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Michał Marczak
Michał Marczak is a Polish director and cinematographer. Education Marczak studied philosophy at Warsaw University and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. Career Marczak's feature directorial debut was the 2010 documentary ''At the Edge of Russia''. He followed that film up with the 2012 film '' Fuck for Forest'' which documents the Fuck for Forest movement, a not for profit Norwegian group that creates pornography with the profits going towards environmental causes. After finishing '' Fuck for Forest'' Marczak began looking for his next project. As he entered his 30s he began to feel a difference between his generation and the next one and began to conceive of a documentary that focused on youth born after 1989. Marczak spent several months scouting for locations and meeting people searching for potential subjects. He eventually met friends Krzysztof Baginski and Michal Huszcza who were both art students and decided to focus his film around them spending three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuck For Forest (film)
''Fuck for Forest'' is a 2012 documentary film directed by Michal Marczak. The film premiered in Poland on 13 October 2012 at the Warsaw Film Festival, where it won Best Documentary. It premiered in the United States at the South by Southwest Film Festival on 8 March 2013. In 2013 it was nominated for the Sheffield Green Award as part of Sheffield Doc/Fest Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest; abbr.Sheffield International Documentary Festival or SIDF) is an international documentary Film festival, festival and industry marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The festiv ..., and received a Special Mention. Plot The documentary follows Fuck for Forest, or FFF, a non-profit environmental organization founded in 2004 in Norway by Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen, which raises money for rescuing the world's rainforests by producing pornographic material or having sex in public. Reception Critical reception Controversy In March 2013, Michal Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuck For Forest
Fuck for Forest (FFF) is a non-profit environmental organisation founded in 2004 in Norway by Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen. It funds itself through a website of sexually explicit videos and photographs, charging a membership fee for access. A portion of funds are donated to the cause of rescuing the world's rainforests. The group moved from Oslo, Norway, to Berlin, Germany, following the trial of its founders for having sex in public. History Fuck for Forest co-founders Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen had backgrounds in progressive and green theater and teaching troubled teens. The two started Fuck for Forest to protest the state of the world's rainforests and to make a difference. In its first six months of existence the group received seed funding from the government of Norway for the creation of an alternative environmental group. Ellingsen believes that "eco-porn" is the obvious choice to make a difference. He explained: "Porn makes really, really a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All These Sleepless Nights
''All These Sleepless Nights'' ( Polish: ''Wszystkie nieprzespane noce'') is a 2016 Polish docufictional film by Michał Marczak. Shot over a year and a half, the film focuses on real life friends Krzysztof Baginski and Michal Huszcza as they party around Warsaw and how their relationship struggles when Baginski begins a relationship with Eva Lebeuf, the French-Polish ex-girlfriend of Huszcza. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival where Marczak won the directing prize in the World Cinema - Documentary category. While the film went on to play various documentary festivals around the world, Marczak was openly indifferent to the idea of categorizing his film as a documentary, giving various interviews in which he talked about how certain scenes in the film were staged. Plot Told in a non-linear fashion the film follows Krzysztof Baginski and Michal Huszcza, friends and roommates who go to parties and try to meet girls. At a party on the beach, Huszcza introduces Bagin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Sundance Film Festival
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to January 31, 2016. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 2, 2015. The opening night film was ''Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You'', directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. The closing night film was Louis Black and Karen Bernstein's ''Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny''. Awards The following awards were presented: * Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – ''The Birth of a Nation'' by Nate Parker * Directing Award: Dramatic – Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan for '' Swiss Army Man'' * Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Chad Hartigan for '' Morris From America'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award – Miles Joris-Peyrafitte for '' As You Are'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance – Joe Seo for '' Spa Night'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Individual Performance – Melanie Lynskey for '' The Intervention'' and Craig Robinson for '' Morris from Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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