CORPUS CHRISTI (Boze Cialo) by Jan Komasa

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

GALA OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL

Friday, October 18, 2019
WGA THEATRE
135 S Doheny Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

6:00 PM - Reception and RED carpet

8:00 PM - VALLEY OF THE GODS (Dolina Bogow) by Lech Majewski
(Starring:  Josh Hartnett,  John Malkovich, John Rhys-Davies, Bérénice Marlohe, Keir Dullea, Joseph Runningfox)

To secure an invitation please make tax-deductible contribution to Polish American Film Society (minimum donation per person $100.00 or minimum of $250.00 per person for VIP invitation). Please mail your check to 7726 Ethel Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 or donate through PayPal on our web site 

LUC & Rebel Babel Film Orchestra in Los Angeles

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 7 PM – 10 PM

Live House Hollywood

1534 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, California 90028

Tickets: $15 - $20

Polish Hollywood Film Composers is a journey into jazz, folk, hip-hop, classical and film music. Outstanding Polish composers and producers including Krzysztof Herdzin, Maciej Obara (ECM JAZZ), Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski, reinterpreted the repertoire of world renowned film music authors like Krzysztof Komeda (Rosemary's Baby by R. Polański), Henryk Wars and oscar winners - Bronisław Kaper (Mutiny on Bounty) and Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland).

Conductor - Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski
DJ, Samples, Vj - Element
Drums - Matthew Ring
and the local brass orchestras.

Laemmle's NoHo7 Theatre, 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 (310-478-3836)

Thursday, October 25, 2018 (in person: Alek Pietrzak, Anna Smolowik, Wojciech Mecwaldowski)

7:00 p.m.  TAXING LOVE (Podatek od milosci)by Bartlomiej Ignaciuk (2018, 101 min.)    

9:00 p.m.   JULIUSZ by Alek Pietrzak (2018, 97 min.)

Laemmle's Monica Film Center, 1332 2ND Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310/394-9744)

Thursday, October 25, 2018  (in person: Bartek Gliniak)

 7:00 p.m.  ONCE UPON A TIME IN NOVEMBER (Pewnego razu w listopadzie) by Andrzej Jakimowski - (2017, 92 min.)

 9:00 p.m.  A CAT WITH A DOG by (Jak pies z kotem) by Janusz Kondratiuk- (2018, 101 min. 30 sec.)

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028

6:00 PM - Reception and RED carpet
8:00 PM - SQUADRON 303. A TRUE STORY (Dywizjon 303. Historia prawdziwa) by Denis Delic
(Starring: Piotr Adamczyk, Maciej Zakoscielny, Anna Prus)

To secure an invitation please make tax-deductible contribution to Polish American Film Society (minimum donation per person $90.00 or minimum of $250.00 per person for VIP invitation). Please mail your check to 7726 Ethel Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 or donate through PayPal on our web site 

Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7pm

The Armer Theater, Manzanita Hall 
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8317

Free admission. 

Parking: Lot B1
https://www.csun.edu/…/cinema-television…/directions-theater

Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7pm

The Armer Theater, Manzanita Hall 
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8317

Free admission. 

Parking: Lot B1
https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/cinema-television-arts/directions-theater

LOVING VINCENT (Twoj Vincent) by Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman

Oscar® Nomination 2018 in Best Animated Feature category.

Look back at the 18th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
http://www.polishfilmla.org/wocms.php?siteID=96&lngID=1

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
6:00 PM - Reception and RED carpet
8:00 PM - THE ART OF LOVING. STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA (Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wislockiej) by Maria Sadowska.

To secure an invitation please make tax-deductible contribution to Polish American Film Society (minimum donation per person $90.00 or minimum of $250.00 per person for VIP invitation). Please mail your check to 7726 Ethel Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 or donate through PayPal on our web site 

When you will make donation before September 18th, your name will be printed in the Festival’s catalog; please remember number of seats are limited. 

SPOOR (Pokot) by Agnieszka Holland & Kasia Adamik

http://www.polishfilmla.org/wocms.php?siteID=12&ID=969

18th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
October 18 - 26, 2017

Gala Opening of the Festival
Egyptian Theatre
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Laemmle's NoHO 7
October 19 - 26, 2017

Laemmle's Monica Film Center
October 19 - 26, 2017

USC University of Souther California
October 19 - 20, 2017

The Armer Theatre, CSUN
Friday, October 20, 2017

Look back at the 17th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

Lineup and selectoins of films for this year Festival

http://www.polishfilmla.org/wocms.php?siteID=9&lngID=1

 Go on line and bay your tickets:

Laemmle's NoHo 7

Laemmles's Monica Film Center

Laemmle's Music Hall

OPENING NIGHT GALA
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
(by invitaion only; evenig attire)

 Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. 90028

6:00 PM RECEPTION (Catering by Turek; bar by Shakespeare Vodka)
8:00 PM OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL– Zbigniew Banas (MC)
HB Barnum LIFE Choir - Polish & American National Anthems
Vocal Group MONK
WESSEX CONSORT

Presentation of Awards
The Artist of Polish Heritage Achievement Award:
LORETTA SWIT  

Screening of  THE ECCENTRICS. THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
(Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy)
by Janusz Majewski

Please make your invaluable, tax-deductible contribution, by mailing your checks to: Polish American Film Society, 7726 Ethel Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605, or through PayPal on our web site.

