (Love in the City of Gardens).

Adam Sikora

Cinematographer, director, photographer, painter. Born in 1960. Graduate of the Lodz Film School. Worked as DP on films by Lech Majewski, Piotr Dumała, Jerzy Skolimowski, as well as documentaries, short features, and television plays.

Winner of multiple awards for WACH PAWEŁ BY PHOTO cinematography, most notably the Silver A story of freedom, love, and the price at which they come. A portrait of several people, each of whom harbours a deep secret. Frog at the 2001 Camerimage festival for Political fiction, romance, and a film on social issues. A story of human passions, ambitions, and dreams. Angelus. Author ofseveral photo exhibitions. Co-director (with Ingmar Villqist) of two feature films: Ewa and Miłość w mieście ogrodów (Love in the City of Gardens).

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 43 Dorota Kobiela Loving Vincent f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Twój Vincent POLAND – UNITED KINGDOM 2015 80 MIN COLOUR directed by Dorota Kobiela written by Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Jacek Dehnel director of photography Łukasz Żal edited by Justyna Painter, director, animator; graduate of Wierszyńska costume design by Dorota Roqueplo producer Hugh Welchman co-producer Ivan Mactaggart produced by Loving Vincent, Trzy the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Lipy 3, 80-172 Gdańsk, Poland, [email protected] [email protected] executive producers , David Parfitt co-financed by the Warsaw Film School. Worked on films the Polish Film Institute, Radamco, Breakthru Productions, Flying Machine, BGG Management S.a.r.l., Odra-Film, the City of Wrocław, CETA, such as Świteź (Berlinale 2011 Official LSW Media private inverstors Steven Paul Muench/Sita Saviolo, Jarosław Świgulski production manager Tomasz Wochniak distribution in Poland Selection) and Splinter (2008, winner of open world sales Bankside Films LTD www.bankside-films.com the Best Animated Movie Award, Wroclaw). Directed Little Postman, the world’s first and only painted animation in 3D and Chopin’s Drawings; co-directed The Flying Machine, a 3D live action & animation film. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY: 2011: Rysunki Chopina (Chopin’s Drawings) 2011: Mały Listonosz (Little Postman) 2015: Twój Vincent (Loving Vincent)

The tragic story of the life and death of Vincent van Gogh, one of the world’s most acclaimed painters, as told through his excellent works. Loving Vincent is the world’s first feature painted animation. It is the story of the life and controversy surrounding the death of Vincent van Gogh, told by the characters in his portraits. A devised plot allows for the mystery surrounding the death of this artist, so under-appreciated in his time, to be solved. Was it really suicide?

44 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Kasia Rosłaniec f CONTENTS f INDEX Math Sucks (working title) Math Sucks (working title) POLAND – NETHERLANDS 2015 112 MIN COLOUR

Director, screenwriter. Graduated in film written and directed by Kasia Rosłaniec director of photography Virginie Surdej edited by Stefan Stabenow production design by Lieke Scholman directing from the Warsaw Film School costume design by Kasia Rosłaniec make-up artist Robert Stouthamer sound by Jan Schermer cast Magdalena Berus, Łukasz Simlat, Tygo and the feature course at the Wajda Gernardt, Hanna Koczewska, Tomek Tyndyk, Marta Nieradkiewicz producers Piotr Kobus, Agnieszka Drewno co-producers Trent, Charlotte School. Winner of the Crystal Bear Award Scott-Wilson produced by Mañana, Chełmska 19/21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by OAK Motion Pictures, DI Factory co-financed by at the Berlin IFF for her feature Baby the Polish Film Institute, Nederlands Filmfonds production manager Magdalena Jóźwiak distribution in Poland Gutek Film www.gutekfilm.pl Blues. world sales open FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Galerianki (Mall Girls) 2012: Bejbi Blues (Baby Blues) 2015: Math Sucks PHOTO BY TOMEK TYNDYK TOMEK BY PHOTO

it’s not who you know, it’s not who you blow. you will die anyway. everybody dies, keeping your life logic sucks

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 45 Mads Matthiesen TheModel f INDEX f CONTENTS Modelka DENMARK – POLAND 2015 COLOUR directed by Mads Matthiesen written by Mads Matthiesen, Martin Zandvliet, Anders August director of photography Petrus Sjövik production Born in Copenhagen in 1976. Wrote and design by Emma Pucci sound by Peter Albrechtsen, Mikkel Groos, Maria Chilarecka (Poland) cast Maria Palm, Ed Skrein, Charlotte Tomaszewska, directed Teddy Bear, winner of the Best PHOTO BY MARCIN KUŁAKOWSKI, PISF MARCIN KUŁAKOWSKI, BY PHOTO Thierry Hancisse, Marco Ilsø, Virgile Bramly, Dominic Allburn, Claire Tran producer Jonas Bagger co-producers Ole Wendorff-Ostergaard (Poland), Director Award at the 2012 Sundance IFF Madeleine Ekman (SE) produced by Zentropa Entertainments10, Filmbyen 22, 2650 Hvidovre – Copenhagen, Denmark, [email protected] and the main prize at Off Plus Camera; co-produced by Sputnik Film, Zapłocie 23b/4,02-970 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 503 166 595, [email protected] co-financed by the Polish Film nominated for the European Film Awards. Institute world sales TrustNordisk [email protected] SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY: 2007: Dennis – short 2008: Cathrine – short 2012: Teddy Bear 2015: The Model PHOTO BY CAROLE BETHUEL BY PHOTO

Emerging fashion model Emma struggles to enter the Parisian fashion industry and develops a deadly obsession with male fashion photographer Shane White.

46 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Lee Mackintosh Jones f CONTENTS f INDEX The Mother Matka POLAND 2014 90 MIN COLOUR

Stage director. written and directed by Lee Mackintosh Jones director of photography Paweł Dyllus PSC music by Michał Lorenc edited by Katarzyna Leśniak Arrived in Katowice invited by Teatr Śląski production design by Anna Burszta costume design by Ewa Sycha, Radek Woch make-up artist Żaneta Stefańska sound by Zbigniew Malecki to direct a production of Macbeth. He cast Magdalena Czerwińska, Julia Kijowska, Olaf Marchwicki, Grzegorz Przybył, Sylwia Boroń, Alina Chechelska, Ewa Kolasińska, Dariusz stayed for six years, starting a family Chojnacki, Oliwia Angerstein, Dariusz Wiktorowicz, Marek Rachoń, Szymon Jarecki, Kacper Raszka, Karina Grabowska, Arkadiusz Detmer, Łukasz and a business in Silesia. After graduating Wójcik, Ryszarda Celińska, Andrzej Rozmus, Marcin Szaforz producers Lee Mackintosh Jones, Joanna Myszor, Marta Pielasz produced by Diabolical from Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School, Liberties, Czerwińskiego 6/218, 40-123 Katowice, Poland, ph. +48 32 220 14 00, +48 517 976 007, [email protected] he made Matka (The Mother), his feature www.matkafilm.com contact Mirek Rusecki, ph. +48 601 771 025, [email protected]; ViewFinder, Fala Nowa executive producers film debut. Natalia Szwed, Peter Rawson, Mark McVeigh distribution in Poland and world sales open PHOTO BY TOMEK PIECH TOMEK BY PHOTO

Maria wakes up in an empty flat. She quickly realizes that her nine-year old son Artur is missing. She starts looking for him desperately. But the only person who can prevent her from finding Artur is Maria herself.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 47 Kinga Dębska My Lousy Daughters (working title) f INDEX f CONTENTS Moje córki, krowy (working title) POLAND 2015 87 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Kinga Dębska director of photography Andrzej Wojciechowski music by Bartosz Chajdecki edited by Bartosz Karczyński Screenwriter, feature and documentary PAŁKA ROBERT BY PHOTO production design by Ewa Skoczkowska costume design by Agata Culak make-up artist Ewa Kowalewska sound by Leszek Freund cast Agata film director. Graduated in Japanese Kulesza, Gabriela Muskała, Marian Dziędziel and Małgorzata Niemirska, Marcin Dorociński, Łukasz Simlat producer Zbigniew Domagalski studies from the University of Warsaw co-producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus produced by SF Kalejdoskop, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, + 48 22 851 17 79, [email protected] and in film directing from FAMU in co-produced by WFDiF co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Anna Wojdat distribution in Poland Kino Świat world sales SF Prague. Her debut feature Hel received Kalejdoskop several awards at film festivals in Poland. FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Hel 2015: Moje córki, krowy (My Lousy Daughters) PHOTO BY ROBERT PAŁKA ROBERT BY PHOTO

A 40-year old actress (single and strong, yet lonely), her sister (an emotionally unstable schoolteacher whose married-with-kids life appears more orderly) and their domineering father, who gradually loses control over his family due to his wife's sudden illness and his own health troubles; these are the three individuals at the heart of My Lousy Daughters, a touching story about the strength of family ties in a situation of imminent danger.

48 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Grzegorz Królikiewicz f CONTENTS f INDEX Neighborhooders Sąsiady POLAND 2014 COLOUR

Director and screenwriter. Graduated directed by Grzegorz Królikiewicz written by Grzegorz Królikiewicz based on short stories by Adrian Markowski director of photography Krzysztof Ptak in law from the University of Łódź PSC edited by Cezary Kowalczuk production design by Zbigniew Warpechowski costume design by Beata Tumkiewicz set decoration by Izabela and in film directing from the Lodz Film Cieszko make-up artist Beata Rółkowska sound by Jan Freda cast Marek Dyjak, Kamila Wojciechowicz, Andrzej Lipiński, Ewa Dałkowska, Sławomir School, where he now lectures. Sulej, Krystyna Tkacz, Ewa Błaszczyk, Ryszard Mróz, Tomasz Bieszczad, Mirosława Marcheluk, Katarzyna Herman, Jacek Poniedziałek, Lech Directs feature films, documentaries, Dyblik, Zofia Bielewicz, Bogdan Koca, Artur Krajewski, Ewa Kustusz, Anna Mucha producer Łukasz Barczyk produced by KADR Film Studio, and acclaimed television plays. Winner Puławska 61, 02-595 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 845 49 23, [email protected] executive producer Jolanta Tobota line producer Zofia of film awards in Poland and abroad. Wieczorek co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Łódź City Hall distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open FILMOGRAPHY: 1972: Na wylot (Through and Through) 1974: Wieczne pretensje (Permanent Objections) 1977: Tańczący jastrząb (The Dancing Hawk) 1981: Klejnot wolnego sumienia (The Supreme Value of a Free Conscience) 1983: Fort 13 1984: Zabicie ciotki (Killing Auntie) 1993: Przypadek Pekosińskiego (The Beautiful Life of Bronek Pekosiński) 1995: Drzewa (Trees) 2014: Sąsiady (Neighborhooders) PHOTO BY JACEK ŁUKASIEWICZ JACEK BY PHOTO

Ogrodowa street in Łódź – just opposite a crowded shopping centre, a state-of-the-art museum and a posh hotel – is where some of the city’s poorest live, completely forgotten by the world. A heart-warming and funny portrait of people excluded from the mainstream of social life; people who might be more capable of sacrifice and love than those who pushed them to the sidelines of society.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 49 Grzegorz Jarzyna No Matter How Hard We Tried f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Między nami dobrze jest POLAND 2014 70 MIN COLOUR

written and directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna director of photography Radosław Ładczuk music by Piotr Domiński, Grzegorz Jarzyna edited by Rafał Artistic director of TR Warszawa, DĄBROWSKI KUBA BY PHOTO Listopad production design by Magdalena Maciejewska costume design by Magdalena Musiał make-up artist Olga Nejbauer sound by Dominika award-winning stage, opera and film Kotarba cast Aleksandra Popławska, Danuta Szaflarska, Magdalena Kuta, Maria Maj, Adam Woronowicz, Rafał Maćkowiak, Agnieszka director. His latest project (currently in Podsiadlik, Roma Gąsiorowska-Żurawska, Katarzyna Warnke, Lech Łotocki producers Wojciech Gorczyca, Grzegorz Jarzyna (TR Warszawa) pre-production) is inspired by “Sowa, co-producers Michał Merczyński (NINA), Michał Goździk (Fundacja Generacja TR Warszawa) produced by TR Warszawa, Marszałkowska 8, córka piekarza,” anovel by Marek Hłasko. 00-590 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected] co-produced by the National Audiovisual Institute, Wałbrzyska 3/5, 02-739 Warsaw, FILMOGRAPHY: Poland; Fundacja Generacja TR Warszawa, Pl. Dąbrowskiego 7 lok. 6, 00-057 Warsaw, Poland executive producer TR Warszawa co-financed by 2014: Między nami dobrze jest (No Matter the National Audiovisual Institute, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage production manager Małgorzata Cichulska distribution in Poland How Hard We Tried) New Horizons Association www.nowehoryzonty.pl

A film adaptation of a stage play by Dorota Masłowska. The main protagonists are three women living below the poverty line in a tiny Warsaw apartment: an elderly lady, her daughter and granddaughter. Full of farcical dialogues, twisted takes on pop-cultural references, and mocking the language of advertising, tabloids, magazines, and national stereotypes, No Matter How Hard We Tried is a film about Polish society in the age of transformation.

