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1 New Polish Feature Films

2 Introduction Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, With great pleasure we present you the latest catalogue of recent Polish film productions to be seen in cinemas in Last year s Polish Film Festival in Gdynia generated great optimism, we are deeply convinced now that the Polish films are becoming increasingly better in every aspect, thanks to their diversity, originality, and excellent production workmanship. Some of them tell universal stories. I deeply believe that the film is the artistic domain and part of our national heritage which best represents Poland abroad. I am also convinced that the Polish film industry, with its potential and capacity, is still lacking its due recognition and appreciation by the international film community. The Polish Film Institute hopes to change this in Agnieszka Odorowicz Director, Polish Film Institute The landmark changes in the Polish film industry which have occurred following the establishment of the Polish Film Institute in 2006, are entwined with the fate of my second film. The film Tricks was submitted to the first Institute s session which inaugurated the modern system of supporting film production. This gave me an unprecedented opportunity to observe these changes, or even participate in them on a number of occasions. In my opinion, some extraordinary films created in that period, especially those with uncompromising artistic values and with apparent personal imprints, decide about the strength of the present Polish cinema. The list comprises of both the films by young filmmakers, e.g. 33 Scenes from Life by Małgorzata Szumowska, as well as the old-school master directors, e.g. Four Nights with Anna by Jerzy Skolimowski. Representing the Polish cinema abroad gives reasons for pride, so I feel particularly privileged and happy about Tricks being selected as a Polish entry for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Andrzej Jakimowski director We cherish a long-established and distinguished tradition; Polish Film School of the 50s, and the art cinema of 70s and 80s are the trademarks of the Polish cinema. In the recent decades this historic perspective has dominated our perception and thoughts of the cinema, today however we witness its reassessment. The current changes are particularly marked with the documentary films with which young filmmakers win audiences and reap laurels all over the world yet again. I do believe that we enter the period of the first significant successes also in the feature film category. The youngest generation of directors has just set out to make their feature-length debuts. We will learn very soon how their passion and sensitivity will outline new horizons of the Polish cinema. I do personally believe that some of them will reach the peaks of artistic success. Certainly, a major role in this achievement will be played by the Polish Film Institute the position of which as a patron of young art cannot be overestimated. Michał Kwieciński producer and director 3

3 Film Associations & Organisations Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Department of State Patronage Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Departament Mecenatu Państwa Poland, Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17 phone dmp@mkidn.gov.pl National Film Archive Filmoteka Narodowa Poland, Warsaw, Puławska 61 phone fax filmoteka@fn.org.pl The Association of Polish Filmmakers Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich Poland, Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 7 phone , fax biuro@sfp.org.pl National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers Krajowa Izba Producentów Audiowizualnych Poland, Warsaw, Chełmska 21, bld. 28 C phone Telewizja Polska Film Agency Telewizja Polska Agencja Filmowa Poland, Warsaw, Woronicza 17 phone , fax Media Desk Poland Media Desk Polska Poland, Warsaw, Chełmska 19/21, apt. 229 phone/fax joanna.wendorff@mediadeskpoland.eu biuro@mediadeskpoland.eu 4

4 The Polish Film Institute was established and launched its activities in September 2005; with its creation a new cutting edge system of endorsing the national cinematography has been introduced in Poland. One of the most important features of this system is its comprehensiveness, which means providing support at all stages of the film production, and then promoting the film among potential audiences not only in Poland but also abroad. The Polish Film Institute co-finances the productions undertaken by the Polish film industry at various stages which include project development, production, promotion and distribution and finally disseminating the cinema culture and fostering professional development of filmmakers. Furthermore, one of the most important tasks for the Institute is to promote the Polish cinema abroad. In 2008 Polish films were presented at more than 260 international and Polish film festivals, including the most prominent ones in Berlin, Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Venice, Locarno, Toronto, Tokio, Pusan. They have received over 70 international awards. The Institute supported these films financially, but more importantly, promoted them by organizing film shows, concerts, conferences and meetings with film makers and actors. After establishment of the Polish Film Institute, the international participation in the Polish film productions has increased ten times. In 2008 Polish Film Institute has supported over 150 Polish and international productions (features, documentaries, animation) with the amount of over 20 M EUR, including the films produced by Lars von Tier, Sergey Dvortsevoy, Jerzy Skolimowski and Agnieszka Holland. The Polish Film Institute has branded the Polish cinema with a legible trademark. Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Polish Film Institute Director Agnieszka Odorowicz adress Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23, Warsaw, Poland phone [+48 22] fax [+48 22] pisf@pisf.pl website 5

5 Film Festivals in Poland (selected) 34 th Polish Film Festival 34. Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych Gdynia, September 14-19, 2009 contact Organizational Office Pomorska Fundacja Filmowa Armii Krajowej Gdynia, Poland phone fax th Planete Doc Review World's Festival of Feature Long Documentary Films 6. Festiwal Światowego Filmu Dokumentalnego Warsaw, May 8-17, 2009 contact Against Gravity Widok 5/7/ Warsaw, Poland phone info@docreview.pl 49 th Krakow Film Festival 49. Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy Krakow, May 29-June 4, 2009 contact office Morawskiego 5, apt. 434, Krakow, Poland phone/fax info@kff.com.pl 28 th Festival of Film Debuts The Young and Cinema 28. Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych Młodzi i Film Koszalin, June 16-20, 2009 contact programme office Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich Krakowskie Przedmieście Warsaw, Poland phone , fax program@mif.org.pl festival office Centrum Kultury 105 in Koszalin karolina.adelt@ck105.koszalin.pl 6

6 film festivals 38 th International Film Festival Lubuskie Film Summer 38. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Lubuskie Lato Filmowe Łagów, June 21-28, 2009 contact Klub Kultury Filmowej Kazimierza Wielkiego Zielona Góra, Poland phone/fax , th Era New Horizons International Film Festival 9. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Era Nowe Horyzonty Wrocław, July 23 August 2, 2009 contact Era New Horizons IFF c/o Gutek Film Zamenhofa Warsaw, Poland phone , fax festival@eranowehoryzonty.pl press office biuro.prasowe@eranowehoryzonty.pl 25 th Warsaw Film Festival 25. Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy October 9-18, 2009 entry deadline: June 15, 2009 Warsaw Competition 1-2 Competition Free Spirit Documentary Competition Short Competition contact Warsaw Film Foundation p.o. box 816 PL Warsaw 1, Poland phone/fax , kontakty@wff.pl wff@wff.pl warsawfilmfestival@gmail.com 5 th Cent East Market Warsaw October, 14-18, th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage 17. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Autorów Zdjęć Filmowych Camerimage Łódź, November 28 December 5, 2009 contact Fundacja TUMULT Rynek Nowomiejski Toruń, Poland phone fax camerimage@camerimage.pl, office@camerimage.pl 7

