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Ladies and Gentlemen,
In this latest publication on Polish documentaries, animations
and short feature films, we present a selection of films produced
in recent months. Many of these have had a successful festival
run, often winning top prizes at major film events around
the world.
Documentary films have long been the face of Polish cinema.
Some of our filmmakers have enjoyed tremendous success in
recent months; Aneta Kopacz’s Joanna and Tomasz Śliwiński’s
Nasza klątwa (Our Curse) were both nominated for the Oscars in
the Best Documentary – Short Subject category. Other Polish
films have also been noticed at key film events around the world,
winning awards at Amsterdam’s IDFA, Toronto’s Hot Docs, in
Locarno, and at Sundance. In 2014 alone, Polish documentary
films received a total of almost 70 film awards at international
film festivals.
Polish filmmakers who focus on animation and short feature
films have also proven to be among the world’s leading talents.
In 2014, their films had a total of almost 340 festival screenings
abroad, including film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, and Annecy.
Polish animation artists received a total of 64 awards. The end of
the year brought a nomination for the European Film Award in
the short film category for Wojciech Sobczyk and his Lato 2014
(Summer 2014). Short feature films from Poland screened at 138
international film festivals, winning a total of 48 awards.
The POLISH: Documentaries, Shorts & Animations 2015
catalogue also features some of the latest productions yet to be
released. I have no doubt that some of these will bring about
emotions and gain the acclaim of international audiences. Polish
films certainly deserve your attention.
Agnieszka Odorowicz
General Director of the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
PHOTO BY MAREK WIŚNIEWSKI
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DOCUMENTARIES
15 Corners of the World / 15 stron świata by Zuzanna
Solakiewicz 7
6 Degrees / 6 kroków by Bartosz Dombrowski 7
89-91. We Break Out to Freedom / 89-91. Wyrwaliśmy się
na wolność by Piotr Morawski 8
The Actress / Aktorka by Kinga Dębska, Maria Konwicka 8
Agfa 1939 by Michał Wnuk 9
Alarm Clock / Budzik by Piotr Małecki 9
And There Was Love in the Ghetto… / I była miłość w getcie…
by Jolanta Dylewska, Andrzej Wajda 10
The Authors / Autorki by Janusz Mrozowski 10
The Battle with Satan / Walka z szatanem by Konrad
Szołajski 11
Buddies / Kumple by Joanna Kaczmarek 11
Call Me Marianna / Mów mi Marianna by Karolina Bielawska 12
Casa Blanca by Aleksandra Maciuszek 12
Cruise to Democracy / Rejs 1989 by Jerzy Śladkowski 13
Czech Swan / Czeski łabędź by Aleksandra Terpińska 13
Delirium Tremens / Biała gorączka by Andrzej Gajewski 14
Domino Effect / Efekt domina by Piotr Rosołowski, Elwira
Niewiera 14
The Dybbuk. A Tale of Wandering Souls / Dybuk. Rzecz
o wędrówce dusz by Krzysztof Kopczyński 15
The End of the World / Koniec świata by Monika Pawluczuk 15
Football Brothers / Trampkarze by Marcin Filipowicz 16
For Being Alive / Za to, że żyjemy, czyli punk z Wrocka by
Tomasz Nuzban 16
Gottland by Viera Cˇákanyová, Petr Hátle, Rozálie Kohoutová,
Lukáš Kokeš, Radovan Sibrt, Klára Tasovská 17
House on Its Head / Dom na głowie by Adam Palenta 17
I Am Kuba / Jestem Kuba by Ase Svenheim Drivenes 18
The Island / Wyspa by Natalia Krasilnikova 18
It Would Be Beautiful / To byłoby coś pięknego by Anna
Morawiec 19
It’s Only a Dream / To tylko marzenia by Jakub Michnikowski 19
Jonasz Kofta / Jonasz w brzuchu Lewiatana by Krzysztof
Wierzbicki 20
Jurek by Paweł Wysoczański 20
K2 – Touching the Sky / K2 – Dotknąć nieba by Eliza
Kubarska 21
The Last Trick / Ostatni numer by Marcin Nowak 21
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Little Big Team / Biało-czerwoni z Chrząstawy by Krystian
Kamiński 22
The Magic Mountain / Czarodziejska góra by Anca Damian 22
The Mighty Smarzol / Pod Mocnym Smarzolem by Adam
Lewandowski 23
My 89 Generation / Moje 89 pokolenie by Paweł
Jóźwiak-Rodan 23
My Brother’s Life / Życie mojego brata by Katarzyna Lesisz 24
My Father from Neverland / Mój ojciec Staś by Andrzej Bart,
Andrzej Dudziński 24
Object / Obiekt by Paulina Skibińska 25
One Man Show by Jakub Piątek 25
Perseverance / Wytrwałość by Małgorzata Imelska 26
Pill Junkies / Tableciarze by Bartosz Staszewski 26
The Place / Miejsce by Julia Popławska 27
The Promise of a Happy Childhood / Obietnica dzieciństwa
by Piotr Morawski, Ryszard Kaczyński 27
The Queen of Silence / Królowa ciszy by Agnieszka Zwiefka 28
Rebellion / Był bunt by Małgorzata Kozera-Topińska 28
Shepherd’s Song / Pieśń pasterza by Vahram Mkhitaryan 29
Singing in Exile / Pieśń pamięci by Nathalie Rossetti, Turi
Finocchiaro 29
Snails / Ślimaki by Grzegorz Szczepaniak 30
So Close and Yet So Far / Tak daleko, tak blisko by Anna
Kuśmierczyk 30
Something Better to Come / Nadejdą lepsze czasy by Hanna
Polak 31
The Sound of Nature by Jacek Piotr Bławut 31
Spark / Iskierka by Wiesława Piećko 32
Starting Point / Punkt wyjścia by Michał Szcześniak 32
Strongwoman / Siłaczka by Kacper Czubak, Iwona
Kaliszewska 33
Sunday / Niedziela by Eryk Lenartowicz 33
Super Unit / Superjednostka by Teresa Czepiec 34
Survey About Men / Sonda o mężczyznach by Mateusz
Głowacki 34
Tomasz Ossoliński. Before the Show by Judyta Fibiger 35
Unstoppables / Niepowstrzymani by Bartosz M. Kowalski 35
W. Sisters Beauty Salon / Salon sióstr W. by Jakub Stożek 36
Wałęsa by Wałęsa by Andrzej Fidyk 36
Walking Under Water / Badjao. Duchy z morza by Eliza
Kubarska 37
Warsaw Uprising / Powstanie Warszawskie by Jan Komasa 37
Werka by Paweł Łoziński 38
What’s Next Karolinko – Norwid and Nicole / Co dalej z tobą,
Karolinko – Norwid i Nicole by Karolina Bendera 38
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Ambition by Tomek Bagiński 40
America / Ameryka by Aleksandra Terpińska 40
Arkansas by Sebastian Drożak 41
Asshole / Dupek by Krzysztof Komander 41
August / Sierpień by Tomek Ślesicki 42
Bittersweet / Gorzko! by Michał Wawrzecki 42
Business Trip / Delegacja by Arkadiusz Bartosiak 43
Centaur by Aleksandra Niemczyk 43
Circus Maximus by Bartek Kulas 44
Cold Feet / Gorzko, gorzko! by Julia Rogowska, Magdalena
Załęcka 44
Daughter / Córka by Tomasz Wolski 45
Doctor Faustus by Anna Urbańczyk 45
Dół by Leszek Molski 46
Duties / Obowiązki by Anna Karasińska 46
Entropy / Entropia by Wojciech Klimala 47
Fast Food by Eryk Lenartowicz 47
Father’s Day / Ojcze masz by Kacper Lisowski 48
Fragments / Fragmenty by Aga Woszczyńska 48
From Bed Thou Arose / Z łóżka powstałeś by Bartek
Konopka 49
Giant / Gigant by Tomasz Jeziorski 49
Grandma’s Day / Dzień Babci by Miłosz Sakowski 50
Guilt / Warszawa by Leiv Igor Devold 50
Hurly-Burly / Rwetes by Kuba Czekaj 51
In the Corner / W narożniku by Maciej Bartosz Kruk 51
Inka by Monika Majorek 52
Jasiek My Brother / Jasiek mój brat by Zofia Żurawska 52
The Kid / Szczeniak by Karol Starnawski 53
Learning to Swim / Nauka pływania by Kuba Zubrzycki 53
Light in August / Światło w sierpniu by Matej Bobrik 54
Maja by Jakub Michnikowski 54
Milky Brother / Mleczny brat by Vahram Mkhitaryan 55
Molehill by Joanna Zastróżna 55
Moloch by Szymon Kapeniak 56
The Moment / Chwila by Piotr Domalewski 56
Mr. Bad Luck by Bruno Brejt 57
Multiphrenia / Multifrenia by Martyna Majewska 57
My Father's Eye / Oczy mojego ojca by Bartosz Blaschke 58
The Naturals / Naturalni by Kristoffer Rus 58
Parisian Girl / Paryżanka by Stefan Łazarski 59
Pinky / Mały palec by Tomasz Cichoń 59
Strong Coffee Isn't That Bad / Mocna kawa wcale nie jest
taka zła by Alek Pietrzak 60
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Summer of Love / Lato miłości by Marcin Filipowicz 60
Tenderness / Czułość by Emilia Zielonka 61
Travelling / Kroki by Karolina Zaleszczuk 61
Tropical Island by Filip Hillesland 62
A Wake / Pogrzebiny by Wojciech Stupnicki 62
What I Want / To, czego chcę by Damian Kocur 63
Windows and Planes / Okna i samoloty by Łukasz Suchocki 63
You Keep an Eye on Us / Źle nam z oczu patrzy by Arek
Biedrzycki 64
ANIMATIONS
The Advisors of King Hydrops / Doradcy Króla Hydropsa by
Natalia Brożyńska 66
Agatha / Agatka by Jan Steliżuk, Andrzej Piotr Morawski,
Wojciech Wojtkowski, Robert Turło, Andrzej Kukuła, Paweł
Czarzasty 66
The Baltic Sea / Bałtyk by Piotr Giersz 67
Banjo Pig / Prosie Banjo by Łukasz Kacprowicz 67
Basia by Marcin Wasilewski 68
Bernard by Anna Oparkowska 68
A Blue Room / Niebieski pokój by Tomasz Siwiński 69
Bloody Sunday / Ta cholerna niedziela by Przemek Kotyński 69
But She’s Nice by Tomasz Pilarski 70
Cheer Up, Tamara / Nie martw się, Tamaro by Elżbieta Wąsik 70
Conquerors of the Triangle Space / Zdobywcy Trójkątnego
Kosmosu by Alicja Błaszczyńska 71
Creatures / Kreatury by Tessa Moult-Milewska 71
A Documentary Film / Dokument by Marcin Podolec 72
Domestication / Udomowienie by Sylwia Gaweł 72
Don’t Lose Your Head / Nie trać głowy by Karolina Specht 73
Fences / Płoty by Natalia Krawczuk 73
Florentine’s Diary 2 season / Pamiętnik Florki seria 2 by Janusz
Martyn, Dorota Cieśla, Anna Wróblewska-Dzwoniarek,
Agata Mikina, Jolanta Dudzińska, Barbara Koniecka, Marta
Stróżycka, Bogusława Izdebska, Piotr Rogowski 74
Fugue for Cello, Trumpet and Landscape / Fuga
na wiolonczelę, trąbkę i pejzaż by Jerzy Kucia 75
Gingerbread Heart / Serce z piernika by Anna Dudek 75
Grand Banda / Grand Banda – pilot by Marek Lachowicz,
Łukasz Kacprowicz 76
Hipopotamy by Piotr Dumała 76
Home / Dom by Agnieszka Borowa 77
An Incredibly Elastic Man / Nieprawdopodobnie elastyczny
człowiek by Karolina Specht 77
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Koronkiewicz 78
Kinki by Izumi Yoshida 78
Last Stop Is the Moon / Ostatni przystanek Księżyc by Birute
Sodeikaite 79
Locus by Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi 79
The Lumberjack and the Devil / O drwalu i diable by Jacek
Adamczak 80
Mami Fatale by Łukasz Kacprowicz 81
Moko by Marta Szymańska 82
The Mother Matrix / Macierz by Sławomir Shuty, Tomasz
Bochniak 82
Noodles, the Gate / Kluskowa Brama by Andrzej Kukuła 83
Of a Forest / Opowieść o lesie by Katarzyna Melnyk 83
Pencil Case / Piórnik by Magdalena Pilecka 84
Poe and Joe / Paweł i Gaweł by Andrzej Gosieniecki 84
Sexy Laundry / Sex dla opornych by Izabela Plucińska 85
Summer 2014 / Lato 2014 by Wojciech Sobczyk 86
This Unruly Corporeality / Ta niesforna cielesność by Joanna
Wójcik 86
Three Kings / Trzej królowie by Anna Błaszczyk 87
Tim and the Master / Tymek i Mistrz by Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub
Tarkowski 87
under_construction by Marcin Wojciechowski 88
What a Beautiful Case / Co za piękny przypadek by Zbigniew
Czapla 88
Who’s There? / Kto tam? by Artur Hanaj 89
The Wizard of U.S. / Czarnoksiężnik z krainy U. S. by Balbina
Bruszewska 89
Woolen Cogwheels / Druciane oprawki by Bartosz Kędzierski 90
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Index of English Titles 94
Index of Polish Titles 96
Index of Directors 98
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Credits 100
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15 Corners
of the World
15 stron świata
POLAND 2014
79’
COLOUR
written and directed by Zuzanna Solakiewicz
director of photography Gregory Zvika-Portnoy
music by Eugeniusz Rudnik
edited by Mateusz Romaszkan
sound by Marcin Lenarczyk
producer Marta Golba
produced by Endorfina Studio, [email protected]
co-produced by Hupe Films, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute,
the National Audiovisual Institute, the Mazovia Film Fund,
TVP Kultura, Centrala
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute,
Film und Medien Stiftung NRW
production manager Marta Golba
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6 Degrees
6 kroków
POLAND 2014
81’
COLOUR
written and directed by Bartosz Dombrowski
director of photography Wojtek Zieliński
edited by Mateusz Romaszkan, Iza Pająk
sound by Błażej Kafarski
producer Anna Wydra
produced by Otter Films, ul. Ludowa 21/1, 26-600 Radom, Poland,
tel. +48 609 841 445, [email protected],
www.otterfilms.pl, HBO Europe
executive producer Hanka Kastelicova
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Kaja Domeracka
AWARDS: //2014 BRATISLAVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
SLOVAKIA: SPECIAL MENTION //2014 T-MOBILE NEW HORIZONS IFF,
POLAND: SPECIAL MENTION //2014 LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL: SEMAINE
DE LA CRITIQUE – PREMIO SRG SSR
A documentary inspired by the theory of ‘six
degrees of separation,’ according to which we are
connected to every single person on the planet by
no more than six interpersonal relations. To test
this theory, the ﬁlmmakers selected two people
at random: Martyna, a punk rock singer from
Warsaw, and Marco Antonio, a farmer from a
village in Mexico. Then they set out on a journey
in search of the links that connect these two.
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Eugeniusz Rudnik revolutionized the concept of
music using a pair of scissors and some audio
tape. Member of the legendary Polish Radio
Experimental Studio, Rudnik discovered the value
of broken, rejected sounds long before the age of
the DJ. 15 Corners of the World is an attempt at
hearing his music with our eyes.
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89-91. Wyrwaliśmy się na wolność
POLAND 2014
55’
COLOUR
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89-91. We Break Out
to Freedom
written and directed by Piotr Morawski
director of photography Andrzej Adamczak
edited by Agnieszka Kowalczyk
sound by Jacek Stępiński
producer Janusz Skałkowski (Kalejdoskop Film Studio)
produced by the Chancellery of the Senate of Poland,
Wiejska 6, 00-902 Warsaw, Poland,
Anna Jaguścik-Litniewska
tel. +48 22 694 92 84
executive production Kalejdoskop Film Studio,
Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 851 17 79
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The Actress
Aktorka
POLAND 2014
72’
COLOUR
directed by Kinga Dębska, Maria Konwicka
written by Maria Konwicka
director of photography Radosław Ładczuk
edited by Bartosz Karczyński
sound by Leszek Freund
producers Zbigniew Domagalski, Janusz Skałkowski
produced by Kalejdoskop Film Studio, Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 851 17 79,
tel./fax +48 22 841 21 35, www.kalejdoskop.art.pl
co-produced by Telewizja Polska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Kamil Skałkowski
A ﬁlm about the work of the ﬁrst Senate in
post-communist Poland, featuring interviews
with senators and archive footage from the works
of the Senate, as well as other key
events – the Round Table negotiations, the 1989
elections, the ﬁrst presidential elections,
the administrative and economic reforms,
the legislative work on the new constitution,
and the departure of Soviet troops.
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A feature documentary about actress Elżbieta
Czyżewska. Friends and acquaintances give
a no-frills account of her failed marriage, her
success in overcoming alcoholism, and her
attempts to return to Poland after years spent in
the United States. An archetypical account of
an actress at various stages of her career: on top,
hitting rock bottom, and everywhere in between.
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COLOUR
written and directed by Michał Wnuk
director of photography Michał Popiel-Machnicki
edited by Jarosław Barzan, Ludwik Sielicki
producer Magdalena Kamińska
co-producer Antje Boehmert, [email protected] www.docdays.de
produced by Balabusta, Magdalena Kamińska,
[email protected] www.balabusta.pl
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Alarm Clock
Budzik
POLAND 2015
30’
COLOUR
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written and directed by Piotr Małecki
director of photography Piotr Małecki
edited by Przemysław Chruścielewski, Katarzyna Leśniak
sound by Maciej Krupa
producer Zuzanna Król
co-producer Maciej Piwowarczyk
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21,
tel./fax +48 22 851 10 57, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland,
www.wajdastudio.pl [email protected]
co-produced by Agora
production manager Agnieszka Bąk
artistic supervisors Marcel Łoziński, Jacek Bławut,
Vita Żelakeviciute
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A mysterious box from 1939 containing 16mm
ﬁlm stock and photographs launches
an investigation that uncovers family secrets
and unknown chapters in the history
of Polish-German relations.
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Cyprian, Filip, Ola and Kuba – these are four out
of 15 young patients who have been in a coma for
a signiﬁcant amount of time. Their parents are
determined to help them back to life.
The ﬁlm tells the extraordinary story of people who
do not give up in the face of personal tragedy; ﬁlled
with hope, they ﬁght for the lives and well-being of
their children at the Budzik (literally translated as
Alarm Clock) clinic on the outskirts of Warsaw.
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I była miłość w getcie…
POLAND – GERMANY 2015
80’
COLOUR / BLACK&WHITE
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A ﬁlm based on the memoirs of Marek Edelman, one of
the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, written
down near the end of his life by Paula Sawicka.
“Why does no one ask me whether there was love in
the ghetto? Why is no one interested in that? Someone
should make a ﬁlm about love in the ghetto. It was love
that allowed us to thrive,” says Marek Edelman in his
book “And There Was Love in the Ghetto.” Now Marek
Edelman’s wish has become reality.
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The Authors
Autorki
POLAND – FRANCE 2014
70’
COLOUR
written and directed by Janusz Mrozowski
director of photography Janusz Mrozowski
edited by Olek Krzanowski
producer Janusz Mrozowski
co-producer Karolina Bieńko
produced by Filmogène Janusz Mrozowski, 30 rue Charlot,
75003 Paris, France, tel. +33 6 82 89 81 32,
[email protected]
co-produced by Jakobyart
PHOTO BY J. KIJOWSKI
directed by Jolanta Dylewska, Andrzej Wajda
written by Jolanta Dylewska, Agnieszka Holland
research by Zuzanna Solakiewicz, Marta Golba
director of photography Kuba Kijowski
sound by Zofia Gołębiowska, Marcin Lenarczyk
edited by Paweł Suchta
produced by Otter Films, ul. Ludowa 21/1, 26-600 Radom,
[email protected] www.otterfilms.pl
producer Anna Wydra
co-producers Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel
co-produced by Pallas Film (Germany)
and the Warsaw Mazovia Film Fund
production coordinator Anna Kuchta
production managers Marta Golba, Joanna Szymańska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, MDM, FFA, Eurimages
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in the Ghetto…
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Four Polish prison inmates are transported to the
premiere of a stage play they’ve written based on
their lives. On their way to the theatre, the
authors worry about how their dramatic and
often shocking stories will be received by the
audience and whether the viewers understand
their message from prison — the result of
reﬂection after years of isolation.
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Walka z szatanem
POLAND 2015
75’
COLOUR
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Early 21st-century Poland. We observe the lives of
people who believe they are possessed by Satan.
We join them in a world of demons and
exorcists – a group with rapidly increasing ranks,
much like the number of believers who ﬁnd
themselves in need of ‘liberation.’ Psychiatrists,
priests and experts in religion studies help us get
to the bottom of this phenomenon.
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Buddies
Kumple
POLAND 2014
45’
COLOUR
written and directed by Joanna Kaczmarek
directors of photography Piotr Niemyjski, Przemysław Niczyporuk
music by Krzysztof Aleksander Janczak
edited by Jan Kidawa-Błoński Jr.
producer Barbara Ławska
produced by Kronika Film Studio, ul. Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw,
Poland, tel. +48 22 841 14 91, [email protected]
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
PHOTO BY MICHAŁ ŚLUSARCZYK
written and directed by Konrad Szołajski
director of photography Michał Ślusarczyk
music by Dariusz Żebrowski
edited by Paweł Kowalik
sound by Radosław Ochnio
producers Małgorzata Prociak, Konrad Szołajski
co-producers Izabela Łopuch, Hanka Kastelicova
produced by ZK Studio, ul. Hoża 29/31 l. 56,
00-521 Warsaw, Poland, tel.+48 601 999 352
[email protected]
co-produced by HBO Europe in cooperation with TG4, DR, SVT
executive producers Małgorzata Prociak, Konrad Szołajski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Tribeca Film Institute
and the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme
production manager Małgorzata Prociak
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A blind marathon runner proves, on a daily basis,
that anything is possible. He has run over 100
marathons in complete darkness. But in order to
run, Rysiek always needs to have a guide with
him. For the past few years, this has been Felek.
Hours spent training together bring the two
closer together. Buddies is a story about running,
about friendship, and about the ability to enjoy
the little things in life.
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Mów mi Marianna
POLAND 2015
74’
COLOUR
written and directed by Karolina Bielawska
director of photography Kacper Czubak
music by Antony and the Johnsons, Natalia Fiedorczuk
edited by Daniel Gąsiorowski
sound by Jacek Pająk
producer Zbigniew Domagalski
produced by Kalejdoskop Film Studio, Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. 22 851 17 79, tel./fax 22 841 21 35,
www.kalejdoskop.art.pl
co-produced by Telewizja Polska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
executive producer Agata Szymańska
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Casa Blanca
POLAND 2015
55’
COLOUR
written and directed by Aleksandra Maciuszek
director of photography Javier Labrador Deulofeu
edited by Lorenzo Mora Salazar
producer Anna Gawlita
produced by Kijora ul. Krowoderskich Zuchów 24/117,
31-272 Krakow, Poland, tel.+48 609 421 497, [email protected]
mailing address ul. J. Dąbrowskiego 18/15, 02-571 Warsaw, Poland
co-produced by Telewizja Polska, the Polish Filmmakers
Association, Nomadas Y Compania, Aleksandra Maciuszek
Casa Blanca is a small ﬁshing village in Havana
Harbour. The ﬁlm focuses on 76-year-old Nelsa
and her 37-year-old son Vladimir, who suffers
from Down Syndrome. Vladimir serves as
the caretaker of the ill Nelsa. Nelsa acts as
guardian to Vladimir, who gets into trouble easily.
