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2020 Polish Film Awards
The 22nd Polish Film Awards took place on 2 March 2020 at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw, Poland. The ceremony honored the best in Polish cinema The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations. A ... of 2019, presented by the Polish Film Academy. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Maciej Stuhr. ''Corpus Christi (2019 film), Corpus Christi'' won eleven awards at the ceremony, including Polish Academy Award for Best Film, Best Film. Other winners included ''Icarus: The Legend of Mietek Kosz'' and ''Mister T.'' with two awards each, and ''The Coldest Game'', ''The Favourite'', ''Sword of God'', ''Tell No One'', and ''Wataha'' with one. Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on 5 February 2020. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Theatre In Warsaw
Polish Theatre in Warsaw () is a theatre in Warsaw, Poland. It is located at ul. Karasia 2. The current artistic director is Andrzej Seweryn. The theatre was initiated by Arnold Szyfman and designed by Czesław Przybylski. Opened on 29 January 1913, the facility featured Poland's first revolving stage. It is a private enterprise staging Polish and foreign classics, contemporary drama, as well as popular plays. The theater was taken over by the Nazis and the building damaged during World War II. It was also the first theatre to be nationalized Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization contrasts with priv ... in Poland. References "Teatr Polski/Polish Theatre in Warsaw", culture.pl Official Web Pages Theatres completed in 1913 Buildings and structures in Warsaw Theatres in Warsaw 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Komasa
Jan Tadeusz Komasa (born 1981) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing '' Suicide Room'' (2011), '' Warsaw 44'' (2014), and ''Corpus Christi'' (2019), which was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. His previous works premiered and won awards at Tribeca Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Cannes, and Venice. Early life and education Jan Komasa was born in 1981 in Poznań, Poland. His father, Wiesław Komasa, is a theatre actor and professor at National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. His mother is a singer and music producer who worked for a television channel. His brother is a bass-baritone singer, Szymon Komasa. Komasa was raised in Warsaw, where his family moved in 1988. He graduated from National Film School in Łódź. Career He was 21 when he directed his short film ''Nice To See You'' (2003) which won 3rd prize at Cannes Film Festival ( Cinefondation) and was presented on several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives. Desire, LGBTQ issues, passion, family, motherhood, and identity are among Almodóvar's most frequently explored subjects. As one of the most internationally successful Spanish filmmakers, Almodóvar and his films have developed a cult following. Almodóvar's career developed during ''La Movida Madrileña'', a cultural renaissance that followed the end of Francoist Spain. His early films characterised the sense of sexual and political freedom of the period. In 1986, he established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, who has been responsible for producing all of his films since ''Law of Desire'' (1987). His breakthrough film was ''Women on the Verge of a Ner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pain And Glory
''Pain and Glory'' () is a 2019 Spanish drama film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Antonio Banderas as an aging and ailing film director who reflects on his life. The supporting cast features Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, and Penélope Cruz. ''Pain and Glory'' was released in Spain on 22 March 2019 to positive reviews. It made its international debut at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won two awards: Banderas for Best Actor and Alberto Iglesias for Best Soundtrack. At the 92nd Academy Awards, ''Pain and Glory'' was nominated for Best International Feature Film, and Banderas was nominated for Best Actor. Plot Madrid-based filmmaker Salvador Mallo's health is in decline, which has made him depressed and reflective. His back pain and headaches have kept him from considering a new project for several years, and recently he has experienced persistent dysphagia. ''Flavor'', one of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Polanski
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Roman Polanski, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or. In 1977, Polanski was arrested for Roman Polanski sexual abuse case, drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of Statutory rape, unlawful sex with a minor in exchange for a probation-only sentence. The night before his sentencing hearing in 1978, he learned that the judge would likely reject the proffered plea bargain, so he fled the U.S. to Europe, where he continued his career. He remains a fugitive from the U.S. justice system. Further allegations of abuse have been made by other women. Polanski's parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937.Paul Werner, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Officer And A Spy (film)
''An Officer and a Spy'' () is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski about the Dreyfus affair, with a screenplay by Polanski and Robert Harris based on Harris's 2013 novel of the same name. The name ''J'accuse'' has its origins in Émile Zola's article in ''l'Aurore'' in January 1898 in which the famous author accused many people of France of continuing to support the increasingly blatantly erroneous accusations against Dreyfus. The film had its premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2019, winning the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize. It received twelve nominations for the 45th César Awards, the most nominations of any eligible film, and eventually won the awards for Best Adaptation, Best Costume Design, and Best Director. The film was also nominated in four categories at the 32nd European Film Awards, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenwriter, ultimately winning none. It received Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubomir Stefanov
