Welcome to the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles.


At this site you can find information about the Festival, films, film makers, artists, as well as other news targeting both Polish only and English speaking audiences. As you visit our website, we welcome your suggestions and ideas.
Vladek Juszkiewicz, Festival Director

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Program

FILM FESTIVAL CALENDAR

Calendar of our Film Schedule

Click here to see a Calendar of our Film Schedule.
Click on individual films for a description.


If you would like to import our calendar into your own device (Outlook, iPhone, Blackberry) please download the "ICS" file here

OPENING NIGHT GALA

 Tuesday , April 20, 2010

6:00 PM

RECEPTION (Catering by Turek; bar by Krol Vodka & Mascarade)

8:00 PM OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL– Zbigniew Banas (MC)

Presentation of the POLA NEGRI AWARD to Ed Harris, Anna Paquin and Hugh Grant
Presentation of KODAK AWARD-Best Student Etude
Presentation of 0_1_0 PIOTR LAZARKIEWICZ AWARD-young talent
Presentation of LABORATORIUM AWARD—Best Indie Film
Presentation of HOLLYWOOD EAGLE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Presentation of HOLLYWOOD EAGLE AWARD—Best Feature

Screening of THE CHILDREN OF IRENA SENDLER by John Kent Harrison

(in person: Anna PaquinJan A.P. Kaczmarek, Waldemar Kalinowski, Krzysztof Grabowski, Beata Pisula, Jeff MostJeff RiceBrent Shields)




Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theatre,

8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood,Ca, 90046
(323/848-3500)

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
(in person: Olivier Gruner, Max Ryan, Jacek Samojlowicz)
5:00 PM YODOK STORIES by Andrzej Fidyk (2008, 82 min.)
7:00 PM PIXELS (Piksele) by Jacek Lusinski (2010, 100 min.)
9:00 PM THE CORRUPTED (Skorumpowani) by Jaroslaw Zamojda (2008, 115 min.)

 

Thursday, April 22, 2010
(in person: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo,  Mateusz Damiecki)
5:00 PM AFTER.LIFE  by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (2009, 97 min.)
7:00 PM Documentary:
LIFE IS BEARABLE. AT TIMES (Chwilami zycie bywa znosne) by Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska (2009, 73 min.) 
Short:
JANEK by Piotr Lewandowski (2009, 15 min.)
9:00 PM LOVE AND DANCE (Kochaj i tancz) by Bruce Parramore (2009, 118 min.)    

 

Friday, April 23, 2010
(in person:   Mateusz DamieckiJulia Kozyreva, Monika Lenczewska)
6:00 PM Shorts:
THE GRAVEDIGGERS (Grabarze) by Bartek Cierlica (2008, 8 min 30 sek.);
THAT ONE AFTERNOON (Popoludnie) by Mateusz Damiecki & Modest Rucinski (2009, 19 min.);
ECOLOGIA by Julia Kozyreva (2009, 30 min.);
THE INCIDENT (Incydent) Jan Kwiecinski (2009, 35 min.)
8:30 PM Special screening: KATYN by Andrzej Wajda (2007, 120 min.)
Documentary: Officer's Wife (Zona oficera) by Piotr Uzarski

 

Saturday, April 24, 2010
(in person: Eryk Lubos, Mateusz Damiecki, Jerzy Antczak )
1:00 PM THE MAGIC TREE (Magiczne drzewo) by Andrzej Maleszka (2009, 83 min.) – film for children and adults
3:00 PM BLACK (Czarny) by Dominik Matwiejczyk (2009, 90 min.)
5:00 PM ALL THAT I LOVE (Wszystko, co kocham) by Jacek Borcuch (2009, 95 min.)
7:00 PM IMPROMPTU by James Lapine (1991, 107 min.)
9:00 PM CHOPIN. DESIRE FOR LOVE (Chopin. Pragnienie milosci) by Jerzy Antczak (2002, 126 min.)

 

Sunday, April 25, 2010
(in person:   Eryk Lubos, Borys Szyc, Jacek Samojlowicz )
12:00 PM Animation:
COPERNICUS’S STAR (Gwiazda Kopernika)by Zdzislaw Kudla & Andrzej Orzechowski (2009, 90 min. 30 sec.) film for children and adults
2:00 PM TRICK by Jan Hryniak (2010, 95 min.)
4:00 PM THE SNOW QUEEN(Krolowa sniegu)Maciej Michalski (2009, 97 min.)
6:30 PM MIRACLE SELLER (Handlarz Cudow)Boleslaw Pawica & Raroslaw Szoda (2009, 104 min.)
9:00 PM SNOW WHITE AND THE RUSSIAN RED (Wojna polsko – ruska) by Xawery Zulawski (2008, 107 min.)

 

Monday, April 26, 2010
(in person: Mariusz Kotowski, Leslaw Zurek )
5:00 PM Shorts:
THE BRAND NEW POLE (Polska nowela filmowa) Dorota Lamparska (2009, 30 min.)
THE INNER ROAD (Droga wewnetrzna) by Dorota Lamparska (2006, 37 min.)
A GLASS (Szkielko) by Renata Gabryjelska (2007, 24 min.)
LAST DANCE by Aleksandra Hodowany (2009, 6 min. 30 sec.)
7:00 PM DEEPER AND DEEPER by Mariusz Kotowski (2010, 92 min.)
9:00 PM THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS (Mniejsze zlo) by Janusz Morgenstern  ( 2009, 110 min.)

 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
(in person: James Neal, Katarzyna Smiechowicz)
5:00 PM Animations:
BLUE (Niebieski) by Lukasz Szozda (2008, 11 min.)
CHAOS IN OUTER SPACE: WHERE IS THE MOON (W odmentach kosmosu, czyli gdzie jest ksiezyc) by Robert Turlo (2008, 16 min.)
DEMOCRACY IS... by Lukasz Szozda (2009, 1 min.)
THE SPLINTER (Drzazga) by Wojtek Wawszczyk (2008, 15 min.)
THESIS (Test) by Tomasz Cechowski & Grzegorz Paluch (2009, 1 min. 25 sec.)
WEDNESDAY 7:58 AM (ŚRODA 07:58) by James Neal (2004 7 min. 40 sec.)
6:30 PM GOD’S LITTLE VILLAGE (U Pana Boga za miedza) by Jacek Bromski (2009, 110 min.)
9:00 PM GENERAL NIL (GENERAL NIL) by Ryszard Bugajski ( 2009, 125 min.)

 

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
(in person: Eryk LubosLukasz DzieciolLeslaw Zurek )
5:00 PM A SONG TO REMEMBER by Charles Vidor (1945, 111 min)
7:00 PM
MY FLESH MY BLOOD by Marcin Wrona (2009, 90 min.)
9:00 PM
LITTLE MOSCOW (Mala Moskwa) by Waldemar Krzystek (2008, 114 min.)

 

Thursday, April 29, 2010
(in person:  Leslaw Zurek, Bill Butler,A.S.C, Pawel BorowskiLukasz Dzieciol)
5:00 PM OPERATION DANUBE (Operacja Dunaj) by Jacek Glomb (2009, 105 min.)
7:00 PM LIMO DRIVER (Limousine)  by Jerome Dassier (2009, 90 min.)
9:00 PM
ZERO by Pawel Borowski (2009, 110 min.)

Tickets at Sunset5: $10.00
Students: $8.50
Seniors: $7.00

Weekday double feature: $17.00
Students: $14.00
Seniors: $12.00

Discount Ticket Booklets:
5 different films - $40.00
10 different films - $70.00
15 different films - $97.50

Group Tickets:
10 tickets for the same film - $85.00
15 tickets for the same film - $120.00

HOW TO BUY TICKETS ON-LINE

  • Go to Laemmle.com and select the Theatre Name from the top of the page.
  • Click on the day and the time desired.
  • Select how many tickets you’d like to purchase.
  • Type in E-mail address, Credit Card number, Billing Address, Billing Zip, and Name on Card.
  • Press <Purchase Tickets> Button.
  • A page will come up asking to confirm that the information you have entered is correct. Verify information and press <Purchase Tickets> Button.
  • A Confirmation page will be displayed. Print the confirmation page and bring it (or the credit card used for purchase) to the theatre to redeem tickets, either at the front door or box office. Note: Confirmation e-mail will also be sent to the add ress provided.

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Underground parking - 3 hours free with validation
Information: For further info please call (818)982-8827
All films with English subtitles
Program subject to change without prior notice

 

 


UCLA School of Public Affairs, Room 5391, 

 Fifth Floor Faculty Lounge

334 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90024

 

UCLA Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)

Center for European and Eurasian Studies (CEES)

Consulate General of the Republic of Poland

Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

ENEA

present:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (in person:  Klaudiusz Frydrych, Sylwia Wilkos)

2:00 PM – Documentary: BALCEROWICZ. ALL OR NOTHING (Balcerowicz. Gra o wszystko)                                  by Andrzej Fidyk & Anna Wieckowska (2009, 60 min.)

