Polish Film Insitute ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23 00-071 Warsaw phone (+48 22) 42 10 130 fax (+48 22) 42 10 241 e-mail [email protected] www.en.pisf.pl facebook.com/InstytutFilmowy twitter.com/filmsfrompoland INTRODUCTION 3 Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to present the latest edition of the New Polish Films catalogue, published annually by the Polish Film Institute as a showcase of the up­ coming months in Polish cinema. In this catalogue, we focus on a selection of feature films, some of which are sure to screen in competition and oth­ er notable sections at international film festivals. A few of these films have already been released on the domestic market, while others are still in production. I am sure that the coming months will bring a number of great encounters with Polish cinema. 2016 was an exceptionally successful year in Po­ photo by Marcin Kułakowski, Polish Film Institute lish cinema, as shown both by awards received by Polish films at international film festivals and by over 12 million admissions in cinemas across the nation. This excellent result is the outcome of an exceptional diversity of Polish films. Alongside blockbuster films and period pieces, audiences of­ ten chose to see original arthouse films, as well as films that do not shy away from social issues. The 2017 season will bring more of these films to the big screen. Among these are films by first­time directors and those by seasoned filmmakers who have gained acclaim among audiences and critics alike. Polish producers are increasingly involved in international minority co­productions, which is also reflected in this catalogue. Feature films show the true face of contemporary Polish cinema. It is my pleasure to invite you to discover and discuss what Polish filmmakers have to offer. Magdalena Sroka General Director of the Polish Film Institute www.en.pisf.pl ; CONTENTS ; INDEX OF DIRECTORS ; INDEX OF POLISH AND ORIGINAL TITLES 4 CONTENTS 5 INTRODUCTION 2 Fatima by Bartek Kik 30 Rage / Wściekłość by Michał Węgrzyn 52 KEY ADRESSES 74 Foam at the Mouth / Ar Putam Uz Lupam by Janis The Real Trouble / Tarapaty by Marta SELECTED FILM SCHOOLS 75 FILMS Nords 31 Karwowska 53 TOP FILM FESTIVALS IN POLAND 76 113 Summers Under Water by Wiktoria The Fugue / Fuga by Agnieszka Smoczyńska 32 Re­friending / Po prostu przyjaźń by Filip Szymańska 6 Garden Store. Family Friend / Zahradnictví. Zylber 54 BOX OFFICE 2016: ALL RELEASES 78 303 Squadron / Dywizjon 303 by Denis Delić 7 Rodinný přítel / Garden Store. Przyjaciel rodziny The Saint / Šventasis / Święty by Andrius BOX OFFICE 2016: DOMESTIC FILMS 80 53 Wars / 53 wojny by Ewa Bukowska 8 by Jan Hřebejk 33 Blazevicius 55 BOX OFFICE 2016: EUROPEAN FILMS 82 Afterimage / Powidoki by Andrzej Wajda 9 The Happiness of the World / Szczęście świata by Satan Said Dance / Szatan kazał tańczyć by Kasia BOX OFFICE 2016: US FILMS 84 Amok by Katarzyna Adamik 10 Michał Rosa 34 Rosłaniec 56 TOP 20: ALL RELEASES 1990-2016 86 Animals / Zwierzęta by Greg Zglinski 11 A Heart of Love / Serce miłości by Łukasz The Son of Snow Queen / Syn Królowej Śniegu TOP 20: DOMESTIC FILMS 1990-2016 88 Another Day of Life / Jeszcze dzień życia by Ronduda 35 by Robert Wichrowski 57 DISTRIBUTION MARKET 2016 90 Damian Nenow, Raúl de la Fuente 12 I’m a Killer / Jestem mordercą by Maciej Speedway / Żużel by Dorota Kędzierzawska 58 POLAND AND CINEMA 92 The Art of Loving / Sztuka kochania. Historia Pieprzyca 36 Spoor / Pokot by Agnieszka Holland 59 Michaliny Wisłockiej by Maria Sadowska 13 I’m Lying Now / Ja teraz kłamię by Paweł Stars / Gwiazdy by Jan Kidawa­Błoński 60 INDEX OF DIRECTORS 94 Baba Vanga by Aleksandra Niemczyk 14 Borowski 37 The Sun, The Sun Blinded Me / Słońce, to słońce INDEX OF ENGLISH TITLES 96 Be Prepared / Czuwaj by Robert Gliński 15 Kantor by Jan Hryniak 38 mnie oślepiło by Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal 61 INDEX OF POLISH AND ORIGINAL TITLES 98 Beyond Words / Pomiędzy słowami by Urszula The Last Family / Ostatnia Rodzina by Jan P. Tales of Mexico / La Habitation by Carlos Carrera, Antoniak 16 Matuszyński 39 Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Carlos Bolado, Ernesto CREDITS 99 Bikini Blue by Jarosław Marszewski 17 Little Jacob / Mały Jakub by Mariusz Bieliński 40 Contreras, Alfonso Pineda Uolla, Alejandro Valle, Bille by Ināra Kolmane 18 Loving Vincent / Twój Vincent by Dorota Ivan Avila Duenas, Natalia Beristain 62 Birds Are Singing in Kigali / Ptaki śpiewają Kobiela 41 Tenderness / Czułość by Wacław w Kigali by Joanna Kos­Krauze, Krzysztof Lullaby Killer / Śpij kochanie by Krzysztof Mikłaszewski 63 Krauze 19 Lang 42 Tereddut: Clair­Obscur / Światło i cień by Yeşim The Butler / Kamerdyner by Filip Bajon 20 The Man with the Magic Box / Człowiek Ustaoğlu 64 Catalina by Denijal Hasanovic 21 z magicznym