50 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Urszula Antoniak f CONTENTS f INDEX Nude Area Strefa nagości NETHERLANDS – POLAND 2014 75 MIN COLOUR

Director and screenwriter. Graduate written and directed by Urszula Antoniak director of photography Piotr Sobociński Jr. PSC edited by Katharina Wartena, Milenia Fiedler PSM of the Radio and Television Department production design by Gerard Loomans, Marek Warszawski (Poland) costume design by Bho Roosterman make-up artists Jacqueline Hoogendijk, of the University of Silesia; studied film Kinga Krulikowska (Poland) sound by Jan Schermer cast Imaan Hammam, Sammy Boonstra producers Frans van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld, directing in Amsterdam. Author Laurette Schillings, Dariusz Jabłoński, Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik produced by Topkapi Films (Netherlands), Apple Film Productions of a number of documentary films. Her www.applefilm.pl line producers Niko Post, Nicky Tüske, Andrzej Besztak production coordinator Grzegorz Olkowski co-financed by the Dutch Film feature debut Nothing Personal (2009) Fund and the Polish Film Institute distribution in the Netherlands Wild Bunch Benelux distribution in Poland open world sales Reel Suspects received multiple awards at international www.reelsuspects.com film festivals, including the award for Best Director, Best Debut and the FIPRESCI prize at the Locarno film festival. Her second feature Code Blue premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes in 2011. FILMOGRAPHY: 2009: Nic osobistego (Nothing Personal) 2011: Code Blue 2014: Strefa nagości (Nude Area) PHOTO BY TOPKAPI FILMS TOPKAPI BY PHOTO

A hypnotic exploration of love and its various stages, inspired by Roland Barthes’ “A Lover’s Discourse.” A 15-year-old Dutch girl falls in love with a beautiful Arab girl. The two young women play a game of emotional chess, only to realize that love is measured by its loss.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 51 Maciej Sobieszczański The Performer f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Performer POLAND 2015 63 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Maciej Sobieszczański, Łukasz Ronduda director of photography Łukasz Gutt PSC music by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Screenwriter, playwright, director. Lecturer edited by Rafał Listopad PSM, Mateusz Romaszkan production design by Joanna Kaczyńska costume design by Marta Ostrowicz make-up artist at the ‘Studio Prób’ Feature Programme Olga Najbauer casting director Marta Kownacka cast Oskar Dawicki, Agata Buzek, Andrzej Chyra, Zbigniew Warpechowski, Anda Rottenberg, and the ‘Script’ Screenwriting Programme Jakub Gierszał, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Katarzyna Zawadzka producers Wojciech Marczewski, Kuba Kosma produced by Wajda Studio, Chełmska 21, at the Wajda School and the Lodz Film 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, ph./fax +48 22 851 10 56-57, [email protected] [email protected] www.wajdaschool.pl co-produced by Artcore, School. Finalist of the Hartley-Merrill Film Factory, Heliograf, Telewizja Polska executive producers Zuzanna Król, Katarzyna Ślesicka, Joanna Szymańska line producer Paweł competition (currently SCRIPT PRO). Sosnowski co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Art Stations Foundation production manager Paweł Sosnowski distribution in Poland and Wrote the screenplay for Arkadiusz world sales open Jakubik’s award winning feature Prosta historia o miłości (A Simple Story About Love) and directed Urodziny, a short film based on the works of Etgar Keret.

Łukasz Ronduda

Art historian, screenwriter and director. In his artistic and curatorial pursuit he focuses on the interface between contemporary art and cinema. Graduate of the Wajda School programmes for directors and for screenwriters. Curator of

PHOTO BY MAGDA CHOŁYST / WAJDA STUDIO / WAJDA CHOŁYST MAGDA BY PHOTO the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Lecturer and author of books about art A story full of punk energy, based on the life of one of the most original and interesting contemporary artists – performer Oskar and film. Producer of many films by Dawicki (playing himself). As in Dawicki’s other works, the established norms of moral, spiritual and social order are challenged and put on trial. The combination of fact and fiction gives surprising insight into the modern art world. The Perfomer presents a mix of the most notable Polish artists. performance art with the art of acting, and combines documentary filmmaking with a fictional narrative; Oscar Dawicki’s works are linked together on screen not only by time and space, but also by narrative, drama and emotions.

52 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Waldemar Krzystek f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER The Photographer Fotograf POLAND 2014 110 MIN COLOUR

Film and television director. directed by Waldemar Krzystek written by Krzysztof Kopka, Waldemar Krzystek director of photography Arkadiusz Tomiak PSC edited by Marek Directed multiple feature films, stage “Mulny” Mulica PSM production design by Dorota Dąbrowska costume design by Małgorzata Zacharska make-up artist Alina Janerka sound by plays and television series. Winner of film Wacław Pilkowski cast Tatiana Arntgolts, Alexandr Baluev, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Adam Woronowicz, Artem Tkachenko, Dmitry Ulyanov, Agata awards at film festivals in Poland Buzek, Tomasz Kot, Alena Babenko, Marat Basharov, Nodar Dzhanelidze, Aleksey Gorbunov, Andriei Kostash producers Ewa Jacuta, Małgorzata (Koszalin, Gdynia) and abroad (San Jurczak, Waldemar Krzystek producer Waldemar Krzystek produced by Kosmos Film, Bukowińska 22 lok 3b, 02-703 Warsaw, Poland, Sebastian, Moscow, Chicago, New York City, ph. +48 601 541 020, +48 506 319 997, [email protected] co-produced by Odra Film, Telewizja Polska, Film Studio ORKA, Banana and Houston). Split Polska, Dreamsound, EBH Polska, Canal+ Cyfrowy executive producers Ewa Jacuta, Małgorzata Jurczak sponsored by KGHM Polska Miedź FILMOGRAPHY: and Fundacja Polska Miedź co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales Dorota 1986: W zawieszeniu (Suspended) Paciarelli Films [email protected], TVP [email protected] 1989: Ostatni prom (The Last Ferry) 1992: Zwolnieni z życia (Dismissed from AWARDS://GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL 2014: BEST SUPPORTING Life) ACTRESS (ALENA BABENKO), AWARD OF THE YOUTH JURY 1994: Polska śmierć (Polish Death) 2000: Nie ma zmiłuj 2008: Mała Moskwa (Little Moscow) 2011: 80 milionów (80 Million) 2014: Fotograf (The Photographer) PHOTO BY GRZEGORZ SPAŁA GRZEGORZ BY PHOTO

Legnica, 1974. A closed Soviet troops garrison. A seven-year old boy is being taken away by rail to a psychiatric hospital in Moscow. He is supposed to stay there forever.

Contemporary Moscow. Intelligence services are pursuing a serial killer called the Photographer. Natasza, the sole witness who has survived an encounter with the Photographer, is to act as a bait. Why did he spare her life? How does Natasza know that the tracks of the murderer are to be followed in Poland?

Contemporary Legnica. Natasza and a Polish police officer are the only ones who do not want to kill the encircled Photographer. What is it that unites the three people?

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 53 Grzegorz Jankowski Polish Shit f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Polskie gówno

POLAND 2014 93 MIN COLOUR FILM IT BY PHOTO directed by Grzegorz Jankowski written by Tymon Tymański director of photography Tomasz Madejski PSC music by Tymon Tymański, Robert Film and television director, screenwriter. Brylewski, Arkadiusz Kraśniewski edited by Agnieszka Glińska PSM production design by Mirosław Golędzinowski costume design and make-up by Author of multiple television shows and Iwona Bielska and Hanna Barto sound by Mateusz Adamczyk, Marcin Lenarczyk, Sebastian Witkowski cast Tymon Tymański, Robert Brylewski, documentaries. Author of the concept Grzegorz Halama, Filip Gałązka, Marcin Gałązka, Arkadiusz Kraśniewski, Marian Dziędziel, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Sonia Bohosiewicz producer Dariusz an co-writer of the award-winning script Pietrykowski co-producers Tymon Tymański, Grzegorz Jankowski, Tomasz Kronenberg produced by Film it, Różana 32, 02-569 Warsaw, Poland, for Chrzest (The Christening). Polskie ph. +48 22 853 8668, fax +48 22 852 1516, [email protected] co-produced by Agencja Reklamowa KOMA2, DzogZen Films, Grzegorz Jankowski gówno (Polish Shit) marks his feature executive producers Tymon Tymański, Tomasz Kronenberg production manager Tomasz Kronenberg distribution in Poland Next Film debut. www.next-film.pl world sales open

AWARDS://2014 GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL – AUDIENCE AWARD PHOTO BY FILM IT BY PHOTO

Tranzystory, a reactivated rock band, set off on a concert tour with their new manager, a debt collector named Czesław Skandal. As they travel, they will have their share of surprises and disappointments. Will the friendship between these musicians survive this difficult test?

