Damian Kocur’s 2022 Venice Film Festival winner “Bread and Salt” will open the 21st Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.
“Bread and Salt” follows the journey of two brothers, played by real-life siblings Tymoteusz Bies and Jacek Bies, in a small Polish town during one hot summer.
The closing gala will be Feliks Falk’s 1977 classic “Top Dog.” Causing much debate in Poland on its original release, the film follows the story of small-town entertainer Danielak, played by Polish acting legend Jerzy Stuhr, who will stop at nothing to achieve his aim of hosting the town’s 500th anniversary celebrations.
In collaboration with BFI, Kinoteka will also present Outsiders and Exiles: The Films of Jerzy Skolimowski, a month-long retrospective at BFI Southbank. Skolimowski’s latest film “Eo” has earned enormous critical acclaim across the world since its premiere at Cannes, culminating with the film’s recent Academy Award nomination in the international feature category.
“Bread and Salt” follows the journey of two brothers, played by real-life siblings Tymoteusz Bies and Jacek Bies, in a small Polish town during one hot summer.
The closing gala will be Feliks Falk’s 1977 classic “Top Dog.” Causing much debate in Poland on its original release, the film follows the story of small-town entertainer Danielak, played by Polish acting legend Jerzy Stuhr, who will stop at nothing to achieve his aim of hosting the town’s 500th anniversary celebrations.
In collaboration with BFI, Kinoteka will also present Outsiders and Exiles: The Films of Jerzy Skolimowski, a month-long retrospective at BFI Southbank. Skolimowski’s latest film “Eo” has earned enormous critical acclaim across the world since its premiere at Cannes, culminating with the film’s recent Academy Award nomination in the international feature category.
- 1/27/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Poland’s Akson Studio, producer of Andrzej Wajda’s Venice title Walesa. Man Of Hope, is preparing a film set in the world of the Polish mafia.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, producer Jan Kwiecinski said the feature, titled Totem, will be “a very raw movie in the vein of films like Bullhead or Pusher.”
He added: “It will be made with non-professional actors, very dark, low budget, and totally different from what we are doing at the moment.”
Totem will mark the feature directorial debut of Jakub Charon, who has previously written and directed two short films, Traces and Tension. He is also a member of alternative rock group NarcolipZ and an author of two novels.
Warsaw Uprising shoot underway
Akson is halfway through its 63-day shoot of Jan Komasa’s Warsaw44 about the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The $8m production is already being touted as the biggest Polish film of 2014.
Eight years ago, Akson Studio’s founder...
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, producer Jan Kwiecinski said the feature, titled Totem, will be “a very raw movie in the vein of films like Bullhead or Pusher.”
He added: “It will be made with non-professional actors, very dark, low budget, and totally different from what we are doing at the moment.”
Totem will mark the feature directorial debut of Jakub Charon, who has previously written and directed two short films, Traces and Tension. He is also a member of alternative rock group NarcolipZ and an author of two novels.
Warsaw Uprising shoot underway
Akson is halfway through its 63-day shoot of Jan Komasa’s Warsaw44 about the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The $8m production is already being touted as the biggest Polish film of 2014.
Eight years ago, Akson Studio’s founder...
- 7/31/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Fear Of FallingThis Autumn, Polish films will aim to win the hearts of UK cinema-goers for the second time. Alongside carefully selected films from recent years, Play Poland will feature special screenings and one of a kind exhibitions of Polish film posters dating back, in some cases, to the socialist era. The festival will open on September 28 with a screening of Feliks Falk's Joanna in Birmingham.
Play Poland has the support of cultural institutions including Polish Art Europe, a non-profit organisation which promotes Polish culture and art. “Contemporary Polish cinema is an interesting phenomenon. Films created by directors, cameramen and composers who received numerous awards worldwide revolve around fascinating histories perceived from the point of view of a resident of the country after a political transformation who tries to account for his legacy. This does not have to be a socially or historically committed cinema.
This is frequently...
Play Poland has the support of cultural institutions including Polish Art Europe, a non-profit organisation which promotes Polish culture and art. “Contemporary Polish cinema is an interesting phenomenon. Films created by directors, cameramen and composers who received numerous awards worldwide revolve around fascinating histories perceived from the point of view of a resident of the country after a political transformation who tries to account for his legacy. This does not have to be a socially or historically committed cinema.
This is frequently...
- 9/12/2012
- by Staff Writer
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tina Mabry's "Mississippi Damned," an independent American production, won the Gold Hugo as the best film in the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival, and added Gold Plaques for best supporting actress (Jossie Thacker) and best screenplay (Mabry). It tells the harrowing story of three black children growing up in rural Mississippi in circumstances of violence and addiction. The film's trailer and an interview with Mabry are linked at the bottom.
Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"
The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor,...
Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"
The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor,...
- 10/23/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
LONDON -- Three of Europe's capitals have been picked by European Film Promotion to host Picture Europe!, a campaign to put local boxoffice hits into theaters across the continent.
Handpicked theater locations in London, Berlin and Madrid will play host to three weeklong programs that will kick off in April in Madrid with German filmmaker Sebastian Schipper's "A Friend of Mine", EFP said Wednesday.
Other films lined up by the promotional organization include Feliks Falk's "The Collector" (Poland), Pol Cruchten's "Little Secrets" (Luxembourg) and Tudor Giurgiu's "Love Sick" (Romania).
The program then moves to Berlin in mid-April and winds up in London on June 8, opening with the 2006 Spanish hit "Alatriste" by Agustin Diaz Yanes.
The Berlin program will include Barbara Albert's "Fallen" (Austria), Fausto Brizzi's "The Night Before the Finals" (Italy) and Kiran Kolarov's "L's Revolt" (Bulgaria), organizers said.
Handpicked theater locations in London, Berlin and Madrid will play host to three weeklong programs that will kick off in April in Madrid with German filmmaker Sebastian Schipper's "A Friend of Mine", EFP said Wednesday.
Other films lined up by the promotional organization include Feliks Falk's "The Collector" (Poland), Pol Cruchten's "Little Secrets" (Luxembourg) and Tudor Giurgiu's "Love Sick" (Romania).
The program then moves to Berlin in mid-April and winds up in London on June 8, opening with the 2006 Spanish hit "Alatriste" by Agustin Diaz Yanes.
The Berlin program will include Barbara Albert's "Fallen" (Austria), Fausto Brizzi's "The Night Before the Finals" (Italy) and Kiran Kolarov's "L's Revolt" (Bulgaria), organizers said.
- 3/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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