7 Film Schools in Poland (selected) The National Film Television & Theatre School Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa Telewizyjna i Teatralna Poland, Łódź, Targowa 61/63 phone fax swzfilm@filmschool.lodz.pl University of Silesia The Radio & Television Department of Krzysztof Kieslowski s name Uniwersytet Śląski, Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Poland, Katowice, Bytkowska 1 B phone , , fax Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy Poland, Warsaw, Chełmska 21, bld. 24 phone , phone/fax info@wajdaschool.pl Warsaw Film School School of Art under the patronage of Minister of Culture Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa Policealna Szkoła Artystyczna pod patronatem Ministra Kultury Poland, Warsaw, Świeradowska 43 phone/fax mobile info@szkolafilmowa.pl 8

8 The most important international film awards for Polish films and filmmakers in year 2008 Feature Epilogue at Nurnberg / Epilog norymberski Directed by Jerzy Antczak!41 st WorldFest Houston Independent International Film Festival, Houston, USA Platinum Award (April 2008) I'Am / Jestem Directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska!3 rd Taiwan International Children's TV and Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan Grand Prix in category Best Feature Film for Children (April 2008)!2nd Andriej Tarkowski International Film Festival "Zerkalo", Ivanovo, Russia Best Director Award (June 2008) Immensity of Justice / Bezmiar sprawiedliwości Directed by Wiesław Saniewski!41 st WorldFest Houston Independent International Film Festival, Houston, USA Special Jury REMI Award (April 2008)!3 rd Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF), Batumi, Georgia Best Actor Award for Jan Frycz (October 2008) Katyń Directed by Andrzej Wajda!80 th Annual Academy Awards Oscar nomination in Best Foreign Language Film category (January 2008)!The Washington DC International Film Festival, USA Audience Award (April 2008)!Denver International Film Festival Audience Award (November 2008)!19 th Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia Golden Dragon Audience Award (November 2008)!European Film Academy Prix d'excellence Magdalena Biedrzycka for Costume Design (December 2008) Let's go to the Movies Tomorrow / Jutro idziemy do kina Directed by Michał Kwieciński!Shanghai Television Festival Golden Magnolia (June 2008)!Festival De la Fiction TV, La Rochelle Best European Film Award (September 2008)!Seoul Drama Festival Seoul Drama Award for Best Cinematography (October 2008)!Prix Europa, Berlin Best Television Fiction Programme of the Year 2008 (October 2008)!International Festival of War Films Best Cinematography Award (October 2008)!International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro Best Direction Award (October 2008) The Magic Tree / Magiczne drzewo (one part of tv series) Directed by Andrzej Maleszka Prix Jeunesse International, Muenchen, Germany Grand Prix (June 2008) Saviour's Square / Plac Zbawiciela Directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze 19 th Trieste International Film Festival, North Italy Trieste First Prize (January 2008) Scratch / Rysa Directed by Michał Rosa!18 th FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany Special Prize for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution for the Script (November 2008) Time to Die / Pora umierać Directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska!19 th Trieste International Film Festival, North Italy Public Prize and the Extraordinary Performance by Leading Actress, Danuta Szaflarska (January 2008)!10 th Wisconsin Film Festival, USA Steep & Brew Audience Award for Best Narrative Film (April 2008)!San Francisco International Film Festival Holter Audience Award (May 2008) 9

9 The most important international film awards for Polish films and filmmakers in year 2008 Tricks / Sztuczki Directed by Andrzej Jakimowski!20 th Premiers Plans Festival D'Angers, France Special Jury Prize, Audience Award (January 2008)!25 th Miami International Film Festival, USA Miami Knight Grand Jury Prize for the Best Foreign Film (March 2008)!7 th Chatenay Malabry Film Festival, Paris Grand Jury Prize (April 2008)!5 th Neisse Filmfestival in Zittau, Germany Grand Jury Prize (May 2008)!11 th Open Film Festival Golden Brig, Odessa, Ukraine Grand Jury Prize (June 2008) Tulpan Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy!18 th FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany Special Prize for Best Director and Special Mention Jury of Interfilm und Signis (November 2008)!Un Certain Regard Cannes IFF Grand Prix (May 2008)!Karlovy Vary IFF 2008, East of the West Competition Grand Prix (July 2008)!Tokio IFF 2008 Grand Prix (October 2008)!London IFF 2008 Sutherland Trophy (October 2008)!Festival of East European Cinema Cottbus Best Director Award (November 2008) Shorts A Few Simple Words / Kilka prostych słów Directed by Anna Kazejak-Dawid!CineFest International Festival of Young Filmmakers, Miskolc, Hungary Women in Picture Special Award (September 2008) Aria Diva Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska!12 th Ismailia International Festival for Documentary & Short Films, Egypt Best Short Film (October 2008) Journey / Podróż Directed by Dariusz Glazer!CineFest International Festival of Young Filmmakers, Miskolc, Hungary Special Jury Prize (September 2008) Porno Directed by Jan Wagner!19 th Trieste International Film Festival, Italy Distinction Award in Short Films Category (January 2008) What It's Like To Be My Mother / Jak to jest być moją matką Directed by Norah McGettigan!8 th GoEast, Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Wiesbaden, Germany Second Prize in the Fiction Section of Student Competition (April 2008)!8 th International School Meeting, San Sebastian International Film Festival Second Award (September 2008) Individual Awards Janusz Kamiński 80 th Annual Academy Awards Oscar nomination in Best Cinematography category for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (January 2008) Andrzej Wajda Life Achievement Honorary Award Seville European Film Festival (November 2008) 10