Ljubomir Stefanov (; born 1975) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for co-directing the 2019 documentary ''Honeyland'' with Tamara Kotevska. The documentary received two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film. Stefanov had previously collaborated with Kotevska on the environmental film ''Lake of Apples'' (2017). His expertise within the filming field is in environmentalism and ecology. He has worked in the documentary field for approximately 20 years, mainly working on communication concepts and documentaries related to environmental issues for agencies from the United Nations, Euronatur and Swisscontact among others. Awards and nominations As the director of ''Honeyland'', Stefanov received two nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography and Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking at the Cinema Eye Honors Awards and a nomination in Outstanding Directing – Documentaries at the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Kotevska
Tamara Kotevska (; born 9 August 1993) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for her 2019 documentary ''Honeyland''. Early life Kotevska was born in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). She earned a scholarship to study abroad in Tennessee for her junior year in high school. She graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, with an emphasis in documentary film. Career Together with Ljubomir Stefanov, Kotevska spent three years in Bekirlija, North Macedonia filming the documentary about a female wild beekeeper, Hatidze. The film was originally going to be a documentary short about the Bregalnica river region when they came across the beekeeper. Kotevska and Stefanov previously worked together on another documentary, ''Lake of Apples'' (2017). ''Honeyland'' won three awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and received two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeyland
''Honeyland'' () is a 2019 North Macedonia, Macedonian documentary film that was directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov. It portrays the life of Hatidže Muratova, a lonely beekeeper of wild bees who lives in the remote mountain village of Bekirloja, Bekirlija and follows her lifestyle before and after neighbors move in nearby. The film was initially planned as a short film documenting the region surrounding the river Bregalnica but its area of focus changed when the directors met Hatidže. ''Honeyland'' received its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on 28 January and it has grossed $1,315,037. Filming of ''Honeyland'' lasted three years, and 400 hours of footage were filmed. Several environmental topics are explored, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and exploitation of natural resources. The directors primarily focused on the visual aspects and wanted to portray humanity's balance with the ecosystem through Hatidže, and consumerism and res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantemir Balagov
Kantemir Arturovich Balagov (, ; born 28 July 1991) is a director of Circassians, Circassian descent, screenwriter and cinematographer from the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation. He has directed the films ''Closeness (film), Closeness'' (2017) and ''Beanpole (film), Beanpole'' (2019). Biography Balagov was born in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, RSFSR, in the final year of the Soviet Union, into a family with no connection to cinema. His mother is a chemistry and biology teacher who works as the head teacher at a local school, while his father is a local entrepreneur. Since childhood, Balagov had been watching mainstream movies, and at the age of 18 began to create his own small videos. Then, together with friends in Nalchik, he shot an Internet series with episodes of 10 minutes each. He did not originally plan to pursue a career as a filmmaker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beanpole (film)
''Beanpole'' () is a 2019 Russian drama film directed and co-written by Kantemir Balagov. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Balagov won the Un Certain Regard Best Director Award and the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film in the Un Certain Regard section. It was selected as the Russian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. The film was inspired by Svetlana Alexievich's book ''War's Unwomanly Face''. Plot At the end of the Second World War, Iya Sergeyevna, a tall woman nicknamed "Beanpole" (Дылда), works as a nurse in a Leningrad hospital under Dr. Nikolai Ivanovich. Iya sometimes has fits where she is temporarily immobile, just slightly trembling. She lives in a communal apartment with Pashka, a diminutive three-year-old boy. One day, Iya accidentally smothers the child to death while suffering an episode. Days later, Masha arrives at Iya's room, returning i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos (; ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy '' My Best Friend'' (2001). He rose to prominence directing the psychological drama film '' Dogtooth'' (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy '' The Lobster'' (2015), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the psychological thriller '' The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' (2017). He collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies '' The Favourite'' (2018) and '' Poor Things'' (2023), and the anthology film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
