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AFI FEST October 30 - November 7, 2009 SWEET RUSH (Tatarak) by Andrzej Wajda Tatarak at AFI FEST's website. Q & A with Pawel Szajda Saturday, October 31, 2009, 1:00PM Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Sponsored by POLAM |
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Opening Night Gala Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Opening Night Gala Egyptian Theatre 6:00 PM | Reception Appearance of Mietek Szczesniak & Wendy Waldman with Refugees, Kenny Edwards, Scott Babcock, Phil Parlapiano and H. B. Barnum Life Choir Presentation of AMICUS POLONIAE Presentation of POLA NEGRI AWARD to Scott Wilson Presentation of Hollywood Eagle Awards Official opening of the festival by Marla Maples PERFECT GUY FOR MY GIRL (Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny) directed by Tomasz Konecki Starring: Marcin Dorocinski, Magdalena Boczarska, Izabela Kuna, Danuta Stenka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Daniel Olbrychski |
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Film Festival 2009 trailer
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Poland's submission to the 2009 Oscars in Foreign Language Film Category TRICKS TRICKS (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski |
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WITAJ POLSKO! Six decades of animation from Poland REDCAT International Children's Film Festival 631 West 2nd Street |
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The Polish American Film Society presents HANIA Laemmle's Music Hall Theatre 9036 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, 90211 December 12 - 18, 2008 Friday: 5pm, 7:30pm, 10pm Saturday: 2pm, 4:30pm: 7pm (sold out), 10pm (sold out) Sunday: 2pm. 4:30pm, 7pm (Q & A with Janusz Kaminski), 10pm Monday - Thursday: 5pm, 7:30pm |
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OSCAR Nomination 2008 KATYN nominated for Best Foreign Language Film KATYN by Andrzej Wajda has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film |
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Poland wins first international EMMY® AWARD ever Live-action fairytale THE MAGIC TREE (Magiczne drzewo) by Andrzej Maleszka produced by Polish Television TVP www.iemmys.tv |
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2ND Annual LA Polish Poster Festival April 22 - June 30, 2008 Weidman Gallery 7772 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, Ca. 90046 |
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20th Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actor Award for Damian Ul for his role in "TRICKS" (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski |
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POLISH POSTER FESTIVAL February 17 to May 27, 2007 Many different locations throughout the city. |
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Polish submission to the 2007 Oscars in Foreign Language Film Category RETRIEVAL (Z odzysku) by Slawomir Fabicki |
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AFI FEST 2006 November 1-12, 2006 INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION THE TRAVELING CINEMA ( Kino objazdowe) by Marcin Sauter Wed. Nov 8, 7:30pm, Arclight 11 Thu. Nov 9, 1:45pm, Arclight 11 INTERNATIONAL SHORTS COMPETITION MELODRAMA (Melodramat) by Filip Marczewski Tue. Nov 7, 7:15pm, Arclight 13 Wed. Nov 8, 4:30pm, Arclight 13 |
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Barbara Kraffttowna's 60th Stage Work Anniversary the Music Theater in Gdynia, October 24, 2006 "BLUE Devil" by Remigiusz Grzela Director: Jozef Opalski, Barbara Krafftowna Cast: Barbara Krafftowna |
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7th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles April 27, 2006 6:30 PM Opening Night Gala Directors Guild of America 7920 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90046 April 28 – May 4, 2006 Polish Cinema (24 features, 8 documentaries, 6 shorts) Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theatre May 5 - 6 / 12 - 13, 2006 Krzysztof Kieslowski's Retrospective Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Bing Theatre 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90036 May 14/21/28, 2006 Krzysztof Kieslowski's Documentaries Los Angeles Filmforum The Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Ca. 90028 |
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"KAROL, A MAN WHO BECAME POPE" by Giacomo Battiato Hallmark Channel Monday, August 15, 2005, 8:00 PM ET & 10:00 PM ET Sunday, August 21, 2005, 9:00 AM ET & 11:00 AM ET The true story of Karol Wojtyla, cover his life from his youth in Poland during Nazi occupation, than communist Poland, to his assumption of the papacy in 1978 as the first non-Italian Pope since Hadrian VI, nearly five centuries earlier. Piotr Adamczyk (CHOPIN. DESIRE FOR LOVE) plays the late John Paul II. |
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JOURNEY TO LIGHT presented by The Polish Film Institute & The Polish Audiovisual Publishers an evening of film music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Friday, January 20,2006, 8:00 PM Royce Hall, UCLA Royce Drive, Ca. 90095 Program: Music composed by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Agnieszka Holland, Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej Wajda, and to bring emerging artists to the attention of Hollywood's filmmaking community. The USC Thornton Symphony and The Hollywood Film Chorale and Michal Nesterowicz - conductor Solists:
UCLA Central Ticket Office at (310) 825-2101 OSCAR-WINNING COMPOSER JAN A.P. KACZMAREK'S FILM MUSIC TO BE PERFORMED IN CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES AS ORGANIZED BY THE POLISH FILM INSTITUTE & POLISH AUDIOVISUAL PUBLISHERS Los Angeles, CA. Oscar-winning composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek's (Finding Neverland) music will be presented in concert on Friday, January 20th at the Royce Hall at UCLA at 8 p.m. The program, "Journey to LIGHT," will commemorate the inauguration of the Polish Film Institute and the Polish Audiovisual Publishers. Kaczmarek's film music from Finding Neverland, Unfaithful, QUO VADIS and THE THIRD Miracle will be featured, as well as the two last movements from his newest work "Cantata for Freedom." This is sure to be a significant moment in Polish cinematic history. Born and educated in Poland, Kaczmarek is an ambassador to the film world for filmmakers and artists of his native land, having enjoyed much success during his time in Hollywood. In February 2005, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the highly acclaimed feature film Finding Neverland, directed by Marc Forster and starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, and