Their life is a constant conﬂict: she tries to control
her son, while he prefers to spend his time with
the local ﬁshermen.
www.pisf.pl/en/
Marianna is an attractive 40-year-old woman.
We slowly enter her life in order to understand
the decision she once made: leaving the people
she loved. She sued her parents, because that
was the only way to change the wording of her
birth certiﬁcate.
And the point of all this was to undergo a sex
change and ﬁnally truly be herself.
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written and directed by Jerzy Śladkowski
director of photography Michał Popiel Machnicki
music Frederic Chopin, Polonaise in F-sharp minor, op. 44,
performed by Janusz Olejniczak
edited by Agnieszka Bojanowska, Jakub Śladkowski PSM
sound by Zbigniew Waraksa
producers Sylwia Wilkos, Klaudiusz Frydrych, Roman Gutek
produced by Scorpio Studio
co-produced by Telewizja Polska,
the National Centre for Culture, D35
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute,
the National Centre for Culture, D35
production manager Ewa Turczańska
A search for an answer to the question of why
Tadeusz Mazowiecki’s government lasted
a mere 16 months. The ﬁlm focuses on the people
who led a nation of almost 40 million in
a bloodless transition from communism to
democracy between 1989 and 1991. Cruise to
Democracy relives the emotions and tension
behind the events that took place in Poland at
the time.
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CONTENTS
Czech Swan
Czeski łabędź
POLAND – CZECH REPUBLIC 2015
52’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY MARCIN ŁASKAWIEC
Rejs 1989
POLAND 2015
directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
written by Aleksandra Terpińska, Marcin Łaskawiec
director of photography Marcin Łaskawiec
music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
edited by Przemysław Chruścielewski PSM
sound by Radim Hladík Jr.
producers Danuta Gęgotek, Katarzyna Siniarska,
Stanisław Dziedzic
co-producers Katerˇina Ondrˇejková, Aleksandra Terpińska,
Marcin Łaskawiec
produced by CoLab Pictures, ul. Promyka 5/21,
01-604 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 503 176 222,
[email protected]
co-produced by Czech Television, Film Production
executive producer CoLab Pictures
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Beata Rzeźniczek
distribution in Poland CoLab Pictures
world sales Wide House
www.pisf.pl/en/
Cruise to Democracy
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Both humorous and uplifting, Czech Swan is
the story of a group of elderly women from
a small Czech village; their age doesn’t stop them
from pursuing their dreams and whimsies with
unsurpassed enthusiasm.
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Biała gorączka
POLAND 2015
48’46’’
COLOUR
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Delirium Tremens
The ﬁlm focuses on Lyubov Passar, a specialist
in treating alcoholics. She arrives in a remote
Siberian town, inhabited by the indigenous
peoples of Russia. The plague of alcoholism is
decimating the community, causing entire
nations to go extinct. Having had shamans
among her ancestors, Lyuba chooses to use some
unconventional methods.
www.pisf.pl/en/
PHOTO BY TOMASZ MICHAŁOWSKI
written and directed by Andrzej Gajewski
director of photography Tomasz Michałowski
edited by Cezary Kowalczuk
sound by Iwona Kawiorska
producer Mirosław Dembiński
co-producer Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy
produced by Studio Filmowe Everest, pl. Zwycięstwa 2d/2,
90-312 Łódź, Poland,tel +48 609 333 407
co-produced by Telewizja Polska Belsat
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Victoria Ogneva
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Domino Effect
Efekt domina
POLAND – GERMANY 2014
76’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: GOLDEN HORN,
THE AWARD OF THE POLISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS, GOLDEN
HOBBY-HORSE //2014 VISIONS DU RÉEL, SWITZERLAND: INTERRELIGIOUS
PRIZE //2014 GOLDEN APRICOT YEREVAN INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL, ARMENIA: SILVER APRICOT AWARD //2014 DOKUFEST
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FF, KOSOVO:
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION / FEATURE DOX – WINNER
//2014 BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, HUNGARY:
LET ME FOLLOW THE CALL SECTION WINNER //2014 DOK LEIPZIG,
GERMANY: GOLDEN DOVE FOR AN OUTSTANDING GERMAN DOCUMENTARY
directed by Piotr Rosołowski, Elwira Niewiera
written by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski
director of photography Piotr Rosołowski music by Maciej Cieślak
edited by Karoline Schulz, Andrzej Dąbrowski sound by Marcin
Lenarczyk, Elwira Niewiera, Tomasz Wieczorek, Franciszek
Kozłowski producer Anna Wydra co-producers Thomas Kufus, Ann
Carolin Renninger produced by Otter Films, ul. Ludowa 21/1,
26-600 Radom, Poland, [email protected] www.otterfilms.pl
co-produced by zero one film GmbH, Germany, www.zeroone.de
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Kuratorium junger
deutscher Film, the Robert Bosch Foundation world sales Autlook
Filmsales
In Abkhazia, a post-Soviet ‘frozen conﬂict’ zone,
patriotism runs deep. While Sports Minister Rafael
is busy organizing an international domino event to
put his motherland on the world map, his beloved
Russian wife is just an unwelcome foreigner.
A Black Sea black comedy, rife with socio-political
commentary.
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Dybuk. Rzecz o wędrówce dusz
POLAND 2015
COLOUR
written and directed by Krzysztof Kopczyński
directors of photography Jacek Petrycki, Serhij Stetsenko
edited by Michał Leszczyłowski
sound by Oleg Goloveshkin, Maciej Kaliński,
Jarosław Roszyk, Aleksandr Tur
producer Krzysztof Kopczyński
produced by Eureka Media
executive producers Gennady Kofman, MaGiKa Film, Kuba Kosma
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute,
Ukrainian State Film Agency
production managers Valeriy Sardudinov, Konrad Wróblewski,
Olga Beskhmelnitsyna
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The Dybbuk. A Tale
of Wandering Souls
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The End
of the World
Koniec świata
POLAND 2015
40’
COLOUR
written and directed by Monika Pawluczuk
directors of photography Małgorzata Szyłak,
Szymon Lenkowski, Jakub Giza, Michał Dymek
music by Mikołaj Trzaska
edited by Agnieszka Glińska, Marcin Latanik
sound by Radosław Ochnio
producer Katarzyna Ślesicka
co-producer Monika Pawluczuk
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw,
Poland, tel./fax +48 22 851 10 57, www.wajdastudio.pl
[email protected]
co-produced by Telewizja Polska, Pomerania Film, the City of Łódź
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Piotr Gochnio, Agnieszka Dziedzic
www.pisf.pl/en/
30,000 Hasidim journey to Ukraine to celebrate
the Jewish New Year at the gravesite of their holy
leader Rebbe Nachman. Meanwhile a Ukrainian
far-right group erects a cross at the site of Hasidic
prayers and builds a monument to Cossacks who
slaughtered thousands of Jews and Poles in 1768.
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An intimate documentary in which several stories
intertwine over the course of one night. On this
night, not unlike most other nights, people in a big
city – tired of being lonely – just want to talk to
someone. Some call an ambulance (often without
just cause), others call in to a radio show where
the radio host asks questions about the end of
the world and what it means for each of us.
The radio serves as the binding agent of the ﬁlm
and the source of key questions being asked.
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COLOUR
written and directed by Marcin Filipowicz
directors of photography Marcin Filipowicz,
Weronika Bilska, Marcin Łaskawiec
edited by Wojciech Słota
sound by Krzysztof Ridan
producer Adam Ślesicki
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 851 10 57,
www.wajdastudio.pl [email protected]
co-produced by the Krakow Festival Office
executive producer Adam Ślesicki
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Krakow Festival Office,
the Krakow Regional Film Fund
production managers Piotr Gochnio, Dominika Płazińska
A documentary about the early yet most
difﬁcult stage in the lives of the young
protagonists – the stage that leads to their
lifelong dream being fulﬁlled. The ﬁlm focuses
on two brothers: 14-year-old Mateusz
and 13-year-old Łukasz, living in a small mountain
village in southern Poland. They dream of
becoming professional football players and
making it at least to the Polish major league,
known as Ekstraklasa.
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Trampkarze
POLAND 2015
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For Being Alive
Za to, że żyjemy, czyli punk z Wrocka
POLAND 2014
71’
COLOUR
directed by Tomasz Nuzban
written by Cezary Marszewski, Marek Świerk, Tomasz Nuzban
directors of photography Tomasz Nuzban, Paweł Bogucki,
Łukasz Stolarski
music by Zwłoki, Miki Mousoleum, Kaman & Big Bit, Sedes,
Mechaniczna Pomarańcza, Klaus Mitffoch, Klaus Mit Foch,
Poerock’s, Program 3, Excess, Los Loveros, Natchniony Traktor,
WSK-Punk, Blade Loki, Pol Pot Boys, Teatrzyk Martwych Dzieci,
Stan Oskarżenia, Latające Odchody, Działon Punk, Alhambra
animation artist Łukasz Stolarski
edited by Grzegorz Górecki
producer Aleksandra Wojtaszek produced by touchFILMS,
ul. Morelowskiego 11, 52-429 Wrocław, Poland,
tel. +48 601 79 23 76, [email protected] co-produced by
Odra Film, the Mastershot Wrocław Film School, CeTa, KPD
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Lower Silesian
Film Fund production manager Cezary Marszewski
www.pisf.pl/en/
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The second half of the 1970s saw
the development of a strong punk movement in
Wrocław – the result of a protest against the lack
of independent thinking and surrounding bleak
reality. Richly illustrated with archive footage,
this documentary tells the story of the difﬁcult
daily existence of the punk subculture in
communist Poland and the development of
the punk rock music scene.
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Gottland
POLAND – CZECH REPUBLIC – SLOVAKIA
100’ / 6 X 25’
COLOUR
directed by Viera Cˇákanyová, Petr Hátle, Rozálie Kohoutová, Lukáš
Kokeš, Radovan Sibrt, Klára Tasovská written by Jan Gogola ml., Viera
Cˇákanyová, Petr Hátle, Rozálie Kohoutová, Lukáš Kokeš, Klára
Tasovská, Radovan Sibrt directors of photography Paweł Dyllus, Lukáš
Kokeš, Lukáš Milota, Prokop Soucˇek music by Patryk Cannon edited by
Šimon Špidla, Lukáš Kokeš, Šimon Hájek, Viera Cˇakányová, Alexandra
Gojdicˇová, Evženie Brabcová, Klára Tasovská, Jan Danˇhel sound by
Víteˇzslav Jíra (sound supervisor), Adam Levý, Vojteˇch Knot, Lukáš
Kosek, Víteˇzlav Jíra producers Tomáš Hrubý – Nutprodukce, Agnieszka
Janowska – Centrala, Jacek Nagłowski – Centrala, Paweł
Kosuń – Centrala, Peter Badacˇ – Bfilm co-producer Ondrˇej
Šejnoha – Studio FAMU, Rafał Bubnicki – Odra-Film produced by
Nutprodukce, www.nutprodukce.cz, [email protected],
Umeˇlecká 618/7, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic; Centrala,
www.centralafilm.pl [email protected] [email protected]
ul. Sienkiewicza 52/37, 90-058 Łódź, Poland; Bfilm, www.bfilm.sk
[email protected], Škultétyho 10, 831 03 Bratislava, Slovakia
co-produced by Czech Television, FAMU, Odra Film executive producer
Klára Žaloudková co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Slovakian
Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund production managers
Agnieszka Janowska, Paweł Kosuń, Magda Borowiec
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House on Its Head
Dom na głowie
POLAND 2014
19’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: THE AWARD OF
THE POLISH FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION FOR BEST FILM EDITING
written and directed by Adam Palenta
director of photography Wojciech Zamecznik
music by Marcin Masecki
edited by Adam Palenta, Agnieszka Glińska, Wojciech Zamecznik
producer Karolina Puchała-Rojek
produced by Fundacja Archeologii Fotografii, ul. Andersa 13,
00-159 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 504 697 387, +48 22 628 14 64,
www.archeologiafotografii.pl
[email protected]
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
AWARDS: //18TH JIHLAVA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL: SILVER EYE
AWARDS – SPECIAL MENTION // 2014 FAMUFEST JURY HONORABLE MENTION
An extraordinary documentary about the family
life of Wojciech Zamecznik (1923-1967) –
architect, production designer, and acclaimed
poster artist. The ﬁlm consists exclusively of
archive footage shot by the artist himself, since
he loved ﬁlming the life of his family, social
gatherings, and trips with friends.
The ﬁlm is not only a unique look at the everyday
life of an artist, but also a rare opportunity to
catch a glimpse of the reality of communist
Poland in the 1950s.
www.pisf.pl/en/
An industrialist who got the Czech factories up and running
and a movie star who played the role of a lifetime as Goebbels’
mistress. A man who put Stalin on a pedestal and another,
who toppled him. A writer who always lied, except when
writing ﬁction. A boy who tried to set the country on ﬁre.
Five pieces, ﬁve unique stories, ﬁve original takes on
the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
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60’
COLOUR
written and directed by Ase Svenheim Drivenes
directors of photography Michał Jarosiński, Jacek Gruszka
edited by Robert Stengard
producers Anita Rehoff Larsen, Tone Grottjord
co-producers Edward Porembny, Heino Deckert
produced by Sant & Usant As
co-produced by AMP Polska, Ma. Ja. De Filmproduktion
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Krakow Film
Commission, Telewizja Polska
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Jestem Kuba
NORWAY – POLAND – GERMANY 2014
The Island
Wyspa
POLAND – UKRAINE 2015
18’
BLACK&WHITE
written and directed by Natalia Krasilnikova
director of photography Ruslan Girin
music by Dariusz Wancerz
edited by Daria Szewczenko
sound by Dariusz Wancerz
producer Adam Ślesicki
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 851 10 57,
www.wajdastudio.pl, [email protected]
www.pisf.pl/en/
PHOTO BY SANT & USANT AS
AWARDS: //TROMSO PALM AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE ‘FILMS FROM
THE NORTH’ COMPETITION
When the family business went under, the parents
of 13-year-old Kuba and 8-year-old Mikołaj had to
seek work abroad, leaving the boys in the care of
grandparents and neighbours. But Kuba does his
best to take care of his little brother by himself.
An estimated 100,000 children in Poland are
living today without parental supervision,
following their parents’ decision to move abroad.
What problems do these euro-orphans and their
parents face?
CONTENTS
PHOTO BY RUSLAN GIRIN
I Am Kuba
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A ﬁlm about Mykola Golovan, an old sculptor
from the Ukrainian city of Lutsk, where for
the past 30 years he has been building his
exceptional home. The place has by now become
a tourist attraction; people come from all over to
photograph the house and take souvenir
snapshots with the master himself. But the ﬁlm is
more about the everyday life of a man who does
what he loves, paying no attention to popularity.
A parable on the harmony of loneliness.
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To byłoby coś pięknego
POLAND 2014
17’30’’
COLOUR
written and directed by Anna Morawiec
director of photography Paweł Jóźwicki
edited by Barbara Fronc
sound by Anna Morawiec, Ewa Bogusz
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
executive production the Łódź Film School
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Konrad Rydlewski
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
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It Would Be
Beautiful
CONTENTS
It’s Only a Dream
To tylko marzenia
POLAND 2014
23’
COLOUR
written and directed by Jakub Michnikowski
director of photography Marek Kozakiewicz
edited by Wojciech Janas
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Munk Studio, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7,
00-068 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 556 54 70;
[email protected]
co-produced by J Property
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
AWARDS: //2014 ‘ETIUDA & ANIMA’ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
KRAKOW: AUDIENCE AWARD //2014: ‘EUROSHORTS’ EUROPEAN FILM
FESTIVAL, GDAŃSK-WARSAW: AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
The story of Jan, who lives in a decrepit wooden
mansion on the outskirts of Łódź. He once lived
here with his wife and numerous pets; today, his
only roommates are two dogs and a mouse.
There’s not much going on in his life – only
the daily walks with his dogs bring a bit of colour
into his bleak everyday existence. But Jan has
a dream. He would like to see the sea at least
once in his life.
www.pisf.pl/en/
Mars could have long been inhabited by human beings if
it wasn’t for the technical difﬁculty of returning to Earth
from this remote planet, which is a year-long trip away.
For the moment, there are plans to send four people to
Mars on a one-way trip. The mission, known as Mars One,
has been scheduled for 2023. Over 200,000 people from
around the world applied for the programme; one of
them is Aleksandra, a 57-year old biology teacher from
the Polish city of Sosnowiec.
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Jonasz w brzuchu Lewiatana
POLAND 2015
55’
COLOUR / BLACK&WHITE
written and directed by Krzysztof Wierzbicki
director of photography Andrzej Wojciechowski
edited by Svitlana Topor
sound by Leszek Freund
producer Zbigniew Domagalski
produced by Kalejdoskop Film Studio, Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 851 17 79
co-produced by Telewizja Polska
executive production Kalejdoskop Film Studio
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute,
the National Audiovisual Institute
production manager Kamil Skałkowski
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Jonasz Kofta
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Jurek
POLAND 2015
73’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2015 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL,
CANADA: GRAND PRIZE //2015 HORY A MESTO, SLOVAKIA: CENA V4
A story about the life of Jonasz Kofta in
communist Poland. About how he would ﬁnd
little pockets of freedom in the system and
the price he paid for it. About his constant
journey, his success and drama, his moments of
rebellion against oppression and those in which
he accepted his fate. A story of the disease he
fought and defeated, and his unexpected death
that came much too soon. But also a story about
the joy of life, humour, and good spirit.
www.pisf.pl/en/
written and directed by Paweł Wysoczański
director of photography Jacek Kędzierski
music by Michał Lorenc
edited by Adriana Słoniec, Grzegorz Mazur
producer Paweł Wysoczański
produced by Black and White Productions
co-produced by Instytucja Filmowa SILESIA FILM, Telewizja Polska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Silesian Film Fund,
the Katowice City Hall
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Jerzy Kukuczka died tragically on October 24, 1989
during an expedition to Lhotse. This was his ﬁrst trip to
the Himalayas with money, with good equipment, and as
a real celebrity. But Paweł Wysoczański’s documentary
does not focus on the mystery of Kukuczka’s death. It is
the portrait of a man climbing to the top – both literally
and ﬁguratively. From a zero to a hero, from a communist
worker to a star of international media, from a man
climbing mountains with neither funding nor equipment
to Reinhold Messner’s number one rival in reaching
the Crown of the Himalayas.
Interviews with friends and family, archive footage,
photographs, recordings, excerpts from television shows
and interviews are brought together in this documentary
to create a portrait of the whole mountain climbing
community of the 1980s. It is also a portrait of their
time – a time that was as difﬁcult as it was colourful;
a time when ideals were valued more than fame.
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K2 – Dotknąć nieba
POLAND – UNITED KINGDOM – GERMANY
72’
COLOUR
written and directed by Eliza Kubarska
director of photography Radosław Ładczuk
music by Michał Jacaszek
edited by Bartosz Pietras
sound by Mariusz Bielecki
producers Katarzyna Ślesicka, Monika Braid, Joanna Szymańska
co-producers Gregor Streiber, Eliza Kubarska
produced by Wajda Studio, Pl / Braidmade Films, UK
co-produced by HBO Europe, Inselfilm Germany, Vertical Vision
Film Studio executive producer Monika Braid
co-financed by SERVUS TV, the Polish Film Institute,
MEDIA Europe production managers Agnieszka Bąk, Marta Golba
sound mixer Franciszek Kozłowski second unit David Kaszlikowski
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the Sky
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The Last Trick
Ostatni numer
POLAND 2015
12’
COLOUR
written and directed by Marcin Nowak
director of photography Marcin Nowak
edited by Marcin Sucharski
sound by Artur Walaszczyk
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 556 54 70, [email protected]
executive production Kolektyw Film
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Agata Golańska
www.pisf.pl/en/
In the summer of 1986, several dozen alpinists
from all over the world met to climb K2, the
second-highest mountain on the planet. The
season, later dubbed ‘the black summer,’ brought
a series of tragic events, leaving 13 climbers dead.
Almost 30 years later, the director of the ﬁlm,
along with an international group of now grownup children of those unfortunate climbers, sets
out on an expedition to reach the K2 base camp
— the symbolic burial place for those who lost
their lives on the mountain.
For years, Zenon Andryjewicz has been running
a circus school for children in Lviv. He is starting to
think about retirement. He believes that
everything good in life is already in the past. He
wants to leave his protégés with more than old
posters and faded photographs – he wants to
share his knowledge, experience, and passion.
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Little Big Team
Biało-czerwoni z Chrząstawy
POLAND 2014
53’
COLOUR
www.pisf.pl/en/
The story of the worst football team in
the country. One defeat after another, all season.
Sometimes even by twenty to null. 54-year-old
Bohdan Kwaśniak founded the team in 1980 and
remains the club’s president. He’s the coach. He
plays on the team, too. He’s also a bachelor, still
living with his parents. But he never stops
dreaming of football greatness.
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The Magic Mountain
Czarodziejska Góra
POLAND – ROMANIA – FRANCE 2015
80’
COLOUR
directed by Anca Damian
written by Anca Damian, Ania Winkler
music by Alexander Balanescu
sound by Sebastian Włodarczyk
producer Anca Damian
co-producer Joanna Ronikier, Włodzimierz Matuszewski,
Guillaume de Seille
produced by Aparte Films
co-produced by Filmograf, SMF, Arizona Productions
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Telewizja Polska, KFF, CNC
France, CNC Romania, HBO Romania
PHOTO BY ADRIAN PAWŁOWSKI
written and directed by Krystian Kamiński
directors of photography Filip Cichecki, Mateusz Wołoczko
edited by Marek Domowicz
music by Marek Papaj
sound by Marcin Kotwa, Grzegorz Kucharski, Paweł Uszyński,
Błażej Kanclerz, Maciej Adamczyk, Wojciech Bożek,
Karol Szykowny
sound post-production Ztudio
production managers Sara Gołębiowska, Anna Kiełsznia
producer Adrian Pawłowski
co-producer Witold Będkowski
produced by FILM FICTION Adrian Pawłowski,
Al. Jerozolimskie 57, 00-697 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected] , tel. +48 793 145 467
co-produced by Telewizja Polska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisor Andrzej Fidyk
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Anca Damian’s latest ﬁlm focuses on
the remarkable Adam Jacek Winkler. He was
a true individualist; he believed that his guileless
and eager personality was not unlike that of
Koziołek Matołek from the Polish classic
children’s comic book. With his ﬁrm beliefs in
the anti-communist resistance movement, he
emigrated from Poland in 1965, settling in Paris,
where he became an active ﬁghter against
communism. Upon learning of the Soviet invasion
of Afghanistan, he joined the Afghan forces and
fought under Ahmad Shah Massoud.
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Pod Mocnym Smarzolem
POLAND
49’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY JACEK DRYGAŁA
directed by Adam Lewandowski
written by Jacek Rzehak, Adam Lewandowski
directors of photography Adam Lewandowski, Jacek Rzehak
music by Mikołaj Trzaska
edited by Marcin Dulemba
sound by Marcin Gągola
producer Jacek Rzehak
produced by Profil Film, ul. Huculska 3/36, 00-730 Warsaw
production manager Klaudia Śmieja
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The Mighty Smarzol
www.pisf.pl/en/
Jerzy Pilch’s most acclaimed novel “Pod Mocnym
Aniołem” (The Mighty Angel) brought him
the 2001 Nike Literary Award. 13 years later,
Wojciech Smarzowski turned this novel into
a feature ﬁlm. The documentary Pod Mocnym
Smarzolem (The Mighty Smarzol ) depicts
the ﬁlming process – from the original idea,
through the shooting period, to the cast and
crew’s struggle with the complicated issue of
alcoholism.