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11 feature films 33 Scenes from Life 33 sceny z życia written & directed by MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA director of photography MICHAŁ ENGLERT music by PAWEŁ MyKIETyN production design by ANNA NIEMIRA costume design by JULIA JARżA, KATARZyNA LEWIńSKA editing by JACEK DROSIO sound by ANDRZEJ CECOTA, MICHAŁ DOMINOWSKI casting MAŁGORZATA ADAMSKA production manager JANUSZ TURKOWICZ cast JULIA JENTSCH (JULIA), ANDRZEJ HUDZIAK (JUREK), MAŁGORZATA HAJEWSKA-KRZySZTOFIK (BARBARA), MACIEJ STUHR (PIOTR), PETER GANTZLER (ADRIAN), IZA KUNA (KAŚKA), RAFAŁ MAćKOWIAK (TOMEK), ROMAN GANCARCZyK (KRZySIEK) produced by PANDORA FILM, EBERTPLATZ 21, D KöLN, PHONE +49 (0) , & FILM STUDIO STI, ŚNIADECKICH 10, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , co-produced by SHOT SZUMOWSKI, NARBUTTA 27/4, WARSAW, PHONE executive producer MIROSŁAW WARCHOŁ producer RAIMOND GOEBEL (PANDORA FILM) co-producers TERESA DWORZECKA (STI), MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA (SHOT SZUMOWSKI), MIKAEL OLSEN (ZENTROPA), MEINOLF ZURHORST (ZDF/ARTE) co-financing FILMSTIFTUNG NRW; MEDIA DEVELOPMENT; POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distributed by KINO ŚWIAT, BELWEDERSKA 20/22, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , KINOSWIAT@KINOSWIAT.PL (POLAND); REAL FICTION (GERMANy) world sales TRUST FILM, FILMByEN 12, DK 2650 HVIDOVRE (DENMARK), PHONE , POST@TRUST-FILM.DK 35 mm from HDV, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Stereo Digital, 100' GERMANY POLAND 2008 photo by: Anna Włoch AWARDS (selected):!mff Locarno 2008 Silver Leopard Special Prize of The Jury!33 rd Polish Film Festival, Gdynia 2008 the award for directing, cinematography, music, and for the best supporting actress (Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik) and the Journalists' Award 30-plus-year-old Julia seems to have it all; she has loving parents-artists, a talented husband composer, and she herself is a successful, internationally-recognized photographer. Soon the doctors are to diagnose her mother with cancer and the family will have to face the threat of approaching death. Julia will also suffer a professional setback, and her marriage will face a crisis... MAłGORZATA SZUMOWSKA Born in Director and scriptwriter. Graduated from the Łódź Film School. Laureate of many awards for her school etudes and documentaries. Nominated to the European Film Award in the European Discovery category for her films: Happy Man and Stranger which were presented and awarded at numerous international film festivals. Since 2001, a member of the European Film Academy. Feature films 2000: Happy Man (Szczęśliwy człowiek); 2005: Stranger (Ono / Leben in mir); Father [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (Ojciec [w:] Solidarność, Solidarność); 2008: 33 Scenes from Life (33 sceny z życia) 12 photo by: Anna Włoch

12 0_1_0 0_1_0 feature films directed by PIOTR ŁAZARKIEWICZ written by KRZySZTOF BIZIO, PIOTR ŁAZARKIEWICZ BASED ON THE DRAMA By KRZySZTOF BIZIO director of photography WOJCIECH TODOROW music by ANTONI ŁAZARKIEWICZ production design by KATARZyNA SOBAńSKA costume design by DOROTA ROqUEPLO editing by DANIEL SOKOŁOWSKI sound by JACEK HAMELA, LESZEK FREUND production manager SyLWESTER BANASZKIEWICZ cast ANNA MARIA BUCZEK (ANNA), MAŁGORZATA BUCZKOWSKA (LENA), WOJCIECH BRZEZIńSKI (MACIEK), MARTA CHODOROWSKA (MARTA), MARCIN KęSZyCKI (GUARD), JULIA KIJOWSKA (JULIA), REDBAD KLIJNSTRA (ŁUKA), PIOTR LIGIENZA (TOMEK), RAFAŁ MAćKOWIAK (FILIP), RAFAŁ MOHR (JACEK), MARIA PESZEK (ILONA), MAGDALENA POPŁAWSKA (MARIA), MARIA SEWERyN (KASIA), DARIUSZ TOCZEK (PIOTR), TOMASZ TyNDyK (SEBASTIAN), JACEK BUNSCH (NEWSAGENT), LENA JAWORSKA (KASIA'S DAUGHTER), WIESŁAW KOMASA (RADIO PRESENTER), PIOTR MICHALSKI (DEALER), PAULINA PRZEŚLUGA (WERONIKA), DARIUSZ SIASTACZ (SCRAP- METAL COLLECTOR I), GRZEGORZ WOLF (SCRAP-METAL COLLECTOR II) produced by SKORPION ART, CHEŁMSKA 21, APT. 612, WARSAW, PHONE , co-produced by MEDIA BRIGADE, KARKONOSKA 10 APT. 026, WROCŁAW, PHONE , PHONE/FAx , TV POLSAT producer PAWEŁ RAKOWSKI executive producers SyLWESTER BANASZKIEWICZ AND MARCIN KUREK (MEDIA BRIGADE) co-producers SyLWESTER BANASZKIEWICZ, MARCIN KUREK, JAROSŁAW SANDER (TV POLSAT) co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distributed by GUTEK FILM, ZAMENHOFA 1, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , world sales SKORPION ART 35 mm, Cinemascope, colour, Dolby Digital, 87' POLAND 2008 photo by: Jarosław Sosiński AWARDS:!33 rd Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2008 The Polish Filmmakers Association Award A seaside city. It seems like yet another ordinary day, but the local radio station broadcasts a hurricane warning. Seven couples, seven different life stories. What they all share is an accident which they witnessed. This sudden break in the weather uncovers their hidden emotions, discloses dramas and secretes... PIOTR łazarkiewicz ( ) Film and theatre director, scriptwriter and producer. Graduated from the Polish philology at the University of Wrocław, and directing from the Radio and Television Department of the University of Silesia. Filmography (selected features) 1987: I Love Cinema (Kocham kino); 1990: In the Middle of Europe (W środku Europy, tv); 1991: Departure (Odjazd, with Magdalena Łazarkiewicz); 1993: A Time for Witches (Pora na czarownice); 1995: Departure (Odjazd, tv series); 2001: Only Heaven (Samo niebo, tv series); 2008: 0_1_0 photo by: Jarosław Sosiński 13

13 feature films All That I Love Wszystko, co kocham written & directed by JACEK BORCUCH director of photography MICHAŁ ENGLERT music by DANIEL BLOOM production design by ELWIRA PLUTA costume design by MAGDALENA MACIEJEWSKA editing by AGNIESZKA GLIńSKA PSM sound by ZOFIA GOŁęBIOWSKA production manager ANNA WyDRA cast MATEUSZ KOŚCIUKIEWICZ (JANEK), JAKUB GIERSZAŁ (KAZIK), MATEUSZ BANASIUK (STASZEK), OLGA FRyCZ (BASIA), IGOR OBŁOZA (DEVIL), ANDRZEJ CHyRA (JANEK'S FATHER), ANNA RADWAN (JANEK'S MOTHER), MAREK KALITA (SOKOŁOWSKI), KATARZyNA HERMAN (SOKOŁOWSKA) produced by PRASA I FILM, CHEŁMSKA 21, WARSAW, PHONE/FAx , , KAMILA.POLIT@PIFPARTNERS.PL producer JAN DWORAK associate producer KAMILA POLIT co-produced by TELEWIZJA POLSKA; CANAL PLUS POLSKA co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distribution OPEN world sales OPEN 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Digital, 100' POLAND 2009 photo by: Anna Głuszko The Spring of Poland experiences a wave of industrial unrest. The communist government drafts a plan how to destroy the Solidarity Trade Union. In a small sea-side town, four eighteen years old boys form a punk-rock band. Janek, a son of a navy captain, becomes the band's leader. The boys do not only share the passion of music; they are also infatuated with a beautifully mature wife of a political officer, Mrs Sokołowska who is Janek's neighbour, and with their school girl friend Basia who is a daughter of a Trade Union member. On 13th of December 1981, politics brutally enters into the boys' care-free lives. Officer Sokołowski become a military commissioner who exercises supreme power in this small town. JACEK BORCUCH Born in Actor, scriptwriter and musician. Studied philosophy at the Warsaw University and acting at the Academy of Theatre in Warsaw. Graduated from the undergraduate vocal and acting studies in Gdynia. Filmography (as director) 1999: Kallafiorr; 2004: Tulips (Tulipany); 2009: All That I Love (Wszystko, co kocham) 14 photo by: Anna Głuszko

