SCREENINGS OF THE '30 MINUTES' PROGRAMME FILMS
Films produced within the '30 minutes' programme are presented at the 'Rejs' cinema in Warsaw. Two feature films produced by the Andrzej Wajda School are among them – 'Na kredyt [On Credit]’ directed by Przemysław Nowakowski and 'Podróż [The Journey]’ by Dariusz Glazer.
The goal of the '30 minutes' programme, which was established in 2005 on the initiative of Wojciech Marczewski, is to enable young filmmakers to make their feature film debut in professional conditions. Participants of the programme are young directors before their full-length film debut. The programme plans to produce 10, 30-minute long, films on contemporary issues per year. Each debutant receives artistic and production supervision. The partners of the programme are: the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, the Andrzej Munk Studio 'The Young and Film' within the SFP (the Polish Filmmakers Association, who was a partner of the programme on its own until 2008), the Polish Television and the Polish Film Institute.
The selected films produced within the '30 minutes' programme may be seen in the 'Rejs' cinema.
The screenings are primarily directed to young audiences, filmmakers, students.
The organisers would like to establish a connection with the audience and to confront debutants with young, but also demanding viewers.
In total, the Andrzej Wajda School has produced 7 films within the third edition of the '30 minutes' programme:
'Podróż [The Journey]', dir. Dariusz Glazer
- Krakow Film Festival, Krakow 2006 – the 'Honorary Diploma' for 'the purity of form and a moving tone'; with a particular emphasis on the role of Gabriela Muskała;
- European Short Film Biennale, Ludwigsburg, Germany 2007 – The Best Film Award and the Special Award for Jakub Kijowski for his cinematography
- V Young Filmmaker's International Filmfestival CINEFEST, Miskolc, Hungary 2008 – the Special Prize of the Jury
'Trójka do wzięcia [Three for the Taking]' dir. Bartek Konopka
- 'Message to Man' Festival, St. Petersburg, 2007 – The Best Debut
- Polish Film Festival, Gdynia 2007 –Special Award of The Polish Film Association ‘Young Polish Cinema’
- Toruń Film Festival TOFFI 2007: Grand Prix - The Best Short Fiction and the Honorary Mention for The Best Script for Piotr Borkowski
- European Short Film Festival, Brest, France 2007 - Grand Prix and the Best Actress - Klaudia Barcik
‘Droga wewnętrzna [The Inner Road]’ dir. Dorota Lamparska
- Wrocław Film Festival 'The Newest Polish Cinematography 2007 – Cinegrad' - The Second Prize
- Polish Film Festival, Gdynia 2007
'Aria Diva' dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- Krakow Film Festival 2008:
- The Silver Hobby-Horse – The Best Fiction in the International Competition
- The Silver Dragon – The Best Fiction in the Polish Competition
- The Best Editing Prize for Wojciech Jagiełło
- Polish Film Festival – Special Prize of the Jury in the Young Cinema Competition, Gdynia 2008
- 12th International Short and Documentary Film Festival – The Best Short Fiction; Ismailia, Egypt 2008
'Jak to jest być moj± matk± [What it's Like To Be My Mother' dir. Norah Mc Gettigan
- 8th GoEast Festival, Wiesbaden 2008, Students' Film Competition – The Second Prize in short fiction category
- Polish Film Festival – Honorable Mention in Young Cinema Competition, Gdynia 2008
- 56th International Film Festival in San Sebastian – The Second Prize at the VII International Film School Meeting Spain 2008
'Na kredyt [On Credit]' dir. Przemysław Nowakowski
'Lunatycy [Sleep-walkers]' dir. Maciej Sterło-Orlicki
NEXT SCREENINGS OF OUR PRODUCTIONS IN 'REJS' CINEMA:
28 April, at 8 p.m
The Journey – dir. Dariusz Glazer
My New Way – dir. Barbara Białow±s
On Credit – dir. Przemysław Nowakowski
A detailed screening programme is available on www.studiomunka.pl
FILMS DESCRIPTION:
PODRÓŻ
THE JOURNEY
30’; 2006
fiction
dir. Dariusz Glazer
script: Dariusz Glazer
photography: Jakub Kijowski
music: Marcin Marczyński
cast: Gabriela Muskała, Maria Maj, Jacek Braciak, Sławomir Orzechowski, Agata Kulesza, Aleksandra Popławska
production: the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, the Polish Filmmakers Association, the Polish Film Institute, the Polish Television Kultura
Life isn't always a bed of roses. Iwona lives with her two children and unemployed husband in one of block estates in Warsaw. She doesn't make enough money to meet the needs of her family. The constant lack of money causes unceasing arguments between spouses, who become more and more distant from each other. One day, Iwona receives an unusual offer. Her old time friend Wojtek proposes starting a new, better life with him in London...
NA KREDYT
ON CREDIT
30'; 2008
fiction
dir. Przemysław Nowakowski
script: Przemysław Nowakowski
photography: Romuald Lewandowski
editing: Bartosz Pietras
sound: Michał Robaczewski
music: Jan Komar
set design: Aneta Suskiewicz
costume design: Lukrecja Nagabczyńska
production managers: Aleksandra Wojtaszek, Alicja Kizińska
cast: Magdalena Górska, Łukasz Garlicki, Magdalena Popławska i inni
production: Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, the Andrzej Munk Studio "The Young and Film" within Polish Filmmakers Association, Polish Film Institute, Polish Television
A modern version of a mediaeval legend about two lovers who couldn't see each other because of a curse. Agnes and Lucek's curse is a mortgage. To pay the credit they have to work more and more and finally they stop seeing each other. Their contact is reduced only to video-letters. One day Lucek meets Wera...
(April 2009)
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