ANDRZEJ WAJDA: LET'S SHOOT!
Andrzej Wajda: Róbmy zdjęcie!
54'; 2008
documentary
Script, directing and photography: Paladino Film Group - Maciej Cuske, Thierry Paladino, Marcin Sauter, Piotr Stasik
Editing: Anna Dymek, Miłosz Hermanowicz
Production: Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, Poland
Co-production: Telekomunikacja Polska
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
ANDRZEJ WAJDA: LET'S SHOOT! is an extraordinary record of a few months of struggle on the set, showing an atmosphere of work and a picture of immense film machinery, and at same time presenting the truest and intimate portrait of the Master of Polish Cinema, the Oscar winner. In 1957 Andrzej Wajda won the Silver Palm in Cannes for his film 'Canal', along with 'Seventh seal' by Ingmar Bergman. We meet him 50 years later, as the author of many important films, such as 'Ashes and Diamonds', 'Man of Marble' or 'Danton', now directing one the most important films in his career, 'Katyń', about the massacre in which thousands of Polish officers, including Wajda's father, were murdered by the Soviets, during World War II - a tragedy left unspoken for decades.
During the shooting of the film, 4 young documentary filmmakers - his former students had a chance to get closer and see how their Master works on his most intimate story. Extraordinary for his sensitivity, immeasurable passion, the feeling of mission and great diligence. But also in moments of tiredness, joy, failures, in conversations with people. Perhaps it is only on the set where one can see what Andrzej Wajda really is like.
FESTIVALS:
Planete Doc Review, Warsaw, Poland 2009
49. Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2009
5. International Film Festival on European Art Arts & Film, Prague, Czech Republic 2009 - Grand Prix in category "Film Future"
15. "Film Summer" Film and Art Festival, Warsaw, Poland 2009
62. The Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland 2009 - world premiere
28. Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy 2009
13. Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, East Silver Market 2009, Czech Republic
Giornate del Cinema Europeo 2009, Florence, Italy
21. Polish Film Festival in America, Chicago 2009
17. International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE, ŁódĽ, Poland 2009
25. Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico 2010, official selection into section "Windows & Mirrors"
12. Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece 2010 - official selection
THE BOOTH OF FORTUNE
Kilka mniejszych wygranych
15’; 2008
documentary
Directing: Lesław Dobrucki
Photography: Rafał Żurek, Lesław Dobrucki
Editing: Rafał Samborski
Sound: Krzysztof Zalewski
Production Manager: Anna Wydra
In the modern city there is no place for a small booth with lottery. It has to be demolished together with the close relations between its regular customers.
FESTIVALS:
51. Leipzig DOK Festival, Germany 2008
12. International Film Festival "Off Cinema 2008", Poznań, Poland
International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima 2008", Cracow, Poland 2008
THE YOUNG AND THE FILM Festival, Koszalin, Poland 2008 - Special Mention
48. Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2008
Planete Doc Review, Warsaw, Poland 2008
Era New Horizons, Wrocław, Poland 2008
International Festival of Documentary and Animated Film KINOPROBA, Jekaterinburg, Russia 2008
DOC Lisboa 2008, Portugal
5. Polish Film Festival, New York 2009
FOOTBALL FATHER
Henio, idziemy na Widzew
29’; 2008
documentary
Directing: Michał JóĽwiak
Photography: Małgorzata Szyłak
Editing: Jaromir Dziewic
Sound: Radosław Ochnio, Michał Robaczewski, Witold Zalewski
Production Manager: Anna Wydra
Marcin works as a masseur in a soccer club. Instead of going to the match with the team, he prefers the risky way of getting there with the hooligans. Although he is blind himself, he starts taking his partially sighted son with him.
FESTIVALS:
The Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 2008
Wegiel Student Film Festival, Katowice, Poland 2008 - The Audience Award
THE YOUNG AND THE FILM Festival, Koszalin, Poland 2008
48. Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2008 - Special Mention of Students' Jury in Polish Competition
International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima 2008", Cracow, Poland 2008 - The Brown Dinosaur
Era New Horizons, Wrocław, Poland 2008 - The Best Polish Short Documentary
International Festival of Documentary and Animated Film KINOPROBA, Jekaterinburg, Russia 2008 - Diploma and Statuette of Don Kichot
16. International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE, ŁódĽ, Poland 2008
12. International Film Festival "Off Cinema 2008", Poznań, Poland - The Bronze Castle
Opolskie Lamy Film Festival, Opole, Poland, 2009
5. Polish Film Festival, New York 2009
5. International Festival of Author's Movies QUEST EUROPE, Zielona Góra, Poland 2009 - The Ving of The Film Fan
7. International Short Film Festival "The Way We Live!", Munich, Germany, 2009 - The Third Prize
THE LORD OF THE RIMS
Felgarz z Woli
15’; 2008
documentary
Directing: Kuba Maciejko
Photography: Magda Kowalczyk
Editing: Rafał Samborski
Sound: Krzysztof Zalewski, Michał Robaczewski
Production Manager: Anna Wydra
An old man has been fixing rims for all his life. He’s the one of a few people doing this job in the constantly changing Warsaw. Cheerful and humorous film presents the man who is devoted to his passion.