14 At the ZOO Funio, szefunio i reszta feature films directed by JAMES CROWLEy written by MARIANNA ROWIńSKA, JAMES CROWLEy, KAROLINA SZyMCZyK-MAJCHRZAK director of photography JAN HOLOUBEK music by JAN KOMAR production design by EWA SKOCZKOWSKA costume design by MAGDALENA JAROSZ editing by TyMEK WISKIRSKI sound by MARCIN MATLAK, PRZEMySŁAW KRZEMIńSKI casting by PIOTR BARTUSZEK production manager MIKOŁAJ POKROMSKI cast PIOTR ADAMCZyK (ADAM PIOTRCZyK), ANNA CIEŚLAK (PATRyCJA), EWA KASPRZyK (HEADMISTRESS), ANNA PRZyByLSKA (PIOTRCZyK AGENT), SZyMON BOBROWSKI, IWONA DRóżDź, AGNIESZKA WAGNER, JOANNA PIERZAK, CEZARy KOSIńSKI, ZOFIA CZERWIńSKA, PATRICIA KAZADI, AGNIESZKA WIELGOSZ, ARTUR PONTEK, RAFAŁ RUTKOWSKI, HENRyK BŁAżEJCZyK produced by OZUMI FILMS, MOKOTOWSKA 46 A, APT. 28, WARSAW (POLAND), PHONE , FAx , JOAN@OZUMIFILMS.COM co-produced by APERTO FILMS, CHOCIMSKA 35/1, WARSAW, INFO@APERTOFILMS.COM; TVN co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE producer MARIANNA ROWIńSKA (OZUMI FILMS) co-producers DARIUSZ GąSIOROWSKI (TVN); PIOTR ADAMCZyK (APERTO FILMS) distributed by ITI CINEMA, WIERTNICZA 166, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , world sales OPEN 35 mm, colour, Dolby SR, ca 90' POLAND 2009 photo by: Aleksandra Kaczkowska Crazy family comedy. Adam Piotrczyk, who plays the villains in B-list Hollywood films, considers quitting the business. After fight with his girlfriend he decides to change his life. When he meets his new neighbor, a beautiful teacher Patrycja, he introduces himself as an aspiring actor, who unfortunately resembles the famous Piotrczyk. Patrycja asks him to help her with a school theatre play. Adam finally gets a chance to show how he really is. But our characters plan is to be foiled by the villain school headmistress... JAMES CROWLEY Born in 1969, in Texas. Author of a script and director of two feature films: The Journeyman and Slappy the Clown. At the Zoo is his third feature film. photo by: Aleksandra Kaczkowska 15

15 feature films The Bait Balladyna directed by DARIUSZ ZAWIŚLAK written by DARIUSZ ZAWIŚLAK based on JULIUSZ SŁOWACKI DRAMA BALLADyNA director of photography KONRAD SPyRA music by CHRIS RAFAEL production design by MARTA DąBROWSKA, SyLWIA KOCHANIEC, DARIUSZ ZAWIŚLAK costume design by MAŁGORZATA BURSZTyNOWICZ editing by KAROL IWAN, JACEK MULARSKI sound by KAROL IWAN production managers LISA BRyANT, AGNIESZKA WIŚNIEWSKA cast FAyE DUNAWAy (DR ASH), SONIA BOHOSIEWICZ (BALLy), MIROSŁAW BAKA (KIRK), RAFAŁ CIESZyNSKI (CHRIS), SŁAWOMIR ORZECHOWSKI (RIBB), STEFAN FRIEDMANN (KEy MASTER), WŁADySŁAW KOWALSKI (FATHER) produced by ADyTON INTERNATIONAL, WITTIGA 5/16, WARSAW, POLAND, producer DARIUSZ ZAWIŚLAK co-produced By ALINA SZPAK executive producers AGATA RZEPKA, DARIUSZ ZAWIŚLAK co-financing by MEDIA PLUS distributed by ADyTON INTERNATIONAL world sales ADyTON INTERNATIONAL, WITTIGA 5/16, WARSAW, POLAND, color, 90' POLAND USA 2009 photo by: Marcin Morawiecki The film was produced on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest Polish poets and dramatists Juliusz Słowacki ( ). Prime time political suspense drama. A star NYPD detective is investigating the death of a young girl. Following the crime trail he finds new victims. As the bodies start to pile up, so does the list of possible suspects. This Who Done It starts to look like a Who Didn't Do It. DARIUSZ ZAWIŚLAK Born in Studied film production at the Łódź Film School and at the Academy of Theatre in Warsaw. After a career of directing plays and short films, Zawislak became private film distributor. At the beginning of his professional career he managed several cinemas in Warsaw and the first Eastern European drive-in cinema. Organized and created the International Fantasy Film Festival. Independent producer and director. Filmography (as director) 2000: A Very Christmas Story (Świąteczna przygoda); 2008: The Bait (Balladyna) 16 photo by: Paweł Olejniczak

16 Before the Twilight Jeszcze nie wieczór feature films directed by JACEK BŁAWUT written by JACEK BŁAWUT, STANISŁAW JóZEFOWICZ, JACEK PIOTR BŁAWUT director of photography WOJCIECH STAROń music by TOMASZ STROyNOWSKI production design by JACEK TUREWICZ costume design by JUSTyNA PyTKO editing by JACEK BŁAWUT & JAROSŁAW KAMIńSKI PSM sound by TOMASZ WIECZOREK production manager EWA JASTRZęBSKA cast JAN NOWICKI (JERZy), BEATA TySZKIEWICZ (RóżA), LECH GWIT (HENRyK), NINA ANDRyCZ (HERSELF), IRENA KWIATKOWSKA (HERSELF), ROMAN KŁOSOWSKI (NOSTRADAMUS), DANUTA SZAFLARSKA (BARBARA), FABIAN KIEBICZ (FRED), STEFAN BURCZyK (SODOLSKI), ZOFIA WILCZyńSKA (DOROTA), EWA KRASNODęBSKA (MARILyN), TERESA SZMIGIELóWNA (TERESA), ZOFIA PERCZyńSKA (MATyLDA), BOżENA MROWIńSKA (RENATA), WIEńCZySŁAW GLIńSKI (PARAMOUR), KS. KAZIMIERZ ORZECHOWSKI (PRIEST), WITOLD GRUCA (CHOREOGRAPHER), WITOLD SKARUCH (JOHN), BOHDAN WRóBLEWSKI (TyKA), SONIA BOHOSIEWICZ (MAŁGORZATA), ROBERT JURCZyGA (CZAREK), ANTONI PAWLICKI (STUDENT), MAREK SITARSKI (GARDNER STEFAN), MARIA BIAŁKOWSKA (ZOSIA) produced by FILM STUDIO RABARBAR, BABICKIEGO 4, APT. 69B, ŁóDź, PHONE/FAx , , co-produced by TELEWIZJA POLSKA FILM AGENCy; TOyA STUDIOS (ŁóDź TELEVISION) executive produced by FILM STUDIO RABARBAR producer ANNA BŁAWUT-MAZURKIEWICZ co-producer WITOLD KRAWCZyK co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distribution OPEN world sales OPEN 35 mm, 16:9, colour, Dolby Stereo, 100' POLAND 2008 photo by: Jacek Bławut jr AWARDS:!33 rd Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2008 Silver Lions and the award for the best actor (Jan Nowicki); Golden Kangaroo Australian Film Distributors award At the Veteran Actors' Home, an worldly-wise actor and two young people arrive. They encourage the pensioners, who are bored with the trivialities of everyday life, to stage Faust by Goethe. JACEK BłAWUT Born in Documentary film-maker and director of photography. Graduated from the Łódź Film School. Lecturer at the film schools in Berlin and Hannower, and at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. He has produced several dozen documentaries, incl. The Abnormal (Nienormalni); your Native Country (Kraj urodzenia); Born Dead; Rat in the Crown (Szczur w koronie); The Warrior (Wojownik). Laureate of numerous prizes; member of the European Film Academy. Before the Twilight is his feature film debut. photo by: Jacek Bławut jr 17

17 feature films Belladonna Belladonna written & directed by ANNIKA GLAC director of photography MARCUS STRUZINA production design by MAREK BURGEMAJSTER costume design by MAŁGORZATA AJZELT sound by PIOTR BIELAWSKI cast TOD MACDONALD (LUKE), KATE KENDALL (KATHERINE), KATIE JEAN HARDING (AMELIA), PAWEŁ SMAGAŁA (PAWEŁ), DARyL PELLIZZER (JAN), KATARZyNA MAZUREK (JADWIGA), HANNES BERGER (HUGH), INDIANA AVENT (SANDy), JOHN L. JACOBS (FATHER NEVILLE), ANNE CORDINER (MRS JONES), KATHRyN TOHILL (MONIqUE) produced by GLASS KINGDOM (AUSTRALIA); co-produced by DA VINCI (POLAND), BERNARDyńSKA 22/12, WARSAW, PHONE/FAx , producers ANNIKA GLAC, MARCUS STRUZINA co-producer MAŁGORZATA CORVALAN co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distributed by ARCLIGHT FILMS, world sales ARCLIGHT FILMS, HD/35 mm, colour, Dolby Digital, 93' AUSTRALIA POLAND 2008 photo by: Maja Żamojda A love-story in which events takes place both in the XV century Poland and contemporary Australia. Shortly before getting married with Katharine, Luke undergoes a hypnosis session in order to learn the cause of his tormenting fears. His subconsciousness leads him into the strange and disturbing world dating centuries back, where he sees fires and witches... ANNIKA GLAC Born in Poland. As a child emigrated to Australia. Graduated from directing at the Rusden College. Starred in a number of short films. Belladonna is her feature film debut. 18 photo by: Maja Żamojda

18 Born of the Sea Miasto z morza feature films wirtten & directed by ANDRZEJ KOTKOWSKI, based on THE FIRST VOLUME OF TAK TRZyMAć THE NOVEL By STANISŁAWA FLESZAROWA- MUSKAT director of photography ADAM BAJERSKI music TBA production design by JACEK OSADOWSKI costume design by ANNA JAGNA JANICKA editing by MILENIA FIEDLER PSM sound by BARBARA DOMARADZKA production manager MARIUSZ MIELCZAREK cast JAKUB STRZELECKI (KRZySZTOF GRABIEń), JULIA PIETRUCHA (ŁUCKA KONKA), PAWEŁ DOMAGAŁA (WOŁODIA JAZOWIECKI), MAŁGORZATA FOREMNIAK (MRS HELENA), MARIAN DZIęDZIEL (AUGUSTyN KONKA), OLGIERD ŁUKASZEWICZ (ENGINEER WENDA), PIOTR POLK (LEBRAC), ZDZISŁAW WARDEJN (JAZOWIECKI), STANISŁAW MICHALSKI (SECONDARy SCHOOL DIRECTOR), KRZySZTOF JANCZAR (LOCAL POLICE CHIEF) produced by PROFILM FILM AGENCy, AL. NIEPODLEGŁOŚCI 809 A, SOPOT (POLAND), PHONE , FAx , SEKRETARIAT@PROFILM.COM.PL co-produced by TELEWIZJA POLSKA FILM AGENCy, WORONICZA 17, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , AGENCJA.FILMOWA@TVP.PL co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE; URZąD MIASTA GDyNI producer KRZySZTOF BAŁAJEWICZ distribution 35MM, ERAZMA CIOŁKA 30, WARSAW, PHONE/FAx world sales 35MM HD / Betacam Digital, 16:9, colour, Ch 1/2 Dolby Pro Logic, Ch 3/4 Dolby Digital 5.1, ca 100', tv mini-series 3 x 45' POLAND 2009 photo by: Wojciech Korsak In the period of , just 5 years after Poland regained its independence, thanks to the efforts of the Polish Government, engineers and workers, impressive investments were completed. Within the period of three years, a new town and harbour in Gdynia was built. This is a tale about work, friendship and love, about hopes and failures. The main character, Krzysztof Grabień, arrives from inside the country together with his friend Wołodia Jazowiecki, to participate in the construction of the Gdynia harbour. Here he meets a Kashubian girl, Łucka Konka... ANDRZEJ KOTKOWSKI Born in Director, scriptwriter and producer. Graduated from the law at the Jagiellonian University and from the production at the Łódź Film School. Director and scriptwriter for numerous television series. Lecturer at the Film and Television Academy in Warsaw. Filmography (selected) 1980: Olympics 40 (Olimpiada 40); 1982: quiet years (Spokojne lata), 1984: Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles (W starym dworku, czyli niepodległość trójkątów); 1988: Citizen Piszczyk (Obywatel Piszczyk) photo by: Wojciech Korsak 19