54 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Marcin Koszałka f CONTENTS f INDEX Red Spider Czerwony pająk POLAND 2015 95 MIN COLOUR

Documentary filmmaker, directed by Marcin Koszałka written by Marcin Koszałka, Łukasz M. Maciejewski based on “Lolo”, an original screenplay by Marta Szreder cinematographer, screenwriter. director of photography Marcin Koszałka PSC production design by Magdalena Dipont, Ryszard Melliwa costume design by Magdalena Biedrzycka Graduate of the Radio and Television make-up artist Magdalena Łęcka cast Filip Pławiak, Adam Woronowicz, Julia Kijowska, Wojciech Zieliński, Małgorzata Foremniak, Marek Kalita, Department of the University of Silesia Przemysław Bluszcz, Piotr Głowacki, Adam Konopka, Dorota Landowska producer Agnieszka Kurzydło produced by Mental Disorder 4, in Katowice. Winner of multiple awards for Narbutta 25 a/20, 02-536 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 646 55 93 contact www.md4.eu [email protected] ph. +48 22 126 89 47 co-produced by his documentaries. Member of the Polish Kraków Festival Office, Orange, Zentropa Int. Poland, Fog’n’desire (Czech Republic), Sokol Kollar (Slovakia) line producer Mirella Zaradkiewicz Film Academy and the European Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Krakow Regional Film Fund, State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic, Slovak Audiovisual Fund Academy. distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales open Red Spider marks his feature debut. FILMOGRAPHY (AS DIRECTOR), DOCUMENTARIES: 1999: Takiego pięknego syna urodziłam (Such a Nice Son I Gave Birth To) 2003: Made in Poland; Imieniny 2004: Jakoś to będzie (Come What May) 2006: Śmierć z ludzką twarzą (User Friendly Death); Cały dzień razem (All Day Together) 2007: Martwe ciało; Istnienie (The Existence) 2008: Wyrok na życie (Sentenced for Life – documentary series); Do bólu [in:] Dekalog… po dekalogu; 2010: Ucieknijmy od niej (Let’s Run Away from Her); Deklaracja nieśmiertelności GOLEC ADAM BY PHOTO (The Declaration of Immortality) Set in 1960s communist Poland, this story was inspired by real events. Karol, a young teenager from a good family, is at the threshold 2012: Zabójca z lubieżności (The Lust of life and has no major problems. Things change when he becomes an accidental witness to a murder. Guided by curiosity, he follows Killer); Będziesz legendą człowieku (You’re the murderer, eventually being drawn into a disciple-mentor relationship and forming a strong emotional bond with the killer. Gonna Be a Legend, Man) A film about the mechanisms that come into play when “a serial killer is born”.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 55 Jakub Polakowski Referee of Attention f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Arbiter uwagi POLAND 2014 82 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Jakub Polakowski director of photography Krzysztof Sobierański music by Mateusz Śmigasiewicz edited by Damian Born in 1978. Film director and editor. Kuligowski production design by Paweł Cukier costume design by Izabela Dziekiewicz make-up artists Wioleta Saliwon, Ewa Kizelbach sound by Graduated in editing from the National Jarosław Sadowski cast Piotr Żurawski, Paweł Koślik, Barbara Horawianka, Katarzyna Maria Zielińska, Jacek Kwiecień, Natalia Sikora, Agata Film School in Łódź. Winner of multiple Wątróbska, Krzysztof Plewako-Szczerbiński, Andrzej Konopka, Aleksandra Grzelak producers Jakub Polakowski, Damian Kuligowski film awards at Polish film festivals for his co-produced by iSlate, Sudio Bank, Photoproduction, New Impact Media production manager Damian Kuligoski distribution in Poland and world documentary The Man with the Plastic sales open Bag. FILMOGRAPHY: 2014: Arbiter uwagi (Referee of Attention) PHOTO BY KRZYSZTOF SOBIERAŃSKI KRZYSZTOF BY PHOTO

The story of a notorious liar trying to go back to a normal life following a period of rehab in a psychiatric hospital. The rhythm of his life will no longer be determined by gambling and sports betting. Ironically, the fraud that once helped him get money for gambling can now help him not to gamble.

56 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Diego Lerman f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Refugiado Pod ochroną ARGENTINA – POLAND – COLOMBIA – FRANCE – GERMANY 2014 80 MIN COLOUR

Director, screenwriter, producer. Born directed by Diego Lerman written by Diego Lerman, Maria Meira director of photography Wojciech Staroń PSC music by Jose Villalobos production in Buenos Aires in 1976. design by Micaela Saiegh costume design by Sandra Fink make-up artist Beatushka Wojtowicz sound by Julian Catz cast Julieta Diaz, Sebastian Studied Image and Sound Design at Molinaro producers Nicolas Avruj, Małgorzata Staroń produced by Campo Cine co-produced by INCAA, World Cinema Fund, Aide aux cinemas du the University of Buenos Aires monde co-financed by the Polish Film Institute distribution in Poland Nowe Horyzonty www.nowehoryzonty.pl world sales Memento Film and Dramaturgy at the Municipal School International www.memento-films.com of Dramatic Arts, editing at the San Antonio de los Banos School (Cuba), and acting at the Theatre Sports.

Seven-year-old Matías returns home from a friend’s birthday party to find his mother, Laura, unconscious on the floor. When she comes to, they leave home and rush to a shelter for abused women where they spend 48 hours before Laura decides to start rebuilding her life somewhere else. Through the eyes of Matías we will follow their escape in a city where everything Matías once knew will feel dangerous and foreign, until Laura can find a secure place to raise her son.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 57 Julia Kowalski Roman and Rose f INDEX f CONTENTS Zagubieni FRANCE – POLAND 2015 90 MIN COLOUR

written and directed by Julia Kowalski director of photography Simon Beaufils music by Daniel Kowalski edited by Martial Salomon production Director and screenwriter, born in France SIMON BEAUFILS BY PHOTO design by Helene Cisterne, Monika Sajko-Gradowska costume design by Ada Cichowicz make-up artist Anna Nobel Nobielska sound by Philippe to Polish parents. Roman and Rose marks Deschamps cast Liv Henneguier, Yoann Zimmer, Andrzej Chyra, Artur Steranko producers Maria Blicharska, Monika Sajko-Gradowska (Poland), her feature debut. Mina Driouche (France) produced by Donten&LacroixFilms, Pietraszewicza-Lota 1 m3, 02-790 Warsaw, Poland; LesFilms de Francoise (France) co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, CNC, Region Bretagne, Arte/Coficine, Cine+ production managers Maciek Hamela, Veronique Lamarche distribution and world sales open

AWARDS://2013 SOPADIN GRAND PRIX FOR BEST SCREENPLAY //SECOND PRIZE IN 2014 SCRIPT PRO //PRIX CINÉMA BEAUMARCHAIS-SACD PHOTO BY SIMON BEAUFILS BY PHOTO

Józef travels to Bretagne in search of Roman, the son he abandoned 15 years earlier. He turns to Rose -- his boss’ teenage daughter -- for help. But what he cannot foresee are the consequences of this move.

58 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Marcin Latałło f CONTENTS f INDEX The Sailor’s Stories Marynarz w Łodzi POLAND 2014 90 MIN COLOUR

Director, actor, screenwriter, translator, written and directed by Marcin Latałło director of photography Andrzej Wojciechowski music by Tomasz Wiracki edited by Svitlana Topor sound by PHOTO BY KAROLINA ZIELIŃSKA KAROLINA BY PHOTO producer. Radosław Ochnio cast Justyna Wasilewska, Marcin Latałło, Monika Buchowiec, Julia Pietrucha, Jacek Jung, Ewa Szykulska, Mateusz Jordan- Born in 1967. Studied at La Femis in Paris Młodzianowski, Zygmunt Malanowicz, Aleksandra Wiśniewska, Adam Fidusiewicz producer Marcin Latałło produced by Camera Obscura, and at the Lodz Film School. Author Foksal 12/14 lok. 33, 00-366 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 693 033 713, [email protected] co-produced by Arches co-financed by the Polish Film of award-winning documentary films, Institute supported by the Łódź Film Fund distribution in Poland and world sales open including the feature documentary Moja ulica, as well as short features. Marynarz w Łodzi (The Sailor’s Stories) marks his feature debut. TOMASZ URBANEK / EAST NEWS / EAST URBANEK TOMASZ

A man arrives in the city of Łódź and, in this sad place, he tells a different story to each person he meets: before becoming a sailor, he used to climb the Himalayas, dance the tango in Argentina, study gastronomy in France and Kung Fu at the ShaoLin monastery, and now he is a private detective, tracking a serial killer. But the truth is that he is making up all these stories, as he can’t remember his true identity. When the police finds the body of a dead girl in a barrel, just like in one of the sailor’s stories, he too will need to find his way out of a tight spot.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 59 Piotr Fudakowski Secret Sharer f INDEX f CONTENTS Tajemniczy sojusznik UK – POLAND 2012 100 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Piotr Fudakowski director of photography Michał Tywoniuk music by Guy Farley edited by Jarosław Barzan PSM production Polish-born producer and director. design by Pongnarin Jonghawklang costume design by Preeyanan “Lin” Suwannathda sound by Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, Annop Jaikaew Produced Tsotsi, a film by Gavin Hood, cast Jack Laskey, Zhu Zhu, Ching-ting Hsia producers Piotr Fudakowski, Tom Waller co-producer Michał Kwieciński produced by The UK Film & which received the Best Foreign Language Television Production Company PLC, Secret Sharer executive producers Joseph D’Morais, Alan Howden, Hakan Kousetta, Rupert Lywood, Julia Film Academy Award®. Palau, Henrietta Fudakowski production manager Maria Krauss [email protected] world sales Moviehouse Entertainment Associate producer of Hysteria by Tanya www.moviehouseent.com Wexler, Keeping Mum by Niall Johnson, Prowokator by Krzysztof Lang, and many other television films and documentaries. In 2014 Piotr Fudakowski received the Wings Award at the Polish Film Festival in America (PFFA) in Chicago for achievements in the art of film outside of Poland. PHOTO BY PETER FUDAKOWSKI PETER BY PHOTO

Two thirty-year-olds meet in strange circumstances. Konrad is the captain of a ship on which Li, a Chinese woman and the wife of another ship captain, is hiding after being wrongly accused of murder. Konrad may be captain, but his Chinese crew is rather hostile towards him. A love story set against the confrontation of Eastern and Western cultures, based on “The Secret Sharer” – a short story by Joseph Conrad.

60 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Patryk Vega f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Secret Wars Służby specjalne POLAND 2014 115 MIN COLOUR

Born in 1977. Director and screenwriter with written and directed by Patryk Vega director of photography Mirosław Brożek music by Łukasz Targosz edited by Tomasz Ostrowski production PHOTO BY ANDRZEJ BOLDANIUK ANDRZEJ BY PHOTO a degree in sociology. Winner of multiple design by Dorota Sławecka costume design by Weronika Orlińska make-up artist Ewa Jarosz sound by Tomasz Dukszta, Maciej Pawłowski film awards for his debut feature Pitbull. cast Olga Bołądź, Janusz Chabior, Wojciech Zieliński, Kamilla Baar, Jan Frycz, Andrzej Grabowski, Agata Kulesza, Wojciech Machnicki producers FILMOGRAPHY: Emil Stępień, Patryk Vega produced by Ent One Investments, Sarmacka 15/29, 02-972 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by Add Sum, Aeroplan, 2005: Pitbull Octocam Servimedia production manager Marcin Kaniewski distribution in Poland Vue Movie Distribution www.vuemovie.pl world sales open 2010: Ciacho 2012: Hans Kloss. Stawka większa niż śmierć 2013: Last Minute 2014: Służby specjalne (Secret Wars) AWARDS://2014 SILVER TICKET AWARD OF THE POLISH CINEMAS ASSOCIATION PHOTO BY ANDRZEJ BOLDANIUK ANDRZEJ BY PHOTO

A behind the scenes look at the life and work of secret service agents. When an elite military intelligence unit is shut down, the politicians come to realize that Poland has been deprived of its eyes and ears. A new secret service unit is created. Among its recruits is an insubordinate second lieutenant who had been fired from the Internal Security Agency, a captain who recently returned from his tour in Afghanistan, and a former colonel of the communist secret police. As they work on scandals that make front-page news, they are forced to face the demons of their past. One day they will discover that they don’t really know who they’re working for.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 61 Jan Kidawa-Błoński Stars f INDEX f CONTENTS Gwiazdy POLAND 2015 120 MIN COLOUR

directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński written by Jan Kidawa-Błoński, Jacek Kondracki director of photography Michał Englert edited by Jan Kidawa- Director and producer. Graduated in film JAWORSKI ROBERT BY PHOTO -Błoński Jr production design by Elwira Pluta costume design by Ilona Binarsch make-up artist Mirosława Wojtczak sound by Adam Wilk directing from the National Film School in cast Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Paweł Deląg, Magdalena Cielecka, Sebastian Fabijański, Karolina Szymczak, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Marian Łódź in 1981. Head of the Polish Dziędziel, Eryk Lubos, Adam Woronowicz producers Jarosław Pachowski, Andrzej Serdiukow produced by Film Point Group, Al. Jerozolimskie 212, Filmmakers Association from 1990 02-486 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 505 171 766, [email protected] co-produced by the City of Zabrze, Telewizja Polska, the National to 1994. Member of the Polish Film Centre for Culture executive producer Teresa Dworzecka co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Mirosław Warchoł distribution Academy. in Poland Forum Film Poland www.forumfilm.pl FILMOGRAPHY: 1984: Trzy stopy nad ziemią (Three Feet Above the Ground) 1988: Męskie sprawy (Men’s Business) 1992: Pamiętnik znaleziony w garbie (Diary in a Marble) 1996: Wirus (The Virus) 2005: Skazany na bluesa (Destined for Blues) 2010: Różyczka (Little Rose) 2013: W ukryciu (In Hiding) 2015: Gwiazdy (Stars) PHOTO BY ROBERT JAWORSKI ROBERT BY PHOTO

A story of passion, rivalry, love, and friendship. Jan Banaś, acclaimed Silesian football player of the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to makes his dreams come true on and off the field. Stars is the story of a great love between young people torn by passion and ambition.

