polski

Hasowki 2

94’

Azrael, the Angel of Death

Azrael anioł śmierci
Poland 1990 / 23’

A complicated and dark story about death, mystery and a woman who is evil incarnate.

 

Piotr LItka

director: Jolanta Dylewska
screenplay: Jolanta Dylewska
cinematography: Rafael Marziano-Tinoco
editing: Halina Usielska
music: Jan Sibelius
cast: Maria Ciunelis, Marianna Grodzka-Marziano, Izaak Walczak, Asja Łamtjugina, Barbara Baryszewska, Jerzy Kasendra, Emanuel Kraus, Jerzy Czupryniak
producer: Eliza Poborska
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish
colouration: b&w

Jolanta Dylewska

Born in 1958. Cinematographer and director of documentaries. She graduated from the Directing and Cinematography Faculty of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School in 1989. Maker of excellent student etudes and documentaries. Major films (as director: Chronicle of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising according to Marek Edelman (Kronika powstania w getcie Warszawskim według Marka Edelmana - 1993) and Po-lin. Okruchy pamięci (2008). She is a lecturer at the Łódź film school and at the Filmakademie Baden-Wüerttemberg in Germany

Before I Perish

Zanim zniknę
Poland 1996 / 11’

A poetic story about passing. A vision of the last farewell seen by the main character.

 Piotr Litka

director: Małgorzata Szumowska
screenplay: Małgorzata Szumowska
cinematography: Karina Kleszczewska
editing: Bogusława Furga
music: Piotr Karwas
cast: Ewa Soblach, Beata Skrzypczak, Anna Janiszewska, Magdalena Gołębiowska, Marcin Skowron, Tomasz Gaduła-Zawratyński, Stefan Stabenow
producer: Anna Kordek
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish

Małgorzata Szumowska

Born in 1973. Director and screenwriter of features and documentaries. Daughter of Dorota Terakowska and Maciej Szumowski. She graduated from the Directing Faculty of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School in 1998. Winner of awards at prestigious international festivals for features: Happy Man (Szczęśliwy człowiek - 2000), Stranger (Ono - 2004), 33 Scenes from Life (33 sceny z życia - 2008) and documentaries: Siedem lekcji miłości (1999) and Nothing to Be Scared of (A czego tu się bać? - 2006).

In Rooms

W pokojach
Poland 1990 / 9’

A story about a woman and man lost in the routine of the passing time.

 

Piotr LItka

director: Piotr Trzaskalski
screenplay: Piotr Trzaskalski
cinematography: Paweł Figurski
editing: Bogusława Furga
music: Maciej Walczak
cast: Bronisław Wrocławski, Małgorzata Magier
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish

Piotr Trzaskalski

Born in 1964. Director and screenwriter. Graduate of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School (1992). Maker of the famous, multiple award-winning feature debut entitled Edi (2002). The next film he directed was The Master (Mistrz - 2005) – an intimate story about two losers. Since 2004, the director has been a member of the European Film Academy.

Kate, Moonshine and Motorcycle

Kaśka, bimber i motocykl
Poland 1999 / 12’

An intimate story about an end of a friendship. When the Big Blonde enters the orderly life of the Fat and the Thin, the two men compete for the woman’s interest. Their rivalry will have a tragic ending.

Piotr Litka

director: Sławomir Fabicki
screenplay: Sławomir Fabicki
cinematography: Radosław Górka
editing: Joanna Drygas
cast: Andrzej Mastalerz, Marek Bielecki, Mirosława Olbińska
producer: Tomasz Stefaniak
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish
colouration: b&w

Sławomir Fabicki

Born in 1970. Director and screenwriter. Graduate of the Screenwriting Study (1995) and the Directing Faculty of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School (2002). Maker of excellent and award-winning student etudes, e.g. Wewnętrzny 55 (1995) and Oscar nominee A Man Thing (Męska sprawa - 2001), TV theatre spectacles: Łucja i jej dzieci (2003) and Wesołe miasteczko – prawie bajka (2004) and of a successful feature debut – Retrieval (Z odzysku - 2005).

