Polish Documentaries 2007-2008 - Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
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Polish Documentaries 2007-2008 - Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
POLISH DOCUMENTARIES 2007/2008 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23 00-071 Warsaw, Poland phone [+48 22] 42 10 518 fax [+48 22] 42 10 241 e-mail [email protected] www.pisf.pl Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 2 ocumentaries have always been equally important in the Polish film tradition as feature productions, which is why promoting the genre is one of the Polish Film Institute priorities. In 2008, PFI has allotted EUR 1.7 million to support the production of documentary films. D In accordance with the contemporary global trend, documentary films which used to be seen mostly on television, start to be shown in cinemas on a much more regular basis. Polish Film Institute, being absolutely aware of the universal character of documentary films, pays particular attention to promoting those of them which are meant for cinematic distribution. We would like to restore their due position in cinematic repertoires. We believe in supporting quality projects with a strong and stirring message and, above all else, projects bearing a universal testimony to our times. We are pleased to present the second edition of the catalogue describing a selection of documentary films from the years 2007-2008. Many of them have already been awarded at international festivals both in Poland and abroad, others are not too well-known yet. All of them have one thing in common though, they give a penetrating, keen and clever insight into people's lives. Agnieszka Odorowicz General Director Polish Film Institute Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 3 52 procent 4 THE 52 PERCENT Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 A film from the series called 'Russia – Poland. New Gaze.' written & directed by Rafał Skalski . cinematography Jakub Giza music Łukasz Lach editing Cecylia Pacura sound Wojciech Mrówczyński produced by Eureka Media, Smulikowskiego 13/10, 00-384 Warsaw, phone +48 22 828 48 10, e-mail [email protected]; PWSFTViT, Targowa 61/63, 90-323 Łódź, phone +48 42 634 58 20, e-mail [email protected], www.filmschool.pl co-financing Polish Film Institute, The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Telewizja Polska – TVP Kultura producer Krzysztof Kopczyński Betacam SP, colour, 16:9, stereo, 19' Poland 2007 lla tries to get admitted A to the famous Russian Academy of Ballet in St. Petersburg again. Adequate body proportions are the key criterion for admittance. Alla has to do some additional exercises in order to make her legs longer – 52 percent is the ideal proportion between leg length and body height. The exams are particularly difficult for the girl. Small children are put to their first serious test, they have to overcome fear, pain, extreme exhaustion... . .. . Awards (selected): 47th Krakow Film Festival, 2007: Grand Prix – The Golden Hobby-Horse; The President of the Polish State Television Award for the 'best documentary film' and for cinematography; The President of the Polish Filmmakers Association Award for editing, The Kodak Award for 'the director of the best film' International Film Festival 'Etiuda and Anima', Krakow 2007: The Silver Dinosaur Krakow Festival of Independent Films, 2007: Grand Prix International Festival of Documentary Films 'Punto de Vista', Pamplona (Spain), 2008: The Main Prize for the best short-length film Gdańsk DocFilm Festival 'Dignity and Work', 2008: The Gate of Freedom – the main prize III. REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY 'Decalogue after Decalogue' series written, directed & cinematography by Maciej Cuske series concept by Beata Januchta music Dominik Kwaśniewski editing Artur Owczarczak sound Maciej Cuske, Zofia Gołębiowska . Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Silver Hobby-Horse for the director of the best documentary film and the Student Jury Award with Staś Cuske, Jolanta Molenda-Cuske, Teresa Cuske, Bolesław Cuske, Maciej Cuske produced by Telewizja Polska – Film Agency for 2nd Programme, J.P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone +48 22 547 81 82, e-mail [email protected] producer Ryszard Urbaniak, mobile +48 601 600 938 colour, 45' Poland 2008 boy named Staś is soon to take his first Holy A Communion. His parents and grandparents are making rather incompetent attempts to prepare Staś for the event. The generation gap is more than evident... The director focused the camera on his own family trying to depict their everyday life which is deeply meaningful despite the chaos and misunderstandings. 5 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 III. Pamiętaj, abyś dzień święty święcił Po tamtej stronie 6 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 BEYOND THE WALL written, directed & editing by Vita Želakeviciute cinematography Józef Szymura music Paweł Szymański sound Iwo Klimek, Andrzej Brzoska production manager Antoni Sambor produced by Drygas Production, Dzika 19/23, 00-172 Warsaw, phone +48 22 651 50 58, e-mail [email protected] for Polish Television 1st Programme, e-mail [email protected] producer Maciej Drygas Betacam SP, colour, 4:3, 20' Poland 2007 rison yard, work at the tailor's shop, modest meal, daily P dose of medicine taken under strict supervision of the medical personnel, and extremely crowded cell. A heartbreaking story of Russian prisoners serving their sentence in mental hospital. Pod psem 7 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 DOG'S LIFE written & directed by Thierry Paladino cinematography Piotr Niemyjski editing Agnieszka Glińska sound Thierry Paladino produced by Centrala, Sienkiewicza 52/37, 90-058 Łódź, phone +48 42 661 16 16, mobile +48 697 99 16 39, e-mail [email protected], www.centralafilm.pl producer Agnieszka Janowska colour, 23' Poland 2008 story about dog owners. A humorous and warm A presentation of lonely people living in a society that's getting crazier and crazier every day. Agnieszka, animal behaviourist, guides us through the world of dogs. She gives us insight into their canine psyche and, what's more important, into the psyche of their owners. Rekord Errola 8 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 ERROL'S RECORD written, directed, cinematography & editing by Borys Lankosz produced by Telewizja Polska – Film Agency for 1st Programme, J.P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, mobile +48 601 600 938, e-mail [email protected] executive producer Ryszard Urbaniak colour, 28' Poland 2008 rrol Muzawazi from Zimbabwe is trying to beat a Guiness E record by giving the longest lecture ever in the history of humankind – 125 hours about democracy. What kind of man has decided to talk about democracy for 125 hours in the very center of the Robert Mugabe regime? Istnienie 9 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 EXISTENCE written & directed by Marcin Koszałka .. cinematography Marcin Koszałka, Maciej Tomaszek, Adam Nocoń music Zygmunt Konieczny editing Anna Wagner sound Mariusz Bielecki, Krzysztof Suchodolski production manager Konrad Świder produced by HBO Polska, Puławska 17, 02-515 Warsaw, phone +48 22 852 88 00, e-mail [email protected], www.hbo.pl executive producer OTO Film Poland, Puławska 22, 02-564 Warsaw, phone +48 22 542 86 86, e-mail [email protected] (Sławomir Boniecki, Jacek Kulczycki) producers Krzysztof Rak, Jerzy Dzięgielewski, Aleksander Kutela, Anna Skonieczna co-financing Polish Film Institute 16 mm, colour, 69' Poland 2007 famous Krakow's actor, A Jerzy Nowak, has been battling against a serious disease for a long time. The film records the process of his coming to terms with death and preparing to die with dignity. The actor talks with his friends having accepted the prospect of departing from this world quite soon. Awards: 47th Krakow Film Festival, 2007: Audience Award Festival International de Cinema Visions du Reel, Nyon (Switzerland), 2008: Oecumenical Jury and Jury du Public Award Upadek 10 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE FALL written & directed by Michał Rogalski concept by Jolanta Krysowata cinematography Karina Kleszczewska underwater photography Krzysztof Kłosiński music Jan Duszyński editing Stefan Paruch sound Artur Kuczkowski production manager Sylwia Kucharska produced by MediaBrigade, Karkonoska 10 apt. 026, 53-015 Wrocław, phone +48 71 799 14 50, e-mail [email protected] for Telewizja Polska 1st Programme, e-mail [email protected] producers Sylwester Banaszkiwicz, Marcin Kurek colour, 16:9, 25' Poland 2007 film belonging to the 'Way of the A Cross' series. A car driven by a 22-year-old man kills a young woman and cripples her 6-year-old son. Several weeks after the accident the perpetrator's family contact the boy's grandparents – they want to make up somehow for their loss. The boy's guardians agree to meet with them. Pierwszy dzień A film from the series called 'Russia – Poland. New Gaze.' Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE FIRST DAY 11 written, directed & cinematography by Marcin Sauter music Tomasz Gwinciński editing Tymek Wiskirski sound Michał Marczak production manager Agnieszka Janowska produced by Eureka Media, Smulikowskiego 13 apt. 10, 00-384 Warsaw, phone +48 22 828 48 10, e-mail [email protected] producer Krzysztof Kopczyński co-produced by Telewizja Polska – TVP Kultura, Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, e-mail [email protected] co-financing Polish Film Institute; The Adam Mickiewicz Institute Betacam SP, colour, 16:9, stereo, 26' Poland 2007 first60 year pupils from a distant tundra arrive at their school in a Siberian town of Aksarka. Without their parents' support, deprived of the contact with nature, the children have to face a completely different reality. .. .. .. . Awards (selected): 47th Kraków Film Festiwal 2007, The National Competition: Students Jury Award 5th DOCLISBOA, Lisbon 2007: Johnnie Walker prize for best short documentary film 19th Polish Film Festival in America, Chicago 2007: Grand Prix 12th International Short Film Festival, Siena 2007: International Competition – Special Mention for Documentary Documentary Film Festival 'One World', Praha (Czech Republic) 2008: Special Mention 'Docudays', 5th International Festival of Human Rights, Kiev (Ukraine) 2008: The Main Prize 9th International Days od Documentary Cinema ‘Crossroads of Europe’, Lublin 2008: Grand Prix for the best short-length film for 'humanism, sensitivity, emotionality and accuracy in portraying the most important aspects of human life; for the truthfulness of description and metaphor.' Spływ 12 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE FLOW written & directed by Jan Komasa cinematography Małgorzata Szyłak, Jan Komasa music Antoni Łazarkiewicz editing Bartek Pietras sound Michał Muzyka produced by Handmade Pictures, Macedońska 74, 02-761 Warsaw, mobile +48 601 45 62 04, e-mail [email protected] co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 90' Poland 2007 am here because I can't be running away from myself any ‘IAccount longer’ – young participants say. of a canoe trip down the Rospuda River organized by the Lodz branch of Monar Association for people struggling with drug addiction. Participation in the trip is a part of group therapy where addicts learn about responsibility and teamwork. Henio, idziemy na Widzew 13 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE FOOTBALL FATHER written & directed by Michał Jóźwiak . cinematography Małgorzata Szyłak editing Jaromir Dziewic sound Radosław Ochnio, Michał Robaczewski, Witold Zalewski production manager Anna Wydra produced by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, Chełmska 21, bld. 24, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 851 10 56, e-mail [email protected], www.wajdaschool.pl co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 26' Poland 2008 arcin, a blind man, works M as a massage therapist at a football club. Instead of going to matches with his team he prefers the riskier way and regularly goes there with other football fans. Although he himself is blind, he starts to take Henio, his visually impaired son, with him. Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Honorary Diploma awarded by The Student Jury 14 dni. Prowokacja bydgoska Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 14 FOURTEEN DAYS. THE BYDGOSZCZ PROVOCATION written & directed by Jacek Petrycki, Grzegorz Eberhardt cinematography Jacek Petrycki editing Rafał Listopad produced by Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 840 50 67, e-mail [email protected] co-financing Polish Film Institute producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus 54' Poland 2008 . Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Honorary Diploma ld, scratched film reels, we can see the faces of Lech O Wałęsa, Zbigniew Bujak, Jacek Kuroń... Fragments of television material from 1981, propaganda fabricated information about the Bydgoszcz Provocation... Film edited from original materials shot during a session of the Solidarity Movement authorities in 1981 when communist provocations started, the situation in Poland was becoming more and more dangerous and the leaders of the Movement argued with one another more and more keenly about their clashing visions of the further course of action. Gadzio GADJO 15 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 Film made as part of the 'First Documentary' project. written & directed by Kryspin Pluta cinematography Adam Palenta editing Antoni Nykowski sound Ewa Łebek, Karol Iwan production manager Rafał Ulicki produced by The Association of Polish Filmmakers; TVP Kultura executive produced by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, Chełmska 21, bld. 24, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 851 10 56, e-mail [email protected], www.wajdaschool.pl; producers Jacek Lipski, Katarzyna Ślesicka co-financing Polish Film Institute HDV, colour, 26' Poland 2008 Roma boy and an old Silesian man meet because of A music. Rebellious lyrics written by the young hip-hop fan are contrasted with the idyllic old man's songs. Confrontation of these two separate worlds leads to the development of an unexpected bond. Gośka, gola! 16 Film made as part of the 'First Documentary' project. Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 GO ON GOŚKA! written & directed by Joanna Kaczmarek cinematography Marcin Kukielski editing Agnieszka Kowalczyk sound Małgorzata Staroń sound mixing Przemysław Jaworski production manager Barbara Ławska produced by The Association of Polish Filmmakers, TVP Kultura executive produced by Film Studio KRONIKA, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 841 14 91, e-mail [email protected] producers Jacek Lipski, Paweł Kędzierski co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 10' Poland 2007 ośka is a sixteen-year-old girl who practises football at G the Warszawa-Praga Parochial Sports Club. School is not something she likes most. Football is her real passion – she plays it on the pitch, juggles the ball on her own and kicks it against walls, or goes to see a team match. Gośka dreams of playing at the World Cup one day, with the stands packed... Złota rybka 17 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 A GOLDFISH written, directed, cinematography & editing by Tomasz Wolski sound Tomasz Wolski, Tomasz Wieczorek produced by Kijora, Młyńska Boczna 7/8, 31-470 Krakow, mobile +48 609 421 497, e-mail [email protected]; . Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Student Jury Award and The Audience Award Film Studio Rabarbar co-financing Polish Film Institute producers Anna Gawlita, Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz, Tomasz Wolski colour, 69' Poland 2008 veryday life of the residents of a Care Centre for the E Handicapped who are preparing to stage a play based on'The Fisherman and the Goldfish' story. The world of the 'abnormal ones' turns out to be more normal in many respects than the world that surrounds it. There's more kindness, less envy. The film allows us to look at the Other from a different point of view. Opowieść griota 18 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 GRIOT STORIES written, directed & cinematography by Adam Różański music Adama Drame & Abdulahi Kantala, Joumana Dembele, Moussa Diabate, Foliba Group editing Anna Dymek sound Dariusz Wancerz produced by Ozumi Films, Mokotowska 44 a, lok. 28, 00-543 Warsaw, phone +48 22 628 80 30, www.ozumifilms.com; Ideale Audience (TBD), Adam Różański co-financing Polish Film Institute producers Joanna Fido, Marianna Rowińska, Adam Różański, Joanna Plesnar (co-operation) 16 mm, colour, 54' Poland 2007 musical documentary featuring a monologue by Adama A Drame, an African drummer, djembe master, descendant of a griot family – a caste of musicians and storytellers. We watch him during the rehearsals and concerts in Burkina Faso and Paris, during family celebrations and in the streets, we listen to a story of Africa whose cultural identity is in danger. Adama Drame is one of the last men to guard African tradition and culture. Gugara 19 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 GUGARA directed by Andrzej Dybczak, Jacek Nagłowski written by Andrzej Dybczak, Jacek Nagłowski, Patryk Jordanowicz (co-operation) cinematography Patryk Jordanowicz editing Jacek Nagłowski sound Jacek Nagłowski, Robert Buczkowski, Michał Kostarkiewicz production managers Andrzej Dybczak, Magdalena Zych F/X Anna Giemzik, Przemysław Mastela produced by Centrala, Sienkiewicza 52/37, 90-058 Łódź, phone +48 42 661 16 16; mobile +48 697 99 16 39; e-mail [email protected] www.centralafilm.pl co-financing Polish Film Institute producers Agnieszka Janowska, Jacek Nagłowski colour, 67' Poland 2008 he last family of native T Evenkian reindeer herdsmen live in the forests of Siberia. They have lost a whole herd recently. Just like other Evenkians who have no reindeer, they will soon have to move to a completely different world – a nearby Russian village. Their son, Kola, is already there. It's a story of the downfall of a small Siberian community. The film depicts the reality faced by former nomads and reindeer herdsmen who have been forced to abandon their traditional way of living and to lead new lifestyles full of contradictions and emptiness. . . . Awards: International Festival of Documentary Films Cinema du Reel, Paris 2008: The Intangible Heritage Award 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: Grand Prix The Golden HobbyHorse and The President of the Polish State Television Award Film presented in the Acid Programmation section at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, 2008 Homo.pl 20 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 HOMO.PL directed by Robert Gliński written by Jacek Wasilewski according to the concept created by Michał Arabudzki cinematography Jan Budzowski editing Krzysztof Szpetmański sound Leszek Freund, Jerzy Murawski, Michał Robaczewski, Tomasz Wieczorek production manager Jacek Dąbrowski-Udziela produced by HBO Poland, Puławska 17, 02-515 Warsaw, phone +48 22 852 88 00, e-mail [email protected]; Filmcontract Ltd. co-financing Polish Film Institute producers Jerzy Dzięgielewski, Aleksander Kutela, Krzysztof Rak, Henryk Romanowski, Dariusz Sidor colour, 74' Poland 2007 he first Polish film about gays and lesbians. It reveals the T true reality of living in a country where homophobiacs are not scarce and where homosexual people's lives are not easy. The director, dealing with a politically inconvenient and socially controversial issue, does not avoid asking difficult questions and the couples featured in the film have the courage to answer them. Kocham Polskę 21 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 I LOVE POLAND written & directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, Joanna Sławińska cinematography Andrzej Adamczak, Rafał Paradowski, Maciej Kaliński editing Grażyna Gradoń sound Robert Brudziński, Maciej Kaliński, Tadeusz Łaszczewski sound mixing Michał Dominowski production manager Krystyna Świeca produced by Film Studio Largo, Szwedzka 74/4, 30-315 Krakow, phone +48 12 269 41 63, e-mail [email protected]; TVN (television) co-financing Polish Film Institute producer Agnieszka Traczewska colour, 55' Poland 2008 he manifesto of the far-right All-Polish Youth T organisation states: 'We do not come from nowhere. All of us are members of a greater community. The nation. We are the Poles, which sounds trivial to some people, but for us it is the fundamental truth. The foundation of our identity.' Members of this organization fight against feminists, gays and lesbians. Their intolerance goes hand in hand with the proudly declared attachment to Catholic values. The film tries to find answers to two questions: Who are these people? What is the origin of their fundamentalism? A gdyby tak się stało 22 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 IF IT HAPPENS written & directed by Marcel Łoziński cinematography Jacek Bławut, Arthur Reinhart editing Katarzyna Maciejko-Kowalczyk . Awards: One of eight foreign documentaries to make Oscar shortlist in 2008. sound Halina Paszkowska, Krzysztof Jastrząb, Iwo Klimek produced by Film Studio KALEJDOSKOP, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 851 17 79, fax +48 22 841 21 35, e-mail [email protected], [email protected] co-produced by Telewizja Polska SA – 1st Programme co-financing Polish Film Institute -year old Thomas, the director's son, returns to the 18 park where twelve years ago he rode his scooter, looked at the peacocks and asked some existential questions to elderly people sitting on the benches (‘Anything Can Happen’). His interlocutors are no longer there but the boy looks back to Wojciech Szczudło, Piotr Śliwiński that summer's day and meets with himself as a child. producers Zbigniew Domagalski, Janusz Skałkowski, executive producers Wojciech Szczudło, Zbigniew Domagalski colour, 38' Poland 2007 Ikizama 23 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 IKIZAMA written & directed by Tomasz Wysokiński cinematography Armand Urbaniak, Paweł Banasiak music Kodo Taiko editing Sławomir Goździk sound Przemysław Jaworski, Szymon Białek produced by Ayahuasca Project & Paweł Nastula' .. Awards: 5th Planete Doc Review, Warsaw 2008: II Audience Award International Ficts Festival, Gdynia 2008: The Main Award for Documentary Feature Management producers Józef Pionke, Michał Szymański colour, 55' Poland 2008 udo Olimpic Champion Paweł Nastula, takes on a new J challenge. He takes part in an extremely controversial fight, witch is practically without rules, with undefeated knockout champion Brazilian Edson Drago. Why would the legendary champion of judo, which is such a noble discipline, take a risk of partaking in a brutal fight? Why would he risk coming into a misunderstanding with his admiring fans, rejection of judo community and compromising his reputation? What are the motives behind Edson's Drago decision? Who will win the laurels of the fight in the modern Pancration? Niezależni 24 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE INDEPENDENT written, directed & editing by Jacek Talczewski cinematography Józef Romasz sound Urszula Zaręba produced by Telewizja Polska – Film Agency, J.P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone +48 22 547 81 82, e-mail [email protected] for 2nd Programme TVP producer Tomasz Kronenberg executive produced by Stell Jacek Talczewski co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 52' Poland 2007 . Awards: 9th International Days od Documentary Cinema ‘Crossroads of Europe’, Lublin 2008: Special Award for the best Polish film t's about the Independent Student Union that was I established in 1980 and remained legal just for a few months. The film presents the way of thinking and the attitudes adopted by the 1974-89 students, which resulted in their undertaking such initiatives as The Freedom and Peace Movement, The Orange Alternative, The New Culture Movement, The Gallery of Manic Activities. This shows the potential lying inside young Polish people that communist authorities tried to smother. Jak w niebie 25 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 JUST LIKE HEAVEN directed by Filip Marczewski cinematography Szymon Lenkowski music Maciej Mulawa editing Wojciech Jagiełło . Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The President of Polish State Television Award for cinematography sound Tomasz Wieczorek production manager Beata Gzik produced by PWSFTViT, Targowa 61/63, 90-323 Łódź, phone +48 42 634 58 20, e-mail [email protected] colour, 25' Poland 2008 eanet and Raul moved from Amsterdam to Poland two J years ago. They settled down in a remote place where living conditions are rather hard. They are happy though because 'The Netherlands is a small country where lots of people live but here it's different.' Latawce 26 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 KITES written & directed by Beata Dzianowicz cinematography Jacek Petrycki music Ibrahim editing Katarzyna Maciejko-Kowalczyk sound Jarosław Roszyk sound editing Iwo Klimek co-operation Jacek Szafrański, Nooria Habebi production manager Dorota Rozowska produced by Eureka Media, Smulikowskiego 13 apt. 10, 00-384 Warsaw, phone +48 22 828 48 10, e-mail [email protected], www.eurekamedia.info st co-produced by Telewizja Polska – 2 Programme co-financing Script Agency, Polish Film Institute, Media Programme producer Krzysztof Kopczyński colour, 52' Poland 2007 n 2006 a one month film course called 'Kabul – my city' I was run at the Art School in Kabul by Jacek Szarański, a young Polish director. Twelve most talented students received cameras and professional assistance. They were given free hand as to what they wanted to show in the film. ‘Kites’ depicts everyday life in contemporary Kabul from the point of view of an Afghan seventeen-year-old. Jacek Petrycki's camera follows the path taken by the students: starting with their feverish attempts to shoot the rushing wheels of a rickshaw up till the moment when the camera stops being just a toy but becomes a tool... Miasteczko Kroke 27 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE LITTLE TOWN OF KROKE written & directed by Natalia Schmidt, Kuba Karyś cinematography Piotr Trela editing Eryk Rogoziński sound Piotr Fede, Tomasz Sikora, Paweł Kurasiewicz production managers Grażyna Polańska, Anna Prymakowska, Krzysztof Brożek produced by Discovery Historia TVN, Płk. Dąbka 2, 30-383 Kraków, mobile +48 502 555 199, e-mail [email protected] producer Kuba Karyś executive producer Grażyna Bukowska 44' Poland 2008 story of the pre-war Krakow as seen by the Jews. Unique A archive materials, which had not been published before, present their carefree youth which was suddenly disrupted and turned into the hell of the Holocaust. Some of them left Poland after the war but they keep coming back to Krakow, a city full of childhood memories. Radioakcja 28 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 LIVE ACTION RADIO directed by Tomasz Jurkiewicz written Tomasz Jurkiewicz, Tomasz Woźniczka cinematography Tomasz Woźniczka music Vlad Kuryluk editing Zbigniew Niciński sound Mikołaj Kaczmarczyk sound mixing Jacek Kołtuniak production manager Michał Jaksik produced by Wydział Radia i Telewizji, Uniwersytet Śląski, Bytkowska 1 b, 40-955 Katowice, phone/fax +48 32 258 24 28 colour 27' Poland 2007 aweł and Grzegorz, two P twenty-year-olds, want to run a radio station for young people. They receive some funding from the European Union. But this is only the beginning of their venture. They have to attract listeners, deal with the apathy of the townspeople and overcome their own weaknesses. Their friendship is soon to be at stake in the struggle to implement the project. A humorously presented story about friendship and dreams. Situation of disabled people seen from a different point of view. . . . Awards: International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima, Krakow 2007: Grand Prix Golden Dinosaur 9th Amateur and Independent Film Festival KAN, Wrocław 2008: The Silver KANewka Award, The Audience KANewka Award, The Journalists' KANewka Award 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The President of the Polish State Television Award for the Best Documentary film Dziennik pokładowy 29 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE LOGBOOK written & directed by Ewa Borzęcka cinematography Przemysław Kamiński editing Agnieszka Bojanowska, Marek Wlezień produced by Telewizja Polska – Film Agency for 1st Programme, J. P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone +48 22 547 88 91, e-mail [email protected] producer Witold Będkowski colour, 55' Poland 2007 tefan is a man over sixty. He has created his own oasis of S piece, his own tiny kingdom, not a long way from the hustle and bustle of city life: for sixteen years he has lived on barge moored to the bank of the Vistula River in Warsaw. It's a story of an unconventional, unhurried lifestyle lived close to nature. It's about a man who had to start from scratch in his mature years but who's still able to relish the joy of life and recognise its meaning. Felgarz z Woli 30 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE LORD OF THE RIMS written & directed by Kuba Maciejko cinematography Magda Kowalczyk editing Rafał Samborski . Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Maciej Szumowski Award sound Krzysztof Zalewski, Michał Rogaczewski production manager Anna Wydra produced by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, Chełmska 21, bld. 24, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 851 10 56, e-mail [email protected], www.wajdaschool.pl co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 15' Poland 2008 he Lord of the Rims is the last craftsman in Warsaw with T this kind of specialisation. Former sportsman and a member of the national wrestling team, he gave up sport in order to continue the family craft tradition. MAREK EDELMAN. LIFE. THE SIMPLY WAY aka COMMANDER EDELMAN Dowódca Edelman directed by Artur Więcek ‘Baron’ written by Witold Bereś, Krzysztof Burnetko, Artur Więcek ‘Baron’ based on the book of Witold Bereś and Krzysztof Burnetko cinematography Piotr Trela music Adrian Konarski editing Piotr Zmyślony sound Sebastian Bogacki production manager Piotr Uss Wąsowicz with Marek Edelman, Bronisław Geremek, Simcha Rotem ‘Kazik’, Pnina Frymer-Grynszpan, Jan Lityński, Hanna Krall, Henryk Wujec and others produced by TVN (television); Bereś & Baron Media Productions, Nowowiejska 5/7, 30-052 Kraków, e-mail [email protected] co-financing Polish Film Institute; The City of Lodz Office executive producers Witold Bereś HD, colour, 56', extended version 2 x 40' Poland 2008 arek Edelman is well-known as one of the leaders of the M Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, also quite well as a brilliant doctor and a wise man. The authors have decided to present him in a different way though by creating a portrait of a man who, sitting in his armchair, determines the limits of decency exposing – at the same time – the pathos and crudeness of the popular idea of the Holocaust. 31 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 Marek Edelman: życie. Po prostu Pan Chlebek 32 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 MR. BREADY written, directed, cinematography & editing by Przemysław Filipowicz co-operation Marek Tabor music Mateusz Celmer produced by Butcher's Film, Przemysław Filipowicz, mobile +48 606 395 626, e-mail [email protected] colour, 23' Poland 2007 -year-old Piotr Sudoł was born in Bosna. He came to 66 Poland fleeing the war in Yugoslavia. He devoted his life to collecting dry bread saying that bread is not a piece of rubbish that can be thrown away, it's God's gift which can be fed to animals, for instance... Piotr died after being hit by a car three months after the film was shot. Moja Kuba, moja Polska 33 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 MY CUBA, MY POLAND written & directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz cinematography Andrzej Adamczak editing Grażyna Gradoń sound Maciej Kaliński produced by V-Film, Kwiska 12/7, 53-326 Wrocław, mobile +48 601 728 631, e-mail [email protected] for Telewizja Polska 1st Programme co-financing Polish Film Institute producer Andrzej Stachecki colour, 59' Poland 2007 ilm about Jose Torres, born in Cuba but living in Poland for F many years, and about his son, born in Poland and discovering his Cuban roots. Jose's wife goes to Cuba with their son, Tomek. Jose would like to go with them, visit his family, his parents' grave, but he's still afraid that despite his Polish passport he would not be safe there... A story of the contemporary history of two countries on which the communist system has left its mark. Muzyczna partyzantka 34 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 MUSIC PARTISANS written & directed by Mirosław Dembiński cinematography Maciej Szafnicki, Michał Ślusarczyk, Remigiusz Przełożny, Dariusz Załuski archive footage Jarosław Kamieński, Jacek Gasiński, Marek Czunkiewicz editing Mirosław Dembiński sound editing Filip Różański produced by Film Studio EVEREST, Pl. Zwycięstwa 2D, apt. 2, 90-312 Łódź, phone/fax +48 42 676 75 41, e-mail [email protected], www.studioeverest.pl; Belsat TV, co-financing Polish Film Institute producers Mirosław Dembiński, Agnieszka Romaszewska (Belsat TV) distributed by Studio Filmowe EVEREST colour, 52' Poland 2007 oung Belarussian rock musicians fight against Y Lukashenka's regime persistently and courageously. We meet the characters in Warsaw during a European demonstration organised by the Robert Schuman Foundation. Dizzy with freedom, having spontaneously played some music in the streets and in a students' club, they want to play such concerts in their own country. The attempt will be successful to some extent but they will also bring some painful experiences... Na niebie na ziemi 35 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 ON THE SKY ON EARTH written & directed by Maciej Cuske cinematography Radek Ładczuk music Tomasz Gwinciński editing Anna Dymek sound Zofia Gołębiowska, Tomasz Wieczorek produced by Zespół Filmowy PALADINO, Racławicka /65, 85-041 Bydgoszcz, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by Centrala Ltd., Sienkiewicza 52/37, 90-058 Łódź, phone +48 42 661 16 16; mobile +48 697 99 16 39; e-mail [email protected] www.centralafilm.pl; Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, Chełmska 21, bld. 24, 00-724 Warsaw, Poland, phone/fax +48 22 851 10 57, e-mail [email protected], www.wajdaschool.pl co-financing Polish Film Institute DV/Betacam SP, 16:9, colour, 62' Poland 2007 s every year, a group of enthusiasts looking for the A evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial civilisations come to the town of Wylatowo. They are waiting for some unusual pictograms to appear in the fields. One of the observes just barely avoided being abducted by aliens. He does not give up though – his passion borders on insanity... Po-lin. Okruchy pamięci 36 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 PO-LIN written & directed by Jolanta Dylewska cinematography Józef Romasz, Jolanta Dylewska music Michał Lorenc editing Paweł Suchta, Ewa Różewicz, Ingeborg Marszałek sound Artur Kapala, Piotr Nesterowicz production managers Katarzyna Błachiewicz, Marta Kamieńska, Janusz Marzec produced by Bomedia (Warsaw), phone +48 22 899 19 96, e-mail [email protected]; a jour film (Berlin) co-financing Polish Film Institute; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH; Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung fuer Kultur und Medien producers Mirosław Bork, Klaus Schmutzer colour, 82' Poland – Germany 2008 nique archive materials, not published before and filmed U mostly by amateurs, presenting the everyday life in the borderland towns of the Second Republic of Poland, where Jewish and Polish communities peacefully coexisted. 'Po-lin', which means 'we're going to stay here', is the Yiddish name for Poland. The film is the result of an extensive and a few years long archive research carried out by the director in various countries around the world, including New York and Yad Vashem. On the basis of the 'Memory Book' written by the Holocaust survivors it was possible to identify the full names of almost all the people anonymously filmed in the 1920s and 30s. PRL de Luxe Film made as part of the 'First Documentary' project. Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 PRL DE LUXE 37 written & directed by Edyta Wróblewska cinematography Marcin Sauter, Szymon Lenkowski editing Anna Dymek sound Maciej Krupa production manager Marta Golba produced by The Association of Polish Filmmakers; TVP Kultura executive produced by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, Chełmska 21, bld. 24, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 851 10 56, e-mail [email protected], www.wajdaschool.pl; co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 15' Poland 2008 razy Mike' from Krakow organises trips for Western 'C tourists during which he familiarises them with the allure of living in the Polish People's Republic. He takes them to the old communist district of Nowa Huta by a clapped-out van vividly explaining the absurdity of real socialism, tourists can also visit a flat decorated in communist style. It's pure exoticism for them... Dzieci piramidy 38 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 PYRAMID CHILDREN written & directed by Anna Więckowska cinematography Artur Żurawski musical editing Joanna Fidos editing Sławomir Goździk sound Grzegorz Nawara produced by SPI International Polska for Telewizja Polska – 1st Programme, J.P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone +48 22 547 88 91, e-mail [email protected] producers Rafał Buks, Radosław Styś (SPI International Polska) colour, 27'19'' Poland 2007 ost-PGR villages in the north of Poland. After the fall of P communism and the closing down of state-owned farms the former employees, left on their own, feel cheated. They've become apathetic, unable to find new prospects. The area is visited by tourists though. The pyramid-shaped tomb of the Farenheit family is the main attraction. Local children decide to take advantage of the fact and become self-appointed tour guides. My, cichociemni docudrama Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 SILENT AND UNSEEN 39 written & directed by Paweł Kędzierski cinematography Jacek Petrycki production design Marek Chowaniec costume design Małgorzata Obłoza make-up Grażyna Kula editing Urszula Rybicka sound Andrzej Żabicki production manager Anna Wojdat cast Grażyna Kopeć (Elżbieta Zawacka ‘Zo’), Dariusz Wnuk (Stefan Bałuk), Mateusz Ławrynowicz (Stefan Przybylik), Krzysztof Chudzicki (Kazimierz Śliwa), Maciej Skuratowicz (Zdzisław Straszyński), Maciej Makowski (Stanisław Stach ‘Turek’) i inni with Stefan Bałuk, Kazimierz Bernaczyk-Słoński, Elżbieta Zawacka, Alojzy Józekowski, Zdzisław Luszowicz, Antoni Nosek, Stefan Przybylik, Zdzisław Straszyński, Kazimierz Śliwa produced by Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, phone +48 22 840 50 67, e-mail [email protected] co-produced by The Polish Home Army Film Foundation co-financing Polish Film Institute colour, 70' Poland 2008 ichociemni' was an unofficial 'C name given to a unit of Polish soldiers who managed to get to the United Kingdom after the capitulation of France and continued fighting against the Germans in exile. They were supposed to perform their tasks 'silently' and 'in the dark'. The armed soldiers were paradropped over Poland so as to support the Polish Underground Home Army. Not many of them are still alive. Now in their eighties they talk about their lives. Kamienna cisza 40 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 STONE SILENCE written & directed by Krzysztof Kopczyński cinematography Jacek Petrycki, Hanna Polak music Krzysztof Knittel sound Jarosław Roszyk, Jafar Panahi editing Anna Dymek production manager Dorota Rozowska produced by Eureka Media, Smulikowskiego 13 apt. 10, 00-384 Warsaw, phone +48 22 828 48 10, e-mail [email protected], www.eurekamedia.info co-produced by Telewizja Polska, Society Films (USA) co-financing Script Agency, Polish Film Institute producer Krzysztof Kopczyński co-producers Witold Będkowski, Christopher Kamyszew colour, 51' Poland – USA 2007 n 2005 a woman suspected I of adultery was killed in the village of Spingul in northern Afghanistan. According to varying accounts, the 25-year-old Amina was stoned to death, strangled, died of a heart attack or committed suicide... Different versions of the events overlap and contradict one another and the witnesses' conspiracy of silence seems never-ending. The authors show a world which is dangerous and incomprehensible for a Westerner, a world governed by Muslim rules. Human life and freedom are not as important there as the specially understood justice and honour. . . . . Awards: Chicago International Documentary Festival, 2007: ‘Sky is the Limit’ 50th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, 2007: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury 5th International Festival of Human Rights, Kiev 2008: Special Award 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Honorary Diploma in the National Competition Do bólu 'Decalogue after Decalogue' series Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 TILL IT HURTS 41 written, directed & cinematography by Marcin Koszałka series concept by Beata Januchta editing Anna Wagner sound Krzysztof Suchodolski sound mixing Jacek Kołtuniak produced by Telewizja Polska 2st Programme, J.P. Woronicza 17, 00-999 Warsaw, phone +48 22 547 81 82, e-mail [email protected] producer Ryszard Urbaniak, mobile +48 601 600 938, e-mail [email protected] HDV, colour, 25' Poland 2008 . Awards: 48th Krakow Film Festival, 2008: The Silver Dragon (international competition) and the Honorary Diploma (national competition) 'for the consistence in showing intimate interpersonal relations' -year-old single psychiatrist lives with his 53 overprotective mother. When he meets a woman, a conflict arises. 'Get a grip on yourself, you are 53 years old!' – shouts his mother. The son replies using St. Paul's words: 'Children, respect your parents, be obedient to them. Parents, do not provoke your children so that they do not lose heart.' Wojownik 42 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE WARRIOR written, directed, cinematography, editing by Jacek Bławut sound Robert Sędzicki, Jacek Piotr Bławut, Wojciech Cwyk production manager Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz produced by HBO Poland, Puławska 17, 02-515 Warsaw, phone +48 22 852 88 00, e-mail [email protected] executive produced by Produkcja Filmów Jacek Bławut, Kardynała Wyszyńskiego 25, apt. 31/32, 94-047 Łódź, phone +48 42 252 27 05, e-mail [email protected] producers Jerzy Dzięgielewski, Aleksander Kutela, Krzysztof Rak, Anna Skonieczna executive producer Jacek Bławut co-financing Polish Film Institute HDV, 4:3, colour, 85' Poland 2007 story of the life and A career of Marek Piotrowski, a triple kick-boxing world champion who, after a streak of successes, suffered a dramatic breakdown and had to struggle hard to regain his position. At the moment, Marek Piotrowski is confronting his last and probably the most dangerous opponent – a severe disease, the fight is slow but persistent. . .. . Awards: 47th Krakow Film Festival 2007: Honourable Mention, Full-length Documentary competition Media Festival ‘Human in Peril’, Łódź 2007: Grand Prix White Cobra Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, Kanton (China) 2007: Grand Prix Nationwide Festival of the Film Art 'Prowincjonalia', Września 2008: The Honorary Award 'Jańcio Wodnik' for the best documentary film Świat według błazna 43 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JESTER written & directed by Grzegorz Linkowski cinematography Jacek Knopp, Zbigniew Osiński, Ryszard Wiencek editing Ryszard Wiencek, Zbigniew Osiński sound Przemysław Książek, Ryszard Wiencek production manager Małgorzata Linkowska produced by Link Art Film, phone +48 81 527 28 27; e-mail [email protected] for Telewizja Polska 1st Programme, phone +48 22 547 81 25, e-mail [email protected] executive producer Grzegorz Linkowski colour, 27' Poland 2008 . Awards: The International Catholic Film and Multimedia Festival, Niepokalanów 2008: 2nd Prize in the category of documentary films young mentally disabled man, actor performing with an A amateur therapeutic theatre troupe called 'Nasza Lepsza' [Our Better One], turns out to be a surprisingly astute observer of the world and people, able to aptly comment upon contemporary affairs. He performs the role of a jester in a play based on H.CH. Andersen's story titled 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. The film humorously presents the disabled artist's struggle with adverse circumstances. Yodok Stories 44 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 YODOK STORIES directed by Andrzej Fidyk written by Andrzej Fidyk and Torstein Grude cinematography Tore Vollan, Torstein Grude, Marcin Koszałka editing by Jan Mikołaj Mironowicz sound recordist Staszek Kolenda sound mixing Bartłomiej Woźniak produced by Piraya Film AS Lervigsveien 22, NO-4016 Stavanger, phone +47 51 11 63 36, fax +47 51 11 63 37 co-produced by MG Production (Mirosław Grubek), phone/fax +48 22 783 56 74 co-financing Eurimages, Norsk Filmfond, Fallen 8, The Freedom of Expression Foundation, Oslo, Telewizja Polska SA, Filmkraft Rogaland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Norway, Sparebanken Vest, National Endowment for Democracy, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Vestnorsk Filmsenter producer Torstein Grude co-producer Mirosław Grubek associate producer Bjarte Morner Tveit executive producers Torstein Grude, Bjarte Morner Tveit, Mirosław Grubek, Therese Jebsen, Jam Ramstad, Krzysztof Talczewski 35 mm, 1:1,85, colour, 83' Poland – Norway 2008 . Awards: 5th Planete Doc Review, Warsaw 2008: Youth Jury Award odok is the name of a concentration camp in Y North Korea. Andrzej Fidyk met a theatrical director, one of the North Korean fugitives in Seoul, and persuaded him to stage a play about the life in such concentration camp. Former prisoners became the authors and actors of the performance, the script was based on their experiences. A shocking presentation of a totalitarian regime which still, at the turn of the 21st century, makes the lives of millions a real hell on earth. Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 45 FINANCING OF DOCUMENTARIES BY POLISH FILM INSTITUTE Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 46 POLISH FILM INSTITUTE he Polish Film Institute was set up to encourage more viewers to watch Polish films in addition to restoring the prestige of our national cinema throughout the world. In 2007 the Institute allocated 1.3 M EUR to support polish documentary film production. In 2008 this figure has risen significantly reaching 1.7 M EUR. T The Polish Film Institute commenced functioning in September 2005, its establishment on the basis of the cinematography law introduced a modern system of support for national film industry; which has successfully operated in other European countries for many years. A significant feature of the system is its comprehensiveness; which is facilitating every phase of movie creation, and its subsequent promotion and distribution in Poland as well as abroad. The Polish Film Institute co-finances Polish film ventures; from the project conception, through development and production, to promotion and distribution and wider dissemination of film culture, thus improving cinema infrastructure and elevating the professional skills of film crews. The primary objective of the Polish Film Institute is to assist the production of the highest possible number of films, not only those representing a high artistic value but also to those which may appeal to both Polish and foreign audiences; the Institute allocates 70% of its resources to this purpose. The Polish Film Institute also grants special privileges to assist debutants and to filmmakers willing to produce their second film. A separate priority within the Operational Programmes is devoted to artists who are commencing their film career. Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23 00-071 Warszawa tel. +48 22 421 05 18 fax.+48 22 421 02 41 [email protected] www.pisf.pl DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION 1. Terms and Conditions: Full length documentary films: No less than 70 minutes running time a) b) c) For full length documentaries intended primarily for public screening in cinemas, the maximum subsidy level is set at 2 M PLN (~555,500 EUR) or 50% of the total budget; For full length documentaries considered difficult, intended primarily for public screening in cinemas, the maximum subsidy level is set at 800,000 PLN (~222,000 EUR) or 70% of the total budget; For low budget full length documentaries intended primarily for public screening in cinemas, the maximum subsidy level is set at 500,000 PLN (~139,000 EUR) or 70% of the total budget. Short documentary films: Less than 70 minutes running time a) b) c) For short documentary films the maximum subsidy level is set at 400,000 PLN (~111,000 EUR) or 50% of the total budget; For difficult short documentary films the maximum subsidy level is set at 250,000 PLN (~69,000 EUR) or 70% of the total budget; For low budget short documentary films the maximum subsidy level is set at 150,000 PLN (~42,000 EUR) or 70% of the total budget. Some cases may be eligible for a subsidy exceeding the above limits by up to 50%. International co-productions may receive subsidies increased by up to 35%, however this condition does not apply to low budget productions. The total amount of funding from the Polish Film Institute cannot exceed the applicable percentage limit, even in the case of increased subsidies. For co-productions these limits apply to the total amount of financial participation of the Polish co-producer. In the case of film projects for which the television broadcaster is a co-producer, or funds obtained from television are one of the sources of funding, the producer should attach to the application the statement of the agreement with the broadcaster. The statement concerning distribution of rights between the producer and the broadcaster should guarantee that the producer retains material rights proportionate to the PFI subsidy and his own contribution. The application should include the value of rights to multiple film transmission by the broadcaster, stated in money, in percentage or as the difference between the broadcaster's percentage shares in the revenues from diverse exploitation fields. The contract with the broadcaster should describe the income division on the grounds of sublicense (when the broadcaster is film co-producer), including the value of rights and shares retained by the producer. Moreover, priority is given to the projects applying for a subsidy in the form of a guarantee or a refundable loan. Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 Funds allocated for 2008 (Objective 3: Production of Documentary films) 6 M PLN (~1.7 M EUR) 47 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 48 2. Beneficiaries: h) Film producers. i) 3. Selection criteria: j) k) While selecting the projects, the following criteria will be taken into consideration: 4. Conditions of accounting: a) correctness of the application; artistic, educational, humanistic and ethical values including novelty, exploring new thematic areas and current social problems; depth of presented phenomena and making synthesis and general conclusions, dramatic construction precision; b) significance for national culture and enhancement of national tradition as well as Polish language including reference to Polish cultural achievements, dealing with important historical subjects, strengthening national identity and promoting patriotic ideas, presenting regional richness and diversity; c) enrichment of the European cultural diversity; d) anticipated results of the venture including audience or participants diversity; e) economical and financial conditions for completion of the undertaking including contribution of non-public and international funds to the venture budget and anticipated economic result of the venture; f) previous producer's and director's achievements including artistic and economic results of their latest films; audience attendance at cinemas, sale and rent of video cassettes/DVDs (if applicable), number of TV transmissions, sale abroad; g) participation at Polish and international festivals and festival awards; exploitation fields for the film, confirmed by letters of intent; in the case of the second film, the assessment of the debut film; number of debutants involved in the production; level and form of the subsidy applied for. The applicant is obliged to account subsidies according to the conditions defined in the contract and to submit the following documents: a) b) c) key stage reports on progress with regard to the schedule of subsidy stage payment; final report; financial account for the task. 5. Other: The producer is obliged to present the film for the PFI approval. The producer must place an information about receiving the PFI subsidy along with the PFI logotype on each film copy. When the producer's logo is placed in trailers or other audiovisual advertisements, similar placement of the PFI logo is also required. When the film is released on VHS, DVD carriers or made available through VoD or Internet, each carrier and file should display information on the PFI subsidy (PFI logo) as well as PFI logo on the DVD and VHS cover. INDEX OF DIRECTORS B Bławut, Jacek 42 Borzęcka, Ewa 29 C Cuske, Maciej 5, 35 D Dembiński, Mirosław 34 Dybczak, Andrzej 19 Dylewska, Jolanta 36 Dzianowicz, Beata 26 E Eberhardt, Grzegorz 14 F Fidyk, Andrzej 44 Filipowicz, Przemysław 32 G Gliński, Robert 20 J Jóźwiak, Michał 13 Jurkiewicz, Tomasz 28 K Kaczmarek, Joanna 16 Karyś, Kuba 27 Kędzierski, Paweł 39 Komasa, Jan 12 Kopczyński, Krzysztof 40 Koszałka, Marcin 9, 41 L Lankosz, Borys 8 Linkowski, Grzegorz 43 Ł Łoziński, Marcel 22 M Maciejko, Kuba 30 Marczewski, Filip 25 N Nagłowski, Jacek 19 P Paladino, Thierry 7 Petrycki, Jacek 14 Pluta, Kryspin 15 R Rogalski, Michał 10 Różański, Adam 18 S Sauter, Marcin 11 Schmidt, Natalia 27 Skalski, Rafał 4 Sławińska, Joanna 21 T Talczewski, Jacek 24 W Więcek 'Baron', Artur 31 Więckowska, Anna 38 Wolski, Tomasz 17 Wróblewska, Edyta 37 Wysokiński, Tomasz 23 Z Zmarz-Koczanowicz, Maria 21, 33 Ž Želakeviciute, Vita 6 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 49 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 50 INDEX OF ENGLISH TITLE 52 Percent, The / 52 procent 4 III. Remember the Sabbath Day, To Keep It Holy / III. Pamiętaj, abyś dzień święty święcił 5 B Beyond the Wall / Po tamtej stronie 6 C Commander Edelman / Dowódca Edelman 31 D Dog's Life / Pod psem 7 E Errol's Record / Rekord Errola 8 Existence / Istnienie 9 F Fall, The / Upadek 10 First Day, The / Pierwszy dzień 11 Flow The / Spływ 12 Football Father, The / Henio, idziemy na Widzew 13 Fourteen Days. The Bydgoszcz Provocation / 14 dni. Prowokacja bydgoska 14 G Gadjo / Gadzio 15 Go on Gośka! / Gośka gola 16 Goldfish, A / Złota rybka 17 Griot Stories / Opowieść griota 18 Gugara / Gugara 19 H Homo.pl / Homo.pl 20 I I Love Poland / Kocham Polskę 21 If It Happens / A gdyby tak się stało 22 Ikizama / Ikizama 23 Independent / Niezależni 24 J Just Like Heaven / Jak w niebie 25 K Kites / Latawce 26 L Little Town of Kroke, The / Miasteczko Kroke 27 Live Action Radio / Radioakcja 28 Logbook, The / Dziennik pokładowy 29 Lord of the Rims, The / Felgarz z Woli 30 M Marek Edelman. Life. The Simply Way / Marek Edelman: życie. Po prostu aka Commander Edelman / Dowódca Edelman 31 Mr. Bread / Pan Chlebek 32 My Cuba, My Poland / Moja Kuba, moja Polska 33 Music Partisans / Muzyczna partyzantka 34 O On the Sky On Earth / Na niebie na ziemi 35 P Po-lin / Po-lin 36 PRL de Luxe / PRL de luxe 37 Pyramid Children / Dzieci piramidy 38 S Silent and Unseen / My, cichociemni 39 Stone Silence / Kamienna cisza 40 T Till It Hurts / Do bólu 41 W Warrior, The / Wojownik 42 World According To Jester, The / Świat według błazna 43 Y Yodok Stories / Yodok Stories 44 INDEX OF POLISH TITLE M Marek Edelman: życie. Po prostu, / Marek Edelman. Life. The Simply Way 31 Miasteczko Kroke / Little Town of Kroke, The 27 Moja Kuba, moja Polska / My Cuba, My Poland 33 Muzyczna partyzantka / Music Partisans 34 My, cichociemni / Silent and Unseen 39 N Na niebie na ziemi / On the Sky On Earth 35 Niezależni / Independent 24 O Opowieść griota / Griot Stories 18 P Pan Chlebek / Mr. Bready 32 Pierwszy dzień / First Day, The 11 Po-lin / Po-lin 36 Po tamtej stronie / Beyond the Wall 6 Pod psem / Dog's Life 7 PRL de luxe / PRL de Luxe 37 R Radioakcja / Live Action Radio 28 Rekord Errola / Errol's Record 8 S Spływ / Flow The 12 Świat według błazna / World According To Jester, The 43 U Upadek / Fall, The 10 W Wojownik / Warrior, The 42 Y Yodok Stories / Yodok Stories 44 Z Złota rybka / Goldfish, A 17 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 14 dni. Prowokacja bydgoska / Fourteen Days. The Bydgoszcz Provocation 14 52 procent / 52 Percent, The 4 III. Pamiętaj, abyś dzień święty święcił / III. Remember the Sabbath Day, To Keep It Holy 5 A A gdyby tak się stało / If It Happens 22 D Do bólu / Till It Hurts 41 Dowódca Edelman / Commander Edelman 31 Dzieci piramidy / Pyramid Children 38 Dziennik pokładowy / Logbook, The 29 F Felgarz z Woli / Lord of the Rims, The 30 G Gadzio / Gadjo 15 Gośka gola / Go on Gośka! 16 Gugara / Gugara 19 H Henio, idziemy na Widzew / Football Father, The 13 Homo.pl / Homo.pl 20 I Ikizama / Ikizama 23 Istnienie / Existence 9 J Jak w niebie / Just Like Heaven 25 K Kamienna cisza / Stone Silence 40 Kocham Polskę / I Love Poland 21 L Latawce / Kites 26 51 Polish Documentaries 2007/2008 52 editors Magda Sendecka, Grażyna Ika Tatarska translation Agencja Tłumacz-Expert photography Piotr Bławut, M. Golikowska, Hubert Humka, M. Jędrzejowski, Karina Kleszczewska, Witold Krassowski, Sebastian Strama, Krzysztof Trojnar, Piotr Uss-Wąsowicz and stills cover photograph Patryk Jordanowicz logo design for the Polish Film Institute Darek Komorek graphic design LAVENTURA POLISH DOCUMENTARIES 2007/2008 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23 00-071 Warsaw, Poland phone [+48 22] 42 10 518 fax [+48 22] 42 10 241 e-mail [email protected] www.pisf.pl