Parking: Structure 3 - $10

http://www.publicaffairs.ucla.edu/content/visit-us


 

The Egyptian Theatre - The Spielberg Theatre

6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 90028
http://www.americancinematheque.com/mastercalendar.htm

Polish Documentaries

Friday, April 30, 2010
7:00 PM AGNIESZKA HOLLAND-DIRECTOR (Agnieszka Holland – rezyser) by Wieslaw Dabrowski (2008, 57 min.)
9:00 PM KOMEDA - A SOUNDTRACK FOR A LIFE (Komeda – muzyczne sciezki zycia) by Claudia Buthenhiff-Duffy (2010, 52 min.)

 

Saturday, May 1, 2010
7:00 PM AMERICAN IN COMMUNIST POLAND / ADVENTURES OF ROBERT KENNEDY IN POLAND(Amerykanin w PRL) Piotr Morawski & Ryszard Kaczynski (2009, 43 min.)
THE CITY WITH NO GOD (Miasto bez Boga) by Jacek Petrycki (2009, 55 min.)
9:00 PM THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE (Upadek imperium) by Andrzej Titkow (2009, 52 min.)
RABBIT A LA BERLIN (Krolik po berlinsku) by Bartosz Konopka (2009, 40 min.)

 

Sunday, May 2, 2010

6:00 PM CHOPIN’S AFTERLIFE by Ophra Yerushalmi (2006, 54 min.)
GETTING ON (Pogodna) by Renata Gabryjelska (2009, 30 min.)
THE ETHNIC MUSIC IN POLISH LANDSCAPE (2007, 10 min.)
8:00 PM JOURNEY TO THE GREEN SHADOWS (Podroz do zielonych cieni) by Alicja Schatton (2009, 39 min.)
MY HOUSTON (Moje Houston) by Edyta Sewruk (2009, 7 min.)
POLISH EAGLETS OVER PAKISTAN (Polskie orleta na pakistanskim niebie) by Anna T. Pietraszek (2009, 50 min. 30 sec.)

Tickets: $10.00, Seniors/Students $8:00, Cinematheque Members $7:00
The box office opens 2 hours prior to the first show
Info: 818/982-8827

 



LA Harbor International Film Festival

Warner Grand Theatre
478 W. 6th Street
San Pedro, Ca. 90731



Friday, April 30, 2010
7:00 PM BORN OF THE SEA (Miasto z morza) by Andrzej Kotkowski (2009, 112 min.)

Tickets: $10.00
Tickets: $10.00; www.warnergrand.org or at the box office.

 



REGENCY SOUTH COAST VILLAGE THEATRE @ SOUTH COAST PLAZA

1561 W. Sunflower Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704



Friday, April 30, 2010(in person: Mateusz Damiecki, Basia Myszynska)
5:00 PM Documentary:
MODJESKA-WOMAN TRIUMPHANT by Basia Myszynska (2009, 57 min.)
Short:
THAT ONE AFTERNOON (Popoludnie) by Mateusz Damiecki & Modest Rucinski (2009, 19 min.)
7:00 PM BLACK (Czarny) by Dominik Matwiejczyk (2009, 90 min.)
9:00 PM LOVE AND DANCE (Kochaj i tancz) by Bruce Parramore (2009, 118 min.)    

 

Saturday, May 1, 2010 (in person: Lukasz Dzieciol, Pawel Borowski)
11:00 AM THE MAGIC TREE (Magiczne drzewo) by Andrzej Maleszka (2009, 83 min.) – film for children and adults
1:00 PM TRICK by Jan Hryniak  (2010, 95 min.)
5:00 PM MIRACLE SELLER (Handlarz Cudow) Boleslaw Pawica & Raroslaw Szoda (2009, 104 min.)
7:00 PM MY FLESH MY BLOOD by Marcin Wrona (2009, 90 min.)
9:00 PM ZERO by Pawel Borowski  (2009, 110 min.) 

 

Sunday, May 2, 2010 (in person: Katarzyna Smiechowicz)
2:00 PM PIXELS (Piksele) by Jacek Lusinski (2009, 100 min.)
4:00 PM OPERATION DANUBE (Operacja Dunaj) by Jacek Glomb (2009, 105 min.)
6:00 PM LIMO DRIVER (Limousine)  by Jerome Dassier (2009, 90 min.)
8:00 PM GOD’S LITTLE VILLAGE (U Pana Boga za miedza) by Jacek Bromski (2009, 110 min.)

Tickets: $10.00, Seniors/Students $8:00

http://www.regencymovies.com/main.php?theaterId=17

For further info please call (818)982-8827

All films with English subtitles.

Program subject to change without prior notice.

The 11th Annual
Polish Film Festival
April 20 - May 2, 2010