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Agata Kulesza
Agata Kulesza (born 27 September 1971) is a Polish actress who has appeared on film, television, and stage. She made her film debut playing the leading role in the 1993 comedy-drama ''Czlowiek z...'' and later appeared in films '' Poznań '56'' (1996), '' The Spring to Come'' (2001), ''Moje pieczone kurczaki'' (2002), '' Expecting Love'' (2008) and '' Suicide Room'' (2011), for which she received Złota Kaczka Award for Best Actress. In 2011, Kulesza starred in the war drama film ''Rose'', receiving her first Polish Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2013 she starred in the drama film '' Ida'', for which she received positive reviews from critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Polish Film Festival for Best Actress, Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress and her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress, as well nomination for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and European Film Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. the population was 391,566. Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. It is also surrounded by dense forests, shrubland and heaths, chiefly the Ueckermünde Heath, Wkrzańska Heath shared with Germany (Ueckermünde) and the Szczecin Landscape Park. Szczecin is adjacent to the Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, town of Police and is the urban centre of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes communities in the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Daughters Of Mine
''These Daughters of Mine'' () is a 2015 Polish comedy film directed by Kinga Dębska. The film was screened at Gdynia Film Festival in 2015 where it won both Audience and Journalist Awards. The same year, the film also became a recipient of Audience Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and in 2016, was awarded with an Eagle Award from Polish Film Awards. Plot Marta, star of popular series, is 42 years old, she is strong and dominant. Despite fame and money, he still can't shape her life. Emotionally unstable 40-year-old Kasia is stuck in a far-fetched marriage, raising a teenage son. The sisters are not very fond of each other, they completely do not understand and do not even try to understand their life choices. Illness and, consequently, the loss of one parent force them to act together. Women gradually approach each other, regain lost contact, which provokes several tragicomic situations. Cast * Agata Kulesza as Marta * Gabriela Muskała as Kasia *Marcin Dorociński as Grzeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy Of Dramatic Art In Warsaw
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw () is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the Collegium Nobilium, an eighteenth-century building which formerly housed an elite boarding secondary school run by Piarist monks. History It was founded in Łódź in 1946 and moved to Warsaw in 1949. It continues the tradition of the National Institute of Theatre Arts (''Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej'') established in Łódź in 1932. It was founded as the ''National Higher School of Theatre'' (''Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna'') and received a patron ( Aleksander Zelwerowicz) in 1955. In 1962 it received certification as a higher education institution. It received its current name in 1996. Faculty members at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw were or are predominantly working professionals in their fields, the most notable of these including: Leon Shiller, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 January 1999, out of the former Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Szczecin and Koszalin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of Gorzów Voivodeship, Gorzów, Piła Voivodeship, Piła and Słupsk Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the Germany, German States of Germany, federal-states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north.Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603). Geography and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Film Academy
The Polish Film Academy (Polish: ''Polska Akademia Filmowa'') is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. History The academy was founded in 2003 on the initiative of the Independent Film Foundation (Polish language, Polish: ''Niezależna Fundacja Filmowa'', NFF) and is a national film academy equivalent to other national academies awarding such prizes as French César Awards, Czech Lion Awards or Spanish Goya Awards. It is composed of about 600 motion picture professionals from Poland. Membership in the Academy is by invitation only. Membership is based on being judged by all members – professional filmmakers as a nominated for distinguished achievements in filmmaking. The Academy organizes annual Polish Film Academy Awards, now officially known as The Eagle (''Orzeł''). In 2008 the first president of the Academy was Agnieszka Holland. The current president of the Academy is producer and director Darius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, national security, national defense, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries. It is Poland's second-highest civilian state award in the order of precedence, behind the Order of the White Eagle (Poland), Order of the White Eagle. The Order of Polonia Restituta is sometimes regarded as Poland's successor to the ''Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr'', known as the Order of Saint Stanislaus, established in 1765 by Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, to honor supporters of the Polish crown. History When Poland regained its independence from the German Empire, Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Film Award