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My 89 Generation
Moje 89 pokolenie
POLAND 2014
64’
COLOUR
directed by Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan
written by Łukasz Ludkowski, Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan
directors of photography Łukasz Czerniawski, Janusz Dybowski,
Łukasz Grubski, Ewelina Jasicka, Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan,
Martyna Kobiela, Paulina Raczkowska, Artur Rozmysł,
Adam Rymon-Lipiński, Konrad Śniady, Piotr Uznański,
Tomasz Woźniczka, Michał Żuberek
music by Maciej Jamiołkowski
edited by Rafał Stós
producer Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan
produced by Projekcja Identyfikacja, ul. Jasia i Małgosi 29,
94-118 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 600 787 466,
[email protected]
co-produced by Telewizja Polska
production manager Monika Krupa
This crowdfunded documentary consists of
footage ﬁlmed by its very protagonists – young
people born after 1989. The ﬁlmmakers
addressed them, asking to send in their ﬁlms.
Among dozens of hours of footage, they selected
seven main protagonists going through their ﬁrst
loves, betrayals, break-ups, and trying to make
their dreams come true.
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18’
COLOUR
written and directed by Katarzyna Lesisz
director of photography Katarzyna Lesisz
edited by Cecylia Pacura
sound by Ewa Bogusz, Rafał Nowak
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
executive production Łódź Film School
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Karina Brdak, Zuzanna Boryszewska
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel.+48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
Raised on a farm in the heart of Iceland, two
brothers are portrayed as they face their daily
routines. They lead different lives – the older
brother lives in the city far away from the valley
that used to be his home, the younger is a farmer,
living at the family farm with his wife and son.
Their story becomes a lyrical journey, during
which the characters address important
questions about belonging, being homesick, and
ﬁnding one’s place in the world.
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Życie mojego brata
POLAND – ICELAND 2014
CONTENTS
My Father
from Neverland
Mój ojciec Staś
POLAND 2015
52’
COLOUR
directed by Andrzej Bart in cooperation with Andrzej Dudziński
written by Magdalena Dygat-Dudzińska
director of photography Andrzej Wojciechowski
edited by Svitlana Topor
sound by Leszek Freund
visual design by Andrzej Dudziński
producer Zbigniew Domagalski
produced by Kalejdoskop Film Studio, Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 851 17 79,
tel./fax +48 22 841 21 35, www.kalejdoskop.art.pl
co-produced by Telewizja Polska, the National Audiovisual
Institute
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Monika Błachnio
www.pisf.pl/en/
My Brother’s Life
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My Father from Neverland is a ﬁlm portrait of
Stanisław Dygat and an attempt to deﬁne this
writer by his daughter Magda using literary
quotes, press statements, and televised
interviews with the writer. The ﬁlm also features
statements by Dygat’s friends and excerpts from
his letters as read by actors.
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Obiekt
POLAND 2015
14’
COLOUR
written and directed by Paulina Skibińska
directors of photography Jakub Stolecki underwater photography
Adam Wasiak, Grzegorz Zubowicz, Krzysztof Wiszniewski,
Piotr Czechowski, Arkadiusz Ostrowski
sound by Katarzyna Szczerba
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 556 54 70, [email protected]
executive producer Studio PUK
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Katarzyna Szczerba
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Object
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One Man Show
POLAND 2014
52’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2015 TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL, FINLAND: SPECIAL MENTION
//2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: SPECIAL JURY AWARD
written and directed by Jakub Piątek
director of photography Michał Stajniak
music by Mikołaj Stroński
edited by Jakub Piątek, Urszula Klimek-Piątek
sound by Kamil Radziszewski, Weronika Raźna
producer Maciej Kubicki
co-producers Anna Kępińska, Witold Będkowski
produced by Telemark, ul. Ordynacka 14/9, 00-358 Warsaw,
Poland, tel. +48 508 154 480, [email protected]
co-produced by Mazowieckie Centrum Kultury i Sztuki, the Warsaw
Mazovia Film Fund, Telewizja Polska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Jakub Razowski
www.pisf.pl/en/
A creative approach to portraying
a search&rescue operation set in two worlds: in
the ice desert and under water. The story is told
from the point of view of the rescue team, of
the diver entering the underwater world, and of
the onlookers waiting on the shore.
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33-year-old Marcin is an actor who has never
played a signiﬁcant part in a signiﬁcant ﬁlm. His
whole life has been about his dream of becoming
a great actor. Meanwhile Marcin tries to fulﬁl
himself as a cabaret actor and stand-up
comedian. Despite his frustration and unending
problems, he marches on in pursuit of his dreams.
For the past seven years, he has been spending
six weeks a year as a seasonal worker on farm in
Norway, harvesting carrots and potatoes.
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Wytrwałość
POLAND 2015
74’
COLOUR
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Perseverance
written and directed by Małgorzata Imelska
director of photography Przemysław Niczyporuk
music by Michał Lorenc
edited by Ireneusz Grzyb
sound by Aleksander Musiałowski
producer Wojciech Szczudło
produced by Kalejdoskop Film Studio, Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 851 17 79, tel./fax +48 22 841 21 35
co-produced by Telewizja Polska Program 2
executive production Kalejdoskop Film Studio
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Maciej Domagalski
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Pill Junkies
Tableciarze
POLAND 2014
76’
COLOUR
written and directed by Bartosz Staszewski
director of photography Bartosz Staszewski
music by Audio Network Limited
edited by Bartłomiej Szkop
producer Bartosz Staszewski
The story of immigrants who left Poland and
moved to Sweden during the time of martial law.
In addition to a difﬁcult past, Tadeusz and
Krystyna share an addiction to strong meds.
The footage for this ﬁlm was shot over the past
eight years, while observing the ﬁlm’s
protagonists in their struggle with addiction not
only to the medication, but also to each other.
www.pisf.pl/en/
The story of Ben Barenholtz, legendary American
independent ﬁlmmaker. We all know his artistic
bio: he is the man behind the famous Midnight
Movies and the producer of the Coen brothers’
Barton Fink. But what factors played a key role in
his life? The answer is to be found in the small
Ukrainian village where he was born.
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Miejsce
POLAND 2015
14’
COLOUR
written and directed by Julia Popławska
director of photography Grzegorz Hartfiel
edited by Grzegorz Liwiński
sound by Grzegorz Liwiński, Marcin Ochnio
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 556 54 70, [email protected]
executive production Munk Studio
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Agnieszka Ptaszyńska
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The Promise of
a Happy Childhood
Obietnica dzieciństwa
POLAND 2014
52’
COLOUR
Observation of the ever-changing phenomena in
this world never stops at ‘The Place’ –
the highest-elevated work station in Poland,
located on a symbolically immovable rock. This is
the central point, the highest point, one that
offers a different perspective and changes our
view of reality. According to quantum physics
theory, even the act of observing reality is
capable of altering it.
With regards to the observed alterable space,
the protagonists’ story gains a deeper dimension.
www.pisf.pl/en/
written and directed by Piotr Morawski, Ryszard Kaczyński
director of photography Andrzej Adamczak
edited by Grzegorz Mazur
producers Wojciech Szczudło, Witold Będkowski
produced by Kalejdoskop Film Studio, ul. Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 851 17 79,
[email protected]
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Kamil Skałkowski
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When Rita and Robert Jurotich, an American
couple, showed up at the orphanage in Przesieka
near Szklarska Poręba in the summer of 1997,
they caused quite a commotion. Especially since
they decided to adopt ﬁve siblings: 14-year-old
Oktawia, 12-year-old Sylwek, 11-year-old
Andrzej, 6-year-old Artur, and 4-year-old Kasia.
Not long after returning to the States,
their dreams of an idyllic life crashed and burned
when faced with the brutal everyday reality.
The ﬁlm is an account of the dramatic story of
the siblings over the course of 15 years.
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Królowa ciszy
POLAND – GERMANY
80’
COLOUR
written and directed by Agnieszka Zwiefka
directors of photography Armand Urbaniak, Aleksander Duraj
music by Cocorosie, Dani Pintul, Banatului, Jessica de Rooik
edited by Hansjörg Weißbrich, Thomas Ernst
sound by Artur Kuczkowski
producers Heino Deckert, Agnieszka Zwiefka,
Iris Pakulla, Izabela Łopuch
co-producers Elena Filippini, Stefano Teadli
produced by HBO Poland, Chilli Productions, Ma.ja.de.,
Odra Film, ARTE/ZDF
executive producer Hanka Kastelicova
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Creative Europe – Media,
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, the Lower Silesian Film Fund
production manager Agnieszka Papiewska
This story of ten-year-old Denisa, a deaf-mute
young girl from an illegal Romani encampment, is
also the story of the encampment itself – a place
in danger of being evicted. But Denisa lives in her
own world. Ever since she found a box of
Bollywood ﬁlms at the local landﬁll, they have
become her escape from everyday reality.
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The Queen
of Silence
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Rebellion
Był bunt
POLAND – QATAR 2014
58’
COLOUR
directed by Małgorzata Kozera-Topińska
written by Łukasz Bluszcz, Małgorzata Kozera-Topińska
directors of photography Maciej Fornal, Jan Budzowski,
Michał Pałka
music by Wojciech Błażejczyk
edited by Bartosz Pietras
producer Krzysztof Dzięciołowski
produced by Vision House Krzysztof Dzięciołowski,
Słupecka 11 m 5a, 02-309 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 6593863,
[email protected], www.visionhouse.eu
co-produced by Al Jazeera Documentary, TVP Kultura
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Łukasz Bluszcz, Urszula Sławiec
The story of the biggest prison riots in Europe
after the Second World War. Carried by the waves
of the democratic revolution in Poland, prison
inmates started to speak up for their rights. When
they took over the prisons in several towns,
regular riots broke out. The new Solidarity
government was afraid to take a ﬁrm stance
against the rebelling inmates.
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COLOUR
written and directed by Vahram Mkhitaryan
director of photography Vahram Mkhitaryan
music by Arsen Babajanyan
edited by Daniel Gąsiorowski
producer Adam Ślesicki
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21,
00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 851 10 56,
[email protected]; www.wajdaschool.pl
co-produced by Art Sight Studio
production manager Alicja Kizińska
Khatchik, a blind shepherd, lives in the high
mountains of Armenia. Against all odds, he
managed to start a family and now lead a quiet
life, taking his goat herd out into the steep
mountain pastures every morning, where he
moves around with no outside help. When his
only son also loses his eyesight and has to travel
to Yerevan to study at a school for the blind,
Khatchik is faced with a difﬁcult dilemma: should
he carry on with his shepherd’s life or move to
the city to be closer to his son? Khatchik is
convinced that blindness is a curse that haunts
his family; a curse that can only be lifted by
a pious life in the mountains.
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CONTENTS
Singing in Exile
Pieśń pamięci
POLAND – BELGIUM – FRANCE 2015
72’
COLOUR
FESTIVALS: //VISIONS DU REEL, 2015: COMPETITION, WORLD PREMIERE
PHOTO BY MAGDALENA MĄ D RA
Pieśń pasterza
POLAND – ARMENIA 2014
written and directed by Nathalie Rossetti, Turi Finocchiaro
directors of photography Raphael Van Sitteren, Maël Lagadec,
Edouard Valette, Pôl Seïf
music ancient Armenian music
edited by Rudi Maerten
sound by Origan Cannella, Agnès Szabo, Elsa Ruhlmann,
Jeanne Debarsy
sound editing by Tomasz Sikora
producer Turi Finocchiaro
co-producer Aleksandra Wojtaszek, Valérie Dupin
produced by Borak Films
co-produced by touchFILMS, ul. Morelowskiego 11,
52-429 Wrocław, Poland; Les Productions du Lagon
executive producers Turi Finocchiaro, Aleksandra Wojtaszek
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Odra-Film
production manager Turi Finocchiaro
www.pisf.pl/en/
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The tumultuous history of the 20th century
dispersed the Armenian people all over the world.
Uprooted and removed from their own culture
and history, they attempt to protect traditional
Armenian church songs. In Singing in Exile, two
Armenians travel with Jarosław Fret and
the Wrocław-based ZAR Theatre to the places
of origin of this art form.
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Ślimaki
POLAND 2015
30’
COLOUR
written and directed by Grzegorz Szczepaniak
directors of photography Daniel Wawrzyniak, Marek Kozakiewicz
music by Mikołaj Majkusiak
edited by Wojciech Janas
sound by Paulina Bocheńska
producer Zuzanna Król
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21,
tel./fax +48 22 851 10 57, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland,
www.wajdastudio.pl, [email protected]
executive producer Zuzanna Król
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Piotr Gochnio
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Snails
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So Close and Yet
So Far
Tak daleko, tak blisko
POLAND 2014
47’
COLOUR
written and directed by Anna Kuśmierczyk
director of photography Marcin Nowak
music by Łukasz Plenikowski, Maciej Werk
edited by Piotr Budzowski
producer Ewa Wójcicka
produced by the Museum of Polish History, ul. Senatorska 35,
00-099 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 211 90 02, [email protected],
[email protected]
www.pisf.pl/en/
A ﬁlm about preparations for launching a snail
farm and the training sessions organized by
industry guru Grzegorz Skalmowski (also known
as the “Snail King”) and about the farm itself.
But the real subjects of the ﬁlm are
the conversations about life and death, love and
friendship, and about how to survive in today’s
world; conversations the protagonists have with
one another during ﬁlming.
A portrait of ﬁve people who revisit the events of
their childhood. Deportation, losing their loved
ones, disease, fear, and hunger – that is their
shared experience of the Second World War.
A story of memory, identity, and broken family
ties. The ﬁlm’s protagonists now live in Russia,
Israel, England, and Poland. For years, they either
tried to reconnect with their close ones or tried to
forget.
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Something
Better to Come
Nadejdą lepsze czasy
POLAND – DENMARK
100’
COLOUR
written and directed by Hanna Polak
directors of photography Hanna Polak, Mariusz Margas, Hans
Jurgen Burkard, Ivan Phynogyev, Yula Galochkina, Sasha Borisov,
Maxim Drozdov, Dima Rakov
edited by Marcin “Kot” Bastkowski
producer Hanna Polak
produced by Hanna Polak Films, Danish Documentary Production,
[email protected], tel. +48 795 624 981
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Danish Film Institute
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The Sound of Nature
POLAND 2015
60’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 IDFA, NETHERLANDS: SPECIAL JURY AWARD //2015
TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY: THE ALPE ADRIA CINEMA AWARD //2014
ART DOC FEST, RUSSIA: GRAND PRIZE
Eleven-year-old Yula lives in Svalka, Europe’s
biggest landﬁll, located 20 km outside of
Moscow. Walled off and manned, the area is
supposed to be free of any intruders. The group of
people living inside these walls is a small
community that effectively has no rights. They
are Yula’s closest family. This is where she lives
her life, this is where she dreams of a future far
from the landﬁll.
www.pisf.pl/en/
written and directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut
director of photography Adam Palenta
music by Jeph Jerman
edited by Aleksandra Gowin
sound by Radek Ochnio
producer Anna Bławut Mazurkiewicz
co-producer Wojciech Janio produced by Studio Filmowe Rabarbar
co-produced by Fixa Film executive production Studio Filmowe
Rabarbar co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Tatiana Wasilewska
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A ﬁlm about Jeph Jerman, an Arizona-based musician,
experimenter, and sound enthusiast. Jeph’s passion is
discovering the world through sounds. He has immersed
himself in listening to the sounds we usually ignore. For
instance, do we ever notice the sound of rocks knocking
against each other, or the rustle of leaves in the wind?
Jeph sometimes records these sounds, manipulates
them, and composes into musical pieces. He makes
whole symphonies using nothing but ambient sounds.
Composing music out of the sounds of nature and
listening to it is his way of life. The Sound of Nature is
a ﬁlm about passion that allows us to discover
something extraordinary about the ordinary.
The world’s ﬁrst documentary ﬁlm made using binaural
sound technology, which allows the audience to
experience a 3D stereo sound sensation.
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Spark
Iskierka
POLAND 2014
55’
COLOUR
written and directed by Wiesława Piećko
director of photography Bartosz Bieniek
music by Piotr Klimek
edited by Magda Budzyń
producers Alina Gutowska-Terechowicz, Maria Marszałek
produced by Film Studio MTM, ul. Świętokrzyska 18b,
00-052 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 601 98 16 85,
[email protected]
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute,
the West Pomeranian Film Fund
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Starting Point
Punkt wyjścia
POLAND 2014
25’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 CAMERIMAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND:
GOLDEN FROG – GRAND PRIZE IN SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
COMPETITION
directed by Michał Szcześniak
written by Michał Szcześniak, Katarzyna Bonda
director of photography Przemysław Niczyporuk
music by Wioleta Szcześniak, Radosław Ochnio
edited by Jacek Tarasiuk, Daniel Gąsiorowski
sound by Radosław Ochnio, Fonograf
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Munk Studio, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7,
00-068 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 556 54 70,
[email protected]
co-produced by N Film Studio
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Bogna Janiec
www.pisf.pl/en/
The birth of a child is one of the most beautiful
experiences in a parent’s life – a truly joyous and
emotional moment. But when they pick up their
baby for the ﬁrst time and learn that the child is
very different from others, that’s when
‘Spark’ – the Association of Families and Friends
of Children with Down Syndrome – comes to their
rescue, providing rehabilitation to its young
protégés, and engaging in educational and
cultural activities.
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Aneta rebelled at the age of 19. She ended up in
prison for murder. Nine years later, while still
serving time, she becomes a social worker. She is
able to leave the prison walls every day to work at
a nursing home, taking care of Helena, who is
suffering from arthritis. Engaging in conversation
with Helena, Aneta realizes how much she has to
live for; this gives her the strength to believe in
herself before the difﬁcult test that lies ahead.
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16’
COLOUR
written and directed by Kacper Czubak, Iwona Kaliszewska
director of photography Kacper Czubak
edited by Kacper Czubak, Joanna Wojtulewicz
sound by Maciej Krupa
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Munk Studio, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7,
00-068 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 556 5470,
[email protected]
co-produced by Informa
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Siłaczka
POLAND 2014
CONTENTS
Sunday
Niedziela
POLAND 2015
10’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY GDYŃ́ S KA SZKOŁA FILMOWA
Strongwoman
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directed by Eryk Lenartowicz
director of photography Eryk Lenartowicz
edited by Jean Tarrou, Irena Siedlar
sound by Eryk Lenartowicz
producers Leszek Kopeć, Jerzy Rados
produced by the Gdynia Film School, ul. Wrocławska 93,
81-553 Gdynia, Poland, +48 58 625 11 46, [email protected]
executive production Gdynia Film School
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Joanna Pultyn
public relations & festivals Marcin Borchardt
GFS office coordinator Marta Drankiewicz
A village in Dagestan. A portrait of a woman who
takes a nonconformist stance in the patriarchal
world that surrounds her. Her decision is all
the more daring considering the harsh social
norms based on conservative Islamic law, which
does not favour women. But the woman has
an ace up her sleeve: the stubbornness,
relentlessness and determination she gained
during the times of the Soviet Union, when she
was a wrestling champion.
www.pisf.pl/en/
A short story about two people who have been
living together for a long time, yet continue to live
in their own worlds. An observation of their lives
and routine. Will they be able to become closer to
one another?
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Super Unit
Superjednostka
POLAND 2014
20’
COLOUR
written and directed by Teresa Czepiec
director of photography Paweł Dyllus
edited by Jerzy Zawadzki
sound by Krzysztof Ridan
producer Adam Ślesicki
produced by Wajda Studio, ul. Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw,
Poland, tel. +48 22 851 10 56, [email protected],
www.wajdaschool.pl
co-produced by Instytucja Kultury Katowice – Miasto Ogrodów
executive producer Adam Ślesicki
production manager Agnieszka Bąk
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Survey About Men
Sonda o mężczyznach
POLAND 2014
30’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 ‘OPOLSKIE LAMY’ FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: SPECIAL JURY
PRIZE IN DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY, AUDIENCE AWARD //2014 ‘OFF CINEMA’
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, POZNAŃ: BRONZE CASTLE AWARD
directed by Mateusz Głowacki
director of photography Marcin Banasik, Kacper Sędzielewski
sound by Marcin Kramarczyk
edited by Mateusz Głowacki
produced by Wojciech Janio FIXAFILM, ul. Nowogrodzka 31 lok. 31,
00-511 Warsaw, Poland
financed by Telewizja Polska, FIXAFILM
What do women want? This question has
tormented men (ﬁlmmakers included) for years;
this ﬁlm creates a tongue-in-cheek opportunity
to learn about expectations and dreams, and
discuss relationships, partners and the intricacies
of the female mentality.
www.pisf.pl/en/
The Super Unit is a huge apartment block,
designed as a ‘machine for living.’
The building’s 15 ﬂoors can accommodate up to
three thousand people. The ﬁlm’s protagonists
are the people living inside the Super
Unit – a place that becomes the setting for some
of the key events in their lives.
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57’
COLOUR
written and directed by Judyta Fibiger
director of photography Tomasz Nowak
music by Daniel Bloom
edited by Kuba Motylewski
sound by Jacek Kozłowski
producers Judyta Fibiger, Robert Rhodin
produced by White Shark Studios, ul. Rejtana 14/12,
02-516 Warsaw, Poland, www.whiteshark.se
production manager Małgorzata Kozioł
A unique documentary about a Polish fashion
designer and about fashion. The ﬁlm features a ﬁrst
look at a collection that’s never been shown to
a wide audience. Organized in driving rain, this
impressive show took place with no photojournalists
or cameras. On that day, fashion was at the forefront.
Tomasz Ossoliński. Before the Show is the story of
the three-week prep period for the show,
which – much like a stage play – is carefully planned
down to the most minute detail. An hour-long
journey into a world of passion and love of beauty.
As an 18-year-old, Tomasz Ossoliński walked into
the ‘Bytom’ clothing factory, where he would spend
the next few years working on his craft and
discovering his life’s passion: fashion. He is the only
fashion designer to proudly call himself a tailor.
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Unstoppables
Niepowstrzymani
POLAND
73’
COLOUR
directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski
written by Bartosz M. Kowalski, Jakub Maj
director of photography Mateusz Skalski
music consultant Paweł Juzwuk
edited by Jerzy Zawadzki
sound by Mirosław Makowski, Piotr Pastuszak, Radosław Ochnio
producer Dariusz Pietrykowski
co-producers Hanka Kastelicova, Izabela Łopuch
produced by Film it, Różana 32, 02-569 Warsaw, Poland
co-produced by HBO Europe
executive producer Mirella Zaradkiewicz
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Gdynia Film Fund
production manager Mirella Zaradkiewicz
Three individuals with a shared passion for
American football – a talented, hard of hearing
visual artist; a lawyer with a complicated past,
and a ﬁt-as-a-ﬁddle ﬁtness instructor.
Unstoppables is a story of friendship, passion,
brotherhood, and sacriﬁce by teammates who, as
the Gdynia Seahawks, strive to be the 2014
national champions in this spectacular sport.
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W. Sisters
Beauty Salon
Salon sióstr W.
POLAND 2014
30’
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written and directed by Jakub Stożek
directors of photography Aleksander Duraj, Michał Pakulski
edited by Jakub Stożek
sound by Artur Kuczkowski
producer Anna Zajączkowska
produced by Afilm, ul. Lwowska 2A/54, 30-548 Krakow, Poland,
tel. +48 607 983 844, [email protected], www.afilm.pl
executive producer Natalia Bartkowicz-Koszałka
production manager Ryszard Urbaniak
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Wałęsa by Wałęsa
POLAND – FRANCE 2015
CA 70’
COLOUR
written and directed by Andrzej Fidyk
director of photography Adam Fręśko
edited by Jan Mironowicz
producer Klaudiusz Frydrych
co-producer Christine Camdessus
produced by Scorpio Studio
co-produced by Arte, Alegria, Telewizja Polska
executive production Scorpio Studio
executive producer Ryszard Urbaniak
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
Lech Wałęsa is making a movie about
himself – he lectures the director about what
elements should be or shouldn’t be included in his
ﬁlm portrait. While trying to comply with
the request, the director is telling a parallel
story – one that shows Wałęsa as a visionary and
a hero, while also focusing on his cunning,
megalomania, and love of both democracy and
dictatorship.
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An unconventional beauty salon opened in
Szczecin in 2012. It is Poland’s only beauty parlour
catering exclusively to women suffering from
cancer. It is run by two sisters – Joanna
Wiszniewska and Jolanta Wiewióra, who know
ﬁrst-hand just how embarrassing a visit at
a beauty parlour can be for cancer patients.
At the W. Sisters Beauty Salon, things are just
the opposite: the customers have an opportunity
to freely discuss their dreams and their fears
about the disease.
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Walking
Under Water
Badjao. Duchy z morza
POLAND 2014
76’
COLOUR
written and directed by Eliza Kubarska
directors of photography Piotr Rosołowski, Lisa Strohmayer
music by Michał Jacaszek
edited by Bartosz Pietras
producer Monika Braid
produced by Braidmade Films, [email protected]
co-producers Stefan Kloos, Maciej Ostoja-Chyżyński, Filip Kovcin,
Eliza Kubarska co-produced by Kloos&Co (Germany), Vertical
Vision Film Studio and EBH (Poland)
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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AWARDS: //2014 HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM
FESTIVAL, CANADA: SPECIAL JURY PRIZE //2014 PLANETE+ DOC FILM
FESTIVAL: CANON CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD – HONORABLE MENTION
//2014 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL, USA: HONORABLE MENTION
//2015 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, USA: THE JOHN
SCHLESINGER AWARD
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Warsaw Uprising
Powstanie Warszawskie
POLAND 2014
85’
directed by Jan Komasa
written by Joanna Pawluśkiewicz, Jan Ołdakowski, Piotr C. Śliwowski
script consultant Władysław Pasikowski edited by Joanna Brühl
producers Jan Ołdakowski, Piotr C. Śliwowski footage filmed by Andrzej
“Kier” Ancuta, Stefan “Stefan” Bagiński, Stanisław “Giza” Bala, Roman
“Świerk” Banach, Antoni “Wiktor” Bohdziewicz, Jerzy “Orski” Gabryjelski,
Wacław Feliks “Wacek” Kaźmierczak, Seweryn Kruszyński, Kazimierz
Pyszkowski, Edward Szope, Ryszard Szope, Henryk “Wania” Vlassak,
Antoni “Antonio” Wawrzyniak, Jerzy “Pik” Zarzycki, and others
produced by the Warsaw Rising Museum artistic supervisor Milenia Fiedler
PSM colour grading supervisor Piotr Sobociński Jr., PSC sound by Bartosz
Putkiewicz, Kacper Habisiak MPSE, Marcin Kasiński MPSE music by
Bartosz Chajdecki executive production House Media Company, Opus Film
compositing Łukasz Głowacz, Agnieszka Ratyńska, Sławomir Śmiarowski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
Badjao is a community of sea nomads, living in
the area between the Philippines, Borneo, and
Indonesia. For centuries, they lived like ﬁsh,
spending most of their time in the water. Badjao
children learn to swim before they learn to walk,
while adults have mastered the difﬁcult art of
free-diving. They are able to walk and hunt on
the bottom of the ocean, holding their breath for
many minutes at a time. But when confronted
with modern civilization, their lives begin to
change rapidly.
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Based exclusively on actual archive footage ﬁlmed during
the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, this ﬁlm is an account of
the uprising as seen through the eyes of a US airman and two
young reporters, cameramen for the Bureau of Information
and Propaganda of the Polish Home Army. In their search for
the perfect shots, they become immersed in the ﬁghting and
ﬁnally recognize that it is their moral duty to document
the events and preserve the footage at all costs.
Using state-of-the-art colouring and audio reconstruction
technologies, Warsaw Uprising is an unprecedented account
of real wartime drama.
40’
COLOUR
written and directed by Paweł Łoziński
directors of photography Paweł Łoziński, Wojciech Staroń
edited by Dorota Wardęszkiewicz
sound by Paweł Łoziński
producer Paweł Łoziński
produced by Łoziński Production, ul. Walecznych 17/6,
03-916 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 617 48 53,
[email protected]
co-produced by Telewizja Polska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Werka
POLAND 2014
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What’s Next
Karolinko – Norwid
and Nicole
Co dalej z tobą, Karolinko
– Norwid i Nicole
POLAND 2014
60’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL – POLISH COMPETITION:
MACIEJ SZUMOWSKI AWARD //2014 LUBUSKIE LATO FILMOWE, ŁAGÓW:
BRONZE GRAPE AWARD IN DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
//2014 ‘MAN IN DANGER’ MEDIA FESTIVAL, ŁÓDŹ: KAZIMERZ KARABASZ
‘PATIENT EYE’ AWARD //2014 POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN AMERICA,
CHICAGO: SOCIETY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
www.pisf.pl/en/
The life of the ﬁlm’s protagonist is no walk in
the park. From morning till night, her day is ﬁlled
with a series of responsibilities, only one of which
is her job at the match factory. She tries to ﬁx
the mistakes of her past; she and her husband
decide to take care of a handicapped girl named
Weronika. Requiring constant sacriﬁce, their
everyday struggle takes place quietly, far from
grand words and declarations.
written and directed by Karolina Bendera
director of photography Karolina Bendera
music by Luka
edited by Anna Wagner
producer Agata Szymańska
produced by Filmpolis, ul. Dolna 7/9 00-773 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 514 593 757, [email protected],
www.filmpolis.eu
co-produced by TVP1
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13 years ago, Karolina Sobczak – a girl growing
up in an orphanage – played the part of
the depraved friend of the main character in
Robert Gliński’s Cześć, Tereska. In 2003,
a documentary was made about Karolina – by
then a teenage mother – and about her goal to
build a normal home for her newborn child. Ten
years on, we take a look at her everyday struggle
with the hardships of being a single mother.
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directed by Tomek Bagiński
written by Tobiasz Piątkowski, Jacek Dukaj, Jan Pomierny,
Tomek Bagiński, Afolabi Kuti
director of photography Wojciech Zieliński
music by Atanas Valkov
edited by Wojciech Jagiełło
costume design by Malwina Wędzikowska
sound by Kuba Pietrzak, Bartek Baranowski, Michał Jaroszewicz
storyboards Michał Murawski cast Aidan Gillen, Aisling Franciosi
producer Jan Pomierny, Anna Różalska produced by Platige Image,
Racławicka 99, 02-634 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected]
executive producer Mark McCaughrean (ESA), Marcin Kobylecki,
Jarek Sawko, Piotr Sikora production manager Karina
Lempkowska post-production by Platige Image compositing
Michał Skrzypiec, Jakub Knapik, Mateusz Węglarz, Marcin
Charlicki, Tomasz Suwalski, Juliusz Zenkner, Sylwester Lipiński
CG supervisor Jakub Knapik art director Jakub Knapik
On a distant planet, a tutor watches his apprentice
go through tests in nanotechnology as she tries to
prove herself worthy of advancement. Having
failed, she demands another chance, but the tutor
only agrees on the condition that she listens to
a story. He begins to lecture her on the dawn of
the Solar System and the qualities that have driven
humans to excel. He ﬁnally reveals the true nature
of her test and whether or not she passed.
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America
Ameryka
POLAND 2015
30’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY BARTOSZ BIENIEK
6’39’’
written and directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
director of photography Bartosz Bieniek
edited by Przemysław Chruścielewski
production design by Mela Melak
costume design by Aleksandra Chorążyczewska
make-up artists Olga Dackiewicz, Jacqueline Bujek
sound by Mateusz Adamczyk, Grzegorz Kucharski,
Sebastian Witkowski
cast Marta Mazurek, Aleksandra Adamska,
Małgorzata Trofimiuk, Andrzej Konopka, Bartosz Gelner
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Beata Rzeźniczek
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
www.pisf.pl/en/
Ambition
POLAND 2014
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Once upon a time in America…
Two friends, Anka and Justina, dream of a better
life. When they decide to go hitchhiking, what
starts out as an innocent adventure will forever
change their relationship.
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COLOUR
PHOTO BY IGOR POŁANIEWICZ
written and directed by Sebastian Drożak
director of photography Igor Połaniewicz
music by Jan Sanejko
edited by Magdalena Chowańska
production design by Paulina Mazoń
costume design by Magdalena Tarka
make-up artist Adrianna Pawłowicz
sound by Anna Rok, Mikołaj Teodorescu
cast Aleksandra Bednarz, Paweł Smagała, Marek Siudym
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Maria Wachowiak,
Stanisław Zaborowski, Daria Maślona
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
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Arkansas
POLAND
Asshole
Dupek
POLAND 2015
19’
COLOUR
written and directed by Krzysztof Komander
director of photography Jakub Cachro
music by Szymon Kania, Marek Grucka
edited by Marcin Sucharski
production design by Alicja Kazimierczak, Aleksandra Klemens
costume design by Sandra Kowalska
make-up artist Anna Warot
sound by Tomasz Broniszewski
cast Bartosz Gelner, Agnieszka Żulewska
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Natalia Daniluk, Hanna Janocha
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
A young man tries to break up with his girlfriend.
This seemingly simple plan gets complicated
when, having been beaten up, he is forced to
spend a few more days with her.
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Marek runs a used car lot, selling American cars.
He inherited the place after his father simply got
up and left one day. Marek’s sister Anita
unexpectedly returns to town, but it’s no ordinary
sisterly visit. Will they manage to bid that last
farewell to their father and to the American world
he tried to build for them?
CONTENTS
PHOTO BY JAKUB CACHRO
Arkansas
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COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Tomek Ślesicki
director of photography Tomek Ślesicki
cast Paweł Górka, Edyta Bełza, Maciej Bożek, Mateusz Bożek
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Sierpień
POLAND 2014
CONTENTS
Bittersweet
Gorzko!
POLAND 2015
19’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY CEZARY STOLECKI
August
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written and directed by Michał Wawrzecki
director of photography Cezary Stolecki
edited by Michał Żytkowski
production design by Agata Adamus
costume design by Hanna Podraza
make-up artist Lena Zięba
sound by Grzegorz Kubaszko
cast Anna Gorajska, Piotr Polak, Hanna Maciąg
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Hanna Janocha
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
www.pisf.pl/en/
Two twelve-year-olds take a six-year-old child
from the village into the ﬁelds. As a result of
the things that happen during their journey,
nothing will ever be the same again.
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Bittersweet is the story of a wedding night,
a night at a hotel, a night on the street, a night
in the back seat of a convertible, a night at
a bakery and a restaurant, a night with a shotgun
that will deﬁnitely ﬁre. One couple, one night,
two hold-ups.
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Delegacja
POLAND 2015
7’
COLOUR
written and directed by Arkadiusz Bartosiak
director of photography Arkadiusz Bartosiak
music by Plateau
edited by Arkadiusz Bartosiak
cast Ewelina Bator
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Centaur
POLAND – NORWAY – BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2014
45’
written and directed by Aleksandra Niemczyk
director of photography Namsuk Kim
edited by Aleksandra Niemczyk
production design by Kwon Moon
costume design by Aleksandra Niemczyk, Jesse Erin
make-up artist Jesse Erin sound by Graeme Cole
cast Snežana Alić, Vladimir Kajević, Anton Petersen,
Dražen Dizdarević, Hare Metak, Vladimir Vlado Grizelj
producer Emina Ganić co-producers Marta Habior,
Marta Lewandowska, Aleksandra Niemczyk
produced by the University Sarajevo School of Science and
Technology, University Incorporated in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Hrasnicˇka cesta 3a, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
co-produced by No Sugar Films, ul. Domaniewska 47/10,
02-672 Warsaw, Poland, Aleksandra Niemczyk Selskapsform,
Fredensborgveien 39 B, 0177 Oslo, Norway
production manager Mersiha Halilović
artistic supervisor Bela Tarr
Two days in the life of a woman. Who is she?
What does she do? What path has she chosen?
Business Trip is an intimate ﬁlm made
single-handedly, with no crew and no budget.
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Centaur is a ﬁlm about the unusual and
demanding side of love; the husband, paralyzed
as a result of polio, no longer wants to be a
burden to his young wife. In her search for a cure,
the loving wife turns to alternative therapies:
burying the paralyzed body parts in the ground.
The ﬁlm consists of takes from the realm
between reality and the dream world.
COLOUR
33’30’’
COLOUR
written and directed by Bartek Kulas
director of photography Cezary Stolecki
music by Łukasz Pieprzyk
edited by Bartek Kulas
sound by Sebastian Kordasz
cast Marta Mazurek, Dariusz Basiński, Piotr Loretz,
Ewa Worytkiewicz, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Krzysztof Zarzecki,
Lidia Olszak, Marta Ojrzyńska, Hubert Podgórski, Aleksander
Kopański, Paweł Monsiel, Mirosław Jadach, Andrzej Skwarek
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected], tel. +48 22 556 54 70
co-produced by Kosma Films
executive production Kosma Films
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Monika Derenda
“A story that needs to be heard before growing
up.” Circus Maximus is the story of a circus in
decline. The circus director’s attempts at saving it
gradually become unreasonable. We examine
the world of the artistes, and especially the story
of teenage Marianna, who was abandoned there
as a child. Will they manage to save the circus?
Will Marianna’s handicap allow her to ﬁnally
perform in ‘The Grand Circus of the World’?
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Cold Feet
Gorzko, gorzko!
POLAND 2014
17’
COLOUR
written and directed by Julia Rogowska, Magdalena Załęcka
director of photography Fredrik Olsson
music by Adam Dąbrowski
edited by Zbigniew Niciński
cast Sławomir Orzechowski, Małgorzta Zajączkowska,
Michał Sękiewicz, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Milena Lisiecka,
Paula Bąk, Adam Bobik, Konrad Kapica, Szymon Milas,
Karol Zakrzewski
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
A short comedy of errors; embarrassing situations
pile up in a way that feels like the pyramid of lies
might topple any second. Włodek has been
running a banquet hall for years. His business is
organizing parties. A small error results in Włodek
having to host a wedding and a wake at the same
time, in the same building, making sure that
neither party ﬁnds out about the other.
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directed by Tomasz Wolski
written by Tomasz Wolski, Bartosz Mleczko
director of photography Patryk Jordanowicz
edited by Tomasz Wolski
production design by Łukasz Trzciński
costume design by Semira Ali
sound by Małgorzata Staroń
cast Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska, Katarzyna Krzanowska,
Andrzej Konopka, Dagmara Bąk, Jowita Mazurkiewicz
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
co-producer Anna Gawlita
produced by Munk Studio
co-produced by Kijora Film
executive producer Kijora Film
production manager Przemysław Błażejewski
distribution in Poland and world sales Munk Studio
The story of an estranged mother and daughter,
forced to spend several nighttime hours in each
other’s company when the latter’s daughter goes
missing. They set out on a search
together – a search that will serve as
an opportunity to sort out the difﬁcult issues
from their past.
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CONTENTS
Doctor Faustus
Doktor Faustus
POLAND
21’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY JÓZEFINA GOCMAN
Córka
POLAND 2015
written and directed by Anna Urbańczyk
director of photography Józefina Gocman
music by Adrian Robak
edited by Iza Pająk
production design by Anna Wołoszczuk-Banasiak
costume design by Natalia Data, Milena Jaroszek
make-up artist Joanna Łopatowska
sound by Paweł Gapiński, Paweł Szygendowski
cast Tomasz Nosiński, Jerzy Zelnik, Katarzyna Błaszczyńska,
Szymon Czacki, Robert Mania, Irena Sierakowska
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Joanna Śniegucka
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
www.pisf.pl/en/
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Thomas is a German writer, living in the United
States during the Second World War. He writes
down the story of his friend who believes to have
sold his soul to the devil. By doing so, he intends to
ﬁnd out what led to the decline of his nation. But
the consequences of showing these notes to
a random person are far from what Thomas
expected.
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directed by Leszek Molski
written by Piotr Borkowski
director of photography Paweł Dyllus
music by Andrzej Kwieciński
edited by Leszek Molski
sound by Franciszek Kozłowski
cast Magdalena Popławska, Dariusz Toczek,
Milena Lisiecka, Dobromir Dymecki
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected], tel. +48 22 556 54 70
co-produced by Trzy.tv
executive production Trzy.tv
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Monika Krupa
A young sales manager plans to go jogging after
work. During her run, she falls into a deep hole.
That’s the beginning of her absurd odyssey.
The ﬁlm serves as a metaphorical commentary to
the changes that resulted from the recent
economic crisis; it is the story of gaining a new
perspective – one that allows us to take a long
hard look at our earlier priorities.
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CONTENTS
Duties
Obowiązki
POLAND 2014
27’
COLOUR
written and directed by Anna Karasińska
director of photography Małgorzata Szyłak
music by Hieronim Chamski
edited by Ireneusz Grzyb, Paweł Sławek, Barbara Fronc
cast Mirosława Sobik, Katarzyna Bargiełowska,
Zbigniew Kosowski, Dariusz Grzywacz
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel.+48 42 275 58 80
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-produced by Lollipop Films
Everything happens on the day that Celine Dion
gives birth to twins. In order to behave
accordingly at her uncle’s funeral, Milena
practices crying in front of a mirror. Though
nothing major will happen, Milena will get better
and better at shedding tears.
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Dół
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POLAND 2015
13’
COLOUR
written and directed by Wojciech Klimala
director of photography Paweł Dyllus
music by Tomasz Opałka
edited by Hubert Pusek
production design by Agnieszka Bąk
costume design by Małgorzata Brama
make-up artist Anna Piechocka
sound by Paweł Uszyński
cast Dawid Czupryński, Damian Kret, Adam Bobik,
Magda Cwen-Hanuszkiewicz, Michalina Sosna, Borys Jaźnicki
producer Małgorzata Brama
co-producer Mateusz Wajda
produced by Fundacja Artystyczna Erina B
co-produced by MX35
executive producer, production manager Małgorzata Brama
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Entropia
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PHOTO BY HALINA JASIŃSKA
AWARDS: //QL FILM FESTIVAL – MAIN PRIZE IN FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
This adaptation of a short story by Marek Hłasko
is set during the Second World War. Four young
soldiers of the Home Army are heading to
the home of a young woman to carry out
the sentence of the underground tribunal. But
when emotions take over, the events get out of
control.
CONTENTS
Fast Food
POLAND 2015
15’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY ŁUKASZ BRODOWICZ
Entropy
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written and directed by Eryk Lenartowicz
director of photography Jonathan Young
edited by Jean Tarrou, Maciej Szydłowski
production design by Łukasz Brodowicz, Noemi Staniszewska
costume design by Aleksandra Brzezińska
make-up artist Ewa Klepacka
sound by Piotr Pastuszak, Karol Szykowny
cast Marek Kossakowski, Jacek Lenartowicz, Małgorzata
Talarczyk, Michał Ludwik, Elżbieta Benkowska, Adrian Apanel,
Karolina Zaleszczuk
public relations & festivals Marcin Borchardt
GFS office coordinator Marta Drankiewicz
producers Leszek Kopeć, Jerzy Rados
produced by the Gdynia Film School
executive production Gdynia Film School
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Joanna Pultyn
A dark comedy. Robert works at a fast food
restaurant. After a co-worker dies, he becomes
melancholy. He ﬁnds his life to be nothing but
monotony and routine. When a new neighbour
moves in next door, Robert’s organized world is
suddenly turned upside down.
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Ojcze masz
POLAND 2014
30’
COLOUR
written and directed by Kacper Lisowski
director of photography Maciej Lisiecki
music by Michał Skrok, Marek Sarba, Wściekły Pies
edited by Piotr Szamburski
cast Arkadiusz Jakubik, Przemysław Strojkowski,
Agnieszka Przepiórska, Łukasz Simlat, Marek Sarba
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Munk Studio, Krakowskie Przedmieście 7,
00-068 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 556 54 70,
[email protected]
co-produced by Monternia.pl
executive producer Leszek Starzyński
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Radosław Rożniecki
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Father’s Day
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Fragments
Fragmenty
POLAND 2014
25’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN AMERICA, USA: DISCOVERING
EYE AWARD FOR THE MOST INTERESTING EMERGING FILM ARTIST
//2014 ETIUDA & ANIMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND:
GOLDEN DINOSAUR
AWARDS: //2014 CLERMONT-FERRAND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL: YOUNG JURY AWARD
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Marcel is a punk rock musician. Though he is well
over forty, he has yet to settle down. Staying true
to his motto of ‘no future,’ he lives from concert to
concert, and from party to party.
One night, he runs into his old ﬂame Basia. What
starts out as a casual one-night adventure will
eventually set Marcel’s life on a completely new
path.
written and directed by Aga Woszczyńska
director of photography Bartosz Świniarski
edited by Wojciech Rawecki Jr.
cast Agnieszka Żulewska, Dobromir Dymecki, Sławomir
Orzechowski, Jacek Mikołajczak
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel.+48 42 275 58 80
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-produced by AT Productions, Before My Eyes
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Magdalena Sztorc
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A collection of loosely-connected scenes about
the disintegration of a world that the main
protagonist clings to for dear life. Anna and her
partner have a comfortable life – they have good
jobs, they eat out at fancy restaurants, they have
wild sex, and go jogging in the morning. But their
urban lifestyle and the monotony that seems to
have no end make Anna feel like she’s rotting
inside.
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Z łóżka powstałeś
POLAND 2014
23’
COLOUR
directed by Bartek Konopka
written by Michał Ogrórek, Bartek Konopka
director of photography Jacek Podgórski
edited by Andrzej Dąbrowski
cast Paweł Domagała, Aleksandra Grzelak, Stanisław Brudny,
Tomasz Borkowski, Leszek Balcerowicz
producer Anna Wydra
produced by the National Bank of Poland,
Otter Films, ul. Ludowa 21/1, 26-600 Radom, Poland,
tel. +48 609 841 445, [email protected],
www.otterfilms.pl co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Marta Wierzbicka
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From Bed Thou
Arose
AWARDS: //2014 GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL: MULTIMEDIAOFF GOLDEN FISH
AUDIENCE AWARD
CONTENTS
Giant
Gigant
POLAND 2015
30’
COLOUR
written and directed by Tomasz Jeziorski
director of photography Karolina Zielińska
music by Bogdan Klat
edited by Paweł Sosnowski
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected]
www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Bartosz Bednarz, Konrad Rydlewski
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
Bartek is a 16-year-old boy, being raised by
a single mother who can’t seem to get her
personal life in order. Bartek supports her,
sacriﬁcing his own passions in the process. Until
a chance meeting with a girl turns his world
upside down.
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25 years of Polish transformation as seen from bed.
This absurdist tongue-in-cheek parable is the story
of a carpenter who, after the fall of communism,
decides to start his own small business. He starts
with a rollaway bed, from which he sells bric-a-brac
outside his building. Then he turns to making his
own beds, risking a face-off with the maﬁa,
becoming inebriated with freedom and capitalism,
and paying a high price in his personal life.
Probably the world’s ﬁrst ﬁlm shot exclusively
using top shots.
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Dzień Babci
POLAND 2015
30’
COLOUR
directed by Miłosz Sakowski
written by Miłosz Sakowski, Marcin Kubawski
director of photography Kacper Zieliński
edited by Miłosz Sakowski
production design by Łukasz Brodowicz
costume design by Elżbieta Radke,
Izabela Karwacka, Zuzanna Glińska
make-up artists Izabela Karwacka,
Noemi Ostrowska, Michalina Dudziak
sound by Piotr Pastuszak
cast Anna Dymna, Mateusz Nędza, Łukasz Simlat,
Justyna Jeleń, Adam Cybulski, Michał Wojciechowicz
producers Leszek Kopeć, Jerzy Rados
produced by the Gdynia Film School, ul. Wrocławska 93,
81-533 Gdynia, Poland, +48 58 625 11 46 executive production
Gdynia Film School public relations & festivals Marcin Borchardt
GFS office coordinator Marta Drankiewicz
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Joanna Pultyn
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Grandma’s Day
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Guilt
Warszawa
POLAND – NORWAY 2015
25’
COLOUR
directed by Leiv Igor Devold
written by Leiv Igor Devold, Morten Hovland,
Krzysztof Śliwka, Rune S. Thorud
director of photography Szymon Lenkowski
edited by Rafał Listopad, Arild Tryggestad
production design by Magdalena Marszałek
costume design by Joanna Talejko
make-up artist Monika Podnajmer
sound by Robert Czyżewicz
cast Andrzej Chyra, Mads Ousdal, Sylwia Juszczak
producer Marta Habior, Leiv Igor Devold
produced by AURORA FILM,
Stortorget 1, 2609 Lillehammer, Norway
co-produced by No Sugar Films,
ul. Domaniewska 47/10, 02-672 Warsaw, Poland
delegate producer No Sugar Films, Marta Habior
co-financed by Ostnorsk Filmsenter
production managers Maja Zupok, Marta Łachacz
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Tomek is a con man, swindling elderly people out
of money. Everything seems to be going according
to plan, when suddenly an old woman exposes
him and locks him in her ﬂat. The crippled old
lady offers the crook a deal: he will get her money
if he pretends to be her grandson in front of a
social worker, who’s coming to see if she is being
cared for by family.
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Robert, a 30-year-old yuppie from Norway, wants
to commit suicide. Not sure how to go about it, he
decides that Polish prostitute Janina could be
an excellent source of both knowledge and tools.
What Robert doesn’t expect is that, instead of
the ‘easy way out,’ what he’ll get is a second
chance.
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17’
COLOUR
written and directed by Kuba Czekaj
director of photography Adam Palenta
edited by Magdalena Chowańska
sound by Radosław Ochnio
cast Malwina Rybarczyk
producer Krystyna Doktorowicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1b, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, tel.+48 32 258 24 28 [email protected]
executive producer Kinga Kłusak
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Scholarship
Programme of the Polish Filmmakers Association
production manager Kinga Kłusak
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Rwetes
POLAND 2014
AWARDS: //2014 ETIUDA & ANIMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
POLAND: STUDENT JURY AWARD
In the Corner
W narożniku
POLAND 2015
20’45’’
COLOUR
written and directed by Maciej Bartosz Kruk
director of photography Wojciech Ostrowski
edited by Michał Poddębniak
production design by Sylwia Galon, Miłosz Sakowski
costume design by Dominika Rydzyńska
make-up artist Magdalena Bautsch
sound by Wojciech Cwyk
cinematography consultant Sławomir Pultyn
public relations & festivals Marcin Borchardt
GFS office coordinator Marta Drankiewicz
cast Alicja Stasiewicz, Marek Kasprzyk, Maciej Konopiński,
Karolina Trębacz, Michał Wojciechowicz, Halinka Piwowarska,
Kamila Bałanda, Wiesław Rupiński, Tomasz Jamroz producers
Leszek Kopeć, Jerzy Rados produced by the Gdynia Film School,
ul. Wrocławska 93, 81-553 Gdynia, Poland, +48 58 625 11 46,
[email protected] co-produced by the Pomeranian Film Foundation and
Magnus Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute production
manager Joanna Pultyn artistic supervisor (directing) Sławomir
Fabicki artistic supervisor (screenwriting) Grzegorz Łoszewski
artistic supervisor (editing) Leszek Starzyński
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A few hours in the life of a young woman, when
nothing of particular interest really
happens – just the trivial activities of the kind
you perform routinely, without paying them much
attention. What could possibly happen in such
a plain everyday existence? Nothing, really. And
yet, it is the cracks of existence that can often be
most dramatic.
CONTENTS
PHOTO BY GDYŃSKA SZKOŁA FILMOWA
Hurly-Burly
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Coached by her father, 20-year-old Iza is getting
ready for an important boxing match. As the big
day approaches, Iza’s father suggests that she
throw the match. Iza is forced to choose between
her dreams and everything she ever believed in.
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Inka
POLAND 2015
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Jasiek My Brother
Jasiek mój brat
POLAND 2014
9’
COLOUR
written and directed by Monika Majorek
director of photography Tomek Ślesicki
edited by Monika Majorek
cast Kamila Kobic, Julia Gawrysiak, Hubert Mikołajewski, Tadeusz
Falana, Ireneusz Kozioł, Wojciech Węglarski, Szymon Milas
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
written and directed by Zofia Żurawska
director of photography Jakub Wójcik
music by Balkan Balagan
edited by Zofia Żurawska
sound edited by Jan Żurawski
sound studio Paprika Sound Factory
cast Mateusz Lonc, Jan Żurawski, Piotr Żurawski
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
As the summer draws to an end, two brothers set
out on an idyllic journey. Carefree, they play
around in the deserted ﬁelds. Jasiek, the elder,
talks his brother into swimming out to the middle
of the lake. The water seems calm at ﬁrst, but
soon shows the treacherous side of its element.
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The story of Inka, a young woman bullied by
the people living in her village. Inka comes into
conﬂict with the local parish priest, which results
in her being shunned by the village community.
Alone, she needs to face the decision about
whether to stand by her ideals at all costs.
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Szczeniak
POLAND 2015
20’
COLOUR
written and directed by Karol Starnawski
director of photography Kajetan Plis
music by Michał Drabczyk
edited by Grzegorz Habryn PSM
sound by Aleksandra M. M. Mikołajczyk
cast Bartłomiej Kwiatkowski, Anna Moskal,
Krzysztof Chodorowski, Urszula Gryczewska
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Joanna Rybus
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
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Learning to Swim
Nauka pływania
POLAND 2015
29’
BLACK&WHITE
written and directed by Kuba Zubrzycki
director of photography Julian A. Ch. Kernbach
edited by Paweł Kowalik
sound by Bogdan Klat
cast Agnieszka Skrzypczak, Mariusz Jakus, Milena Lisiecka,
Bartłomiej Nowosielski
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Kuba Michalski
distribution and world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS,
tel. +48 515 123 369, [email protected]
A young girl turns up at a place that at ﬁrst seems
like the place where hope goes to die. Meeting
other people in mourning who seem so different
from her will give her an opportunity to learn
something new about herself and look at her life,
and the decisions she made, in a different light.
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Adolescence is the worst period in human life. Janek
will be taking his high school graduation exam this
year. He has a problem with mathematics – the single
greatest nuisance in his life. He feels overwhelmed by
the pressure from his family, who want nothing but
the best for him, of course. And then there’s the girl in
Janek’s class who would really like to get him to notice
her. But Janek has a secret – one that only he and his
maths teacher know about.
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23’
COLOUR
written and directed by Matej Bobrik
director of photography Maciej Twardowski
edited by Matej Bobrik
cast Bartosz Bielenia, Marta Kurzak, Marcin Włodarski,
Jan Kamiński, Krzysztof Bitdorf, Błazej Pieczonka
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel.+48 42 275 58 80
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Anna Majek, Monika Buczyńska
Kuba and Jurek are friends; they work together
felling a forest and spend their free time together
as well. After a crazy night, Kuba wakes up in
a ﬁeld, surrounded by cows. His friend is nowhere
to be found. So he decides to look for the girl they
met the night before.
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POLAND 2014
CONTENTS
Maja
POLAND 2014
5’45’’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY SEBASTIAN WEBER
Światło w sierpniu
written and directed by Jakub Michnikowski
director of photography Sebastian Weber
music by Geeshie Wiley, “Last Kind Words”
edited by Tomasz Kolak
sound by Ewa Bogusz
cast Maja Krupińska, Władysław Kruk, Ryszard Nowakowski,
Krystyna Karolak
producer Marcin Malatyński
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Katarzyna Janiak
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel.+48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
The wind blows. A dog anxiously barks in the
yard. Maja and her family are at a wake, gathering
over the body. Maja looks out the window. Her
grandfather may be gone, but there is an old
magical willow, and there are enchanted spirits in
the music.
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Light in August
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Milky Brother
Mleczny brat
POLAND – ARMENIA 2014
30’
COLOUR
directed by Vahram Mkhitaryan
written by Vahram Mkhitaryan, Aleksandra Majdzińska
director of photography Marcin Sauter
music by Mikołaj Trzaska edited by Ziemowit Jaworski sound by
Marcin Cichoń, Agata Chodyra cast Lusine Avanesyan, Manuk
Qishmishyan, Arthur Papikyan, Seyran Mkrtchyan producer
Katarzyna Ślesicka produced by Munk Studio, Wajda Studio,
ul. Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 851 10 56,
[email protected] www.wajdaschool.pl co-produced by MX 35,
Hasmik Hovhannisyan executive producers Joanna Szymańska,
Hasmik Hovhannisyan co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and
the National Cinema Centre of Armenia production managers
Alicja Kizińska, Tigran Shahinyan
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AWARDS: //2014 GOLDEN APRICOT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
ARMENIA: GOLDEN APRICOT AWARD, HRANT MATEVOSSIAN SPECIAL
PRIZE FOR BEST SCRIPT //2014 PREMIERES PLANS INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL, FRANCE: GRAND JURY PRIZE EUROPEAN SHORT FILMS //2014
KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT AND
DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCER IN POLAND
CONTENTS
Molehill
POLAND 2014
20’
COLOUR
written and directed by Joanna Zastróżna
director of photography Jan Holoubek
music by Piotr Pawlak
edited by Joanna Zastróżna
sound by Wojciech Cwyk
cast Andrzej Chyra, Eryk Lubos, Leon Dziemaszkiewicz,
Gucio Gordon
producer Magdalena Dula
produced by Mediascream Art Productions,
ul. Świętojańska 35/36/5; 80-840 Gdańsk, Poland,
tel.+48 690 000 590 [email protected]
Two old men spend the shortest night and
the longest day at the military molehills.
The White Bear, the Mole and the Horse watch
over them while they sleep, because
the approach to post-trauma therapy
changes – especially if psychological and physical
well-being rank high on your list of priorities.
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The story of a young boy named Seto, living in a small
Armenian village. The newest addition to the family
is soon to be born. Seto dreams of having a little
brother, but the baby dies soon after birth. Instead of
a baby brother, the new friend in Seto’s life will be
a baby lamb. Seto’s initial reluctance soon turns into
fondness – a true friendship forms between Seto and
the lamb. But not for long. The family decides that
the boy will need to part with his ‘milky brother.’
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written and directed by Szymon Kapeniak
director of photography Jacek Podgórski
music by Hubert Zemler
edited by Paweł Laskowski
sound by Franek Kozłowski
cast Daniil Mireschkin, Oleg Scherbina, Evgeny Yaroschuk, Natalia
Terlecka, Vlad Bokatov, Oksana Stepchuk
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected] tel. +48 22 556 54 70
co-produced by Better Films Production
executive production Better Films Production
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Vasyl Malko
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COLOUR
CONTENTS
The Moment
Chwila
POLAND
15’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY CEZARY STOLECKI
Moloch
POLAND 2015
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written and directed by Piotr Domalewski
director of photography Cezary Stolecki
music by Piotr Domalewski, Anna Stela
edited by Adam Kozioł
production design by Agata Lepacka, Ewa Solecka
costume design by Joanna Gawrońska, Agata Wąs
make-up artist Joanna Skiba
sound by Bartosz Idzi
cast Sławomir Grzymkowski, Julia Kerner,
Katarzyna Domalewska, Małgorzata Buczkowska,
Anna Moskal, Andrzej Konopka
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Julia Jendrysik, Justyna Mieńkowska,
Szymon Ziegler
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
www.pisf.pl/en/
Modern-day Ukraine. A group of young men is
working illegally at a run-down steelworks.
The oldest among them is currently having a hot
affair and decides to quit his job, seeing his new
ﬂame as a good reason to reshape his life. His
friends try to get him to change his mind in order
to save their tight crew from falling apart. After
a long day’s work, they decide to pay their
colleague’s new girl a visit.
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Dusk falls over a luxurious neighbourhood of
identical houses. Marcin decides to invite his
neighbour’s family over for dinner. But as he
stands at their door, he notices something that
will eat away at his mind for the rest of the night.
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28’
COLOUR
written and directed by Bruno Brejt
director of photography Bartosz Białobrzeski
music by Piotr Aleksandrowicz
edited by Adam Andrzejewski, Bruno Brejt
cast Maciej Brzoska, Katarzyna Maciąg, Ireneusz Kozioł
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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POLAND 2014
CONTENTS
Multiphrenia
Multifrenia
POLAND 2015
25’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY PIOTR IWANOWICZ
Mr. Bad Luck
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written and directed by Martyna Majewska
director of photography Piotr Iwanowicz
music by Dawid Majewski
edited by Aleksy Kubiak, Jakub Lech
production design by Anna Haudek
costume design by Jagoda Strzałba-Głód
make-up artist Anna Blada
sound by Mikołaj Urbański, Łukasz Stanisławski
cast Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Martyna Witowska, Jonasz Tylkowski,
Magdalena Biegańska, Justyna Kokot, Zbigniew Prażmowski,
Magdalena Różańska
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Kinga Demska
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
www.pisf.pl/en/
The end of summer. A young married couple
heads off for a long-awaited holiday. When their
quiet time is interrupted by a seemingly innocent
incident, tensions between the two start to rise
by the minute.
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Multiphrenia is a short feature based on Marcel
Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time.” It is the story of
a spoiled aristocrat named Marcel who falls in
love with a girl selling tangerines. The young
ﬁlmmakers experiment with form, juggling
conventions, often turning to kitsch and
combining different styles.
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COLOUR
directed by Bartosz Blaschke
written by Anna Stańko
director of photography Tomasz Augustynek
edited by Robert Polewski, Karol Kubiak
sound by Konrad Błaszczyk
cast Katarzyna Herman, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak,
Jowita Chwałek, Joanna Telecka, Anna Moskal
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected] tel. +48 22 556 54 70
co-produced by Wajda Studio
executive production Wajda Studio
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Daria Zieniowicz, Iga Wójcik
A story set in a rural village in the Mazury region
of Poland. The father of the family has been away
for a few days. While her husband is away, Halina
tries to be very strict with their daughters.
Eleven-year-old Ola believes her dad will soon
return and her mother will ﬁnally be happy. But
something gets in the way of that: her father’s
goats.
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Oczy mojego ojca
POLAND 2015
CONTENTS
The Naturals
Naturalni
POLAND 2014
22’
COLOUR
directed by Kristoffer Rus
written by Jarosław Stawirej
director of photography Dominik Danilczyk
edited by Jakub Pietrzak
cast Wojciech Zieliński, Agnieszka Wosińska, Barbara Kurzaj,
Elżbieta Okupska
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Wajda Studio, Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers
Association (Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw,
Poland, tel. +48 22 556 54 70, [email protected];
Tango Production
co-produced by Samolot.tv, Juice
executive producers Joanna Szymańska, Zuzanna Król
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Szymon Danilczyk
www.pisf.pl/en/
My Father’s Eye
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Monika and Piotr have been married for a long time.
Desire and passion have long dwindled; all that
remains is jealousy. Being as pragmatic as they are,
they choose therapy over divorce. But they
accidentally end up at an evolutionary psychologist’s
ofﬁce. The theories of various reproductive strategies
appeal to them, so they decide to try them
out – leading to a surprise ending.
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Paryżanka
POLAND – FRANCE 2015
COLOUR
written and directed by Stefan Łazarski
director of photography Filip Drożdż
edited by Milenia Fidler
sound by Anna Rok
cast Zofia Domalik, Akil Wingate
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected], tel. +48 22 556 54 70; G.R.E.C - Groupe
de Recherches et d’Essais Cinématographiques
executive producer Joanna Szymańska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Centre national du
cinéma et de l’image animée
production manager Quentin Laurent
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Parisian Girl
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Pinky
Mały palec
POLAND 2014
24’
COLOUR
directed by Tomasz Cichoń
written by Tadeusz Rawa
director of photography Mikołaj Łebkowski
music by Łukasz Targosz
edited by Adrian Szczepaniak
cast Adam Bobik, Joanna Opozda, Remigiusz Jankowski,
Stanisław Hubert, Nam Bui Ngoc, Anna Samusionek
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Munk Studio, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7,
00-068 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 556 54 70,
[email protected]
co-produced by Zielony Pomidor, Studio Spot, 3Monkeys
executive producer Marcin Łunkiewicz
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
One night, Tomek, Leszek and Seweryn steal
a car, then sell it to a fence. Eager to celebrate
a job well done, they head over to the local
Vietnamese bar for a beer. Intoxicated with
success, they are rude to the staff. What they
don’t know is that their night will prove to be long
and painful.
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20-year-old Justyna arrives in Paris. Marcel was
supposed to pick her up from the train station,
but he never showed. Justyna is approached by
a big, dark-skinned man named Riki, claiming to
be a friend of Marcel’s. Reluctantly, she climbs
into his car.
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POLAND 2014
COLOUR
directed by Alek Pietrzak
written by Norm Foster, Alek Pietrzak
director of photography Mateusz Pastewka
edited by Mateusz Rybka
cast Marian Dziędziel, Dorota Pomykała, Wojciech Mecwaldowski
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Mocna kawa wcale nie jest taka zła
CONTENTS
Summer of Love
Lato miłości
POLAND 2015
23’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY BARTOSZ BIENIEK
Strong Coffee Isn’t
That Bad
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written and directed by Marcin Filipowicz
director of photography Bartosz Bieniek
music by Krystian Wołowski, Adam Hryniewicki
edited by Nucky Thompson
production design by Judyta Pieprzyk
costume design by Judyta Pieprzyk
make-up artists Weronika Pająk, Alicja Pieczykołan
sound by Krzysztof Ridan
cast Jaśmina Polak, Grzegorz Grabowski
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Karolina Korta
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
www.pisf.pl/en/
Jack hasn’t seen his son in 18 years. Then, out of
the blue, his son arrives back at the village.
A story of two men, both too stubborn to express
their true feelings.
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Conﬁned in terms of time and space, Summer of
Love is a love story about two young people
whose decisions prove to be irreversible. The guy
rents a wooden cabin in the mountains for his
beautiful girlfriend, who goes there to experience
the eponymous summer of love.
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26’
COLOUR
Irka and Miłosz are a couple of teenagers who lock
themselves in a hotel room for a single night.
Their plan seems to be foolproof, and there’s just
one thought guiding them: our love is unique and
indestructible. The twelve hours they spend
together at that hotel will change everything
between them.
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PHOTO BY ŁUKASZ BRODOWICZ
directed by Emilia Zielonka
written by Agata K. Koschmieder
director of photography Bartosz Świniarski
music by Zbyszek Węgliński
edited by Emilia Zielonka, Irena Siedlar
production design by Marta Sieczak
costume design by Marta Sieczak
make-up artist Magda Szarzyńska
sound by Piotr Pastuszak
cast Sonia Mietielica, Józek Pawłowski,
Dorota Androsz, Zbyszek Węgliński
producers Leszek Kopeć, Jerzy Rados
produced by the Gdynia Film School, ul. Wrocławska 93,
81-553 Gdynia, Poland, +48 58 625 11 46, [email protected]
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
produced with financial support from the Pomeranian Voivodship
production manager Joanna Pultyn
GFS office coordinator Marta Drankiewicz
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Czułość
POLAND
CONTENTS
Travelling
Kroki
POLAND 2015
23’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY GDYŃ́ S KA SZKOŁA FILMOWA
Tenderness
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written and directed by Karolina Zaleszczuk
director of photography Zuzanna Pyda
edited by Bartłomiej Piasek
production design by Ewa Mroczkowska
costume design by Izabela Karwacka, Ewa Mroczkowska
make-up artist Ewa Klepacka
sound by Piotr Pastuszak
cast Nikola Raczko, Dorota Androsz, Paulina Gałązka, Michał Jaros
producers Leszek Kopeć, Jerzy Rados
produced by the Gdynia Film School, Wrocławska 93,
81-553 Gdynia, Poland, +48 58 625 11 46
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Joanna Pultyn
GFS office coordinator Marta Drankiewicz
Teenaged Justyna has had it with her mother,
who parties all night. A random infatuation with
a new neighbour will force her to grow up quickly.
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POLAND 2015
13’
COLOUR
written and directed by Filip Hillesland
director of photography Jakub Burakiewicz
music by Filip Hillesland
edited by Malwina Wodzicka
cast Paweł Dobek, Mike Lipiński, Maksymilian Michasiow,
Rafał Rosiak, Wafic Abon-Khadra, Oliwia Korzec, Wiktoria Korzec
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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A Wake
Pogrzebiny
POLAND 2014
20’
COLOUR
written and directed by Wojciech Stupnicki
director of photography Paweł Chorzępa
edited by Artur Rej
cast Piotr Bułka, Dariusz Chojnacki, Michalina Sosna,
Monika Radziwon, Dariusz Niebudek
producer Ewa Jastrzębska
produced by Munk Studio, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7,
00-068 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 556 54 70,
[email protected]
co-produced by Aurora Film Production
executive producer Piotr Ledwig
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the Silesian Film Fund
production manager Jakub Strzępka
www.pisf.pl/en/
Tropical Island is a dramedy about social
alienation, self-acceptance, and ﬁnding a sense
of belonging. The main character is an albino
teenager named Whitey, who wants to get away
from his neighbourhood and escape to a place
known as Tropical Island.
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“Remember, you have an older brother,” are
the words that Pyjter will utter to his kid brother
several times a day. They are both waiters at
a restaurant that caters to special events, but
tonight’s shift will be different. Pyjter intends to
ﬁnd his brother a girlfriend. And, as the more
experienced one, he will surely ﬁnd the best girl
out there, because he knows best what’s good for
his brother. As luck would have it, the event
happens to be a wake. So it’s time to stop
mourning and make things more festive.
Tonight’s the night when the kid becomes a man.
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To, czego chcę
POLAND 2015
30’
COLOUR
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Modern-day Silesia. Ariel, whose whole life
revolves around his favourite football team and
his dog. For Karolina, a single mother,
a cheerleading career is the delusive opportunity
for a better life. Their meeting is an encounter
between two seemingly opposite desires – but
both really stem from loneliness.
CONTENTS
Windows and Planes
Okna i samoloty
POLAND 2014
COLOUR
directed by Łukasz Suchocki
written by Łukasz Suchocki, Mateusz Pastewka
director of photography Mateusz Pastewka
edited by Mateusz Rybka
cast Paweł Wilczak, Łukasz Garlicki, Olga Bołądź
producer Maciej Ślesicki
produced by the Warsaw Film School, ul. Generała Zajączka 7,
01-518 Warsaw, Poland, tel./fax +48 22 839 00 50
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
PHOTO BY DAMIAN KOCUR
written and directed by Damian Kocur
director of photography Damian Kocur
music by Maria Holka
edited by Sebastian Mialik
production design by Agata Adamus
costume design by Karolina Biesiadecka
make-up by Lena Zięba
sound by Błażej Kanclerz
cast Ariel Makara, Karolina Marczok, Kacper Białek,
Daniel Furmaniak, Jolanta Łoskot, Andrzej Mastalerz,
Jakub Lipa, Artur Garbacz, Małgorzata Metyk
producer Jerzy Łukaszewicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University
of Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1 B, 40-955 Katowice,
Poland, [email protected], +48 32 25 82 420
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production managers Piotr Steczek, Marta Czajka,
Katarzyna Sierka
distribution in Poland and world sales Michał Hudzikowski,
[email protected], +48 663 573 247
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What I Want
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Marcel is going through a mid-life crisis. He has
been getting ready to fulﬁll a lifelong dream for
a while now, keeping it secret from his family.
What he doesn’t know is that he is being watched
by his neighbour Eryk, who is having relationship
trouble of his own.
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Źle nam z oczu patrzy
POLAND 2014
25’
COLOUR
directed by Arek Biedrzycki
written by Arek Biedrzycki, Łukasz M. Maciejewski
director of photography Piotr Pawlus
music by Adam Żurada
cast Marcin Kowalczyk, Magdalena Celmer
producer Krystyna Doktorowicz
produced by the Radio and Television Faculty of the University of
Silesia (WRiTv UŚ), ul. Bytkowska 1b, 40-955 Katowice, Poland,
tel.+48 32 258 24 28 [email protected]
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
production manager Przemysław Błażejewski
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You Keep
an Eye on Us
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He and She ﬁnd themselves in a ﬂat that doubles
as a trap. He is hiding from the consequences of
a crime he once committed. She is innocent. She
stays with him, even though she’s free to leave at
any time. All signs from the outside world
suggest impending doom.
A story inspired by the events that took place in
the town of Sanok in January last year.
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AGFA 1939
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POLAND 2015
17’
COLOUR
directed by Natalia Brożyńska
written by Mateusz Moczulski, Natalia Brożyńska
director of photography Hubert Napierała
music by Tomasz Jerzy Tumidajewicz
edited by Janusz Czubak
production design by Krzysztof Wierzbowski
production design by Krzysztof Wierzbowski, Izabela Nakoneczna,
Alina Wieczorek, Wojciech Sankiewicz, Izabela Ambroziak
animation artists Wojciech Sankiewicz, Katarzyna Okoniewska
storyboard, visual design, puppet designs by Natalia Brożyńska
produced by WJTeam, al. Piłsudskiego 135, 92-318 Łódź, Poland
producers Wojciech Leszczyński, Anna Mroczek, Justyna Rucińska
co-produced by PWSFTViT
production manager Jakub Wawrzynkiewicz
artistic supervisor Mariusz Wilczyński
The story of Hydrops – the king of Aquatia, and his
advisors, who were given the assignment of
creating the heir to the throne. Rivalry and
intrigues concerning the qualities of the future
prince led to the implanting of the matrix of
‘fondness’ for little things. That was the beginning
of the obsession with growing smaller.
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CONTENTS
Agatha
Agatka
POLAND 2015
13 X 10’
COLOUR
directed by Jan Steliżuk, Andrzej Piotr Morawski,
Wojciech Wojtkowski, Robert Turło, Andrzej Kukuła,
Paweł Czarzasty
written by Jan Steliżuk
director of photography Joanna Wójcik
music by Robert Ochnio
edited by Robert Rząca
sound by Robert Ochnio
production design by Aleksandra Vetter, Sławomir Zalewski
storyboard artists Jan Steliżuk, Andrzej Piotr Morawski, Wojciech
Wojtkowski, Robert Turło, Andrzej Kukuła, Paweł Czarzasty
visual design by Sławomir Zalewski, Aleksandra Vetter
produced by Serafiński Studio, Solec 85/8,
00-382 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected]
producer Marek Serafiński
co-produced by the National Audiovisual Institute
production manager Tomasz Wojtkowski
compositing Robert Rząca
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
The Advisors of King
Hydrops
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Agatha is an altruist – despite her young age, she
is always helping someone, comforting someone,
or rescuing someone. Her imagination and ability
to bring the objects around her to life and
creating fascinating and often unusual stories are
as educational as they are entertaining.
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10’
COLOUR
directed by Piotr Giersz
written by Monika Dovnar
director of photography Robert Rzaca
music by Robert Ochnio
edited by Robert Rzaca
sound by Robert Ochnio
production design by Joanna Izydor
animation artists Piotr Giersz, Grażyna Firląg, Patryk Dudziński
storyboard artist Piotr Giersz
visual design by Monika Dovnar, Joanna Izydor
producer Serafiński Studio, Solec 85/8,
00-382 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected]
producer Marek Serafiński
production manager Tomasz Wojtkowski
compositing Robert Rzaca
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
A ﬁlm based on a 19th-century folk tale about how
the waves of the Baltic sea take possession of
the cliff, the church and the cemetery in the seaside
village of Trzęsacz.
A story about love, the brutality of war, and
the unbridled forces of nature.
The Baltic sea brings long-lost lovers together again.
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Bałtyk
POLAND 2015
CONTENTS
Banjo Pig
Prosie Banjo
POLAND 2015
6’
COLOUR
directed by Łukasz Kacprowicz
written by Łukasz Kacprowicz, Robert Jaszczurowski
edited by Tomasz Halski
production design, animation, storyboards,
visual design, post-production by Grupa Smacznego
produced by Grupa Smacznego Jaszczurowski, Kacprowicz,
Wasilewski, ul. Łąkowa 35/38, 80-769 Gdańsk, Poland
tel. +48 587 181 323
producer Robert Jaszczurowski
production manager Anna Malinowska
compositing Tomasz Halski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
Pig is a talented musician – a veritable banjo
virtuoso, unappreciated by the other residents of
the pig pen. His only true fan is Fly, who also
happens to have a crush on him. She never leaves
Pig’s side, even when he decides to travel
the world in search of recognition.
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The Baltic Sea
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13 X 11’
COLOUR
directed by Marcin Wasilewski
written by Marcin Wasilewski, Szymon Jachimek, Zofia Stanecka,
Marcin Graj, Szczepan Rożalski, Gisle Norman Melhus based on
the “Basia” book series by Zofia Stanecka and Marianna Oklejak
music by Michał Jacaszek edited by Tomasz Halski
sound by Studio Spot production design by Marianna Oklejak,
Magdalena Węgrzyn, Maja Barska, Aleksandra Kleczkowska
animation artists, 3D animation by Grupa Smacznego/ Planet
Nemo storyboard artist Grupa Smacznego
visual design by Marianna Oklejak dubbing Miriam Aleksandrowicz
cast Julia Gawrysiak, Basia Kubiak, Kowalik Maciej, Beata
Wyrąbkiewicz, Włodzimierz Press, Krystyna Wachelko, Miriam
Aleksandrowicz, Lidia Sadowa, Józek Kubiak, Basia Kubiak
produced by Grupa Smacznego Jaszczurowski, Kacprowicz,
Wasilewski, ul. Łąkowa 35/38, 80-769 Gdańsk,
tel. +48 587 181 323 producer Robert Jaszczurowski co-produced by
Planet Nemo, 18, rue Truffaut, 75017 Paris, France,
tel. +33 (0) 1 44 70 70 20 production manager Małgorzata
Klamann post-production by Grupa Smacznego compositing
Tomasz Halski co-financed by Planet Nemo
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POLAND – FRANCE 2015
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Bernard
POLAND 2015
4’
BLACK&WHITE
directed by Anna Oparkowska
written by Anna Oparkowska, Łukasz Kacprowicz
edited by Tomasz Halski
production design, animation, storyboards Grupa Smacznego
visual design by Anna Oparkowska
produced by Grupa Smacznego Jaszczurowski, Kacprowicz,
Wasilewski. ul. Łąkowa 35/38, 80-769 Gdańsk, Poland
tel. +48 587 181 323
producer Robert Jaszczurowski
production manager Łukasz Kacprowicz
post-production by Grupa Smacznego
compositing Tomasz Halski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisor Łukasz Kacprowicz
Five-year-old Basia is a bit of a character.
She lives in the city with her parents, her two
brothers, her turtle Kajetan, and her teddy bear.
Like all ﬁve-year-olds, Basia occasionally runs
into major problems and needs to sort them out.
She discovers that sometimes even the most
difﬁcult questions have simple answers.
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A somewhat perverse and concise deliberation on
loneliness and the attempts to wrench free from
its shackles.
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A Blue Room
Niebieski pokój
POLAND 2014
15’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Tomasz Siwiński
director of photography Tomasz Siwiński
animation artists Piotr Garbacz,
Andrzej Piotr Morawski, Tomasz Siwiński
music by Remi Boubal
cast Masza Bogucka, Wojciech Poradowski,
Antoni Lemański, Jędrzej Lemański
produced by Sacrebleu Production
production manager Katarzyna Gormadzka
co-produced by Se-Ma-For Produkcja Filmowa
compositing Tomasz Siwiński
artistic supervisor Piotr Dumała
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Bloody Sunday
Ta cholerna niedziela
POLAND 2015
16’
BLACK&WHITE
directed by Przemek Kotyński
written by Marcin Wroński
music by Krzysztof Maciejewski edited by Przemek Kotyński, Bartek
Kędzierski sound by Cafe Ole Wojtek Mielimąka animation artists
Robert Zjawiński, Celina Skiba 3D animation by Piotr Popek, Piotr
Kurzątkowski, Agnieszka Podolecka, Wojtek Jakubowski, Radosław
Popiołek, Tomasz Żelazko, Grzegorz Szczygieł, Dominik Zieliński,
Paweł Rajch, Marcin Montesano, Tomasz Januszewicz, Michał
Konwicki, Mateusz Wiśniewski, Dash Dot Creations storyboard
artist Olaf Ciszak visual design by Przemek Kotyński / “Najdroższy
mój skarb” performed by Beata Przybytek, lyrics by Marcin Wroński,
music by Krzysztof Maciejowski cast Mirosław Zbrojewicz, Marietta
Żukowska, Robert Czebotar, Krzysztof Banaszyk, Modest Ruciński,
Lech Łotocki, Przemysław Bluszcz produced by Studio Produkcyjne
ORKA, ul. Bukowińska 22 lok. 3B, 02-703 Warsaw, Poland, tel.
+48 22 641 56 20, [email protected] producer Magdalena
Zimecka production managers Katarzyna Kozłowska, Rafał Błaziak
post-production by Studio Produkcyjne ORKA compositing Piotr
Ołtarzewski, Roman Trojanowski co-financed by Studio Produkcyjne
ORKA, the Polish Film Institute, the Lublin Film Fund artistic
supervisor Bartek Kędzierski
www.pisf.pl/en/
AWARDS: //2014 CURTAS VILA DO CONDE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL, PORTUGAL: BEST ANIMATED FILM //2014 GUANAJUATO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MEXICO: SPECIAL MENTION
//2014 CUTOUT FEST, MEXICO: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT ANIMATION
//2014 INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL ANIMATEKA,
SLOVENIA: SPECIAL MENTION
A man wakes up in a blue room. He is in a trap
from which he cannot escape. He is tormented by
unsettling visions, in which he has to face his
fears and his memories. Trapped in the blue room,
he is forced to come to terms with his past all on
his own – only then will he be free again.
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Bloody Sunday is a multi-layered story completely
open to interpretation; the plot consists of three
narrative time segments, each leaving traces in the
past and ultimately coming together in the present.
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But She’s Nice
POLAND 2014
6’
COLOUR
written and directed, director of photography,
edited by Tomasz Pilarski
music by Damian Czajka
produced by the University of Arts in Poznań,
al. Marcinkowskiego 29, 60-967 Poznań, Poland,
tel. +48 61 855 25 21 (370) [email protected]
producer Tomasz Pilarski
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Cheer Up, Tamara
Nie martw się, Tamaro
POLAND – FRANCE 2015
23’
COLOUR
directed by Elżbieta Wąsik
written by Marcin Graj
sound by Aleksander Matuszewski
production design by Elżbieta Wąsik, Tymoteusz Chliszcz
animation artist Józef Trzaska
storyboard artist Elżbieta Wąsik
outlines by Szymon Adamski, Stefania Lachowicz, Mateusz Kmieć
produced by Studio Miniatur Filmowych,
ul. Królewicza Jakuba 12A, 02-956 Warsaw, Poland
producer Joanna Ronikier
co-produced by Planet Nemo Animation
compositing Szymon Adamski
co-financed by NINA
In a world of grey tones, where life ﬂows slowly in
all its monotony, the light sketches a subtle story
of unexpectedly blooming feelings. But
sometimes, if you’ve been alone for too long,
the very thought of being with someone could be
dangerous. Will the protagonist manage to free
himself from under the heavy shell that he built
out of fear of the outside world? What will be
the role of the Shadow in all this?
A story about attempting to break out of the cage
of loneliness, about the will to overcome one’s
own weakness in order to open up to new
possibilities, to the world, and to feelings.
www.pisf.pl/en/
A group of school friends is getting ready for
a masquerade ball. Someone comes up with
the idea that they should dress up as doctors.
This makes Tamara sad. Tamara often misses
school. As it turns out, it is because she goes to
the hospital to visit her mother, who is suffering
from cancer. The children decide to surprise
Tamara’s mother.
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POLAND 2015
6’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Alicja Błaszczyńska
director of photography Alicja Błaszczyńska
visual design and animation by Alicja Błaszczyńska
sound by Rafał Nowak, Wiesław Nowak
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
compositing Alicja Błaszczyńska
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Krzysztof Rynkiewicz,
Mariusz Wilczyński, Kacper Zamarło
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
Two triangular creatures are trapped on
a platform. When a strange voice from space
explains to them how to get out, the creatures
engage in a game that is not as easy as
the instructions they were given.
Conquerors of the Triangle Space is a short ﬁlm
about reaching your goals, but also about
ambition and the bitterness of rivalry.
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Kreatury
POLAND 2015
10’
COLOUR
written and directed by Tessa Moult-Milewska
director of photography Tessa Moult-Milewska
visual design by Marta Sieczak
animation artist Wojciech Sankiewicz
characters designed by Maria Janczak
edited by Jakub Sobek music by Krzysztof A. Janczak
sound by Michał Jankowski, Paweł Łuczak, Noiseroom
cast Julia Kołakowska-Bytner, Janusz Wituch, Krzysztof A. Janczak,
Stanisław Sygitowicz, Marta Markowicz, Michalina Fabijańska,
Mattheu Bondu
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected] tel. +48 22 556 54 70
producer Ewa Jastrzębska production manager Tessa Moult-Milewska
co-produced by WJTeam – Justyna Rucińska, Anna Mroczek, Indemind,
ul. Władysława Kotwicza 1, 61-344 Poznań, Poland co-financed by
the Polish Film Institute artistic supervisor Stanisław Lenartowicz
www.pisf.pl/en/
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A grotesque love story. The caricature-like Harold and
Matylda face social ostracism and fumble while
attempting to manipulate their obscene image.
Inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, Lotte Reiniger
and Edward Gorey, this raw cut-out animation takes
us into the unpredictable and eclectic world of a dark
imagination, ultimately leaving us with the question:
“so who exactly are these eponymous creatures?”
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Dokument
POLAND 2015
6’50’’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Marcin Podolec
director of photography Marcin Podolec
visual design and animation by Marcin Podolec
sound by Marcin Podolec
music by Wiktoria Nowak
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 422755947,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
compositing Marcin Podolec
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisor Piotr Dumała
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
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Domestication
Udomowienie
POLAND 2015
6’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Sylwia Gaweł
director of photography and animation artist Sylwia Gaweł
produced by the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow,
Plac Matejki 13, 31-157 Krakow, Poland, tel. +48 12 292 62 86
[email protected]
producer Robert Sowa
A ﬁlm about a rather unusual relationship
between man and animals. A collector of exotic
reptiles and birds lives in a ﬂat ﬁlled with cages
and aquaria. In a thicket of lush greenery, he
tends to his animals daily, while also carefully
controlling their behaviour. A young caiman
brought to the ﬂat will suddenly disrupt the order
he had been building so patiently.
www.pisf.pl/en/
A portrait of a father whose adult children have
moved out of the family home.
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Nie trać głowy
POLAND 2015
4’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Karolina Specht
director of photography Karolina Specht
visual design and animation by Karolina Specht
sound by Bogdan Klat
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łodź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
compositing Karolina Specht
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Krzysztof Rynkiewicz,
Mariusz Wilczyński, Kacper Zamarło
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369,
[email protected]
Don’t Lose Your Head – a short animation using
drawing and 2D techniques. A visual story about
how easy it is to lose your head. A white head slowly
rolls towards the centre of a black screen. A single
event triggers an avalanche of subsequent events.
The visual side of the ﬁlm develops with the story.
Starting with simple compositions, through
a growing number of layouts and increasing density
of forms, up to the ﬁnal scenes ﬁlled with colours
like a kaleidoscope. An overabundance of thoughts,
relations and connections leads to a tragic ending.
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Fences
Płoty
POLAND 2015
7’
BLACK&WHITE
written and directed by Natalia Krawczuk
director of photography Natalia Krawczuk
visual design and animation by Natalia Krawczuk
edited by Magdalena Chowańska
music by Tsering Tobgyal
sound by Ewa Bogusz
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
compositing Natalia Krawczuk
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Krzysztof Rynkiewicz, Mariusz Wilczyński,
Kacper Zamarło
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369
[email protected]
www.pisf.pl/en/
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A bird in a cage, a toddler in a playpen, two dogs
on either side of a fence. Barriers of various kinds
are a part of our lives from beginning to end.
Everyone deals with them in their own way. Does
it really make sense to separate ourselves from
our neighbours with a wall? The ﬁlm is
a reﬂection on the role of ‘fences’ in our
lives – not just the physical ones, but also those
that exist only in our minds.
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2nd season
Pamiętnik Florki
seria 2
POLAND 2015
13 X 11’
COLOUR
directed by Janusz Martyn, Dorota Cieśla,
Anna Wróblewska-Dzwoniarek, Agata Mikina,
Jolanta Dudzińska, Barbara Koniecka, Marta Stróżycka,
Bogusława Izdebska, Piotr Rogowski
written by Roksana Jędrzejewska-Wróbel
music by Marek Kuczyński
edited by Janusz Martyn, Dorota Cieśla,
Anna Wróblewska-Dzwoniarek, Agata Mikina,
Jolanta Dudzińska, Barbara Koniecka, Marta Stróżycka,
Bogusława Izdebska, Piotr Rogowski
sound by Aleksander Matuszewski
animation artists, 3D animation, storyboard artists Janusz Martyn,
Dorota Cieśla, Anna Wróblewska-Dzwoniarek, Agata Mikina,
Jolanta Dudzińska, Barbara Koniecka, Marta Stróżycka,
Bogusława Izdebska, Piotr Rogowski, Jolanta Kędziora
visual design by Jona Jung
produced by ANIMA-POL, ul. Łąkowa 29, 90-554 Łódź, Poland,
[email protected], tel. +48 501 180 256
producer Jadwiga Wendorff
co-produced by Planet Nemo Animation 18, rue Truffaut,
75017 Paris, France, [email protected]
tel. +33 (0) 1 44 70 70 20, the National Audiovisual Institute,
ul. Wałbrzyska 3/5, 02-739 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected], tel. +48 22 380 49 00,
Telewizja Polska, ul. J.P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 547 70 76
production manager Piotr Królak
compositing Janusz Martyn, Dorota Cieśla,
Anna Wróblewska-Dzwoniarek, Agata Mikina,
Jolanta Dudzińska, Barbara Koniecka, Marta Stróżycka,
Bogusława Izdebska, Piotr Rogowski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Stanisław Lenartowicz, Janusz Martyn
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FESTIVALS (EPISODES FROM THE FIRST SEASON):
//32ND ALE KINO! INTERNATIONAL YOUNG AUDIENCE FILM
FESTIVAL, 2014: SHORT FILM COMPETITION – “BALLET”
EPISODE – OFFICIAL SELECTION //12TH BIENNIAL OF ANIMATION
FESTIVAL BRATISLAVA 2014 – “SHADOW” EPISODE, DIR. JANUSZ
MARTYN – SPECIAL SCREENING IN THE INSPIRATIONS FESTIVAL SECTION
//4TH KINOJAZDA 2014 CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL – EPISODES “BEAN,”
“TREASURES,” “TIME” – OFFICIAL SELECTION //3RD KOLKATA SHORTS
FILM FESTIVAL 2014 KOLKATA, INDIA – “SHADOW” EPISODE, DIR. JANUSZ
MARTYN – OFFICIAL SELECTION //54TH ZLIN FILM INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2014 – INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED
CHILDREN’S FILM COMPETITION – “SHADOW” EPISODE, DIR. JANUSZ
MARTYN – OFFICIAL SELECTION //31ST ALE KINO! INTERNATIONAL YOUNG
AUDIENCE FILM FESTIVAL, 2014: SHORT FILM COMPETITION – “SHADOW”
EPISODE, DIR. JANUSZ MARTYN – OFFICIAL SELECTION //INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2013 CHENNAI, INDIA – “SHADOW”
EPISODE, DIR. JANUSZ MARTYN – OFFICIAL SELECTION
A shrew named Florentine is out to explore
the world around her. She wonders who owns
the sky, and where do the colours disappear.
A key issue addressed in the second season is
the family relationship. Florentine is no longer
an only child; she is now the big sister to twin
brothers. The series is known for its shrewd
observation of the world and a realistic way of
presenting children’s problems.
www.pisf.pl/en/
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Fuga na wiolonczelę, trąbkę i pejzaż
POLAND 2014
18’
COLOUR
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Fugue for Cello,
Trumpet and
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Gingerbread Heart
from the “Polish Fairy Tales” series [based on
a fairy tale by Kornelia Dobkiewiczowa]
Serce z piernika z serii „Baśnie i bajki polskie”, sezon 3
[na motywach baśni Kornelii Dobkiewiczowej]
POLAND 2015
13’
COLOUR
directed by Jerzy Kucia
written by Jerzy Kucia, Agnieszka Kucia
animation artists Jerzy Kucia, Vladimir Borokhov, Ewa Grzesiak,
Dmytro Kovtanets, Katarzyna Agopsowicz, Maria Görlich-Opyd,
Marek Pieniążek, Józef Trzaska, Edyta Turczanik, Joanna Wójcik
directors of photography Janusz Wierciak, Leszek Skuza edited by
Jerzy Kucia music by Maciej Jabłoński, Michał Jacaszek sound by
Michał Kosterkiewicz produced by Jerzy Kucia – Produkcja Filmów,
Chrobrego 29/33, 31-428 Krakow, Poland, tel. +48 50 858 76 78,
[email protected] producer Jerzy Kucia production manager
Zbigniew Noga co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
AWARDS: //2014 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: GOLDEN DRAGON
AWARD //2014 INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL HIROSHIMA:
SPECIAL AWARD //2014 ETIUDA & ANIMA INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL, POLAND: SILVER JABBERWOCKY //2014 LES SOMMETS DU
CINÉMA D’ANIMATION, CANADA: AUDIENCE AWARD //2014 ANIMATEKA
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, SLOVENIA: SPECIAL MENTION
directed by Anna Dudek written by Anna Dudek, Jacek Adamczak
director of photography Paweł Prewencki music by Arnold Dąbrowski
edited by Krzysztof Napierała sound by Jan Jakub Milencki production
design by Anna Dudek animation artists Leszek Budzelewski, Janusz
Gałązkowski, Roman Frajczyk, Janusz Matusik, Roman Janeczko,
Paweł Byrski, Elżbieta Kandziora, Ewa Rodewald, Waldemar
Szajkowski storyboard artist Anna Dudek visual design by Anna Dudek
cast Grzegorz Nawrocki, Marcel Groblewski, Agnieszka Kunikowska,
Waldemar Barwiński, Andrzej Chudy, Jakub Jankiewicz, Bernard
Lewandowski dubbing Dorota Kawęcka music and sound effects by
Tomasz Śliwak Orlicki series title sequence by Robert Turło title
sequence music by Marek Kuczyński produced by TV Studio Filmów
Animowanych, ul. Aleksandra Fredry 7, 61-701 Poznań, Poland,
+48 618 520 105, [email protected] producer Ewa Sobolewska
co-produced by Telewizja Polska and the National Audiovisual Institute
production manager Mariola Olejniczak post-production by TV Studio
Filmów Animowanych compositing by Paweł Prewencki
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
After 13 years of silence, Jerzy Kucia returns with
a ruminative and poetic tale, based on
the relationship between image and music.