19 feature films Case Unknown Enen directed by FELIKS FALK written by FELIKS FALK in cooperation with AGNIESZKA HOLLAND director of photography ARKADIUSZ TOMIAK PSC music by BARTŁOMIEJ GLINIAK production design by TERESA GRUBER costume design by MAŁGORZATA OBŁOZA editing by KRZySZTOF SZPETMAńSKI PSM sound by SEBASTIAN BRAńSKI, TOMASZ DUKSZTA casting TERESA WIOLETTA BUHL production manager PAWEŁ MANTORSKI cast BORyS SZyC (KONSTANTy), GRZEGORZ WOLF (PAWEŁ PŁOCKI), GRZEGORZ KWIECIEń (ROBERT), MAGDALENA WALACH (RENATA), ANNA WyKA (JULKA), ELżBIETA KARKOSZKA (KONSTANTy'S MOTHER), EWA ZIęTEK (RENATA'S MOTHER), KRZySZTOF STROIńSKI (AMBROZIAK), MARIAN OPANIA (PROFESSOR DęBICKI), ALEKSANDER MIKOŁAJCZAK (KAńSKI HEAD OF THE WARD), KRZySZTOF MACHOWSKI (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BOREń), NINA CZERKIES (LUDMIŁA), MAŁGORZATA ZąBKOWSKA (WOMAN), ARTUR DZIURMAN (DR. JULSKI), GABRIELA CZyżEWSKA (NURSE), JACEK LENARTOWICZ (PATIENT), ANDRZEJ MROWIEC (JERKE), STANISŁAW PENKSyK (PROSECUTOR MąKA) produced by DOCUMENTARy AND FEATURE FILM STUDIO, CHEŁMSKA 21, WARSAW, PHONE , producer WŁODZIMIERZ NIDERHAUS co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distributed by MONOLITH FILMS world sales MONOLITH FILMS, CHEŁMSKA 21, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Digital, 100' POLAND 2009 photo by: Krzysztof Wellman Konstanty, a doctor on a psychiatric ward, while sorting the medical files, discovers that the file of one patient is missing. The patient is in non-reactive state. Despite the hospital management objections, the doctor continues treating the patient and tries to recover his memory and identity. In the meantime, he involves in the private investigation, to discover who admitted the patient on the psychiatric ward and why his files disappeared. FELIKS FALK Born in Film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright. Graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Warsaw and Łódź Film School. Laureate of numerous film awards for The Collector (Komornik). Łódź Film School lecturer. Member of the European Film Academy. Feature films (selected) 1975: At the Height of Summer (W środku lata); 1977: Top Dog (Wodzirej); 1979: Chance (Szansa); 1981: And All That Jazz (Był jazz); 1984: The Idol (Idol); 1986: Hero of the year (Bohater roku); 1989: Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland (Kapitał, czyli jak zrobić pieniądze w Polsce); 1991: Game Is Over (Koniec gry); 1994: Summer of Love (Lato miłości); 1995: Far from the Other (Daleko od siebie); 2005: The Collector (Komornik); 2009: Case Unknown (Enen) 20 photo by: Krzysztof Wellman

20 Cheluskin 2 Czeluskin 2 feature films directed by MICHAŁ BULIK written by JAROSŁAW GRZęDOWICZ, JOSH CAMPBELL director of photography MACIEJ MAJCHRZAK music by TBA production & costume design by MICHAIL ALExEyEV editing by MARCIN KONARZEWSKI PSM sound by MARIUSZ BIELECKI casting PIOTR BARTUSZEK production manager JANUSZ B. CZECH cast PIOTR ADAMCZyK (ADAM NOWAK), ROMUALD MAKARENKO, ALEKSANDR GLINSKIy, yaroslav VORONTSOW, ANATOLI KONDyUBOV, ANDREy NEKRASOV, ALEKSEy ZARUBIN produced by OZUMI FILMS, MOKOTOWSKA 46 A, APT. 28, WARSAW (POLAND), PHONE , FAx , JOAN@OZUMIFILMS.COM co-produced by TVN; APERTO FILMS, CHOCIMSKA 35/1, WARSAW, INFO@APERTOFILMS.COM executive producer MIKOŁAJ POKROMSKI producer MARIANNA ROWIńSKA (OZUMI FILMS) co-producers DARIUSZ GąSIOROWSKI (TVN), PIOTR ADAMCZyK (APERTO FILMS) distribution TBC world sales OPEN Super 16 mm / 35 mm, colour, Dolby SR, ca 90' POLAND 2009 photo by: Ozumi Films Russia. A journalist, Adam Nowak comes to Cheluskin military base to do a photo coverage for a newspaper. Soon he realizes that something wrong is going on there. One day, when the soldiers are off to patrol, Adam is slipping out of the base and goes to the village, which is closed for the visitors. He doesn't reach the place as he walks into the hole in the ground and discovers wide-spreaded system of the underground corridors. He also meets a mysterious, beautiful woman... MICHAł BULIK Author of over 200 adverts. Laureate of a Grand Prix Kodak's Advert Competition. Nominated for a young directors award in Cannes. Worked all over the world, in Brasil, Republic of South Africa, Turkey, Italy, Czech and Ukraine. Horror film Cheluskin 2 is his feature film debut. photo by: Ozumi Films 21

21 feature films Contact High Contact High directed by MICHAEL GLAWOGGER written by MICHAEL OSTROWSKI, MICHAEL GLAWOGGER director of photography WOLFGANG THALER music by VARIOUS production design by DON MARTIN SUPERSETS, RENATE MARTIN AND ANDREAS DONHAUSER costume design by MARTINA LIST editing by MONIKA WILLI, CHRISTOPH BRUNNER sound by PAUL OBERLE production managers JANUSZ B. CZECH, SABINE SCHENK cast MICHAEL OSTROWSKI (MAx DURST), RAIMUND WALLISCH, GEORG FRIEDRICH, DETLEV BUCK, HILDE DALIK, PIA HERZEGGER, ŁUKASZ SIMLAT, IWONA DRóżDź, VICTOR VARNADO, JEREMy STRONG produced by LOTUS FILM, JOHNSTRASSE 83, 1150 VIENNA (AUSTRIA), PHONE , OFFICE@LOTUS-FILM.COM.AT co-produced by BOJE BUCK, IRIS PRODUCTIONS, OZUMI FILMS (POLAND) executive producer PETER WIRTHENSOHN co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE; österreichisches FILMINSTITUT; ORF (FILM/FERNSEH-ABKOMMEN); FILMFONDS WIEN; FILMFöRDERUNGSANSTALT; FONSPA; MEDIENBOARD BERLIN- BRANDENBURG; DEUTSCHER FILMFöRDERFONDS; CINESTyRIA producer ERICH LACKNER (LOTUS-FILM) co-producers MARIANNA ROWIńSKA (OZUMI FILMS), CLAUS BOJE (BOJE BUCK), NICOLAS STEIL (IRIS PRODUCTIONS) world sales THE MATCH FACTORy, BALTHASARSTR , COLOGNE (GERMANy), PHONE , INFO@MATCHFACTORy.DE, 35 mm, colour, Dolby SR AUSTRIA POLAND GERMANY LUxEMBOURG 2009 photo by: Ozumi Films Hans and Max are working hard in the fast-food industry. Schorsch, a small time crook could be happy only to watch motor racing. Which would also Mao do, if she didn't have to baby-sit her friend's daughter. Harry would like to have some fun too. But Wojtyła's bag foils everyone's plans. Travelling through the polish night, noticing the dogs, pigs and the... swordfish, they are surprised when the bus conductor shouts Next stop Drogomysel!. MICHAEL GLAWOGGER Born in 1959 in Austria. Director, writer, cinematographer. Graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute and Vienna Film Academy. Worked in Vienna, Bangkok and Znojmo. His documentary film Working Man Death received numerous awards and was nominated for an European Film Award, in the category Best European Documentary. His film Slumming was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at Berlinale photo by: Łukasz Niewiadomski