Julie Christie. For the film, Kaczmarek also won the National Board of Review prize for Best Score of the Year, and received both Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. His other major Hollywood success came with the Oscar-nominated film Unfaithful, starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere. "Journey to LIGHT" will trace the remarkable career of Kaczmarek as conducted by Michal Nesterowicz. Soloists will include Leszek Mozdzer on piano, vocalist Sussan Deyhim, soprano Agnieszka Tomaszewska, Marta Maslanka on dulcimer, The Hollywood Film Chorale, and the USC Thornton Symphony. The Polish Film Institute is a government entity established in 2005 by the virtue of new cinema law in Poland. The General Director is Mrs. Agnieszka Odorowicz, former vice-minister in the Ministry of Culture. Poland joins the international film market with new possibilities of world wide co-productions and new professional offerings. The goal of this organization is to revitalize the Polish film industry, and showcase both established talent such as Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Agnieszka Holland, Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej Wajda, and to bring emerging artists to the attention of Hollywood's filmmaking community. |
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48th Grammy Awards Nominees Best Choral Performance (Award to the Choral Conductor, and to THE ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.) Krzysztof Penderecki: A Polish REQUIEM Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Izabela Klosinska, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Jadwiga Rappé; WARSAW National Philharmonic Choir; WARSAW National Philharmonic Orchestra) |
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Polish Contenders to Golden Globe 2005 THE COLLECTOR (Komornik) by Feliks Falk I AM (Jestem) by Dorota Kedzierzawska |
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48th Grammy Awards Nominees Instrumental Soloist Performance Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No. 3, "Métopes," "Masques," Piotr Anderszewski |
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World Cinema on Polish Poster Hollywood Entertainment Museum 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood (West of Grauman's Chinese Theatre) December 8, 2005 - March 12, 2006 [read more] |
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Polish submission to the 2006 Oscars in Foreign Language Film Category THE COLLECTOR (Komornik) by Feliks Falk |
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40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The festival's grand prix, the Crystal Globe for MY NIKIFOR (Mój Nikifor) by Krzysztof Krause The award for Best Director - Krzysztof Krause The award for Best Actress - Krystyna Feldman, for her role as Nikifor |
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CONGRATULATIONS! Jan A.P. Kaczmarek won an OSCAR for original music score for Finding Neverland, by Marc Forster |
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The 77th Annual Academy Awards Polish Nominees: Music (score) FINDING NEVERLAND Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Documentary Short Subject THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski |
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The 6th Annual Polish Film Festival Opening Night Gala Thursday, April 21, 2005, 6:30 PM DGA, 7920 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90046 |
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Jan A.P. Kaczmarek scores Finding Neverland Jan A.P. Kaczmarek has received a Golden Globe nomination for his score to Finding Neverland. His score also received the Outstanding Film Music Composition Award by the National Board of Review and a Golden Satellite nomination for Best Score. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has nominated Jan A. P. Kaczmarek for the Anthony Asquith Award 2005 for his achievenment in film music.
Two terrific reviews on Jan's music to Finding Neverland can be found at musicfromthemovies.com and www.scorereviews.com. |
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UCLA Department of Theater presents MAD ACTS Caught between two World Wars, Polish dramatist Stanislaw Witkiewicz explores the crisis of the individual and the threat of uniformity By Stanislaw Witkiewicz Directed by Michael Hackett
UCLA's Little Theater, Macgowan Hall |
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Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz presented by Provisorium and Kompania Theatre from Lublin The ODYSSEY Theatre 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West Los Angeles, (310-477-2055) Friday, Oct. 29, 8:00 p.m., Gala Opening Saturday, Oct. 30, 5:00 & 8:00 PM Sunday, Oct. 31, 3:00 PM Monday - Wednesday, Nov. 1-3, 8:00 PM |
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AFI FEST 2004 SYMMETRY (Symetria) by Konrad Niewolski Arclight Hollywood 6360 Sunset Blvd. Friday, November 5, 2004, 7:00 PM Saturday, November 6, 2004, 2:30 PM (in person: Konrad Niewolski & Arek Detmer) Tickets go on sale Friday, October 15, 2004 |
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WARSAW Philharmonic Orchestra November 8 - 11, 2004 California: Irvine, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara. |
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Meditations on Virginity Based on a short story by Witold Gombrowicz with Barbara Krafftowna September 14-18, 2004, 7:30 pm UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
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Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, August 1, 2004, 8pm I Palpiti Orchesrtal Ensemble on International Laureates Eduard Schmider - conductor Stanislaw Drzewiecki - piano |
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Jury of the 5th Polish Film Festival Los Angeles (Shari Belafonte - actress, Caro Jones - casting director, Janusz Kaminski - cinematographer & director, John Savage - actor, Leelee Sobieski - actress) after viewing submitted films on video, announced the winner. The Hollywood Eagle Award was awarded to TOMORROW'S WEATHER by Jerzy Stuhr. Maciej Stuhr will accept the Award on the behalf of the director on the 22nd of April at the Opening Gala of the festival at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood. TOMORROW'S WEATHER will be screened at the Festival on April 27 at 9:00 pm. |
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2003 Oscars THE PIANIST by Roman Polanski, a story about Wladyslaw Szpilman Roman Polanski - Best Director Adrien Brody - Best Actor Ronald Harwood - Best Adapted Screenplay |
| The 11th Annual Polish Film Festival |
| April 20 - May 2, 2010 |