62 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Dariusz Gajewski f CONTENTS f INDEX Strange Heaven Obce niebo POLAND 2015 98 MIN COLOUR

Film director, producer and screenwriter. directed by Dariusz Gajewski written by Dariusz Gajewski, Michał Godzic director of photography Monika Lenczewska music by Paweł Mykietyn Studied directing at the National Film edited by Grażyna Gradoń production design by Joanna Macha costume design by Beata Nyczaj make-up artist Olga Nejbauer sound by Jarosław School in Łódź. Winner of the Grand Amber Bajdowski cast Agnieszka Grochowska, Bartłomiej Topa, Barbara Kubiak, Ewa Fröling, Gerhard Hoberstorfer, Tanja Lorentzon, Per Morberg, Irene Award at the Koszalin Film Festival. His Lindh, Oleh Drach, Alona Szostak, Jan Englert, Magdalena Boczarska producers Dariusz Gajewski, Kuba Kosma co-producers Dariusz Gąsiorowski, feature debut Warszawa received Robert Kijak, Anna Waśniewska-Gill produced by TAKFILM, Al. Jerozolimskie 121/123 M. 39, 02-017 Warsaw, Poland co-produced by TVN, Agora, the Grand Prize and awards for Best LSW Leśnodorski Ślusarek i Wspólnicy executive producer TAKFILM co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Maria Krauss Director, Best Screenplay and several distribution in Poland Next Film www.next-film.pl world sales open others at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, as well as the Platinum Award at the 2005 WorldFest IFF in Houston and Special Jury Award in Svietlogorsk in 2005. In 2008, he was elected head of the Munk Studio Programme Council. Author of multiple documentaries. FILMOGRAPHY: 2002: Alarm 2003: Warszawa (Warsaw) 2007: Lekcje Pana Kuki (Mr. Kuka’s Advice) 2015: Obce niebo (Strange Heaven) PHOTO BY MONIKA LENCZEWSKA MONIKA BY PHOTO

Basia and Marek have been on the run their whole lives. Along with their nine-year-old daughter Ula, they experience what it’s like to be an immigrant in Sweden. When a Swedish social worker visits their home, she witnesses Ula’s everyday reality, as seen from the perspective of the local culture. Ula is then taken away from her parents and placed in foster care. Will Basia and Marek stick together and fight for Ula? Will they succeed in rebuilding their bond and their family?

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 63 Michał Rogalski Summer Solstice f INDEX f CONTENTS Letnie przesilenie POLAND – GERMANY 2014 100 MIN COLOUR

written and directed by Michał Rogalski director of photography Jerzy Zieliński, ASC, PSC music by Alexander Hacke edited by Milenia Fiedler, Joanna director, screenwriter. Studied at FILIP PIOTROWICZ BY PHOTO Brühl production design by Janusz Sosnowski interior design by Wiesława Chojkowska costume design by Anna Englert, Magdalena the Department of Political Science of Rutkiewicz-Luterek make-up artists Monika Kaleta, Dorothea Wiedermann sound by Paul Rischer cast Filip Piotrowicz, Jonas Nay, Urszula the University of Warsaw. Graduated in Bogucka, Maria Semotiuk, Gerdy Zint, Andre M. Hennicke, Steffen Scheumann, Bartłomiej Topa, Agnieszka Krukówna producers Maciej film directing from the National Film Strzembosz, Ewa Borguńska, René Frotscher, Eva-Marie Martens co-producers Rene Frotscher, Eva-Marie Martens produced by Prasa i Film, School in Łódź in 2001. Chełmska 21 bud. 4 lok. 53, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected]; Sunday Filmproduktions, Schulstraße 10, 06108 Halle, Germany, SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY: ph. +49 345 44572053 co-produced by Telewizja Polska, WFDiF, Odra-Film, S.P. Orka, Mafilm, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Synchron und 2009: Ostatnia akcja (The Last Action) Tonstudio Leipzig executive producers Maria Gołoś, Alexander Martens, Thomas Jeschner, Volker Zobelt, Andreas Richter co-financed by the Polish 2014: Letnie przesilenie (Summer Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Deutscher Filmförderfonds production managers Andrzej Solstice) Besztak, Grzegorz Olkowski, Christoph Kukula distribution in Poland open world sales WIDE Management www.widemanagement.com PHOTO BY ROBERT PAŁKA ROBERT BY PHOTO

Rural Poland, 1943. Four young people: Bunia, a Jewish girl who escaped from a train to the death camps; Guido, a German officer; and two Poles – Romek and Franka, are brought together by a series of extraordinary events. They find something that during wartime can be both an escape and a source of danger – love.

64 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Alexey German Jr. f CONTENTS f INDEX Under Electric Clouds

PHOTO BY Pod elektrycznymi chmurami RUSSIA – UKRAINE – POLAND 2015 133 MIN COLOUR

One of the most internationally acclaimed written and directed by Alexey German Jr. director of photography Evgeniy Privin, Sergey Mikhalchuk music by Andrey Surotdinov edited by Sergey Russian directors of the young generation. Ivanov production design by Elene Okopnaya costume design by Elene Okopnaya make-up artists Natalia Krimskaya, Galina Ponomareva sound by His first film Last Train won best debut at Ivan Gusakov cast Louis Franck, Merab Ninidze, Viktoriya Korotkova, Chulpan Khamatova, Anastasiya Melnikova, Piotr Gąsowski producers Artem the 2003 Venice IFF. His feature Paper Vasiliev (Metrafilms Ltd, Russia), Andrey Saveliev (Russia), Rushan Nasibulin (Russia), Sergey Antonov, Egor Olesov (Linked Films Ltd, Ukraine) Soldier won the Silver Lion, best director co-producers Dariusz Jabłoński, Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik (Apple Film Production), Krzysztof Zanussi (TOR Film Production) produced by and best cinematography at the 2008 Metrafilms (Russia), Rochdelskaya str 15/8, 123022, Moscow, Russia, [email protected], ph. +7 495 9566180 co-produced by Apple Film Venice IFF and was one of the most Production, Żelazna 59, I piętro, 00-848 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected], ph. +48 22 851 84 40 executive producers Artem Vasiliev, successful Russian productions of 2008. Andrey Saveliev, Rushan Nasibulin co-financed by Metrafilms (Russia), Linked Films (Ukraine) in co-production with Apple Film Production FILMOGRAPHY: (Poland), Polish Television (Poland) and the support of TOR Film Production (Poland) and Metranom Studio (Russia) production managers 2003: Ostatni Pociąg (Last Train) Alexey Lvovich, Yuri Miroshnichenko distribution in Poland open world sales Films Boutique www.filmsboutique.com 2005: Garpastum 2008: Papierowy Żołnierz (Paper Soldier) 2015: Pod elektrycznymi chmurami (Under Electric Clouds)

A series of stories about Russia over the course of the past 20 years. A bittersweet tale, in which the past, the present and the future constantly intertwine, with each perspective equally strong and set against the other two.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 65 Wojtek Smarzowski Volhynia (working title) f INDEX f CONTENTS Wołyń POLAND 2016 CA 120 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Wojtek Smarzowski director of photography Piotr Sobociński jr. PSC music by Mikołaj Trzaska edited by Paweł Laskowski Director and screenwriter. Graduated in PSM production design by Marek Zawierucha costume design by Magdalena Rutkiewicz-Luterk, Wanda Kowalska, Andrzej Grabarczyk make-up cinematography from the National Film artist Ewa Drobiec sound by Jacek Hamela cast Michalina Łabacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Adrian Zaremba, Jacek Braciak, Lech Dyblik, Izabela Kuna, School in Łódź. Winner of multiple awards / FILM IT WIKTOR KRZYSZTOF BY PHOTO Kinga Preis producers Dariusz Pietrykowski, Andrzej Połeć produced by Film it, Różana 32, 02-569 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 853 8668, at film festivals in Poland and abroad. fax +48 22 852 1516, [email protected] co-produced by Telewizja Polska, Orange, Andrzej Łudziński Productions and HBO Polska executive FILMOGRAPHY: producers Dariusz Pietrykowski, Andrzej Połeć, Feliks Pastusiak co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Lubelskie Voivodship Marshall’s Office, 1998: Małżowina (The Earlobe) Podkarpackie Voivodship Marshall’s Office production manager Paweł Bareński distribution in Poland Forum Film Poland www.forumfilm.pl 2004: Wesele (The Wedding) world sales open 2009: Dom zły (Dark House) 2011: Róża (Rosa) 2013: Drogówka (Traffic Department) 2014: Pod Mocnym Aniołem (The Mighty Angel) 2016: Wołyń PHOTO BY KRZYSZTOF WIKTOR / FILM IT WIKTOR KRZYSZTOF BY PHOTO

An epic period drama set during the time of the Second World War. Spanning six years, the story is set mainly in a small village in the Volhynia region, a village inhabited by Ukrainians, Poles, and Jews. Then History viciously tampers with the lives of the local residents. In the summer of 1943, a wave of ethnic cleansing sweeps over the area. In a sea of brutality and hate, Zosia Głowacka makes every effort to save the lives of her children and herself.

