{mosimage}Apple Film's roster of feature film directors is something of a "Who's Who" of Polish directors. They include Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik (Janosik. The True Story), Krzysztof Krauze (Street Games), Robert Glinski (Benek), Filip Bajon (The Spring To Come), Malgorzata Szumowska, Andrzej Jakimowski, Krzysztof Zanussi (Solidarity, Solidarity) as well as debuting directors winning acclaim in Poland: Lukasz Barczyk (I'm Looking at you Marry), Artur Urbanski (Belissima), Iwona Siekierzynska (My Fried Chicken), Wojciech Smarzowski (The Auricle).
Apple Film also produces full length documentaries, TV films, and TV series, with many of them winning national and international awards, as well as commercial success, such as. The Spring To Come (7% of Polish cinema audience in 2001) and the TV series The Cop by director Wladyslaw Pasikowski, acclaimed by Polish critics as the best Polish criminal TV series ever and film event of the year 2003.
{mosimage}Apple Film has built a strong reputation for international co-productions with producers and television stations in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, France, Austria, Israel and Sweden, with the productions frequently supported by Eurimages and the MEDIA Programme. Moving forward in this field Apple Film recently completed shooting of a co-production with Israel. My Australia by Ami Drozd (with Transfax Films). Currently the company is shooting a co-production with France and Germany Land of Oblivion by director Michale Boganim with Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and Andrzej Chyra in main roles (Les Films du Poisson, Nikovantastic Film) .
Looking ahead, the company has a number of exciting projects in development with directors such as Bruce Beresford (Enchantress of Numbers, coproduced with Enchantress Production LLC, Tarantula, Alwernia Studios), Amos Gitai (Lullaby for my Father, co-produced with Agav Films, Elefant Films and Achab Film), Władysław Pasikowski (Aftermath), Dariusz Jablonski (Immigrants, co-produced with Canada), Artur Urbański (Father), Chris Lavis and Maciej Szczebrowski (The White Circus, co-produced with Silo Corporation, Foundation Features, National Film Board in Canada, Lago Film GMbH), The Journey to Zamosc (co-produced with Eden Production).
{mosimage}FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTION):
2010
BETWEEN TWO FIRES, dir. Agnieszka Łukasiak
Warsaw International Film Festival 2010, official selection, 1-2 Competition
Pusan International Film Festival, official selection
2009
JANOSIK. THE TRUE STORY, dir. Agnieszka Holland, Kasia Adamik
34th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, official selection
Slovak national film awards: Sun in the Net 2010, nominations in the categories: Best Production Design, Best Costumes, Best Make-up
WAR GAMES, dir. Dariusz Jablonski
Documentary
IDFA 2009 Amsterdam, opening film, official selection
Hot Docs 2010, Toronto, World Showcase
Doc.Fest 2010, Munich, official selection
Montreal International Film Festival 2010, official selection
Bergen International Film Festival 2010, documentary section
2007
BENEK, dir. Robert Gliński,
Tarnow Film Award, Filmmaker Statue for Robert Glinski
Best Male Supporting Role, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
STRAWBERRY WINE, dir. Dariusz Jablonski
Jancio Wodnik Best Camera, Best Actor, Best Music, Journalists Award, Wrzesnia,
„Jantar" Best Camera Award, Koszalin, Debut Film Festival
Young Jury Award for Dariusz Jabłoński, Koszalin, Debut Film Festival
Tarnow Film Award: Special Prize of the Jury,
shown at festivals in Mannheim, Haifa, Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Madeira, Sofia and others
2005
SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, dir. A.Wajda, F.Bajon, K.Zanussi, J.Machulski, A.Jakimowski, M. Szumowska and others
Platinum REMI Award, Houston International Film Festival for Best Historical Film
Shown at over 20 world festivals i.e.: Chicago, Antwerpen, Cottbus, Trieste, Sarajevo, London, Barcelona, Seattle, New York
2004
MY FATHER, MY WIFE AND MY LOVER dir. Michael Kreihsl
FIPA d'Or Grand Prize Drama in Biarritz 2005
Undine Award for Best Young Actress in Television Movie
2003-2008
"THE COP", dir. Wladysław Pasikowski
25x50 min., TV series for TVP1
World Stunt Award, nomination in the category: Best Action Scene in Foreign Film
Wiktor Award for Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Best TV Actor
2002
MY FRIED CHICKEN, dir. Iwona Siekierzynska
Gold Plague, Chicago International Television Awards
Special Prize on the Festival Prix Europa, Berlin
Polish Feature Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Award
Jantar, Best Director, Best Female Role, Koszalin, Debut Film Festival
Organizer Award on the Film Festival, Września
Pegaz, Best Film, Polish TV Award
2001
THE SPRING TO COME, dir. Filip Bajon,
Best Costumes, Best Music, Best Production Design Awards, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Diamond Ticket, Award of Polish Cinema Association
BELLISSIMA, dir. Artur Urbański
Young Marco Polo Award for Best Director of Venice International TV Festival
CANAL GRANDE AWARD for the Best Female Role MFT, of Venice International TV Festival,
Best Director's Debut, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Best Actress Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
KRRiTv Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Jantar, Best Director, Festival of the Debuts, Koszalin
Toronto IFF, in Discoveries
DATED XX CENTURY, dir. Andrzej Brzozowski
Special Screening, IFFF Venice
2000
SUCKER'S SEASON, dir. Bogusław Linda,
Best Comedy, Award Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Silver Ticket, Award of Polish Cinema Association
REED DANCE, dir. Andrzej Fidyk
Documentary
Top Ten, Cologne
Intermedia Globe Gold, Hamburg
1999
I'M LOOKING AT YOU MARY, dir. Łukasz Barczyk
Director Debut Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Best Actress Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Gdynia's President Award for the Best Actor Debut, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Jury Special Award, IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg
Special Mention of the Critics, IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg
Tarnów Film Award: Grand Prix, Leliwita Statue, Special Award, Leliwita Statue for Maja Ostaszewska
Andrzej Munk Award for Łukasz Barczyk
1998
SEKAL HAS TO DIE, reż. Vladimir Michalek
Best Actor Award, IFF Karlovy Vary
Ecumenical Jury Award, IFF Karlovy Vary
Best Script Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Gold Sirene for Best Film on Polish Screens, Polish Critics Award
Critics Prize, AFIF Los Angeles
Best Actor, Best Actress, Czech Lions, Best Music, Awards of The Czech Film and TV Academy
Best Actor, Best Script, Eagles, Best Producer Awards of Polish Film Awards
THE AURICLE, dir. Wojciech Smarzowski
Best Production Designer Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Young Jury Award
PHOTOGRAPHER, dir. Dariusz Jabłoński
Documentary
Grand Prix Fipa D'or, Biarritz,
Grand Prix Joris Ivens VPRO, IDFA Amsterdam,
Prix Europa, Berlin,
Prix Planete, Biarritz,
Best Documentary Award, Double Take Festival, Durham,
Special Mention, Pessac,
Don Quijot FICC Prize, IFF Cracow,
Press Jury Prize, Balticum Film & TV Festival, Bornholm 99
Best Documentary, TV Festival, Banff,
Bavarian Television Prize 99
Adolf Grimme Prize 2000
1996
STREET GAMES, dir. Krzysztof Krauze
Special Jury Award, Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Best Picture, Best Editing Award Polish Feature Film Festival, Gdynia
Tarnow Film Award: Grand Prix and Audience Award
