{"id":1200,"date":"2011-10-29T04:25:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T10:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forum-polonia-houston.com\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2012-01-16T21:50:04","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T03:50:04","slug":"welcome-to-14th-polish-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum-polonia-houston.com\/?p=1200","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to 14th Polish Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Polish Film Festival in Houston,<\/div>\n
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Here we come again with the 14th edition of the Polish Film Festival in Houston.Who would ever think that we come to this\u00a0 point, 14 years and still going strong.<\/div>\n
Here is the best film selection we have ever had and there are many great films we could not have gotten because there are shown at other festivals. These facts reflect the growth of Polish cinematography in recent years and opportunities that have been created for young and also for mature (older) directors to present their view of Poland, people and life, then and now, during the war, decades of communism and in democratic, aspiring, free society of today\u2019s Poland.<\/div>\n
There is a noticeable trend in Polish cinema, the older generation of film makers tackle the issues of the past that were purposefully neglected and censored but had such an impact on that generation life. The younger film directors on the other hand look at the problems and issues of the young generation for whom even the \u201cSolidarity Union\u201d not to mention communism era are history.<\/div>\n
Agnieszka Holland\u2019s new film \u201cIn Darkness\u201d based on Robert Marschall\u2019s book with Robert Wi\u0229ckiewicz as Leopold Socha a Catholic sewer worker in Lwow, who saves a group of Jews from certain death, will represent Poland for the nomination in the Foreign Film category for an Oscar award in 2012. The film has not been released for distribution yet and Sony Pictures, the film\u2019s distributor plans to release film to American theaters in February 2012.<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a>14th Polish Film Festival in Houston is hosting a distinguish guest, one of the Polish most accomplished film directors Mr. Feliks Falk, who will host screening of two of his recent films: \u201cCase Unknown\u201d (\u201cEnen\u201d) and \u201cJoanna\u201d.<\/div>\n
Na zdjeciu obok Feliks Falk i Urszula Grabowska “Joanna”<\/div>\n

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Krzysztof Kopczynski, film director and producer of a documentary \u201cStone Silence\u201d (\u201cKamienna cisza\u201d) will host the screening of two extraordinary documentary films \u201cStone Silence\u201d which follows an investigation to a stoning of young woman in a small village in Afghanistan and \u201cViolated Letters\u201d (\u201cCudze listy\u201d) by Maciej Drygas where based on the authentic archive records the document uncovers the work of specialized censorship units in communist Poland which examined millions of ordinary letters to study sentiments of people towards the regime.<\/div>\n
Maciek Sokalski aspiring young actor from Houston will represent the makers of film \u201cThe Winner\u201d (\u201cWygrany\u201d) by Wieslaw Saniewski and will host screening of this film as well as screening of a short film with Maciek in a leading role.<\/div>\n
The Festival will close with presentation of the first Polish 3D films \u201cCity of Ruins\u201d short computer animation of the post WWII devastation of Warsaw followed by a new production by Jerzy Hoffman \u201c1920 – World\u2019s Most Important Battle\u201d (\u201cBitwa Warszawska -1920\u201d). Richard Kuipers, Variety film critic eloquently writes about the success of Hoffman\u2019s film after seeing it in Chicago.<\/div>\n
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A good, old-fashioned war movie with spectacular action, a cast of thousands and a decent love story holding it all together, “1920: Battle of Warsaw” rousingly recounts how Poland routed the invading Bolshevik army shortly after World War l. Vigorously directed by veteran hitmaker Jerzy Hoffman and beautifully lensed by ace d.p. Slawomir Idziak, Poland’s first 3D feature hit domestic paydirt with 600,000 admissions in 10 days following its Sept. 30 release and has scored strongly on 21 British screens since Oct. 7. The marketing advantage of 3D should help the pic secure further offshore exposure.<\/em><\/div>\n
We sincerely hope that you will find this edition of the Polish Film Festival in Houston both interesting and pleasurable experience for everyone. The festival has earned recognition by the Polish Filmmakers Association (Stowarzyszenie Filmowc\u00f3w Polskich) celebrating 45th anniversary, Polish Film Institute and Filmoteka Polska. We are wholeheartedly grateful for their support.<\/div>\n
Special thanks to the Society for Arts and Krzysztof Kamyszew in Chicago whose example and dedication to Polish culture promotion in America has been a inspiration for us.<\/div>\n
We would like to thank the Polish Consul General in Los Angeles Joanna Kozi\u0144ska-Frybes and Consul for Culture and Polish Community Ma\u0142gorzata Cup for their support in promoting Polish films in Houston and Austin Texas.<\/div>\n
We thank the General Manager and the staff of the AMC Studio-30 at Dunvale in Houston for housing the 14th Polish Film Festival in Houston and their professional service.<\/div>\n
In a special way we would like to recognize Adam Go\u0142u\u0144ski for his continuous contribution in organizing Polish Film Festival in Houston, for designing and editing this program-book. Ania Berry for her enthusiasm in public relations and successful efforts in promoting the festival (while being a mom to two small boys). Ania Witas for her persistent and tireless work administering\u00a0www.forum-polonia-houston.com<\/a>\u00a0and newly started\u00a0www.forum-polonia-toronto.com<\/a>\u00a0an information source for Polonia.<\/div>\n
Finally we wish to than you, the audience of the Annual Polish Film Festival in Houston for your continuous support and encouragement which motivates and inspires us in our quest for ways to benefit the local Polish-American community and the Polish film.<\/div>\n
Dr. Zbigniew & Gra\u017cyna Wojciechowski<\/div>\n
Polish Film Festival in Houston<\/div>\n
Houston, October 2011<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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