Foreign Narrative
Klara Kochanska,TENANTS, The Lodz Film School (Poland)

Alternative
David Henry Gerson, ALL THESE VOICES, AFI

Animation
Alicja Jasina, ONCE UPON A LINE, USC

Gala Opening of the Festival
Egyptian Theatre
October 12, 2016

Laemmle's NoHO 7
October 13 - 20, 2016

Laemmle's Monica Film Center
October 13 - 20, 2016

The Armer Theatre, CSUN
October 14, 2016

2015 Awards:

POLAN NEGRI AWARD: ANDY GARCIA 

THE PIOTR LAZARKIEWICZ AWARD FOR YOUNG TALENT: ANNA PROCHNIAK, ADAM BOBIK

ADAM BRATCHER MUSIC DEBUT AWARD: ALEKSANDER GRUZ

BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD FOR A SHORT FILM: THE SHADOW FOREST (Las cieni) by Andrzej Cichocki

CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR A SHORT FILM:  INTERRUPTION (Przerwanie) by Adam Suzin

THE HOLLYWOOD EAGLE ANIMATION AWARD:  IT'S QUITE TRUE! (To pewna wiadomosc!) by JOANNA Jasinska-Koronkiewicz   

THE HOLLYWOOD EAGLE DOCUMENTARY AWARD: CALL ME MARIANNA (Mow mi Marianna) by Karolina Bielawska

THE HOLLYWOOD EAGLE AWARD: WARSAW 44 (Miasto 44) by Jan Komasa

Program of the Festival unveiled

Purchase tickets on line:

Laemmle's NoHo 7 Theatre

Laemmle's Royal Theatre

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Please join us for the Gala Opening of the 16th PFFLA featuring THE CITIZEN (Obywatel) by Jerzy Stuhr, winner of the Special Jury Award at the Gdynia Film Festival. Our star-studded gala during which both Polish and American  moviemakers will walk the RED carpet at Hollywood's legendary Egyptian Theatre.

To become a supporter and attend the Gala Opening, please make a minimum donation of $80.00 (per person) before September 30, 2015. The VIP seats are available for a minimum donation of $250.00 (per person). If we receive your donation before September 15th, your name will be printed in the Festival catalog. Please donate online through PayPal (click on the DONATE buttun above) or send a check to Polish American Film Society to 7726 Ethel Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605.

16th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

Gala Opening of the Festival
Egyptian Theatre
October 13, 2015

Laemmle's NoHO 7
October 14 - 22, 2015

Laemmle's Royal Thatre
October 16 - 22, 2015

The Armer Theatre, CSUN
October 16, 2015

https://youtu.be/fnryOas4b2M

Thursday, May 7th at 7:30 PM.

East Los Angeles College
S1 Art History Lecture Hall
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754
To attend please RSVP at rsvp@cinemawithoutborders.com

Polish Animated Shorts: 

TOTO by Zbigniew Czapla
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHILDREN DON'T EAT SOUP? by Pawel Prewencki
LITTLE POSTMAN by Dorota Kobiela
MOONSHINE by Michal Poniedzielski
PATHS OF HATE by Damian Nenow
CHICK by Michal Socha
THE ARK by Grzegorz Jonkajtys
LITTLE WESTERN by Witold Giersz

THE CABARET OF DEATH (Kabaret smierci) by Andrzej Celinski, Producer Adam Rajmund Kwiecinski

GOLD MEDAL in Documnetary Category

Andrzej Celinski & Vladek Juszkiewicz accepting the Gold Medal on April 8th at the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards ceremony at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 

IDA by Pawel Pawlikowski

2015 Oscar Nominations

Foreign Language Film:

IDA by Pawel Pawlikowski

Cinematography:

IDA - Lukasz Zal & Ryszard Lenczewski

Documentary Short Subject:

JOANNA by Aneta Kopacz

OUR CURSE (Nasza klatwa) by Tomasz Sliwinski

IDA by Pawel Pawlikowski

http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-ida-1200595465/

IDA will be screened on the closing night of the 15 Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, with Dawid Ogrodnik in attendance, on the 16th of October at the Laemmle's NoHo7 at 9PM

12 Foreign-Language Oscar Entries You Should Know

Frontrunners include Poland's "IDA," Turkey's "Winter Sleep," Belgium's "Two Days, One Night" and Sweden's "Force Majeur"

Photos

 HB Barnum LIFE Choir sings Czeslaw Niemen's A DREAM OF WARSAW (Sen o Warszawie) at the Gala Opening of the 15th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

STRONG COFFEE ISN`T THAT BAD wins Cinema Without Borders' Best Short Film Award at 2014 Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times

A conversation with Jacek Bromski about his film ONE WAY TICKET TO THE MOON, at Polish Film Festival Los Angeles & Polish Cinema

An interview with Antoni Pawlicki about his performance in BIG LOVE that will be screened at Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

LIFE FEELS GOOD, screened at 2014 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

Looking back at 2014 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

Photographs and press releases are now available.

Photographs and press releases.