The ﬁlm shows the process of searching for
the unique qualities of landscape and liberating
human emotions by calling on events that took
place in the presented scenery.
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Gingerbread Heart is the story of how fate always
rewards us for being altruistic and sensitive to
the needs of others. Szymek, a miner’s son, had
a chance to learn this ﬁrst-hand when he helped
the Old Man, never knowing that he was in fact
the Treasurer, the legendary ghost of the mine.
Grand Banda – pilot
POLAND 2015
7’
COLOUR
written and directed by Marek Lachowicz, Łukasz Kacprowicz
edited by Tomasz Halski
sound by Studio Fonograf
production design by Janusz Wyrzykowski
animation and 3D animation by Grupa Smacznego
storyboard artist, visual design by Marek Lachowicz
cast Miriam Aleksandrowicz, Jacek Czyż, Jacek Domin,
Jan Aleksandrowicz-Kraśko, Michał Lewandowski,
Michał Lewandowski
produced by Grupa Smacznego Jaszczurowski, Kacprowicz,
Wasilewski, ul. Łąkowa 35/38, 80-769 Gdańsk, Poland,
tel. +48 587 181 323
producer Robert Jaszczurowski
production manager Małgorzata Klamann
post-production by Grupa Smacznego
compositing Tomasz Halski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
Grand Banda is a series based around two elderly
ladies: Kazia and Mirka. Both now retired, they are
former agents of two competing intelligence services.
Kazia and Mirka share a ﬂat and need to face
the reality of a senior citizen’s everyday life. Though
they compete with one another a little, deep down
they both know that they are the best of friends.
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Hipopotamy
POLAND 2014
13’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: SILVER HOBBY-HORSE
FOR BEST ANIMATED FILM //2014 ANIMAFEST, ZAGREB: SPECIAL MENTION
FROM JURY MEMBER MARIE-HÉLENE GIROD FOR “ADDRESSING
THE DIFFICULT SUBJECT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN”
//2014 “ANIMATOR” INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, POZNAŃ:
WOJCIECH JUSZCZAK SPECIAL PRIZE //2014 “COUNTRYSIDE ANIMAFEST”
ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, NICOSIA: GRAND PRIZE //2014 OTTAWA
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL: GRAND PRIZE //2014 BANJA
LUKA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL: AWARD FOR BEST 2D
ANIMATION //2014 “ZINEBI” INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT
FILM FESTIVAL, BILBAO: CINE CLUB FAS AWARD //2014 ETIUDA & ANIMA
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, KRAKOW: HONOURABLE MENTION IN
“ANIMA” COMPETITION //2014 LES SOMMETS DU CINEMA D’ANIMATION,
MONTREAL: GRAND PRIZE
written and directed by Piotr Dumała
animation artists Paweł Dębski, Piotr Dumała
visual design by Piotr Dumała
edited by Beata Walentowska, Paweł Dębski
music by Alexander Balanescu
sound by Jacek Hamela
produced by Fumi Studio
producer Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak
production manager Magdalena Gładysz
compositing Mateusz Michalak
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
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Several naked young women are bathing with
their children in a river. They are being secretly
watched by a group of men. When the men decide
to approach, their encounter takes a dramatic
turn, inspired by events in the lives of hippos.
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Dom
POLAND 2015
14’
COLOUR
www.pisf.pl/en/
Home is a place. A family. A history. Relationships. Home
is the memory that forms a person. Or is it a dream?
This is the story of a girl who returns home; a visit that
will ﬂood her with chaotic and difﬁcult memories. She
will not be able to leave home until she faces these
memories. What is her home? Is it possible to change it?
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An Incredibly
Elastic Man
Nieprawdopodobnie
elastyczny człowiek
POLAND 2013
5’
COLOUR
AWARDS: //2014 FEST ANCA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL,
SLOVAKIA: BEST STUDENT FILM //2014 UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT
FILM FESTIVAL, SWEDEN: SPECIAL MENTION //2014 ANIM’EST ANIMATION
FILM FESTIVAL, ROMANIA: SPECIAL MENTION FOR A STUDENT FILM
//2014 REANIMANIA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL,
ARMENIA: SPECIAL MENTION //2014 ETIUDA & ANIMA INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: STUDENT JURY AWARD
PHOTO BY AGNIESZKA BOROWA
written and directed by Agnieszka Borowa
director of photography Agnieszka Borowa
music used in the film “Dom” by Mariusz Obijalski
and “Banan” by Astma (Tomasz Popakul)
edited by Agnieszka Borowa
sound designers and foley artists Małgorzata Napiontek,
Igor Szymański
animation artists Agnieszka Borowa, Mateusz Helwein,
Katarzyna Melnyk, Paulina Ziółkowska
storyboard artist and visual design by Agnieszka Borowa
cast Aleksandra Andrzejewska, Dorota Kolak,
Andrzej Grabowski, Miriam Aleksandrowicz, Jacek Czyż
produced by FUMI Studio, ul. Puławska 61 lok. 4,
00-402, 02-595 Warsaw, Poland
producers Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak
production manager Maria Deskur
post-production by FUMI Studio
compositing Agnieszka Borowa
artistic supervisor Piotr Dumała
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written, directed and edited by Karolina Specht
director of photography Karolina Specht
production design by Karolina Specht
produced by the Łódź Film School, Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 58 80
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Henryk Ryksza, Aleksandra Chrapowicka
The story of a man who was born without
a shape. Constant deformation and being forced
into other people’s form makes him want to
rebel. Is it possible to live a life completely
independent of others and detached from
reality? Who and what determines who we
ultimately are?
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13’
COLOUR
directed by Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz
written by Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz (based on a fairy tale by
Hans Christian Andersen) director of photography Joanna Jasińska
Koronkiewicz music by Michał Makulski
edited by Anna Gałązkowska sound by Aleksander Matuszewski
production design, animation, storyboards, visual design by Joanna
Jasińska Koronkiewicz series title sequence by Kacper Zamarło Turło
cast Jerzy Stuhr, Grzegorz Nawrocki produced by TV Studio Filmów
Animowanych, ul. Aleksandra Fredry 7, 61-701 Poznań;
+48 618 520 105, [email protected] producer Ewa Sobolewska
co-produced by Fundacja AnimaFilm, ul. Aleksandra Fredry 7,
61-701 Poznań, Poland, +48 618 520 105, [email protected];
Estrada Poznańska, ul. Masztalarska 8, 61-767 Poznań, Poland,,
[email protected] production manager
Katarzyna Kubacka post-production TV Studio Filmów
Animowanych compositing Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz,
Ewelina Stefańska co-financed by the Polish Film Institute,
the Poznań Regional Film Fund
POLISH: DOCUMENTARIES, SHORTS & ANIMATIONS 2015
POLAND 2014
www.pisf.pl/en/
PHOTO BY KRZYSZTOF NAPIERAŁA
AWARDS: //32ND ALE KINO! INTERNATIONAL YOUNG CINEMA FESTIVAL,
POZNAŃ: AWARD FOR BEST POLISH FILM WITH EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTIC AND
EDUCATIONAL QUALITIES //4TH KINOJAZDA CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL,
NOWY SĄCZ: GOLDEN FRAMES GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM
This adaptation of one of Andersen’s fairy tales tells
the story of a certain piece of gossip – a story that is as
humorous as it is true to life. A topic that has always
been hot, but is ever more so in this age of audiovisual
media, tabloids, and the internet.
A certain story travels by word of mouth, turning into
a ‘tragic’ piece on hens that ‘died’ of love for their rooster.
CONTENTS
Kinki
POLAND 2015
10’
COLOUR
PHOTO BY IZUMI YOSHIDA
It’s Quite True!
from the “Paint me a Fairy Tale” series
To pewna wiadomość! z cyklu „Namaluj mi bajkę…”
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written and directed by Izumi Yoshida
director of photography Izumi Yoshida
music by Sebastian Ładyżyński
edited by Beata Walentowska
sound by Jacek Hamela
animation artist, storyboard artist, visual design by Izumi Yoshida
produced by FUMI Studio, Puławska 61 lok. 400-402,
02-595 Warsaw, Poland
producer Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak
co-produced by the Łódź Film School, Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland
production manager Maria Deskur
post-production by FUMI Studio
compositing Izumi Yoshida
calligraphy by Masakatsu Yoshida
artistic supervisor Piotr Dumała
Kinki is an abstract animation that narrates by
illustrating emotions. The ﬁlm’s main character is
a suicidal murderer, who experiences extreme
emotions during and after committing his crime.
Images and emotions are encoded in his memory;
based on these memories, he tries to recreate
the series of events.
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Ostatni przystanek Księżyc
POLAND 2015
16’
COLOUR
written and directed, production design,
visual design, puppet designs by Birute Sodeikaite
production design WJTeam, al. Piłsudskiego 135,
92-318 Łódź, Poland
production design Wojciech Leszczyński,
Anna Mroczek, Justyna Rucińska
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Locus
POLAND 2015
12’
BLACK&WHITE
written, directed and edited by Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi
3D animation, visual design and
puppet design by Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi
director of photography Piotr Matysiak
animation artists Maria Stefańska, Szymon Wolski
produced by WJTeam, al. Piłsudskiego 135, 92-318 Łódź, Poland
producers Wojciech Leszczyński, Anna Mroczek, Justyna Rucińska
co-produced by Lele Cross Media Production
post-production and compositing Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisor Mariusz Wilczyński
There is a unicorn living in a world imagined by
a little boy.
The ﬁlm portrays the process of forming
the identity of a young human being and
the moment of disconnect from the world of
childhood; the moment when he loses a piece of
himself and becomes involved in a life ﬁlled with
set patterns and routine.
www.pisf.pl/en/
An intriguing story about how the small everyday
choices determine the path our lives take. Gośka
is living simultaneously in two worlds, connected
to one another by a single thread. Her home and
her job are far from each other, which makes it
almost impossible for her to juggle her role as
a mother with that of a woman with
a professional career.
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POLAND 2015
13’
COLOUR
written and directed by Jacek Adamczak
director of photography Krzysztof Napierała
music by Zbigniew Kozub
edited by Krzysztof Napierała
sound by Jan Jakub Milencki
production design by Jacek Adamczak
animation artists Janusz Gałązkowski, Lesław Budzelewski,
Jacek Adamczak, Janusz Matusik, Roman Frajczyk,
Paweł Byrski, Roman Janeczko, Ewa Rodewald,
Waldemar Szajkowski, Ewa Klimas
storyboard artist, visual design by Jacek Adamczak
cast Grzegorz Nawrocki, Adam Ferency,
Robert Jarociński, Andrzej Chudy, Tomasz Steciuk
dubbing Dorota Kawęcka
sound effects, music performed by Tomasz Śliwak Orlicki
series title sequence by Robert Turło
title sequence music by Marek Kuczyński
produced by TV Studio Filmów Animowanych,
ul. Aleksandra Fredry 7, 61-701 Poznań, Poland,
+48 618 520 105, [email protected]
producer Ewa Sobolewska
co-produced by Telewizja Polska, the National Audiovisual Institute
production manager Mariola Olejniczak
post-production by TV Studio Filmów Animowanych
compositing Krzysztof Napierała
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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PHOTO BY KRZYSZTOF NAPIERAŁA
from the “Polish Fairy Tales” series
O drwalu i diable
The Lumberjack and the Devil is a story about
how things are not always as bad as they seem.
When people thoughtlessly cut down forests for
proﬁt, a certain Lumberjack joins forces with
the Devil in order to change things and not only
restore the last forest in the area, but also
increase its size. An environmentalist Devil – oh,
the times we live in!
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The Lumberjack
and the Devil
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13 X 10’
COLOUR
series directed by Łukasz Kacprowicz
episodes directed by Robert Jaszczurowski, Łukasz Kacprowicz,
Marcin Wasilewski, Tamas Ducki, Szymon Adamski
written by Marcin Graj, Łukasz Kacprowicz,
Gisle Normann Melhus, Szymon Jachimek, Radek Smektała,
Pavla Fridrichova, Szymon Adamski
music by Michał Jacaszek
edited by Tomasz Halski, Szymon Adamski
sound by Studio Fonograf, Radosław Ochnio, Marcin Gontarz
production design by Katarzyna Nowowiejska, Maja Barska,
Przemysław Szukaj, Magdalena Markowska
animation artists Tomasz Wyrąbkiewicz, Grzegorz Zarębski,
Ryszard Siring, Artur Huk, Anna Oparkowska, Marcin Zdybel,
Wladimir Borochow, Andrzej Bzdak, Szymon Adamski,
Paweł Garbacz, Józef Trzaska, Dominik Iwan, Rafał Balcer,
Mikołaj Pilchowski, Mariusz Włodarski
storyboard artists Szymon Adamski, Marek Lachowicz,
Wladimir Borochow, Krzysztof Różański, Łukasz Kacprowicz,
Mikołaj Pilchowski, Tamas Ducki
visual design by Katarzyna Nowowiejska, Maja Barska,
Przemysław Szukaj, Magdalena Markowska
cast Robert Makłowicz, Anna Apostolakis,
Jarosław Domin, Michał Lewandowski
produced by Grupa Smacznego Jaszczurowski, Kacprowicz,
Wasilewski. ul. Łąkowa 35/38, 80-769 Gdańsk, Poland,
tel. +48 587 181 323; Studio Miniatur Filmowych,
ul. Królewicza Jakuba 12a, 02-956 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 845 53 45
producer Włodzimierz Matuszewski
co-produced by Filmograf, ul. Niedźwiedzia 29b,
02-737 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 845 53 45
production manager Małgorzata Klamann, Eugeniusz Gordziejuk
executive producers Ewelina Gordziejuk, Robert Jaszczurowski
post-production by Grupa Smacznego, Studio Miniatur Filmowych
compositing Tomasz Halski, Szymon Adamski
co-financed by the National Audiovisual Institute
and the Polish Film Institute
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AWARDS: //TARNÓW CHILDREN’S JURY FILM AWARD, 2012, 2013, 2014
//SPECIAL MENTION AT KINOJAZDA FILM FESTIVAL, NOWY SĄCZ 2012
The story of an elderly lady named Mami Fatale,
who left the big city in order to live an idyllic life in
the countryside with her two pets, and to have
time for her true passion: cooking.
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4’
COLOUR
written, directed and animated by Marta Szymańska
director of photography and animation artist Marta Szymańska
music by Patryk Zakrocki, Wojciech Traczyk
produced by the Łódź Film School, Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 58 80
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
production manager Jacek Szeligowski
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Piotr Dumała, Marek Skrobecki, Piotr Milczarek
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The Mother Matrix
Macierz
POLAND 2015
7’
COLOUR
directed by Sławomir Shuty, Tomasz Bochniak
written by Sławomir Shuty
production design by Michalina Rolnik
3D animation by Tomasz Bochniak
storyboard artist Aleksandra Trawińska
director of photography Kajetan Plis
edited by Tomasz Bochniak
music by Łukasz Targosz
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
tel. +48 22 556 54 70, [email protected]
production manager Marta Lewandowska
co-produced by Fundacja Korporacja Ha!art
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
An energetic story about shapes, colours, and
Polynesian ornaments that draws on
the mythology of that region. A variation on
the Polynesian myth of creation. A story of
the ﬁrst parents and ﬁrst lovers, immersed in
a multicolour visual and musical impression.
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The existing Slavic heritage is but a few
remaining fragmentary myths. In writing this
script, the ﬁlmmakers used the comparative
method; Slavic myths should not be perceived as
removed from the wider tradition of the Northern
peoples, both hunter-gathering and agricultural
cultures. The Mother Matrix is a psychedelic
journey through the myth of creation; we observe
its beginnings at the moment of a cosmic
explosion. The repetitive nature of these motives
suggests a constant evolution that repeats its
creations on a larger or smaller scale.
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POLAND 2015
13’
COLOUR
written and directed by Andrzej Kukuła
director of photography Andrzej Kukuła
music by Juliusz Śliwak edited by Krzysztof Napierała
sound by Jan Jakub Milencki production design by Andrzej Kukuła
animation artists Lesław Budzelewski, Janusz Gałązkowski,
Piotr Giersz, Roman Frajczyk, Janusz Matusik, Roman Janeczko,
Paweł Byrski, Elżbieta Kandziora storyboard artist, visual design by
Andrzej Kukuła cast Grzegorz Nawrocki, Tomasz Błasiak,
Modest Ruciński, Renata Łuczak dubbing Dorota Kawęcka
music and sound effects by Tomasz Śliwak Orlicki series title
sequence by Robert Turło title sequence music by Marek Kuczyński
produced by TV Studio Filmów Animowanych,
ul. Aleksandra Fredry 7, 61-701 Poznań, Poland, +48 618 520 105,
[email protected] producer Ewa Sobolewska co-produced by
Telewizja Polska, the National Audiovisual Institute
production manager Mariola Olejniczak
post-production by TV Studio Filmów Animowanych compositing
Andrzej Kukuła co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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Noodles, the Gate
from the “Polish Fairy Tales” series
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Of a Forest
Opowieść o lesie
POLAND 2014
4’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Katarzyna Melnyk
director of photography Katarzyna Melnyk
sound by Adam Kufel
produced by the Łódź Film School, Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 58 80
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
artistic supervisors Henryk Ryszka, Aleksandra Chrapowicka
Noodles, the Gate is a story about how it doesn’t pay to
be selﬁsh and how using the work of others to fulﬁl one’s
own needs will always be punished. A certain Wrocławbased Foreman learns this the hard way, having hidden
in a side alley to eat the delectable noodles his wife
made to sell for proﬁt.
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In her subtle animation, Katarzyna Melnyk draws
a portrait of a dog living among people. Its
everyday life is organized according to the order
of the human day, which deﬁnes meal time and
training time. By night, when the lights in
the nearby houses go out, the sound-ﬁlled forest
comes to life. The dog’s long-suppressed instincts
slowly come to light.
A ﬁlm about longing for freedom, made using the
traditional drawing technique.
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COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Magdalena Pilecka
visual design and animation by Magdalena Pilecka
3D animation by Rafał Felak
music and sound by Remigiusz Zawadzki
produced by Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland,
[email protected] tel. +48 22 556 54 70
producer Marek Serafiński
production manager Tomasz Wojtkowski
co-produced by Serafiński-Studio
post-production by Studio PAY
compositing Rafał Felak
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisor Daniel Szczechura
A story about feeling different and
the consequences of resisting this feeling.
The story begins the moment our protagonist
decides to step out of the comfort zone of his
lonely everyday existence and be around people,
in order to have company in the space between
happiness and madness. A slightly surreal
confrontation with the conviction that someone
else’s crayons (even when they’re not for
drawing!) might be better.
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from the “Polish Fairy Tales” series [based
on a fairy tale by Aleksander Fredro]
Paweł i Gaweł z serii „Baśnie i bajki polskie”,
sezon 3 [na motywach bajki Aleksandra Fredry]
POLAND 2015
13’
COLOUR
directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki written by Andrzej Gosieniecki,
Dorota Bielecka-Gosieniecka director of photography Andrzej
Gosieniecki music by Krzesimir Dębski edited by Krzysztof Napierała
sound by Jan Jakub Milencki production design by Andrzej
Gosieniecki, Dorota Bielecka-Gosieniecka animation artists Dorota
Bielecka-Gosieniecka, Andrzej Gosieniecki, Roman Frajczyk, Janusz
Gałązkowski, Leszek Budzelewski, Ewa Rodewald storyboard artist
Andrzej Gosieniecki visual design by Andrzej Gosieniecki, Dorota
Bielecka–Gosieniecka dubbing Dorota Kawęcka sound effects, music
performed by Tomasz Śliwak Orlicki series title sequence by Robert
Turło title sequence music by Marek Kuczyński produced by TV Studio
Filmów Animowanych, ul. Aleksandra Fredry 7, 61-701 Poznań,
Poland, +48 618 520 105, [email protected] producer Ewa
Sobolewska co-produced by Telewizja Poland and the National
Audiovisual Institute production manager Mariola Olejniczak
post-production by TV Studio Filmów Animowanych compositing
Andrzej Gosieniecki co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
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PHOTO BY KRZYSZTOF NAPIERAŁA
Piórnik
POLAND 2015
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Poe and Joe is a tongue-in-cheek story inspired by
Aleksander Fredro’s classic tale of two neighbours of
completely opposite dispositions. A satirical look at
neighbourly relations, presented in a timeless and complex
take on the problem; a story about the truth behind the old
adage – what goes around, comes around.
COLOUR
written and directed by Izabela Plucińska
directors of photography Izabela Plucińska,
Robert Kuźniewski, Claire Brognez
music by Normand Roger, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Denis Chartrand
edited by Dirk Schreier, Rudi Zieglmeier
sound by Lise Wedlock
production design by Agata Rojek, Teresa Otulak,
Monika Gajewska, Katarzyna Mierzejewska
animation artists Izabela Plucińska,
Robert Kuźniewski, Claire Brognez
storyboard artist Agata Rojek
visual design by Izabela Plucińska, Agata Rojek
puppet designs by Agata Rojek, Katarzyna Mierzejewska,
Gabriela Śmierzewska
cast Konrad Pawicki, Beata Zygarlica, Kathleen Fee,
Harry Standjofski, Guylaine Tremblay, Denis Bernard,
Marie Gruber, Norbert Stöß
produced by Clay Traces Gbr, Gabri El-Max. Sthasse 13,
10245 Berlin, Germany; the National Film Board of Canada,
Cote-de-LIesse Road, Montreal, Quebec, H4N 2N4, Canada;
Fundacja Las Sztuki, ul. Świstacza 41/13, 70-798 Szczecin, Poland
producers Paulina Ratajczak (Las Sztuki Foundation), Karsten
Matern (Clay Traces Gbr), Izabela Plucińska (Clay Traces Gbr),
Robert Kern (Clay Traces Gbr), Marc Bertrand (NFB)
production manager Julie Roy (NFB)
post-production by National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
compositing Anna Levinson, Maria Steinmetz, Cynthia Tremblay
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Pomerania Film,
the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and
the Media, the German Federal Film Board
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CONTENTS
PHOTO BY IZABELA PLUCIŃSKA
Sex dla opornych
GERMANY – POLAND – CANADA 2015
This adaptation of a stage play by Canadian
author Michele Riml is an entertaining and
shrewd comedy about the relationship between
men and women, to which everyone can relate.
The modelling clay of which the whole ﬁlm is
made allows us to experiment with form and step
beyond the boundaries of realism.
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Sexy Laundry
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BLACK&WHITE
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This Unruly
Corporeality
Ta niesforna cielesność
POLAND 2015
9’ 45’’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Wojciech Sobczyk
director of photography and animation artist Wojciech Sobczyk
music by Bartosz Chajdecki
produced by Studio A, ul. Zamoyskiego 50,
30-523 Krakow, Poland, [email protected]
producer Wojciech Sobczyk
compositing Wojciech Sobczyk
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, Krakow City Hall
artistic supervisor Jerzy Kucia
AWARDS: //2014 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND: PRIX EFA 2014 FOR
BEST EUROPEAN FILM
written, directed and edited by Joanna Wójcik
director of photography Joanna Wójcik
music by Wojciech Fedkowicz
sound by Łukasz Świerzawski
production design, animation, storyboards,
visual design by Joanna Wójcik
produced by Serafiński Studio, ul. Solec 85/8,
00-382 Warsaw, Poland, [email protected]
producer Marek Serafiński
production manager Tomasz Wojtkowski
compositing Joanna Wójcik
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
A grey-toned, raw and poetic treatise on
the yearning for domination and about violence
as the driving force of history. Sobczyk’s ﬁlm
portrays history as a series of repeating plagues
and disasters in which man, trying to ﬁnd his
place, gets even more lost and stoops even lower.