22 The Corrupted Skorumpowani feature films directed by JAROSŁAW żamojda written by JACEK SAMOJŁOWICZ, KRZySZTOF WęGLARZ director of photography WALDEMAR SZMIDT music by PIOTR SALABER production design by RAFAŁ WALTENBERGER costume design by ANNA OSTAPIńSKA editing by KRZySZTOF WOźNIAK sound by PAWEŁ ŁUCZyC-WyHOWSKI production manager ANDRZEJ STACHECKI cast OLIVIER GRUNER (MONTENEGRO), MAx RyAN (SERGEy), JAN ENGLERT (WITOLD BURZyńSKI), JERZy TRELA (CyGARO), BEATA ŚCIBAKóWNA (AGNIESZKA BURZyńSKA), KRZySZTOF WAKULIńSKI (APOSTLE), PAWEŁ BURCZyK (RAZOR), WENANTy NOSUL (PASZA), ARTUR ŁODyGA (MAKS), MARIUSZ PUJSZO (WEJNER), OLGA BOŁąDź (PATRyCJA BURZyńSKA), DARIUSZ BAJKOWSKI (PAWEŁ), MACIEJ GRUBSKI (JANEK), ROBERT żołędziewski (LOWA) produced by FILM MEDIA, MICKIEWICZA 63, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , co-produced by POLSAT TV producer JACEK SAMOJŁOWICZ co-producer JAROSŁAW SANDER distributed by FORUM FILM POLAND, WOŁOSKA 12, WARSAW, PHONE , world sales FILM MEDIA, MICKIEWICZA 63, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Digital, 115' POLAND 2008 photo by: Małgorzata Iwanicka Some Russian gangsters arrive to Poland to recover a batch of drugs seized by the police. They stay in a night club owned by one of the mafia bosses. Here, a son of an influential businessman is killed accidentally. The investigation comes to a standstill, therefore the sister of the murdered man gets a job in the club in order to find the killers on her own. She finds some evidence of the crime, but has to run away from the gangsters. She is assisted by a police commissionaire... JAROSłAW ŻAMOJDA Born in Cameraman, director and scriptwriter. Graduated from directing at the Łódź Film School. Cameraman of the films by Krzysztof Zannussi. His directing debut Fast Lane, was one of the most popular Polish films. He also directs TV series. Filmography (as director) 1995: Fast Lane (Młode wilki); 1997: Fast Lane 1/2 (Młode wilki 1/2); 2000: Six Days of an Ostrich (Sześć dni strusia); 2004: Rh+; 2008: The Corrupted (Skorumpowani) photo by: Małgorzata Iwanicka 23

23 feature films Dark House Dom zły directed by WOJCIECH SMARZOWSKI written by WOJCIECH SMARZOWSKI, ŁUKASZ KOŚMICKI director of photography KRZySZTOF PTAK PSC music by MIKOŁAJ TRZASKA production design by MAREK ZAWIERUCHA costume design by KATARZyNA LEWIńSKA editing by PAWEŁ LASKOWSKI PSM sound by LESZEK FREUND, JACEK HAMELA production manager PAWEŁ BAREńSKI cast ARKADIUSZ JAKUBIK (ŚRODOń), MARIAN DZIęDZIEL (DZIABAS), KINGA PREIS (DZIABAS WIFE), BARTŁOMIEJ TOPA (MRóZ), KATARZyNA CyNKE (LISOWSKA), ROMAN GANCARCZyK (TOMALA), ERyK LUBOS (PETRyCKI), LECH DyBLIK (ZAJDEL), ROBERT WABICH (LISOWSKI), KRZySZTOF CZECZOT (BANAŚ) produced by FILM IT, WOŁODyJOWSKIEGO 42 APT. 1, WARSAW, PHONE , , FAx , co-produced by SPI INTERNATIONAL POLSKA executive producer DARIUSZ PIETRyKOWSKI co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE producers ANNA IWASZKIEWICZ, DARIUSZ PIETRyKOWSKI, ANDRZEJ POŁEć co-producer PIOTR REISCH distributed by SPI INTERNATIONAL POLSKA, TyNIECKA 38 A, WARSAW, PHONE , , FAx , world sales FILM IT; SPI INTERNATIONAL POLSKA HD/35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Digital, 100' POLAND 2009 photo by: Krzysztof Wiktor One autumn night in 1978 Edward Środoń finds himself on Mr and Ms Dziabas farm in the remote parts of Bieszczady Mountains. The bottle of home-made moonshine breaks the ice, and the initial distrust is replaced with friendship and the plans of small-business cooperation. But then the passion and desire appears... One Winter day, just after the State of War is introduced in Poland, lieutenant Mróz of Militia, who investigates a murder case from 4 years ago is doing run-through with participation of the main suspect Środoń... WOJCIECH SMARZOWSKI Born in Director and screenwriter. Graduated from cinematography at the Łódź Film School. Documentary films, TV clips, and adverts director. TV series director. Laureate of numerous awards at Polish and foreign festivals for his debut film The Wedding (Wesele). Feature films 1998: The Auricle (Małżowina, tv); 2004: The Wedding (Wesele); 2009: Dark House (Dom zły) 24 photo by: Krzysztof Wiktor