pudełkiem by Bodo Kox 43 Titanium White / Tytanowa biel by Piotr Chain Reaction / Reakcja łańcuchowa by Jakub Marie Curie – The Courage of Knowledge / Maria Śmigasiewicz 65 Pączek 22 Skłodowska­Curie by Marie Noelle 44 Tower. A Bright Day / Wieża. Jasny dzień by The Convoy / Konwój by Maciej Żak 23 Nothing But Wind / Ništa, samo vjetar by Timur Jagoda Szelc 66 The Crystal Girl / Kryształowa Dziewczyna by Makarevič 45 Under the Tree / Undir trénu by Hafsteinn Gunnar Artur Urbański 24 November / Listopad by Rainer Sarnet 46 Sigurðsson 67 Czeslaw M’s School of Seduction / Szkoła Office for Monument Construction / Biuro Via Carpatia by Klara Kochańska­Bajon, Kasper Uwodzenia Czesława M. by Aleksander budowy pomnika by Karolina Breguła 47 Bajon 68 Dembski 25 Panic Attack / Atak paniki by Paweł Maślona 48 Volhynia / Wołyń by Wojtek Smarzowski 69 The Day of Chocolate / Dzień Czekolady by Jacek Pity / οίκτος by Babis Makridis 49 Volta by Juliusz Machulski 70 Piotr Bławut 26 Playground / Plac zabaw by Bartosz M. Wild Roses / Dzikie róże by Anna Jadowska 71 Double Ironman / Podwójny Ironman by Łukasz Kowalski 50 Zgoda by Maciej Sobieszczański 72 Palkowski 27 Please Don’t Haunt Me In My Dreams / Nie The Erlprince / Królewicz Olch by Kuba Czekaj 28 wracaj do mnie w snach by Rafał Reyman Face / Twarz by Małgorzata Szumowska 29 Głombiowski 51 New Polish Films 2017 www.en.pisf.pl ; CONTENTS ; INDEX OF DIRECTORS ; INDEX OF POLISH AND ORIGINAL TITLES 6 13 SUMMERS UNDER WATER 303 SQUADRON 7 Poland / Mexico / DYWIZJON 303 Poland 2017 UK 2016 110 min 78 min colour colour / black&white Wiktoria Szymańska Denis Delić Born in Gdańsk, Born in 1966 in lived and worked in Zagreb, Croatia. Paris, London, Berlin, Director and Tanzania, New York screenwriter. City, and Mexico. Graduated in film Began working with directing from ARTE in 2004, then the Lodz Film School. with VIASAT Swedish Directed many Television. Currently advertising films. cooperates with ARTE, documentaire, AVRO, Filmography BBC Channel 4. 2006: Ja wam Her film Themerson & Fotek Piotr by photo pokażę! Themerson screened at 2017: Dywizjon 303 multiple international (303 Squadron) film festivals and was written and directed by Wiktoria Szymańska di- There is a place in Mexico where people have dis­ directed by Denis Delić written by Zdzisław Sa moj­ A film about Polish pilots who fought in the Battle broadcast on television. rector of photography Martin Boege music by Flo­ covered that disappearing isn’t so bad. You real­ łowicz, Krzysztof Burdza director of photo gra phy of Britain. After the outbreak of World War Two, Lecturer at film schools rencia Di Costillo edited by David Torres, Omar Gu­ ly die when nobody remembers you. Can dreams Waldemar Szmidt edited by Marcin “Kot” Bas­ pilot Jan “Donald” Zumbach and heroic flight in­ in London and Rio de zman production design by Wiktoria Szymańska and memories be the link between life and the be­ tkowski production design by Marian Zawaliń­ structor Witold Urbanowicz are forced to evacu­ Janeiro and at the École sound by Omar Juarez production manager Agi yond? Seven characters find themselves in a limbo ski set design by Katarzyna Boczek costume ate from their home country. They both end up in du Louvre in Paris. Her films and other projects Gutkowska cast Lidia Kotlowska, Andrzej Bujnie­ between dream and memory, searching for those design by Małgorzata Skorupa make-up artist the UK in RAF squadrons, to continue their fight have been shown at wicz, Ed Lachman, Dulce Rodriquez, Femke Stromer, they have lost. The film tackles the question of Ewa Drobiec sound by Bartosz Putkiewicz pro- against the Nazis. Their bravery and exceptional the world’s top film Małgorzata Szymańska, Ewa Szumilewicz, Maia whether there is life after death. It’s about the life duction mana gers Maciej Szczygieł, Piotr Śnieg skills quickly get the Polish pilots noticed by their festivals, including Szymańska producer Wiktoria Szymańska co-pro- of which we can dream, but can never touch. cast Maciej Zakościelny, Piotr Adamczyk, Antoni commanding officers, thus contributing to the cre­ Karlovy Vary, Visions ducer Edher Campos associate producers Iza Igel, Królikowski, Jan Wieczorkowski, Nikodem Roz­ ation of 303 Squadron, an elite group of fighter du Réel, Hot Docs, Sheffield, and IDFA. Joanna Solecka produced by Lu na W (UK) 5 Bur­ bicki, Maciej Marczewski, Krzysztof Kwiatkow­ pilots, comprised mostly of Poles. ley Close London W1W7BL, [email protected], ski, Anna Prus producer Jacek Samojłowicz pro- Filmography Edher Campos, [email protected] duced by Film Media, ul. Marszałkowska 10/16 2010: Themerson co-produced by Machete Producciones Mexico lok. 25, 00­590 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 625 & Themerson – executive producer Triade Films (France) co-finan- 00 05, www.filmmedia.com.plco-produced