Krakatau

Poland 1986 / 11’

The film by Mariusz Grzegorzek (constructed as an essay) is a reflection on human suffering. The black-and-white cinematography and the poetics of a nightmare (with documentary footage of a plane crash and a burning man) make up an original and suggestive story about the madness of a young woman.

Piotr Litka

director: Mariusz Grzegorzek
screenplay: Mariusz Grzegorzek
cinematography: Andrzej Musiał
editing: Magda Rucińska
cast: Katarzyna Bargiełowska
producer: Ryszard Ulatowski
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
colouration: b&w

Mariusz Grzegorzek

Born in 1962. Film and theatre director, screenwriter, graphic artist. Graduate of the Łódź film school (1988). In 1989 he became a lecturer and in 2006 a professor in film art. He makes original films with his own distinctive “handwriting”. Among them, are: Rozmowa z człowiekiem z szafy (1993), awarded at festivals in Poland and abroad; Królowa aniołów (1999) and I Am Yours (Jestem twój - 2009). He also directs at theatres in Warsaw and Łódź.

Nothing Happened

Nic się nie stało
Poland 1996 / 8’

During a holiday on the seashore, an adolescent boy has his first erotic contact with a woman, witnessed by his mother and a stranger.

Piotr Litka

director: Łukasz Barczyk
screenplay: Łukasz Barczyk
cinematography: Kacper Lisowski
editing: Bogusława Furga
music: Red Mouse Painters
cast: Hanna Stankówna, Katarzyna Przyłuska-Ciszewska, Leszek Teleszyński, Marcin Wasilewski
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish

Łukasz Barczyk

 Born in 1974. Director, screenwriter. Graduate of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School (1998). His two first features: I'm Looking at You, Mary (Patrzę na ciebie, Marysiu - 1999) and Changes (Przemiany - 2003) made him famous, won multiple awards and were acclaimed by audiences. The director creates excellent modern TV theatre performance. The latest film directed by Barczyk is Unmoved Mover (Nieruchomy poruszyciel - 2008).

The Journey

Podróż
Poland 1991 / 9’

Awarded for artistic features at the IFF in Poitiers, a feature etude based on a short story by Henryk Grynberg Żydowska wojna. A story about a group of Jews, hiding in spring 1943 in a dug-out in woods in an area occupied by Germans.

 

Piotr Litka

director: Paweł Łoziński
screenplay: Paweł Łoziński
cinematography: Artur Reinhart
editing: Bogusława Furga
music: Danuta Zankowska
cast: Kamil Trawka, Anna Pasińska, Roman Szafrański, Mariusz Michalik, Grażyna Bukowy, Renata Dancewicz, Jerzy Latos, Oleg Łazijew, Mariusz Łysy, Ewa Tucholska
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish
colouration: b&w

Paweł Łoziński

Born in 1965. Director, screenwriter, producer. Son of Marcel Łoziński (director-documentary filmmaker). In 1992 he graduated from the Directing Faculty of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School. He has made excellent documentaries, awarded at festivals in Poland and abroad. Among his works are: Birthplace (Miejsce urodzenia - 1992), Taka historia (1999), Siostry (1999) and Chemo (Chemia - 2009).

Vis a vis

Poland 1996 / 11’

An outstanding film portrayal of a forbidden love. A game evoking erotic tension takes place between an older man and an adolescent girl living in a flat opposite his.

 

Piotr Litka

director: Borys Lankosz
screenplay: Borys Lankosz
cinematography: Marek Gajczak
editing: Bogusława Furga
music: Marzena Korzeniowska
cast: Krzysztof Górecki, Piotr Cyrwus, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
producer: Jarosław Baliński
production: PWSFTviT
source of print: PWSFTviT
language: Polish
colouration: b&w

Borys Lankosz

Born in 1973. Director, screenwriter, actor. Graduate of the Directing Faculty of the Łódź National Film, TV and Theatre School (1999). In ten years, he has made excellent and award-winning documentaries, including: Rozwój (2001), Kurc (2005) and Radegast (2008). In 2009 he won multiple prizes for his debut Reverse (Rewers) – a love story set in the 1950s. Currently he is preparing another feature, based on a novel by Andrzej Bart – Fabryka muchołapek.