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There comes a moment in a teenage boy’s life
when he stops being a child and becomes a man.
He treads uneasily through the unknown territory
of his own sexuality. Luckily, he ﬁnds a good guide
to take him on this educational journey. During
their magical voyage, he learns about
the complicated nature of the emotion we call
love.
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POLAND 2015
8’
COLOUR
directed, written and edited by Anna Błaszczyk
director of photography Maciej Błaszczyk
music by Jan Duszyński
sound by Mateusz Adamczyk, Sebastian Witkowski
production design by Paulina Majda
animation artists Anna Błaszczyk, Tomasz Leśniak,
Agata Droga-Bazan
produced by WJTeam, al. Piłsudskiego 135, 92-318 Łódź, Poland
producers Wojciech Leszczyński, Anna Mroczek, Justyna Rucińska
co-producer Anna Błaszczyk
compositing Wojciech Wawszczyk
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Łódź City Hall
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Three Kings
AWARDS: //O!PLA POLISH ANIMATION FESTIVAL: FIRST PRIZE IN ‘MUSIC
//VIDEO’ CATEGORY – AWARD FOR THE MUSIC VIDEO TO ‘THREE KINGS’
//THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MOVIE //OFFELIADA AMATEUR AND
INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL: SPECIAL MENTION OF THE MAIN JURY
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Tymek i Mistrz
POLAND
13 EPISODES X 11’
COLOUR
directed by Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub Tarkowski
written by Rafał Skarżycki, Krzysztof Gureczny, Michał Śledziński
music by Szymon Wysocki edited by Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub Tarkowski
sound by Mateusz Adamczyk, Małgorzata Szlendak, Sebastian
Witkowski animacja 2D Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub Tarkowski,
Anna Błaszczyk, Wojciech Jakubowski, Jakub Mazur, Tomasz Nowik
storyboard artists Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub Tarkowski, Michał Śledziński
visual design by Tomasz Leśniak, Michał Śledziński, Jakub Rebelka,
Monika Rdzanek, Janusz Ordon, Przemysław Surma
cast Tim – Agnieszka Mrozińska, the Master – Paweł Sanakiewicz
produced by SPInka Film Studio, ul. T. Reytana 14/12, 02-516 Warsaw,
Poland producer Piotr Reisch co-produced by White SharkStudios AB,
Banergatan 54 lok 1601, Stockholm production managers Marlena
Zienkiewicz, Dariusz Żmudziński post-production by Studio
Saundmaking compositing Studio HumanArk
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the National Audiovisual
Institute scriptdoctoring Phil Parker
www.pisf.pl/en/
The story of Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar,
three kings brought together by a joint mystical
journey. Despite their differences, a bond of
friendship forms as they travel, experiencing joy
and fulﬁlment. Each of the three is shown as
a unique personality, while together they
complement and inﬂuence one another.
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When ten-year-old Tim starts studying under an expert
magician known as the Master, a true adventure begins.
Magic, wit, riddles, the love of a princess, and competing
with rivals – these are the key themes of a series, in
which wisdom means more than magic spells.
A ﬁlm based on the “Tim and the Master” comic series
by Tomasz Leśniak and Rafał Skarżycki.
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8’
COLOUR
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What a Beautiful
Case
Co za piękny przypadek
POLAND 2015
15’
COLOUR
written, directed and edited by Marcin Wojciechowski
director of photography and animation artist Marcin Wojciechowski
music by Elektrony
produced by Anima Art, ul. Zamoyskiego 29/8,
30-516 Krakow, Poland, tel. +48 60 186 48 43 [email protected]
producer Marta Gebhardt
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
written, directed and edited by Zbigniew Czapla
animation and visual design by Zbigniew Czapla
produced by Warsztat Filmowy, 30-308 Krakow, Poland,
ul. Dębowa 6/6, tel. +48 604 940 224
producer Tomasz Wolf
post-production and compositing by Warsztat Filmowy
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
www.pisf.pl/en/
A personal journal, in which the author
incessantly creates his ego. By moving from place
to place, he patiently sets the tone for each day.
The relative order of his reality emerges from
an abundance of dates and hours that – much
like the dots in a children’s colouring book – only
reveal their true shape once connected. Everyday
reality appears to be a tedious process of
constant ‘becoming.’
What a Beautiful Case is a universal and
contemplative story about childhood experience,
coming of age, and other key stages of
the protagonist’s life. An attempt at ﬁnding
meaning and order in the mass of individual and
collective human experience.
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Kto tam?
POLAND 2015
3’45’’
BLACK&WHITE
written, directed and edited by Artur Hanaj
director of photography Artur Hanaj
visual design and animation by Artur Hanaj
sound by Marek Knaga, Wiesław Nowak
produced by the Łódź Film School, ul. Targowa 61/63,
90-323 Łódź, Poland, tel. +48 42 275 59 47,
[email protected] www.filmschool.lodz.pl
producer Marcin Malatyński
compositing Artur Hanaj
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
artistic supervisors Marek Skrobecki, Piotr Dumała, Piotr Milczarek
world sales Studio Filmowe INDEKS, tel. +48 515 123 369
[email protected]
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The Wizard of U.S.
Czarnoksiężnik z krainy U.S.
POLAND 2015
20’
COLOUR
directed by Balbina Bruszewska
written by Balbina Bruszewska based on the novel “The Wonderful
Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum
director of photography Tomasz Łaptaszyński
edited by Janusz Czubak
production design by Mariusz Andryszczyk, Balbina Bruszewska
animation artists Zuzanna Szyszak, Magdalena Parszewska
visual design by Mariusz Andryszczyk
cast Jerzy Matula, Gintautas Potockas, Adam Radoń, Toni Walker,
Katarzyna Urbaniak, Elizabeth Kanski, Gregory A. Peralta,
Monika Rydel, Scott Meyers, Leila Daryaee
produced by WJTeam, al. Piłsudskiego 135, 92-318 Łódź, Poland
producer Wojciech Leszczyński, Anna Mroczek, Justyna Rucińska
production manager Jakub Wawrzynkiewicz
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the City of Łódź
Having just woken up from a nightmare, the ﬁlm’s
paranoid protagonist starts hearing strange noise
coming from the ﬂat above.
Intrigued, he starts wondering what might be
going on up there. When it gets quiet, he concludes
that it can’t possibly be anything bad. Or can it?
www.pisf.pl/en/
This ironic animated collage uses themes from
the popular American novel to depict how
the American Dream comes to life in the city of
Los Angeles.
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Woolen Cogwheels
Druciane oprawki
POLAND 2014
13’
COLOUR
written and directed by Bartosz Kędzierski
animation artist Krzysztof Opieka
director of photography Krzysztof Opieka
edited by Bartosz Kędzierski
music by Piotr Dziubek
produced by Kineskop, ul. Ostrowskiego 30,
53-238 Wrocław, Poland tel. +48 50 990 37 63,
[email protected]
producer Piotr Krzykwa
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Aniela and Konstanty are an elderly couple,
leading a quiet life – just the two of them. She
enjoys needlework, while he eagerly works on
a certain invention. Though their everyday
existence seems extremely organized, something
seems to be missing in their lives. The change
brought by Konstanty’s unusual invention allows
them to discover a whole new perspective.
This puppet animation by Bartosz Kędzierski is
a moving tale of loneliness, longing, and
the human connection.
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The Polish Film Institute is the government
agency responsible for implementing state
policy in the field of cinematography through:
// enabling the development of Polish film production
and international co-productions;
// inspiring and supporting the development of all
genres of filmmaking in Poland (with emphasis on
artistic films), including the preparation of film
projects, film production, and film distribution;
// supporting activities aimed at fostering availability
of Polish, European, and world cinema heritage;
// supporting film debuts and supporting artistic
development of young filmmakers;
// promoting Polish filmmaking;
// providing financial support for initiatives in areas of
film project development, film production, film
distribution, promoting Polish filmmaking, and
disseminating film culture;
// supporting the maintenance of film archives;
// supporting the development of the independent film
industry in Poland, especially small and medium-sized
companies active in the field of filmmaking.
www.pisf.pl/en/
2015 Operational
Programmes of
the Polish Film
Institute
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Institute
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Taking into account the expected 2015 limits of funds
for financing ventures in the area of filmmaking, in
order to implement policy in the previously mentioned
areas the General Director of the Polish Film Institute
announced the following operational programmes
for 2015:
PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVE
Film
Production
Screenwriting scholarships
1.00
Project development, of which:
feature films: 3.5 million PLN
documentary films: 0.75 million PLN
animated films: 1.25 million PLN
5.50
QUOTA TOTAL QUOTA
(PLN
(PLN
millions)
millions)
Feature film production
Documentary film production
Animated film production
Film Education
and
Dissemination of Film Culture
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60.00
9.50
13.144
89.144
Film education and vocational training
Film events
Local film initiatives
Digital restoring
Research & development
Development of Cinema
Infrastructure
17.00
Modernization of cinemas
Digitization of cinemas
Promotion of Polish Film Abroad
11.30
7.954
Awards, experts, other
3.00
TOTAL
128.398
Applications must be submitted online at https://wnioski.pisf.pl/
with hard copies subsequently sent to the Polish Film Institute. Applications are accepted three times a year.
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15 Corners of the World 7
6 Degrees 7
89-91. We Break Out to
Freedom 8
A
Actress, The 8
Advisors of King Hydrops,
The 66
Agatha 66
Agfa 1939 9
Alarm Clock 9
Ambition 40
America 40
And There Was Love in
the Ghetto… 10
Arkansas 41
Asshole 41
August 42
Authors, The 10
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Creatures 71
Cruise to Democracy 13
Czech Swan 13
D
Daughter 45
Delirium Tremens 14
Doctor Faustus 45
Documentary Film, A 72
Domestication 72
Domino Effect 14
Don’t Lose Your Head 73
Duties 46
Dybbuk. A Tale of Wandering
Souls, The 15
E
End of the World, The 15
Entropy 47
B
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Baltic Sea, The 67
Banjo Pig 67
Basia 68
Battle with Satan, The 11
Bernard 68
Bittersweet 42
Blue Room, A 69
Bloody Sunday 69
Buddies 11
Business Trip 43
But She’s Nice 70
Fast Food 47
Father’s Day 48
Fences 73
Florentine's Diary
2nd season 74
Football Brothers 16
For Being Alive 16
Fragments 48
From Bed Thou Arose 49
Fugue for Cello, Trumpet and
Landscape 75
C
G
Call Me Marianna 12
Casa Blanca 12
Centaur 43
Cheer Up, Tamara 70
Circus Maximus 44
Cold Feet 44
Conquerors of the Triangle
Space 71
Giant 49
Gingerbread Heart 75
Gottland 17
Grand Banda 76
Grandma’s Day 50
Guilt 50
I
I Am Kuba 18
In the Corner 51
Incredibly Elastic Man, An 77
Inka 52
Island, The 18
It Would Be Beautiful 19
It’s Only a Dream 19
It’s Quite True! 78
N
Naturals, The 58
Noodles, the Gate 83
J
O
Jasiek My Brother 52
Jonasz Kofta 20
Jurek 20
Object 25
Of a Forest 83
One Man Show 25
K
P
K2 – Touching the Sky 21
Kid, The 53
Kinki 78
Parisian Girl 59
Pencil Case 84
Perseverance 26
Pill Junkies 26
Pinky 59
Place, The 27
Poe and Joe 84
Promise of a Happy
Childhood, The 27
L
Last Stop Is the Moon 79
Last Trick, The 21
Learning to Swim 53
Light in August 54
Little Big Team 22
Locus 79
Lumberjack and the Devil,
The 80
M
Magic Mountain, The 22
Maja 54
Mami Fatale 81
Mighty Smarzol, The 23
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Home 77
House on Its Head 17
Hurly-Burly 51
Milky Brother 55
Moko 82
Molehill 55
Moment, The 56
Mother Matrix, The 82
Mr. Bad Luck 57
Multiphrenia 57
My 89 Generation 23
My Brother’s Life 24
My Father from Neverland 24
My Father's Eye 58
S
Sexy Laundry 85
Shepherd’s Song 29
Singing in Exile 29
Snails 30
So Close and Yet So Far 30
Something Better to Come 31
Sound of Nature, The 31
Spark 32
Starting Point 32
Strong Coffee Isn't That
Bad 60
Strongwoman 33
Summer 2014 86
Summer of Love 60
Sunday 33
Super Unit 34
Survey About Men 34
T
Tenderness 61
This Unruly Corporeality 86
Three Kings 87
Tim and the Master 87
Tomasz Ossoliński. Before
the Show 35
Travelling 61
Tropical Island 62
U
under_construction 88
Unstoppables 35
Q
W
Queen of Silence, The 28
R
Rebellion 28
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W. Sisters Beauty Salon 36
Wake, A 62
Walking Under Water 37
Wałęsa by Wałęsa 36
Warsaw Uprising 37
Werka 38
What a Beautiful Case 88
What I Want 63
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What’s Next Karolinko –
Norwid and Nicole 38
Who’s There? 89
Windows and Planes 63
Wizard of U.S., The 89
Woolen Cogwheels 90
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You Keep an Eye on Us 64
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15 stron świata 7
6 kroków 7
89-91. Wyrwaliśmy się
na wolność 8
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Agatka 66
Agfa 1939 9
Aktorka 8
Ambition 40
Ameryka 40
Arkansas 41
Autorki 10
Delegacja 43
Doktor Faustus 45
Dokument 72
Dom 77
Dom na głowie 17
Doradcy Króla Hydropsa 66
Dół 46
Druciane oprawki 90
Dupek 41
Dybuk. Rzecz o wędrówce
dusz 15
Dzień Babci 50
B
E
Badjao. Duchy z morza 37
Bałtyk 67
Basia 68
Bernard 68
Biała gorączka 14
Biało-czerwoni
z Chrząstawy 22
Budzik 9
Był bunt 28
Efekt domina 14
Entropia 47
C
G
Casa Blanca 12
Centaur 43
Chwila 56
Circus Maximus 44
Co dalej z tobą, Karolinko –
Norwid i Nicole 38
Co za piękny przypadek 88
Córka 45
Czarnoksiężnik z krainy
U.S. 89
Czarodziejska góra 22
Czeski łabędź 13
Czułość 61
Gigant 49
Gottland 17
Gorzko! 42
Gorzko, gorzko! 44
Grand Banda – pilot 76
A
F
Fast Food 47
Fragmenty 48
Fuga na wiolonczelę, trąbkę
i pejzaż 75
H
Hipopotamy 76
I
I była miłość w getcie… 10
Inka 52
Iskierka 32
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Jasiek mój brat 52
Jestem Kuba 18
Jonasz w brzuchu
Lewiatana 20
Jurek 20
Nadejdą lepsze czasy 31
Naturalni 58
Nauka pływania 53
Nie martw się, Tamaro 70
Nie trać głowy 73
Niebieski pokój 69
Niedziela 33
Niepowstrzymani 35
Nieprawdopodobnie
elastyczny człowiek 77
K2 – Dotknąć nieba 21
Kinki 78
Kluskowa Brama 83
Koniec świata 15
Kreatury 71
Kroki 61
Królowa ciszy 28
Kto tam? 89
Kumple 11
L
Lato 2014 86
Lato miłości 60
Locus 79
M
Macierz 82
Maja 54
Mały palec 59
Mami Fatale 81
Miejsce 27
Mleczny brat 55
Mocna kawa wcale nie jest
taka zła 60
Moje 89 pokolenie 23
Moko 82
Molehill 55
Moloch 56
Mój ojciec Staś 24
Mów mi Marianna 12
Multifrenia 57
Mr. Bad Luck 57
O
O drwalu i diable 80
Obiekt 25
Obietnica dzieciństwa 27
Obowiązki 46
Oczy mojego ojca 58
Ojcze masz 48
Okna i samoloty 63
One Man Show 25
Opowieść o lesie 83
Ostatni numer 21
Ostatni przystanek
Księżyc 79
R
Rejs 1989 13
Rwetes 51
S
Salon sióstr W. 36
Serce z piernika 75
Sex dla opornych 85
Sierpień 42
Siłaczka 33
Superjednostka 34
Szczeniak 53
Pamiętnik Florki seria 2 74
Paryżanka 59
Paweł i Gaweł 84
Pieśń pamięci 29
Pieśń pasterza 29
Piórnik 84
Płoty 73
Pod Mocnym Smarzolem 23
Pogrzebiny 62
Powstanie Warszawskie 37
Prosie Banjo 67
Punkt wyjścia 32
Z
Z łóżka powstałeś 49
Za to, że żyjemy, czyli punk
z Wrocka 16
Zdobywcy Trójkątnego
Kosmosu 71
Ź
Źle nam z oczu patrzy 64
Ślimaki 30
Światło w sierpniu 54
Życie mojego brata 24
U
Udomowienie 72
under_construction 88
W
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Wyspa 18
Wytrwałość 26
Ż
Ta cholerna niedziela 69
Ta niesforna cielesność 86
Tableciarze 26
Tak daleko, tak blisko 30
To byłoby coś pięknego 19
To, czego chcę 63
To pewna wiadomość! 78
To tylko marzenia 19
Trampkarze 16
Trzej królowie 87
Tymek i Mistrz 87
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W narożniku 51
Walka z szatanem 11
Wałęsa by Wałęsa 36
Warszawa 50
Werka 38
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A
Adamczak, Jacek 80
B
Bagiński, Tomek 40
Bart, Andrzej 24
Bartosiak, Arkadiusz 43
Bendera, Karolina 38
Biedrzycki, Arek 64
Bielawska, Karolina 12
Blaschke, Bartosz 58
Błaszczyk, Anna 87
Błaszczyńska, Alicja 71
Bobrik, Matej 54
Bochniak, Tomasz 82
Borowa, Agnieszka 77
Brejt, Bruno 57
Brożyńska, Natalia 66
Bruszewska, Balbina 89
C
Cieśla, Dorota 74
Czapla, Zbigniew 88
D
Damian, Anca 22
Devold, Leiv Igor 50
Dębska, Kinga 8
Domalewski, Piotr 56
Dombrowski, Bartosz 7
Drivenes, Ase Svenheim 18
Drożak, Sebastian 41
Dudek, Anna 75
Dudzińska, Jolanta 74
Dudziński, Andrzej 24
Dumała, Piotr 76
Dylewska, Jolanta 10
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Cˇákanyová, Viera 17
Cichoń, Tomasz 59
CONTENTS
Czarzasty, Paweł 66
Czekaj, Kuba 51
Czepiec, Teresa 34
Czubak, Kacper 33
F
Fidyk, Andrzej 36
Filipowicz, Marcin 16, 60
Finocchiaro, Turi 29
Gajewski, Andrzej 14
Gaweł, Sylwia 72
Giersz, Piotr 67
Gosieniecki, Andrzej 84
H
Hanaj, Artur 89
Hátle, Petr 17
I
Imelska, Małgorzata 26
Izdebska, Bogusława 74
J
Jasińska Koronkiewicz,
Joanna 78
Jeziorski, Tomasz 49
Jóźwiak-Rodan, Paweł 23
K
Kacprowicz, Łukasz 67, 76, 81
Kaczmarek, Joanna 11
Kaczyński, Ryszard 27
Kaliszewska, Iwona 33
Kamiński, Krystian 22
Kapeniak, Szymon 56
Karasińska, Anna 46
Kędzierski, Bartosz 90
Klimala, Wojciech 47
Kocur, Damian 63
Kohoutová, Rozálie 17
Kokeš, Lukáš 17
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Lachowicz, Marek 76
Lenartowicz, Eryk 33, 47
Lesisz, Katarzyna 24
Leśniak, Tomasz 87
Lewandowski, Adam 23
Lisowski, Kacper 48
Ł
Łazarski, Stefan 59
Łoziński, Paweł 38
M
Maciuszek, Aleksandra 12
Majewska, Martyna 57
Majorek, Monika 52
Małecki, Piotr 9
Martyn, Janusz 74
Melnyk, Katarzyna 83
Michnikowski, Jakub 19, 54
Mikina, Agata 74
Mkhitaryan, Vahram 29, 55
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Molski, Leszek 46
Morawiec, Anna 19
Morawski, Piotr 8, 27
Morawski, Andrzej Piotr 66
Moult-Milewska, Tessa 71
Mrozowski, Janusz 10
Niemczyk, Aleksandra 43
Niewiera, Elwira 14
Nowak, Marcin 21
Nuzban, Tomasz 16
O
P
Śladkowski, Jerzy 13
Ślesicki, Tomek 42
Palenta, Adam 17
Pawluczuk, Monika 15
Piątek, Jakub 25
Piećko, Wiesława 32
Pietrzak, Alek 60
Pilecka, Magdalena 84
Plucińska, Izabela 85
Podolec, Marcin 72
Polak, Hanna 31
Popławska, Julia 27
T
Tarkowski, Jakub 87
Tasovská, Klára 17
Terpińska, Aleksandra 13, 40
Turło, Robert 66
U
Urbańczyk, Anna 45
R
W
Rogowska, Julia 44
Rogowski, Piotr 74
Rosołowski, Piotr 14
Rossetti, Nathalie 29
Rus, Kristoffer 58
S
Sakowski, Miłosz 50
Shuty, Sławomir 82
Sibrt, Radovan 17
Siwiński, Tomasz 69
Skibińska, Paulina 25
Sobczyk, Wojciech 86
Sodeikaite, Birute 79
Solakiewicz, Zuzanna 7
Specht, Karolina 73, 77
Starnawski, Karol 53
Staszewski, Bartosz 26
Steliżuk, Jan 66
Stożek, Jakub 36
Stróżycka, Marta 74
Stupnicki, Wojciech 62
Suchocki, Łukasz 63
Szczepaniak, Grzegorz 30
Szcześniak, Michał 32
Szołajski, Konrad 11
Szymańska, Marta 82
Ś
Oparkowska, Anna 68
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Komasa, Jan 37
Koniecka, Barbara 74
Konopka, Bartek 49
Konwicka, Maria 8
Kopczyński, Krzysztof 15
Kotyński, Przemek 69
Kowalski, Bartosz M. 35
Kozera-Topińska,
Małgorzata 28
Krasilnikova, Natalia 18
Krawczuk, Natalia 73
Kruk, Maciej Bartosz 51
Kubarska, Eliza 21, 37
Kucia, Jerzy 75
Kukuła, Andrzej 66, 83
Kulas, Bartek 44
Kuśmierczyk, Anna 30
Kwiatkowska-Naqvi,
Anita 79
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Wajda, Andrzej 10
Wasilewski, Marcin 68
Wawrzecki, Michał 42
Wąsik, Elżbieta 70
Wierzbicki, Krzysztof 20
Wnuk, Michał 9
Wojciechowski, Marcin 88
Wojtkowski, Wojciech 66
Wolski, Tomasz 45
Woszczyńska, Aga 48
Wójcik, Joanna 86
CONTENTS
Wróblewska-Dzwoniarek,
Anna 74
Wysoczański, Paweł 20
Y
Yoshida, Izumi 78
Z
Zaleszczuk, Karolina 61
Załęcka, Magdalena 44
Zastróżna, Joanna 55
Zielonka, Emilia 61
Zubrzycki, Kuba 53
Zwiefka, Agnieszka 28
Ż
Żurawska, Zofia 52
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