The Eagles Polish Film Awards, or The Eagles () is the national film award of Poland. It has been delivered annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they have been awarded by the Polish Film Academy. The award ceremony is held under the auspices of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. Their status in the Polish film industry can be compared with Academy Awards. The award depicts outstretched eagle's wings attached to a white socle twined by a ribbon which is reminiscent of a film stock. It was designed by Polish sculptor Adam Fedorowicz. The 26th Polish Film Awards took place on 4 March 2024. ''Green Border'', directed by Agnieszka Holland, was named Best Film. Awards List of main categories: * Best Film – since 1999 * Best Actor – since 1999 * Best Actress – since 1999 * Supporting Actor – since 2000 * Supporting Actress – since 2000 * Documentary – since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Border
A green border is a weakly protected section of the national border. The term ''green border'' comes from the area covered with vegetation: green borders are usually forests, thickets and meadows, often with varied terrain. The act of (illegal) crossing to the green border is associated with the phenomenon of smuggling goods and persons of a criminal nature, but it has sometimes also been politically motivated. Green borders are and have been crossed by participants of the political activists illegally operating in their countries to contact with foreign collaborators, allies, emigres and the like, or to emigrate and seek refuge. Green border in Schengen zone Green borders exist within the European Union as the state borders internal to the European Union, crossed by tourists outside the area of former border crossings. After the Schengen Agreement became effective, crossing borders between countries where the agreement applies is allowed at every section of the border. Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding (2021 Film)
''The Wedding'' (), also known as ''The Wedding Day'' and ''The Wedding Day 2'', is a 2021 Polish drama film written and directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. The film tells complicated relationship between Polish and Jewish neighbours in Jedwabne. It stars Robert Więckiewicz, Agata Kulesza, Andrzej Chyra, Michalina Łabacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Mateusz Więcławek and Agata Turkot. ''The Wedding'' premiered at the 2021 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival winning Official Selection - Competition Award. At the 24th Polish Film Awards, film received ten nominations, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Więckiewicz) and Best Supporting Actress (Kulesza), and won for Best Cinematography ( Piotr Sobociński Jr.). Cast Production ''The Wedding'' is a follow-up to Smarzowski's 2004 film by the same name. Filming took place in Poland and Latvia between July and December 2020. Release ''The Wedding'' was released on 8 October 2021. It performed well on its opening week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 Years Of Innocence
''25 Years of Innocence'' () is a 2020 Polish drama film written by Andrzej Golda and directed by Jan Holoubek. It is based on true story of Tomasz Komenda, a young man who was wrongly accused of brutal murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The film stars Piotr Trojan as Tomasz, and Agata Kulesza as his mother, Teresa Klemańska. ''25 Years of Innocence'' received critical acclaim and saw commercial success grossing $4,027,477 in box office. At the 2021 Polish Film Awards, ''25 Years of Innocence'' received record 15 nominations, winning seven awards include for, Best Director, Best Actor (Trojan), Best Actress (Kulesza) and Best Supporting Actor (Frycz). It also received two Awards at the Gdynia Film Festival. Plot The film centers on a young man who was falsely accused for rape and was imprisoned for 25 years. Cast * Piotr Trojan as Tomasz Komenda * Agata Kulesza as Teresa Klemańska * Jan Frycz as 'Stary' * Andrzej Konopka as Tołopka * Bartosz Bielenia as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Gonna Snow Again
''Never Gonna Snow Again'' () is a 2020 Polish-German comedy-drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert. It stars Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzyna Figura, Andrzej Chyra, Łukasz Simlat, and Krzysztof Czeczot. The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed in the main competition. It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but failed to receive a nomination. It garnered seven Polish Film Award nominations, winning Best Cinematography. Plot A young man named Zhenia crosses the border from Ukraine to Poland with a collapsible massage table under his arm and heads to the immigration office in Warsaw. There, he tells the officer he wants to live in Poland, takes the officer's head in his hands, and puts him in a trance, allowing him to stamp and sign his own residence permit. Zhenia moves into a Warsaw housing estate. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hater (2020 Film)
''The Hater'' () is a 2020 Polish social thriller film directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz. The plot centres around an expelled university student from Warsaw who attempts to steer the internet, causing widespread hatred and violence. It premiered on 6 March 2020 in Poland and went on to win the Best International Narrative Feature Award at Tribeca Film Festival. Premise Tomasz Giemza, a disgraced law student obsessed with the progressive, upper-class Krasucki family, takes a job at a public relations company. What seemed like just another assignment turns out to be a quickly developing troll farm, where he excels in the business of spreading fake news and online hatred targeting famous personalities, internet celebrities and politicians. With time, Tomasz begins to use his newly acquired skills in order to stalk, harass and ultimately control the Krasuckis. Cast * Maciej Musiałowski as Tomasz Giemza * Vanessa Aleksander as Gabriela 'Gabi' Krasucka * Agata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