66 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Dariusz Glazer f CONTENTS f INDEX The Wall Mur POLAND 2014 90 MIN COLOUR

Graduated in film directing from written and directed by Dariusz Glazer director of photography Wojciech Staroń PSC production design by Anna Wunderlich costume design by the Radio and Television Department Natalia Czeczott make-up artist Janusz Kaleja sound by Maria Chilarecka cast Tomasz Schuchardt, Aleksandra Konieczna, Marta Nieradkiewicz, of the University of Silesia. Co-wrote Dariusz Toczek, Ewa Kasprzyk, Piotr Machalica, Ewa Kolasińska, Rafał Maćkowiak, Krzysztof Olszewski producers Jacek Bromski, Ewa the script for the award-winning feature Jastrzębska, Dariusz Gajewski produced by the Polish Filmmakers Association – Munk Studio, Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Chrzest (The Christening) by Marcin Wrona. Poland, ph. +48 22 556 54 740, fax +48 22 556 54 69, [email protected] www.studiomunka.pl co-produced by Telewizja Polska Wrote and directed Podróż, a film made co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Sylwia Rajdaszka distribution in Poland and world sales open within the framework of the 30 Minutes programme. Winner of the Hartley-Merrill and ScriptPro competitions. PHOTO BY M. MIKOŁAJCZYK M. BY PHOTO

A young man decides to start a fresh chapter in his life. Having worked as a contractor on a newly built, gated estate, he now rents a flat there himself, cutting himself off from his old life in a run-down tenement house with his mother and her need for medical care. But the new reality quickly puts all his illusions to bed. If he wants to change, he will first have to tackle all the baggage from his past. Will he hesitate before leaping over the wall?

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 67 Marcin Bortkiewicz Walpurgis Night f INDEX f CONTENTS Noc Walpurgi POLAND 2015 75 MIN BLACK & WHITE directed by Marcin Bortkiewicz written by Marcin Bortkiewicz, Magdalena Gauer director of photography Andrzej Wojciechowski music by Marek Director, screenwriter, film and stage Czerniewicz edited by Piotr Mendelowski production design by Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński costume design by Emilia Czartoryska actor. Graduate of the University of make-up artist Eliza Bergchauzen sound by Agata Chodyra cast Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Philippe Tłokiński producer Sebastian Petryk produced Gdańsk and the Wajda School. His debut by PS FILM Sebastian Petryk, Moniuszki 7/30, 76-200 Słupsk, Poland, ph. +48 501 495 685, [email protected] executive producer short documentary Early Learning Sebastian Petryk co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager Sebastian Petryk distribution in Poland and world sales open brought him recognition of the jury at the 2009 Krakow Film Festival. His short film Drawn from Memory, produced by Munk Studio within the framework of the 30 Minutes programme, screened in Directors’ Fortnight at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY: 2004: Reguły gry – documentary 2009: Nauczanie początkowe (Early Learning) – documentary 2009: Sublokator – short 2011: Portret z pamięci (Drawn from Memory) – short 2013: Lewa połowa twarzy (The Left Side of the Face) – documentary 2015: Noc Walpurgi (Walpurgis Night)

A young journalist interviews an opera star. As the night unfolds -- a night full of events ranging from the comic and farcical to the tragic, a night of violence and tenderness -- they learn something a certain truth about themselves. What they discover completely changes the values they hold dear.

68 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Zbigniew Libera f CONTENTS f INDEX Walser Walser POLAND 2015 78 MIN COLOUR

Born in 1959. Artist, performer, author of directed by Zbigniew Libera written by Zbigniew Libera, Grzegorz Jankowicz director of photography Adam Sikora music by Robert Piotrowicz PHOTO BY KATARZYNA KONIARZ KATARZYNA BY PHOTO installations and videos. Gained critical edited by Beata Walentowska production design by Zbigniew Libera, Sebastian Gomułka costume and make-up concept by Katarzyna acclaim in the mid-1990s with his work Jarnuszkiewicz, Szymon Gaszczyński costume design by Ilona Binarsch, Joanna Talejko make-up artist Aleksandra Dutkiewicz sound by Grzegorz ‘Urządzenia korekcyjne’ (‘Correcting Kucharski cast Krzysztof Stroiński producers Agata Szymańska,+48 514 593 757, Magdalena Kamińska,+48 601 980 737 co-producers Paweł Devices’), further secured by his most Potoroczyn, Krzysztof Dudek, Remigiusz Przełożny, Jacek Kulczycki co-produced by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, National Cultural Centre, Film famous work ‘Lego. Concentration Camp.’ District, Studio Produkcyjne ORKA co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production managers Magdalena Kamińska, Agata Szymańska distribution in Poland and world sales open PHOTO BY KATARZYNA KONIARZ KATARZYNA BY PHOTO

A vision of the future world, where mankind suffers from infertility. Walser is found in the forest by the members of an unknown community. Despite initial difficulties with communication, since the members of the community use a language Walser doesn’t know, they eventually establish a bond of common understanding. Walser quickly realizes that this community is not affected by the infertility plague; there are children of different ages hanging out in the settlement. After a while, Walser learns the basics of the Contehili language and is able to explain that they have the power to save mankind from extinction.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 69 Jan Komasa Warsaw 44 f TRAILER f INDEX f CONTENTS Miasto 44 POLAND 2014 130 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Jan Komasa director of photography Marian Prokop PSC music by Antoni Łazarkiewicz edited by Michał Czarnecki production design by Director and screenwriter. Grzegorz Piątkowski, Marek Warszewski costume design by Dorota Roqueplo, Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz-Luterek set decoration by Kinga Babczyńska, Born in 1981. Graduate Inga Palacz make-up artist Dariusz Krysiak sound by Bartosz Putkiewicz cast Józef Pawłowski, Zofia Wichłacz, Anna Próchniak, Maurycy Popiel, Antoni of the Lodz Film School. Królikowski, Karolina Staniec, Tomasz Schuchardt, Filip Gurłacz, Grzegorz Daukszewicz, Michał Mikołajczak, Jan Kowalewski, Michał Meyer, Marianna Author of the award- Januszewicz, Magdalena Koleśnik, Max Riemelt, Enno Kalisch, Monika Kwiatkowska, Michał Czarnecki, Filip Szczepkowski producer Michał Kwieciński winning student film Fajnie, produced by Akson Studio, Piękna 44 A, 00-672 Warsaw, Poland, ph. +48 22 840 68 30, fax +48 22 841 77 82, [email protected] contact Olga że jesteś (Nice to See You; Kwiecińska [email protected] co-produced by the National Centre for Culture (NCK), Telewizja Polska, Orange Polska, the Warsaw Rising Cannes, 2004) Museum executive producers Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula, Małgorzata Fogel-Gabryś line producer Magdalena Badura main sponsor ING Bank Śląski Honorary and the Warsaw segment Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Bronisław Komorowski co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the City of Łódź, the Foundation for in Oda do radości (Ode to Polish-German Cooperation distribution in Poland Kino Świat www.kinoswiat.pl world sales Artist View Entertainment, Inc. www.artistviewent.com Joy). Winner of awards in Poland and abroad for AWARDS: //CHICAGO POLISH FILM FESTIVAL: SPECIAL AUDIENCE AWARD his feature Sala //GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL 2014: BEST ACTRESS (ZOFIA WICHŁACZ) samobójców (Suicide Room). Warsaw 44 is a story of young Varsovians full of life FILMOGRAPHY: and passion. They live their lives as if each day was to 2005: Warszawa (Warsaw) be their last. It’s not, however, due to their bravado or [in:] Oda do radości (Ode to recklessness – this attitude is a natural thing Joy) considering the reality they face. We get to know 2011: Sala samobójców the movie’s main characters (Stefan, Biedronka and (Suicide Room) Kama) shortly before the Uprising breaks out in 2014: Powstanie summer 1944. Young Poles see their involvement in Warszawskie (Warsaw the underground movement not only as a patriotic Rising); Miasto 44 duty, but also as an adventure, an opportunity to brag (Warsaw 44) to their peers and impress girls. They witness sacrifice PHOTO BY AKSON STUDIO, OLA GROCHOWSKA STUDIO, AKSON BY PHOTO and heroism, but also cruelty, betrayal and murder. They learn about love and discover what hate feels like. History teaches them a bloody and brutal lesson in growing up.

70 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Natalia Koryncka-Gruz f CONTENTS f INDEX f TRAILER Warsaw by Night Warsaw by Night POLAND 2014 95 MIN COLOUR

Director of documentary and feature films, directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz written by Marek Modzelewski directors of photography Zdzisław Najda PSC, Michał Sobociński music by producer. Graduated in Polish studies from Aleksander Gruz edited by Marceli Majer PSM production design by Katarzyna Filimoniuk costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska, Sandra Kowalska the University of Warsaw and from make-up artist Ewa Kowalewska sound by Grzegorz Kucharski cast Stanisława Celińska, Izabela Kuna, Roma Gąsiorowska, Marta Mazurek, the Lodz Film School. Agata Kulesza, Joanna Kulig, Marian Dziędziel, Leszek Lichota, Piotr Głowacki, Łukasz Simlat, Kazimierz Kaczor, Józef Pawłowski, Jacek Rozenek, Winner of several awards for her student Gabriela Muskała, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Piotr Nowak, Agnieszka Żulewska producer Natalia Koryncka-Gruz [email protected] film 1-1, her feature debut Amok, her co-producer Ilona Łepkowska produced by Eureka Studio co-produced by ATM System, Studio Produkcyjne Orka line producer Klaudia Śmieja documentary Zbig, and her made-for- co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Mazovian Film Fund distribution in Poland and world sales open television film Piekło niebo. Directs television series and television plays. Member of the Polish Film Academy. FILMOGRAPHY: 1998: Amok 2015: Warsaw by Night PHOTO BY JACEK DRYGAŁA JACEK BY PHOTO

Helena, Iga, Maja, and Renata – four women of different ages – travel across Warsaw in search of a human connection. Unaware of each other, they cross paths at a night club called ‘Warsaw by Night.’ In their night-time journey across the city, they are accompanied by random acquaintances and the same cab driver.

www.pisf.pl/en/ NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES 71 Grzegorz Zariczny Waves f INDEX f CONTENTS Fale POLAND 2015 80 MIN COLOUR written and directed by Grzegorz Zariczny director of photography Weronika Bilska edited by Bartosz Pietras production design by Grzegorz Graduated in film directing from Piątkowski costume design by Katarzyna Lewińska, Julia Jarża make-up artist Beata Rółkowska sound by Krzysztof Ridan cast Katarzyna Kopeć, the Radio and Television Department of Beata Schimscheiner, Artur Krajewski, Dagmara Krasowska, Wiesław Cichy, Agata Pruchniewska, Edyta Torhan, Ania Kąsek, Daniel Furmaniak, the University of Silesia. Finished Jolanta Olszewska, Tomasz Schimscheiner, Maja Berełkowska producers Jacek Bromski, Ewa Jastrzębska, Dariusz Gajewski produced by Munk the documentary course at the Wajda

Studio, Polish Filmmakers Association co-produced by the Krakow Festival Office co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production manager School. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at MUNKA-SFP STUDIO SOSNOWSKI/ MIROSŁAW BY PHOTO Sylwia Rajdaszka distribution in Poland and world sales open the Sundance Film Festival for his documentary Gwizdek (The Whistle). PHOTO BY MIROSŁAW SOSNOWSKI / STUDIO MUNKA-SFP / STUDIO SOSNOWSKI MIROSŁAW BY PHOTO

As she comes of age, Kasia finds herself at a moment in life when she needs to make a number of key decisions. At first, her situation appears hopeless; everyone around her is dragging her down. But with her moral instincts and good intuition about good and evil, she will manage to attempt to change her fate, despite her young age.

