20-08-2013

Gdynia FF Screens Contenders with Broad Base

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    "Baby Blues", dir. Katarzyna Rosłaniec "Baby Blues", dir. Katarzyna Rosłaniec

    GDYNIA: The line-up for the main competition at 36th Gdynia fest features strong work, much of which has already won praises and prizes abroad. can serve as a comprehensive guide to what's new in Polish cinema.

    The 36th edition of the fest takes place 9-14 September. Fourteen titles will compete for the Golden Lions. Competitors already recognized by Polish and international audiences include Baby Blues by Katarzyna Rosłaniec, Imagine by Andrzej Jakimowski and Floating Skyscrapers by Tomasz Wasilewski as well as intimate dramas such as Loving by Sławomir Fabicki and The Girl From The Wardrobe by Bodo Kox.

    The list also includes work that will premiere during the festival, such as the lush historic biopic from Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze, Papausza, and Ida, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski.

     
    Complete list of films selected for the main competition:

    Baby Blues
    Director: Kasia Rosłaniec
    Production: MD4 (http://md4.eu/)
    Coproduction: Zentropa International Poland (http://www.zentropa.dk/), Telekomunikacja Polska (www.orange.pl), Warszawa Powiśle (www.warszawapowisle.pl)
    Supported by Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl)

    One Way Ticket to the Moon
    Director: Jacek Bromski
    Co-produced by: Telewizja Polska (www.tvp.pl), Telekomunikacja Polska (www.orange.pl), Pomerania Film - Western Pomeranian Film Fund (www.pomeraniafilm.pl), Lightcraft (www.lightcraft.pl), ZEBRA Film Studio (www.zebrafilm.pl)
     
    Life Feels Good
    Director: Maciej Pieprzyca
    Production:TRAMWAY (www.tramway.pl)
    Co-produced by: Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl), Silesia-Film Institute (silesiafilm.com),Telewizja Polska (www.tvp.pl), Monternia.pl

    Traffic Department
    Director: Wojciech Smarzowski
    Production: FILM IT (www.filmit.com.pl)
    Co-produced by: Agora S.A.(www.agora.pl), Telekomunikacja Polska (www.orange.pl), Canal+ Cyfrowy (www.canalplus.pl)

    The Girl from the Wardrobe
    Director: Bodo Kox
    Production:  Documentary and Feature Film Production Company (www.wfdif.com.pl)
    Co-produced by: Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl)
    Supported by Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl)

    Ida
    Director: Paweł Pawlikowski
    Production: Opus Film (www.opusfilm.com)
    Co-produced by: Canal+ Cyfrowy (www.canalplus.pl)

    Imagine
    Director: Andrzej Jakimowski
    Production: Zjednoczenie Artystów i Rzemieślników (www.zair.eu)
    Co-produced by: Film and Music Entertainment, Documentary and Feature Film Production Company (www.wfdif.com.pl), Canal+ Cyfrowy (www.canalplus.pl)
    Supported by: Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl), Euroimages, MC/ICA, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée

    Loving
    Director: Sławomir Fabicki
    Production: Odeon Rybarczyk Productions (www.odeon.com.pl)
    Co-produced by: Anagram Film (http://www.alejagowniarzy.pl/)
    Supported by: Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl)

    Lasting
    Director: Jacek Borcuch
    Production: Manana (www.manana.pl)
    Co-produced by: Krakow Festival Office (www.biurofestiwalowe.pl), Espiral Producciones
    Supported by  Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (www.pusf.pl), Cracow Regional Film Fund (http://en.film-commission.pl),City of Kwidzyń

    Last Floor
    Director: Tadeusz Król
    Production: Sowa Film
    Co-produced by: Telewizja Polska- Film Agency (www.tv.pl)

    Papusza
    Director: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
    Production: Agromedia
    Co-produced by: TVP S.A (www.tvp.pl), Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl), Kadr Film Studio (www.sfkadr.com)
    Supported by: Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl)

    Floating Skyscrapers
    Director: Tomasz Wasilewski
    Production: Alter Ego Pictures (www.alteregopictures.pl)
    Co-produced by: Superkrak, Studio Q, SoundPlace, Trailer & More SC, Muzyczne Studio Produkcyjne SPOT, Natalia Siwicka

    The Closed Circuit
    Director: Ryszard Bugajski
    Production: Filmicon (www.filmicon.pl)
    Co-produced by: Arche, Apella, Drop, Eda Coffee Edward Łaskowiec, Hemarpol, Orlex, Polcopper, Schach Matt, Silesian Catalysts, Środowisko i innowacje

    In the Name of…
    Director: Małgośka Szumowska
    Production: MD4 (http://md4.eu/)
    Co-produced by: Shot Szumowski, Zentropa International Poland (http://www.zentropa.dk/), Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl)
    Supported by: Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl)