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Andrzej Bart
Andrzej Bart (born 1951 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish literature, Polish novelist, screenwriter and film director. He is called the Polish Thomas Pynchon''Polish Thomas Pynchon'' . because he prefers "people talk about his books and films but leave him alone". Novels ''Rien ne va plus'' Andrzej Bart devoted his young years to writing a novel ''Rien ne va plus''''Rien ne va plus''. This epic story of Poland and Poles, seen through a foreigner's eyes, couldn't be published for a long time because of political reasons. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Brandys
Marian Brandys (25 January 1912 – 20 November 1998) was a Polish writer and screenwriter born in Wiesbaden into an assimilated Jewish family of the Polish intelligentsia. Brandys grew up in Łódź. His father owned a bank. Their prosperity allowed Marian, and his younger brother, Kazimierz Brandys, Kazimierz, to attend the best private school for boys, sponsored by the city's merchants' club, ''Zgromadzenie Kupców Miasta Łodzi''. During the Second Polish Republic Brandys graduated in Law from Warsaw University and worked in the courts before the 1939 invasion of Poland. He took part in the September Campaign as the commander of a mounted platoon of machine guns for the Independent Operational Group Polesie led by General Franciszek Kleeberg. Brandys spent the war years incarcerated in the German Woldenberg II-C prisoner of war camp for Polish officers near the town of ''Grünberg in Schlesien'', present day Zielona Góra. He joined the Polish Workers' Party, Polish commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Polish Screenwriters
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters * Kevin Polish, an American Paralympian archer Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polishchuk (surname) * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (, ''Heroic Polonaise''; ) * Polon ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Łódź
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short stories, monographs, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as reports, educational material, and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' works are nowadays published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Male Writers
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters * Kevin Polish, an American Paralympian archer Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polishchuk (surname) * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (, ''Heroic Polonaise''; ) * Polon ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Literature Festival
The Berlin International Literature Festival () or ''ilb'' is an annual event based in Berlin. Every September, the festival presents contemporary poetry, prose, nonfiction, graphic novels and international children's and young adult literature. Renowned authors present themselves next to new talents within the wide-ranging and political programme. The festival is an event of the "Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V." The founder and former festival director is Ulrich Schreiber. Since 2023, Lavinia Frey has been the director of the festival. The festival takes place at various locations in Berlin. Since 2005, the main venue has been the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. The festival is primarily supported by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds (Capital Cultural Fund). Other sponsors include the Federal Foreign Office, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Foundation Jan Michalski, as well as various other embassies, cultural institutes, and publishers. Program The festival's pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogusław Linda
Bogusław Linda (; born 27 June 1952) is a Polish actor known from films such as ''Pigs (1992 film), Psy'' and ''Tato''. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's ''Man of Iron'' and ''Danton (1983 film), Danton'' and in Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''Blind Chance'' and the seventh episode of Kieślowski's ''Dekalog''. He is regarded as one of the most popular Polish film actors. Biography He was born on 27 June 1952 in Toruń, where he graduated from the Secondary School of General Education. He graduated from the Secondary School in Toruń and is a graduate of the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, Krakow Academy of Dramatic Arts and a co-founder and lecturer at Warsaw Film School. As a student, Linda made contact with Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków, Kraków's Stary Teatr. His debut was as Mikolka in Fyodor Dostoevsky's ''Crime and Punishment'', directed by Maciej Prus, 1977. From 1978 through 1981 he worked at the Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny in such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Linde
Samuel Bogumił Linde (born Samuel Gottlieb Linde; Toruń, 11 or 24 April 1771 – 8 August 1847, Warsaw) was a Polish linguist, librarian, and lexicographer of Swedish-German extraction. He was director of the Prussian-founded Warsaw Lyceum during its existence (1804–31) and an important figure in the Polish Enlightenment. Life Samuel Gottlieb Linde was born in Toruń, Crown of Poland, which 22 years later, after his birth, as a result of the Second Partition of Poland, became a city under the rule of the King of Prussia ( Prussian Poland), to Jan Jacobsen Linde, a master locksmith and member of the city council who had immigrated from Sweden, and Anna Barbara, ''née'' Langenhann. His mother's family originated from Coburg. His second name ''Gottlieb'' has been rendered in Polish as ''Bogumił''. Linde came from a German-speaking family but learned the Polish language in Leipzig in order to serve as a ''lector'' of Polish at University of Leipzig where he had previously st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Film Awards
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 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film (Polish Magazine)
''Film'' is a monthly Polish magazine devoted to cinema. It has been in publication since 1946, originally as a bimonthly publication. The founders were Jerzy Giżycki, Zbigniew Pitera, Tadeusz Kowalski and Leon Bukowiecki. Since September 2012, the editor-in-chief has been Tomasz Raczek. Previous editors have included Maciej Pawlicki, Lech Kurpiewski, Igor Zalewski and Robert Mazurek, Agnieszka Różycka, Marcin Prokop and Jacek Rakowiecki. In January 2007, ''Film'' was purchased by Platforma Mediowa Point Group (PMPG). Editorial staff *''Editor-in-chief'' – Tomasz Raczek *''Assistant editor'' – Agnieszka Dajbor, Danuta Łosin *''Editorial secretary'' – Agnieszka Niemojewska *''Artistic director'' – Marek Trojanowski *''Graphics'' – Cezary Cichocki, Mariusz Trocewicz *''Photography'' – Dagmara Trocewicz *''Team'' – Elżbieta Ciapara, Agnieszka Koseska, Anita Zuchora, Bartosz Żurawiecki References External links 1946 establishments in Poland Film magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Złota Kaczka
Złota Kaczka (translation: Golden Duck) is a Polish award presented by the monthly ''Film'' since 1956. Złota Kaczka for best movie Note: this list contains only the prizes awarded in the "best movie" category. * 1956: '' Sprawa pilota Maresza'' * 1957: ''Kanał'' * 1958: '' Popiół i diament'' * 1959: '' Pociąg'' * 1960: '' Krzyżacy'' * 1961: '' Matka Joanna od Aniołów'' * 1962: '' Nóż w wodzie'' * 1963: '' Jak być kochaną'' * 1964: '' Pierwszy dzień wolności'' * 1965: '' Popioły'' * 1966: '' Faraon'' * 1967: '' Westerplatte'' * 1968: '' Żywot Mateusza'' * 1969: '' Pan Wołodyjowski'' * 1970: '' Krajobraz po bitwie'' * 1971: '' Życie rodzinne'' * 1972: not admitted * 1973: not admitted * 1974: '' Potop'' * 1975: '' Bilans kwartalny'' * 1976: '' Przepraszam, czy tu biją?'' * 1977: '' Kochaj albo rzuć'' * 1978: '' Spirala'' * 1979: '' Klincz'' * 1980: '' Kung-fu'' * 1981: not admitted * 1982: not admitted * 1983: '' Wielki Szu'' * 1984: '' Seksmisja'' * 1985: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