72 NEW POLISH FILMS 2015FEATURES Marzena Więcek f CONTENTS f INDEX Women’s Collection Kolekcja sukienek POLAND 2015 90 MIN COLOUR

PHOTO BY GRZEGORZ CZAJKA GRZEGORZ BY PHOTO Born in 1977. Graduated from the Poznań directed by Marzena Więcek written by Marzena Więcek, Jacek Kasprzycki based on ‘Mówią o sobie’ by Marta Rybarczyk director of photography Drama School and the Department of Łukasz Dębski production design by Marzena Więcek, Grzegorz Czajka costume design by Anna Adamczewska make-up artist Agnieszka Der Natural Sciences of the University of sound by Rafał Szmigielski, Wojciech Jaske equipment rental Toolernia, Lubuska School of Film and TV camera assistant, dolly, lighting Adrian Wrocław. Writer, stage and film director. Zagajewski, Grzegorz Czajka, Hubert Bąk cast Zbigniew Zamachowski, Ewa Szykulska, Marzena Trybała, Dorota Stalińska, Marzena Wieczorek, Winner of multiple arts awards. Head of Marzena Więcek, Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak, Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Katarzyna Bujakiewicz producer Marzena Więcek co-producer Grzegorz Czajka the ‘Quest Europe’ International Auteur produced by Akademia Twórczych Poszukiwań, Festiwalowa 3, 65-520 Zielona Góra, Poland, [email protected] co-produced by Pracownia Film Festival. Promocji Sztuki, Grzegorz Czajka, Jedności 44A/3, 65-013 Zielona Góra, Poland executive producer Lubuska School of Film and TV co-financed by Lubuskie Voivodship, City of Zielona Góra production manager Marzena Więcek set manager Grzegorz Czajka distribution in Poland and world sales open PHOTO BY GRZEGORZ CZAJKA GRZEGORZ BY PHOTO

Eight women of different ages take part in an unusual experiment. A film about the need to talk.

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Ministry of Culture Polish Film Institute National Film Archive Polish Audiovisual Producers and National Heritage Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23 Filmoteka Narodowa Chamber of Commerce Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17 00-071 Warsaw Puławska 61 Krajowa Izba Producentów 00-071 Warsaw Poland 00-975 Warsaw Audiowizualnych Poland Poland Chełmska 21, bld. 28 C phone +48 22 421 01 00 General Director phone +48 22 845 50 74 00-724 Warsaw fax +48 22 827 39 58 of the Polish Film Institute fax +48 22 646 53 73 Poland www.mkidn.gov.pl Agnieszka Odorowicz e-mail [email protected] phone +48 22 840 59 01 phone +48 22 421 05 18 www.fn.org.pl e-mail [email protected] Department of International Relations fax +48 22 421 02 41 [email protected] phone +48 22 421 02 40 e-mail [email protected] www.kipa.pl fax +48 22 826 19 22 www.pisf.pl Polish Filmmakers Associations Krakowskie Przedmieście 7 Contact for journalists: Film Production and Film Project 00-068 Warsaw Telewizja Polska Ministry’s Information Centre Development Department Poland Woronicza 17 phone +48 22 421 05 55 Head of Department Wojciech Hoflik office phone 00-999 Warsaw fax +48 22 421 04 41 phone +48 22 421 05 77 +48 22 556 54 40 Poland e-mail [email protected] fax +48 22 421 05 82 +48 22 845 51 32 phone +48 22 547 81 67 e-mail [email protected] fax +48 22 845 39 08 +48 22 547 67 32 e-mail [email protected] fax +48 22 547 42 25 International Relations Department www.sfp.org.pl www.tvp.pl Head of Department Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik phone +48 22 421 04 03 e-mail [email protected] Creative Europe Desk Poland Al. Ujazdowskie 41 Public Relations Department 00-540 Warsaw Press Spokesperson Rafał Jankowski Poland phone +48 22 421 01 89 phone +48 22 447 61 80 / 72 e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] www.kreatywna-europa.eu

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Lodz Film School Krzysztof Kieślowski Wajda School Gdynia Film School Targowa 61/63 Radio and Television Faculty Chełmska 21 Wrocławska 93 90-323 Łódź University of Silesia in Katowice 00-724 Warsaw 81-553 Gdynia Poland Bytkowska 1b Poland Poland phone +48 42 275 58 00 40-955 Katowice phone/fax +48 22 851 10 56 phone +48 58 625 11 46 Poland +48 22 851 10 57 e-mail [email protected] Department of Promotion phone +48 32 258 24 20 +48 22 851 10 67 and International Relations +48 32 258 24 27 ext. 114, 115 – PR & Sales phone/fax +48 42 275 59 47 +48 32 258 24 29 e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] www.wajdaschool.pl www.filmschool.lodz.pl Department of Promotion Promotion & Festivals Coordination Distribution phone +48 32 258 24 20, ext. 125 Warsaw Film School Indeks Film Studio e-mail [email protected] Generała Zajączka 7 e-mail [email protected] [email protected] 01-518 Warsaw www.writv.us.edu.pl Poland phone/fax +48 22 839 00 50 e-mail [email protected] www.szkolafilmowa.pl

International Relations, Festivals e-mail [email protected]

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8th Off Plus Camera 12th Planete+ Doc Film Festival 55th Krakow Film Festival 8th Animator International Festival of Independent 8-17 May 2015, Warsaw, Wrocław 31 May – 7 June 2015, Krakow International Animated Film Festival Cinema and 20 cities across Poland 10-16 July 2015, Poznań 1-10 May 2015, Krakow Krakow Film Festival Office Against Gravity Basztowa 15/8a Estrada Poznańska Stowarzyszenie Sztuki Niezależnej iNie Tylko ul. Żurawia 22 pok. 212 31-143 Kraków ul. Masztalarska 8 Off Camera 00-515 Warsaw Poland 61-767 Poznań ul. Karmelicka 55/7 Poland phone/fax +48 12 294 69 45 Poland 31-128 Kraków phone/fax +48228281079 e-mail [email protected] phone/fax +48 61 850 16 55 Poland www.krakowfilmfestival.pl e-mail [email protected] phone +48124215257 Head of PR and Marketing Marta Berto www.animator-festival.com fax +48 12 395 72 42 e-mail [email protected] PR ManagerAnna Dziedzic e-mail [email protected] [email protected] e-mail [email protected] th www.planetedocff.pl 15 T-Mobile New Horizons PR ManagerAlicja Myśliwiec www.againstgravity.pl office during the festival International Film Festival e-mail [email protected] Małopolski Ogród Sztuki 23 July – 2 August 2015, Wrocław www.offpluscamera.com Rajska 12 31-124 Kraków New Horizons Association Poland Zamenhofa 1 phone +48 12 294 69 45 00-153 Warsaw +48 603 855 325 Poland phone +48 22 530 66 40, fax +48 22 831 06 63 e-mail [email protected] [email protected]

PR and Marketing Director Marcin Pieńkowski e-mail [email protected] www.nowehoryzonty.pl

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40th Gdynia Film Festival 6th American Film Festival 22nd Etiuda&Anima 14-19 September 2015, Gdynia 20-25 October 2015, Wrocław International Film Festival 23-28 November 2015, Krakow Pomorska Fundacja Filmowa New Horizons Association Festival Office Zamenhofa 1 Rotunda Association Wrocławska 93 00-153 Warsaw Oleandry 1 81-553 Gdynia Poland 30-060 Kraków Poland phone +48 22 530 66 40 Poland phone +48 58 621 15 09 fax +48 22 831 06 63 phone +48 12 633 35 38 ext. 25 fax +48 58 621 15 78 e-mail [email protected] fax +48 12 633 76 48 e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] www.festiwalgdynia.pl PR manager Marcin Pieńkowski www.etiudaandanima.com www.fundacjafilmowa.pl e-mail [email protected] www.americanfilmfestival.pl 33rd Ale Kino! 31st Warsaw Film Festival International Young Audience rd 9-18 October 2015, Warsaw 23 Camerimage Film Festival International Film Festival of theArt 29 November – 6 December 2015, Warsaw Film Foundation of Cinematography Poznań P.O. Box 816 14-21 November 2015, Bydgoszcz 00-950 Warsaw 1 Children’s Art Centre Poland Tumult Foundation Św. Marcin 80/82 phone +48 605 289 794 Rynek Nowomiejski 28 61-809 Poznań fax +48 22 621 46 47 87-100 Toruń Poland e-mail [email protected] Poland phone +48 61 646 44 79 www.wff.pl phone +48 56 621 00 19 +48 61 646 44 81 +48 56 652 21 79 fax +48 61 646 44 72 th 11 CentEast Market +48 56 652 25 95 e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] www.alekino.com www.camerimage.pl

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Polish Title Original Title (or English title in case of Polish films) Distributor Country B. O. (PLN) Admissions Prints Release Date

1 BOGOWIE GODS NEXT FILM POLAND 38,632,862 2,154,737 220 10.10.2014 2 HOBBIT: BITWA PIĘCIU ARMII THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES FORUM FILM NEW ZEALAND/USA 27,248,593 1,292,972 435 26.12.2014 3 MIASTO 44 WARSAW44 KINO ŚWIAT POLAND 25,935,278 1,742,935 330 19.09.2014 4 JACK STRONG JACK STRONG VUE MOVIE POLAND 20,936,826 1,175,625 202 07.02.2014 5 JAK WYTRESOWAĆ SMOKA2 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON2 IMPERIAL CINEPIX USA 18,751,399 1,012,837 234 20.06.2014

6 WILK ZWALL STREET THE WOLF OF WALL STREET MONOLITH USA 17,598,280 895,593 111 03.01.2014 7 POD MOCNYM ANIOŁEM THE MIGHTY ANGEL KINO ŚWIAT POLAND 16,266,647 882,785 250 17.01.2014 8 HOBBIT: PUSTKOWIE SMAUGA THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG FORUM FILM USA/NEW ZEALAND 15,494,900 770,023 425 27.12.2013 9 WKRĘCENI WKRĘCENI INTERFILM POLAND 15,169,791 840,568 151 10.01.2014 10 IGRZYSKA ŚMIERCI: KOSOGŁOS. CZĘŚĆ1 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART1 FORUM FILM USA 13,230,691 751,307 234 21.11.2014 11 RIO2 RIO2 IMPERIAL CINEPIX USA 13,213,289 720,814 200 09.05.2014 12 LEGO PRZYGODA LEGO: THE MOVIE WARNER AUSTRALIA/USA/DENMARK 12,447,448 680,475 162 07.02.2014 14 TRANSFORMERS: WIEK ZAGŁADY TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION UIP USA/CHINA 12,124,167 564,321 213 27.06.2014 13 CZAROWNICA MALEFICENT DISNEY USA/UK 11,873,325 618,528 172 30.05.2014

15 KAMIENIE NA SZANIEC STONES FOR THE RAMPART MONOLITH POLAND 11,401,387 831,094 211 07.03.2014 16 DZIEŃ DOBRY, KOCHAM CIĘ! CRAZY LITTLE THING KINO ŚWIAT POLAND 11,115,488 605,994 173 07.11.2014 17 LUCY LUCY UIP FRANCE 10,730,179 567,620 111 14.08.2014 18 WAKACJE MIKOŁAJKA LES VACANCES DU PETIT NICOLAS KINO ŚWIAT/SPI FRANCE 10,253,543 622,048 175 14.08.2014 19 POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE WARSAW RISING NEXT FILM POLAND 9,591,560 593,633 176 09.05.2014 20 INTERSTELLAR INTERSTELLAR WARNER USA/UK 9,565,962 480,378 277 07.11.2014

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Title (and English title where applicable) Distributor B. O. (PLN) Admissions Prints Release Date

1 BOGOWIE (GODS) NEXT FILM 38,632,862 2,154,737 220 10.10.2014 2 MIASTO 44 (WARSAW44) KINO ŚWIAT 25,935,278 1,742,935 330 19.09.2014 3 JACK STRONG VUE MOVIE 20,936,826 1,175,625 202 07.02.2014 4 POD MOCNYM ANIOŁEM (THE MIGHTY ANGEL) KINO ŚWIAT 16,266,647 882,785 250 17.01.2014 5 WKRĘCENI INTERFILM 15,169,791 840,568 151 10.01.2014