24 Don't Lie, Darling Nie kłam, kochanie feature films directed by PIOTR WEREŚNIAK written by ILONA ŁEPKOWSKA director of photography JAROSŁAW żamojda PSC music by MACIEJ ZIELIńSKI production design by KATARZyNA BOCZEK costume design by ELżBIETA RADKE editing by MILENIA FIEDLER PSM sound by MAREK WRONKO production manager TERESA RyŁKO-SZyMAńSKA cast MARTA żmuda TRZEBIATOWSKA (ANIA), PIOTR ADAMCZyK (MARCIN), BEATA TySZKIEWICZ (AUNT NELA), MAGDALENA SCHEJBAL (MAGDA, ANIA'S FRIEND), GRAżyNA SZAPOŁOWSKA (MARCIN'S MOTHER), SŁAWOMIR ORZECHOWSKI (MARCIN'S FATHER), ŁUKASZ SIMLAT (ANIA'S BOSS), TOMASZ KAROLAK (PAWEŁ), RAFAŁ CIESZyńSKI (ADAM) produced by MTL MAx FILM, KAZIMIERZOWSKA 3, WARSAW, PHONE ; , TVN (TELEVISION) producers TADEUSZ LAMPKA, ILONA ŁEPKOWSKA, DARIUSZ GąSIOROWSKI, ROBERT WIECZOREK, ARTUR KOWALEWSKI distributed by INTERFILM, GRAżyNy 15 LOK. 107, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx ; ITI CINEMA, PHONE world sales OPEN 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Digital SR, 105' POLAND 2008 photo by: Krzysztof Wellman / MTL Maxfilm AWARDS:!Diamond Ticket the award of the Polish Cinemas Association Marcin, a bon vivant from Kraków, gradually runs into financial straits. The only chance to return to the previous life style is the wealth of his aunt Neli who is willing to transfer all her property to her nephew and... his wife, hence the soon an appropriate candidate is found the better. PIOTR WEREŚNIAK Born in Scriptwriter, film and TV director. Graduated from the cultural studies at the University of Wrocław and from the Radio and Television Department of the University of Silesia. Author of over 300 screenplays for advertising spots, as well as for radio and press advertisements. His screenplay for Before winter comes was awarded the grand prize at the Polish national New Screenplay competition. Laureate of the Hartley- Merrill prize for the Station screenplay (1999). Feature films selected (as director) 2000: In Love (Zakochani); 2001: Station (Stacja); 2003: Let's Have a Grandson (Zróbmy sobie wnuka), 2008: Don't Lie, Darling (Nie kłam, kochanie) photo by: Krzysztof Wellman / MTL Maxfilm 25

25 feature films Drowsiness Senność directed by MAGDALENA PIEKORZ written by WOJCIECH KUCZOK director of photography MARCIN KOSZAŁKA music by ADRIAN KONARSKI production design by KATARZyNA SOBAńSKA costume design by DOROTA ROqUEPLO editing by WOJCIECH MRóWCZyńSKI PSM sound by MICHAŁ żarnecki production manager TERESA PASZKIEWICZ cast RAFAŁ MAćKOWIAK (ADAM), KRZySZTOF ZAWADZKI (ROBERT), MAŁGORZATA KOżUCHOWSKA (RóżA), MICHAŁ żebrowski (RóżA'S HUSBAND), JOANNA PIERZAK (ROBERT'S WIFE), DOROTA POMyKAŁA (MOTHER), ANDRZEJ GRABOWSKI (FATHER), ANNA TOMASZEWSKA (MOTHER-IN-LAW), MARIAN DZIęDZIEL (FATHER- IN-LAW), KRZySZTOF KOLBERGER (PSyCHIATRIST), BARTOSZ OBUCHOWICZ (DARLING) produced by FILM STUDIO TOR, PUŁAWSKA 61, WARSAW, PHONE , PHONE/FAx , producer KRZySZTOF ZANUSSI executive producer JANUSZ WąCHAŁA (TOR) co-produced by DOCUMENTARy AND FEATURE FILM STUDIO, CHEŁMSKA 21, WARSAW, PHONE/FAx , co-producer WŁODZIMIERZ NIDERHAUS co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE; SILESIAN FILM FUND distributed by VISION FILM, RyDyGIERA 7, WARSAW, PHONE , , FAx , world sales FILM STUDIO TOR 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Digital, 105' POLAND 2008 photo by: Agata Stoińska AWARD!33 rd Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2008 Golden Claqueur Radio Gdansk Award A story about people in the sate of emotional lethargy. Róża is an actress, but she cannot work because she suffers from narcolepsy. She suspects her husband of infidelity but she is afraid to face this challenge. A young doctor, Adam, is torn between remaining loyal to his parents and selecting his own life path. Robert, a well-known writer, is facing a difficult challenge... A sheer coincidence makes the life paths of our heroes cross and the fate gives them a chance to liberate themselves from the emotional lethargy. MAGDALENA PIEKORZ Director, and scriptwriter. Graduated from the Radio and Television Department of the University of Silesia (1999); lecturer at this University. Director of a number of documentaries awarded at film festivals. Her feature debut The Welts (Pręgi) received e.g. Grand Prix Golden Lions at the 29 th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia Feature films 2004: The Welts (Pręgi), 2008: Drowsiness (Senność) 26 photo by: YodlowskiArt-Mayo

26 Expecting Love Mała wielka miłość feature films written & directed by ŁUKASZ KARWOWSKI director of photography ARKADIUSZ TOMIAK PSC music by PIOTR KOMOROWSKI production design by JOANNA MACHA costume design by AGNIESZKA WERNER-SZyRLE editing by JAROSŁAW BARZAN PSM, MILENIA FIEDLER PSM sound by BARBARA DOMARADZKA, PIOTR DOMARADZKI, MICHAŁ żarnecki production manager TERESA PASZKIEWICZ cast JOSHUA LEONARD (IAN EVERSON), AGNIESZKA GROCHOWSKA (JOANNA MALCZyK), MICHAEL DUNN (STEVE), MARCIN BOSAK (MARCEL), MIKOŁAJ GRABOWSKI (JOANNA'S FATHER), AGNIESZKA PILASZEWSKA (JOANNA'S MOTHER), ROBERT FORSTER (PATTEN), ŁUKASZ SIMLAT (ZBySZEK), LIZ TORRES (JUANITA), ANNA GUZIK (MARIANNA) produced by GRUPA FILMOWA, WOŁODyJOWSKIEGO 42/1, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , co-produced by TELEWIZJA POLSKA FILM AGENCy, TELEKOMUNIKACJA POLSKA, EBH POLSKA, TOyA executive produced by GRUPA FILMOWA producers ANNA IWASZKIEWICZ, DARIUSZ PIETRyKOWSKI, FELIKS PASTUSIAK co-financing POLISH FILM INSTITUTE distributed by FILM IT, WOŁODyJOWSKIEGO 42/1, PHONE , ITI CINEMA, WIERTNICZA 166, WARSAW, PHONE , FAx , world sales GRUPA FILMOWA, WOŁODyJOWSKIEGO 42/1, WARSAW, PHONE , TELEWIZJA POLSKA, WORONICZA 17, PHONE , FAx , 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, Dolby Digital, 109' POLAND 2008 photo by: Robert Pałka AWARDS:!Silver Ticket 2008 the award of the Polish Cinemas Association He Ian, a successful lawyer from Los Angeles. She Joanna, a student of ethnography from Warsaw. They meet in Los Angeles where Joanna works during her holidays. After her return to Poland, it turns out that they are going to have a baby. Ian flies to Poland, and the summer romance turns into love. Unfortunately, the situation gets complicated... łukasz KARWOWSKI Born in Director, scriptwriter and producer. Studied at the National Film and Television School in London. Graduated from directing at the Łódź Film School. Directed numerous advertising spots. Laureate of numerous awards for Novembre his feature film debut. Filmography 1992: Novembre (Listopad); 2006: South By North (Południe północ); 2008: Expecting Love (Mała wielka miłość) photo by: Robert Pałka 27