FESTIVALS:
The Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 2008
THE YOUNG AND THE FILM Festival, Koszalin, Poland 2008
48. Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2008 - The Maciej Szumowski Award for Kuba Maciejko
Planete Doc Review, Warsaw, Poland 2008
International Festival of Documentary and Animated Film KINOPROBA, Jekaterinburg, Russia 2008
DOC Lisboa 2008, Portugal
12. International Film Festival "Off Cinema 2008", Poznań, Poland
International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima 2008", Cracow, Poland 2008 - Special Mention
5. Polish Film Festival, New York 2009
États généraux du film documentaire, Lussas, France 2009
Student Documentary Festival „Les Impatientes”, Saint-Ouen, France 2009
PRL DE LUXE
PRL de Luxe
15’; 2008
documentary
Directing: Edyta Wróblewska
Photography: Marcin Sauter, Szymon Lenkowski
Sound: Robert Kubik, Krzysztof Suchodolski, Dariusz Wancerz, Krzysztof Zalewski
Production Manager: Marta Golba
Production: Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directind, the Andrzej Munk Studio, Polish Film Institute, Polish Television
Crazy Mike from Cracow organizes unusual tours for tourists from the West. He takes them to the Nowa Huta district in a clapped-out old bus, together they visit the relicts of the past – the Stylowa restaurant, the place where Lenin’s monument used to stand, steelworks, a typical workers’ flat. While visiting these places he tells tourists stories about the lure of life in the communist Poland and the absurdities of real socialism. Is this trip going to leave any trace in them?
The film was produced within the frame of „The First Documentary” Programme – held by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, The Association of Polish Filmmakers, TVP and Polish Film Institute.
FESTIVALS:
48. Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2008
Planete Doc Review, Warsaw, Poland 2008
The Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 2008
Era New Horizons, Wrocław, Poland 2008
THE YOUNG AND THE FILM Festival, Koszalin, Poland 2008 - Special Mention
33. Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, Poland 2008 - The Audience Award (presentation of films produced within the frame of "The First Documentary" Project)
International Festival of Documentary and Animated Film KINOPROBA, Jekaterinburg, Russia 2008
16. International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE, ŁódĽ, Poland 2008
12. International Film Festival "Off Cinema 2008", Poznań, Poland
International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima 2008", Cracow, Poland 2008 - DON KICHOT Award and The Audience Award
Sheffield Doc/Fest, UK 2008
ZagrebDox Documentary Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia 2009
9. Short Film Festival, Nice, France 2009
Opolskie Lamy Film Festival, Opole, Poland, 2009
5. Polish Film Festival, New York 2009
5. International Festival of Author's Movies QUEST EUROPE, Zielona Góra, Poland 2009
Toronto Polish Film Festival 2009
St. Kilda Shorts @ Dog's Bar, Melbourne, Australia 2009
Multimedia Festival The Art of The Document, Warsaw, Poland 2009
Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival, in "Crossing Borders" programme, Germany 2009
TAKE A LOOK
Popatrz
4’; 2008
documentary
Directing: Adam Palenta
Photography: Adam Palenta
Editing: Grzegorz Ruzik
Sound: Maciej Krupa
Production Manager: Marta Golba
Blind children invite us for a journey to their world of sensibility and imagination. Using the sense of touch they try to tell, what is on the picture. It appears, that the real image is totally different from what they say. The sensibility of a blind child is much more profound than that of a person who uses his eyes.
FESTIVALS:
DOC Lisboa 2008, Portugal
16. International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE, ŁódĽ, Poland 2008
12. International Film Festival "Off Cinema 2008", Poznań, Poland
International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima 2008", Cracow, Poland 2008
Era New Horizons, Wrocław, Poland 2008
The Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 2008
Concorto Film Festival, Italy 2009
Aye Aye Film Festival, Nancy, France 2009
Saint Petersburg International Youth Film Festival, Russia 2009 - the Prize for the Best Documentary Film
Short Films Review, Poland 2009
Student Documentary Festival „Les Impatientes”, Saint-Ouen, France 2009
LONDEK
Londek
27'; 2008
documentary
Directing: Rafał Żurek
Photography: Sebastian Perchel, Jan Cybis
Editing: Marek Sobolewski
Sound: Błażej Kafarski
Production Manager: Anna Wydra
Rafał, 37 years old, sets out for London in search of his friends who emigrated from Poland back in the 1990’s. Once upon time they formed a tight punk band – have their ideals and enthusiasm stood the test of time? ‘Londek’ is a film about friendship, of how dreams collide with reality and about finding your place in multicultural Europe.
FESTIVALS:
Planete Doc Review, Warsaw, Poland 2009
THE CALF
Cielaczek
3'; 2008
documentary
directing: Marek Marlikowski
photography: Rafał Zgud
editing: Marek Marlikowski
production manager: Marta Golba
production: Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing
A small village, a sleepy, winter landscape, a dairy farm. Suddenly one of the calves is taken away from its safe home and put on a tractor’s trailer. This short film is a mixture of genres: a comedy, social drama and even.... a thriller.
VICTORIA'S ISLAND
Wyspa Wiktorii
11'; 2008
documentary
Directing: Kryspin Pluta
Photography: Małgorzata Mazur
Editing: Karol Iwan, Maciej Rożen, Rafal Samborski
Sound: Karol Iwan
Production manager: Marta Golba
Production: Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing
A 6-year-old Victoria is talking to her dad on Skype. Looking for the place where he lives, she moves her finger on the world map spread across the floor in her room. 'Daddy, when are you coming?' - she asks. She would like to tell him about something important.
FESTIVALS:
2. Family Film Festival FOR 2009, ŁódĽ, Poland
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