6 KAMIENIE NA SZANIEC (STONES FOR THE RAMPART) MONOLITH 11,401,387 831,094 211 07.03.2014 7 DZIEŃ DOBRY, KOCHAM CIĘ! (CRAZY LITTTLE THING) KINO ŚWIAT 11,115,488 605,994 173 07.11.2014 8 POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE (WARSAW RISING) NEXT FILM 9,591,560 593,633 176 09.05.2014 9 SŁUŻBY SPECJALNE (SECRET WARS) VUE MOVIE 8,933,962 472,021 174 03.10.2014 10 OBYWATEL (THE CITIZEN) VUE MOVIE 8,745,029 474,652 156 07.11.2014 11 FACET (NIE) POTRZEBNY OD ZARAZ KINO ŚWIAT 6,502,056 347,945 227 14.02.2014 12 PANI ZPRZEDSZKOLA (ALL ABOUT MY PARENTS) KINO ŚWIAT 2,342,219 120,989 148 25.12.2014 14 OBIETNICA (THE WORD) KINO ŚWIAT 2,060,483 121,481 133 14.03.2014 13 KAROL, KTÓRY ZOSTAŁ ŚWIĘTYM KINO ŚWIAT 1,730,154 151,294 136 21.03.2014

15 KOCHANIE, CHYBA CIĘ ZABIŁEM KINO ŚWIAT 1,278,288 68,213 139 04.04.2014 16 KAROLINA RAFAEL 655,422 52,692 27 21.11.2014 17 DRUŻYNA GUTEK FILM 544,860 35,033 96 08.08.2014 18 SERCE, SERDUSZKO (THE HEART AND THE SWEETHEART) NEXT FILM 530,034 34,356 75 21.11.2014 19 HARDKOR DISKO (HARDCORE DISCO) GUTEK FILM 475,327 28,447 51 04.04.2014 20 JEZIORAK (WATERLINE) PHOENIX FILM 303,804 18,977 80 17.10.2014

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Polish Title Original Title Distributor Country B. O. (PLN) Admissions Prints Release Date

1 LUCY LUCY UIP FRANCE 10,730,179 567,620 111 14.08.2014 2 WAKACJE MIKOŁAJKA LES VACANCES DU PETIT NICOLAS KINO ŚWIAT/SPI FRANCE 10,253,543 622,048 175 14.08.2014 3 SIEDMIU KRASNOLUDKÓW RATUJE ŚPIĄCĄ KRÓLEWNĘ DER7BTE ZWERG KINO ŚWIAT GERMANY 5,054,965 303,575 165 14.11.2014 4 FURIA FURY MONOLITH UK/CHINA/USA 4,287,985 223,351 142 24.10.2014 5 ROBACZKI ZZAGINIONEJ DOLINY MINUSCULE – LA VALLEE DES FOURMIS PERDUES KINO ŚWIAT FRANCE/BELGIUM 4,008,796 233,262 160 17.01.2014

6 ZA JAKIE GRZECHY, DOBRY BOŻE? QU’EST-CE QU’ON AFAIT AU BON DIEU? GUTEK FILM FRANCE 3,875,128 208,100 96 14.11.2014 7 BELLAISEBASTIAN BELLE ET SEBASTIEN MONOLITH FRANCE 3,491,515 233,486 142 07.11.2014 8 PINOKIO PINOCCHIO KINO ŚWIAT GERMANY 3,315,399 212,126 126 17.10.2014 9 UWOLNIĆ MIKOŁAJA! GET SANTA KINO ŚWIAT UK/USA 3,141,210 209,120 143 05.12.2014 10 NIMFOMANKA. CZĘŚĆI NYMPHOMANIAC GUTEK FILM DENMARK/GERMANY/ BELGIUM/UK/FRANCE 3,039,814 168,768 54 10.01.2014 11 TRANSCENDENCJA TRANSCENDENCE MONOLITH UK/CHINA/USA 2,745,936 146,576 127 09.05.2014 12 NON-STOP NON-STOP MONOLITH UK/FRANCE/USA 2,565,928 132,918 109 28.02.2014 13 ZANIM ZASNĘ BEFOREIGO TO SLEEP MONOLITH UK/FRANCE/SWEDEN 2,381,921 128,733 100 12.09.2014

14 PIORUNIMAGICZNY DOM THE HOUSE OF MAGIC VUE MOVIE BELGIUM 2,335,731 144,153 107 21.11.2014 15 PRZYCHODZI FACET DO LEKARZA SUPERCONDRIAQUE MONOLITH FRANCE/BELGIUM 2,275,160 122,848 111 11.07.2014 16 STULATEK, KTÓRY WYSKOCZYŁ HUNDRAARINGEN SOM KLEV UT GENOM PRZEZ OKNOIZNIKNĄŁ FONSTRET OCH FORSVANN KINO ŚWIAT SWEDEN 2,132,710 120,567 110 27.06.2014 17 PIŁKARZYKI ROZRABIAJĄ FOOSBALL VUE MOVIE HISZPANIA/ARGENTYNA/INDIE/USA 2,000,750 118,756 123 31.01.2014 18 KRÓLOWA ŚNIEGU SNEZHNAYA KOROLEVA KINO ŚWIAT RUSSIA 1,887,042 114,330 129 26.12.2013 19 TAJEMNICA FILOMENY PHILOMENA BEST FILM UK/USA/FRANCE 1,880,032 107,389 70 21.02.2014 20 LOVE, ROSIE LOVE, ROSIE MONOLITH GERMANY/UK 1,875,949 106,559 91 05.12.2014

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Polish Title Original Title Distributor Country B. O. (PLN) Admissions Prints Release Date

1 JAK WYTRESOWAĆ SMOKA2 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON2 IMPERIAL CINEPIX USA 18,751,399 1,012,837 234 20.06.2014 2 WILK ZWALL STREET THE WOLF OF WALL STREET MONOLITH USA 17,598,280 895,593 111 03.01.2014 3 HOBBIT: PUSTKOWIE SMAUGA THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG FORUM FILM USA/NEW ZEALAND 15,494,900 770,023 425 27.12.2013 4 IGRZYSKA ŚMIERCI: KOSOGŁOS. CZĘŚĆ1 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART1 FORUM FILM USA 13,230,691 751,307 234 21.11.2014 5 RIO2 RIO2 IMPERIAL CINEPIX USA 13,213,289 720,814 200 09.05.2014

6 TRANSFORMERS: WIEK ZAGŁADY TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION UIP USA/CHINA 12,124,167 564,321 213 27.06.2014 7 CZAROWNICA MALEFICENT DISNEY USA/UK 11,873,325 618,528 172 30.05.2014 8 INTERSTELLAR INTERSTELLAR WARNER USA/UK 9,565,962 480,378 277 07.11.2014 9 WIELKA SZÓSTKA BIG HERO6 DISNEY USA 9,230,308 530,231 225 28.11.2014 10 DZWONECZEKITAJEMNICA PIRATÓW TINKER BELL AND THE PIRATE FAIRY DISNEY USA 8,534,586 470,472 148 14.08.2014 11 STRAŻNICY GALAKTYKI MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY DISNEY USA/UK 7,974,257 386,669 174 01.08.2014 12 NOE: WYBRANY PRZEZ BOGA NOAH UIP USA 7,552,416 382,865 146 28.03.2014 14 300: POCZĄTEK IMPERIUM 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE WARNER USA 7,526,640 354,895 196 07.03.2014 13 SAMOLOTY2 PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE DISNEY USA 7,209,115 409,317 233 18.07.2014

15 PAN PEABODYISHERMAN MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN IMPERIAL CINEPIX USA 6,916,985 385,754 200 07.03.2014 16 SKUBANI FREE BIRDS MONOLITH USA 6,680,414 384,565 131 10.01.2014 17 SEKSTAŚMA SEX TAPE UIP USA 5,701,075 305,182 111 01.08.2014 18 GŁUPIIGŁUPSZY BARDZIEJ DUMB AND DUMBER TO MONOLITH USA 5,388,782 285,413 118 14.11.2014 19 ZAGINIONA DZIEWCZYNA GONE GIRL IMPERIAL CINEPIX USA 5,108,839 262,701 109 10.10.2014 20 NIESAMOWITY SPIDER-MAN2 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN2 UIP USA 4,884,555 228,965 147 25.04.2014

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Polish Title Original Title (or English title in case of Polish films) Distributor B. O. (PLN) Admissions Release Date

1 OGNIEMIMIECZEM WITH FIRE AND SWORD SYRENA 105,089,363 7,151,354 12.02.1999 2 PAN TADEUSZ PAN TADEUSZ VISION 82,839,843 6,168,344 22.10.1999 3 QUO VADIS QUO VADIS SYRENA 69,045,592 4,300,351 14.09.2001 4 AVATAR3D AVATAR3D IMPERIAL CINEPIX 88,329,136 3,679,885 25.12.2009 5 TITANIC TITANIC SYRENA 49,115,575 3,513,480 13.02.1998

6 PASJA PASSION OF THE CHRIST MONOLITH 44,672,235 3,462,021 05.03.2004 7 SHREK2 SHREK2 UIP 48,184,229 3,395,226 02.07.2004 8 SHREK TRZECI SHREK THE THIRD UIP 49,723,776 3,352,805 29.06.2007 9 KATYŃ KATYŃ ITI CINEMA 35,233,968 2,769,291 21.09.2007 10 PARK JURAJSKI JURASSIC PARK UIP-ITI 8,745,471 2,735,908 03.09.1993 11 KRÓL LEW LION KING SYRENA 9,829,475 2,722,830 18.11.1994 12 LISTY DOM. LETTERS TO SANTA ITI CINEMA 44,721,947 2,558,941 10.11.2011 13 LEJDIS LADIES ITI CINEMA 41,706,225 2,530,660 01.02.2008 14 WŁADCA PIERŚCIENI: DRUŻYNA PIERŚCIENIA LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING WARNER 36,397,625 2,529,799 15.02.2002

15 HARRY POTTERIKAMIEŃ FILOZOFICZNY HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE WARNER 31,452,460 2,518,282 18.01.2002 16 SHREK FOREVER3D SHREK FOREVER3D UIP 54,638,129 2,469,957 09.07.2010 17 MADAGASKAR 2 MADAGASCAR 2 UIP 36,722,680 2,239,644 01.01.2009 18 WPUSTYNIIWPUSZCZY IN DESERT AND WILDERNESS VISION 25,407,628 2,227,228 23.03.2001 19 KILER KILER UIP-ITI 17,319,110 2,200,943 17.10.1997 20 BOGOWIE GODS NEXT FILM 38,632,862 2,154,737 10.10.2014

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1 OGNIEMIMIECZEM (WITH FIRE AND SWORD) SYRENA 105,089,363 7,151,354 12.02.1999 2 PAN TADEUSZ VISION 82,839,843 6,168,344 22.10.1999 3 QUO VADIS SYRENA 69,045,592 4,300,351 14.09.2001 4 KATYŃ ITI CINEMA 35,233,968 2,769,291 21.09.2007 5 LISTY DOM. (LETTERS TO SANTA) ITI CINEMA 44,721,947 2,558,941 10.11.2011 6 LEJDIS (LADIES) ITI CINEMA 41,706,225 2,530,660 01.02.2008 7 WPUSTYNIIWPUSZCZY (IN DESERT AND WILDERNESS) VISION 25,407,628 2,227,228 23.03.2001 8 KILER UIP-ITI 17,219,108 2,200,943 17.10.1997 9 BOGOWIE (GODS) NEXT FILM 38,632,862 2,154,737 10.10.2014 10 ZEMSTA (THE REVENGE) VISION 22,188,006 1,976,984 04.10.2002 11 PRZEDWIOŚNIE (THE SPRING TO COME) SYRENA 21,354,697 1,743,933 02.03.2001 12 MIASTO 44 (WARSAW44) KINO ŚWIAT 25,935,278 1,742,935 19.09.2014 13 OCH, KAROL 2 (OH KAROL 2) INTERFILM 30,117,709 1,708,905 21.01.2011 14 TYLKO MNIE KOCHAJ (JUST LOVE ME) ITI/INTERFILM 24,678,468 1,669,345 20.01.2006 15 NIGDY WŻYCIU ITI/INTERFILM 22,793,524 1,625,485 13.02.2004 16 1920 BITWA WARSZAWSKA3D (1920, BATTLE OF WARSAW3D) FORUM FILM 27,467,777 1,521,180 30.09.2011 17 JESTEŚ BOGIEM (YOU’RE AGOD) KINO ŚWIAT 25,139,794 1,444,332 21.09.2012 18 NIE KŁAM, KOCHANIE ITI/INTERFILM 22,994,717 1,400,189 28.03.2008 19 TESTOSTERON (TESTOSTERONE) ITI CINEMA 20,747,613 1,361,228 02.03.2007 20 KOCHAJITAŃCZ (LOVE & DANCE) ITI CINEMA 22,199,982 1,336,552 06.03.2009

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INTERFILM 2.09% GUTEK FILM 1.72% OTHERS 2.23%

NEXT FILM 6.77% KINO ŚWIAT 18.16%

VUE MOVIE 6.88%

WARNER 6.91% MONOLITH 14.49%

DISNEY 8.13%

IMPERIAL CINEPIX 10.01% UIP 12.11%

FORUM FILM 10.50%

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Year 2000 20012002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

AVERAGE TICKET PRICE (PLN) 13.28 13.94 13.58 13.79 13.95 14.23 14.39 14.75 16.15 17.39 18.75 18.50 18.49 18.32 18.00 AVERAGE TICKET PRICE (USD) 3.10 3.40 3.31 3.54 3.82 4.45 4.80 5.88 4.99 6.21 6.51 5.49 5.98 5.99 4.84 TOTAL ADMISSIONS (MILLIONS) 18.7 26.2 25.9 22.3 33.4 23.3 32.0 32.6 33.8 39.2 37.5 38.7 38.5 36.3 40.4 POLISH FILMS 3.1 10.5 4.6 2.5 2.9 0.8 5.1 8.1 8.6 8.4 5.4 11.8 6.2 7.2 11.0 % 15.6% 40.0% 17.8% 11.2% 8.7% 3.4% 15.9% 24.70% 25.44% 21.52% 14.40% 30.43% 16.05% 19.92% 27.14% EUROPEAN FILMS 1.3 3.6 4.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 8.1 5.9 7.6 5.5 6.5 6.2 9.6 4.6 6.3 % 7.0% 13.9% 15.8% 9.4% 9.9% 23.2% 25.5% 18.09% 22.49% 14.06% 17.27% 16.06% 24.93% 12.63% 15.50% US FILMS 13.9 11.6 17.0 17.6 26.9 16.6 17.8 17.6 17.1 24.7 24.8 19.9 22.3 23.0 19.7 % 75.4% 44.5% 65.6% 78.9% 80.5% 71.2% 55.7% 53.90% 50.59% 63.10% 66.26% 51.29% 57.90% 63.40% 48.79% ADMISSIONS PER CAPITA 0.48 0.69 0.69 0.58 0.87 0.60 0.84 0.86 0.89 1.03 0.98 1.01 1.00 0.94 1.05 TOTAL BOX OFFICE (MILLIONS PLN) 248.3 365.2 351.6 307.5 465.6 331.6 460.6 481.6 547.1 681.3 703.0 716.2 711.3 665.2 726.9 POLISH FILMS 38.4 146.7 58.3 33.2 40.8 11.7 75.1 115.2 137.4 136.8 90.7 203.2 108.3 123.3 185.8 % 15.6% 40.2% 16.6% 10.8% 8.8% 3.5% 16.3% 23.92% 25.12% 20.07% 12.90% 28.38% 15.23% 18.54% 25.57% EUROPEAN FILMS 18 51.8 56.6 27.7 47.3 72.0 110.3 87.6 120.9 89.9 109.6 115.3 169.1 78.2 105.3 % 7.3% 14.2% 16.1% 9.0% 10.2% 21.7% 23.9% 18.19% 22.09% 13.19% 15.60% 16.10% 23.78% 11.76% 14.48%

US FILMS 187.6 160.1 234.3 243.2 373.0 239.8 261.6 263.4 281.0 445.8 488.0 383.7 426.4 437.9 371.1 % 76.4% 43.8% 66.6% 79.1% 80.1% 72.3% 56.8% 54.69% 51.36% 65.43% 69.42% 53.58% 59.95% 65.83% 51.05% TOTAL BOX OFFICE (MILLIONS USD) 57.14 89.07 85.76 78.85 127.6 103.63 153.5 191.9 168.3 243.3 244.1 212.7 230.0 217.6 195.5 TOTAL OF FILMS RELEASED 195 204 190 195 207 224 248 272 280 264 277 303 302 312 341 POLISH FILMS 25 29 24 23 12 24 26 25 36 35 35 41 27 39 39 EUROPEAN FILMS 48 61 46 56 60 74 92 106 90 93 100 114 140 126 134 US FILMS 115 110 113 106 117 104 105 110 116 117 122 127 114 123 129

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A K P W Anshuman, Karan 9 Kasperski, Wojciech 33 Pakalnina, Laila 18 Weinreb, Tomáš 36 Antoniak, Urszula 51 Kazda, Petr 36 Palej, Mariusz 10 Węgrzyn, Michał 34 B Kidawa-Błoński, Jan 62 Palkowski, Łukasz 29 Więcek, Marzena 73 Barczyk, Łukasz 38 Kobiela, Dorota 44 Pawlikowski, Paweł 37 Wojan, Anira 35 Bochniak, Maciej 22 Kolski, Jan Jakub 31 Piekorz, Magdalena 16 Wrona, Marcin 19 Bortkiewicz, Marcin 68 Komasa, Jan 70 Polakowski, Jakub 56 Z Bromski, Jacek 8 Koryncka-Gruz, Natalia 71 Prokopowicz, Bartek 14 Zanussi, Krzysztof 27 C Koszałka, Marcin 55 R Zariczny, Grzegorz 72 Czekaj, Kuba 24 Kowalski, Julia 58 Rogalski, Michał 64 Zatorski, Ryszard 17 D Królikiewicz, Grzegorz 49 Ronduda, Łukasz 52 Dębska, Kinga 48 Krzystek, Waldemar 53 Rosłaniec, Kasia 45 Dudziak, Marcin 12 Krzyształowicz, Marcin 7 S Dumała, Piotr 23 L Sikora, Adam 43 F Lankosz, Borys 30 Skolimowski, Jerzy 6 Fudakowski, Piotr 60 Latałło, Marcin 59 Smarzowski, Wojtek 66 G Lerman, Diego 57 Smoczyńska, Agnieszka 21 Gajewski, Dariusz 63 Libera, Zbigniew 69 Sobieszczański, Maciej 52 German Jr., Alexey 65 Lusiński, Jacek 13 Stuhr, Jerzy 15 Glazer, Dariusz 67 Ł Szczerbic, Michał 40 H Łukaszewicz, Krzysztof 41 Szumowska, Małgorzata 11 Hasanovic, Denijal 20 M U Holland, Agnieszka 28 Mackintosh Jones, Lee 47 Urbański, Artur 26 Horn, Magnus von 32 Matthiesen, Mads 46 V J Mielnik, Tomasz 39 Vega, Patryk 61 Jankowski, Grzegorz 54 Migas, Maciej 42 Villqist, Ingmar 43 Jarzyna, Grzegorz 50 Jungowska, Katarzyna 25

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11 Minutes 6 G N W A Game Count 28 Neighborhooders 49 Wall, The 67 All About My Parents 7 Gods 29 No Matter How Hard We Tried 50 Walpurgis Night 68 Anatomy of Evil 8 Grain of Truth, A 30 Nude Area 51 Walser 69 B H P Warsaw 44 70 Bangistan 9 Heart and the Sweetheart, The 31 Performer, The 52 Warsaw by Night 71 Behind the Blue Door 10 Here After, The 32 Photographer, The 53 Waves 72 Body 11 High Frontier, The 33 Polish Shit 54 Women’s Collection 73 C Holy Sinner, The 34 R Calling 12 Hot Heart Story 35 Red Spider 55 Carte Blanche 13 I Referee of Attention 56 Chemo 14 I, Olga Hepnarova 36 Refugiado 57 Citizen, The 15 Ida 37 Roman and Rose 58 Close-Ups 16 InfluenZ 38 S Crazy Little Thing 17 J Sailor’s Stories, The 59 D Journey to Rome 39 Secret Sharer 60 Dawn 18 Just Man, The 40 Secret Wars 61 Demon 19 K Stars 62 Dew 20 Karbala 41 Strange Heaven 63 Disco Daughters, The 21 L Summer Solstice 64 Disco Polo 22 Life Must Go On! 42 U E Love in the City of Gardens 43 Under Electric Clouds 65 Ederly 23 Loving Vincent 44 V Erlprince, The 24 M Volhynia 66 F Math Sucks 45 Fanciful 25 Model, The 46 Father, The 26 Mother, The 47 Foreign Body, The 27 My Lousy Daughters 48

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11 minut 6 J P Z A Ja, Olga Hepnarova 36 Pani z przedszkola 7 Za niebieskimi drzwiami 10 Anatomia zła 8 K Performer 52 Zagubieni 58 Arbiter uwagi 56 Karbala 41 Piąte: nie odchodź 25 Zbliżenia 16 B Kolekcja sukienek 73 Po śmierci 32 Ziarno prawdy 30 Bangistan 9 Królewicz Olch 24 Pod elektrycznymi chmurami 65 Ż Body/Ciało 11 L Pod ochroną 57 Życie jest piękne 42 Bogowie 29 Letnie przesilenie 64 Pokot 28 C M Polskie gówno 54 Carte Blanche 13 Marynarz w Łodzi 59 R Chemia 14 Math Sucks 45 Rosa 20 Córki dancingu 21 Matka 47 S Czerwony pająk 55 Miasto 44 70 Sąsiady 49 D Między nami dobrze jest 50 Serce, serduszko 31 Demon 19 Miłość w mieście ogrodów 43 Służby specjalne 61 Disco polo 22 Modelka 46 Sprawiedliwy 40 Droga do Rzymu 39 Moje córki, krowy 48 Strefa nagości 51 Dzień dobry, kocham Cię 17 Mur 67 Ś E N Świt 18 Ederly 23 Na granicy 33 T F Noc Walpurgi 68 Tajemniczy sojusznik 60 Fale 72 O Twój Vincent 44 Fotograf 53 Obce ciało 27 W G Obce niebo 63 Walser 69 Gwiazdy 62 Obywatel 15 Warsaw by Night 71 H Ojciec 26 Wołanie 12 Hiszpanka 38 Wołyń 66 Hot Heart Story 35 Wybraniec 34 I Ida 37

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