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Opus Film
Opus Film is a Polish film production company based in Łódź. It was founded by in 1991. History The company was founded by in 1991. Few Polish films were being made in the 1990s, so the company initially only produced commercials. After achieving financial success in the advertising industry, the company bought land from the and produced Piotr Trzaskalski's debut feature film, '' Edi'', which premiered in 2002. The company co-produced Paweł Pawlikowski's '' Ida'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ... in 2015. Filmography Television References External links * {{Authority control 1991 establishments in Poland Companies based in Łódź Entertainment companies established in 1991 Film produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Poland, fourth largest city. Łódź first appears in records in the 14th century. It was granted city rights, town rights in 1423 by the Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and it remained a private town of the Kuyavian bishops and clergy until the late 18th century. In the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Łódź was annexed to Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia before becoming part of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw; the city joined Congress Poland, a Russian Empire, Russian client state, at the 1815 Congress of Vienna. The Second Industrial Revolution (from 1850) brought rapid growth in textile manufacturing and in population owing to the inflow of migrants, a sizable part of which were Jews and Germans. Ever since the industrialization of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boy On The Galloping Horse
''The Boy on the Galloping Horse'' () is a 2006 Polish drama film directed by Adam Guziński. It was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Piotr Bajor - Jerzy * Aleksandra Justa - Maria * Krzysztof Lis - Janek * Krzysztof Radkowski - Tomasz * Bartlomiej Bobrowski - Young Writer * Danuta Borsuk * Alicja Gasior - Girl in the Shop * Malgorzata Hajewska - Shopkeeper * Marta Kalmus * Marek Kasprzyk - Receptionist * Wladyslaw Kowalski - Ward Manager * Tadeusz Madeja - Old Man * Stanislaw Penksyk - Bus Driver * Anna Sarna * Teresa Sawicka - Nurse * Anna Seniuk - Nurse References External links *''The Boy on the Galloping'' Horseon Filmweb Filmweb is an online database of information related to films, television series, actors and film crew personnel. Since 2011, the database also contains video games. Filmweb was launched on March 18, 1998. It is a Polish-language site, and the la ... *The Bot on the Galloping Horse' on Film Polski 2006 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courage (2011 Film)
''Courage'' () is a 2011 Polish action film directed by Greg Zglinski. The film was shot in Łódź from July to August 26, 2010. Plot Alfred and Jerzy take part in a brutal incident: during a train ride, a couple of hooligans harass a young woman. Jerzy stands in her defense. Alfred hesitates and becomes a helpless bystander as his younger brother is thrown off the moving train. 'Courage' is about people whose lives get disturbed by a violent act, which forces them to reveal who they really are. Cast * Robert Więckiewicz as Alfred Firlej * Łukasz Simlat as Jerzy Firlej * Gabriela Muskała as Viola Firlej * Marian Dziędziel Marian Dziędziel (born 5 August 1947) is a Polish actor. He received three Polish Academy Award for Best Actor nominations and won once for his role in '' The Wedding'' (2004). In his career spanning half a century, Dziędziel has appeared in ... as Stefan Firlej * as Anna Firlej References External links * 2011 action films 2011 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski (, ‘Ma-yev-ski’) (born 30 August 1953) is a Polish-American poet, filmmaker, media artist, writer, and theater director. A member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Majewski is known for his multidisciplinary artistic work spanning film, theater, opera, literature, and visual art. His works have been exhibited internationally in renowned galleries and museums, and he frequently lectures on the symbolic language in art at various institutions. Early life and education Lech Majewski was born in Katowice, Poland. He initially studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts but later transitioned to film studies at the prestigious Łódź Film School in 1973. During his time as a student, he directed the documentary ''Grand Hotel'' (1975), which won the Grand Prix at the International Film Schools Festival. Film and theater career Majewski’s early works in Poland include the feature films ''Annunciation'' (1978) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mill And The Cross
''The Mill and the Cross'' () is a 2011 drama film directed by Lech Majewski and starring Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, and Michael York. It is inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1564 painting '' The Procession to Calvary'', and based on Michael Francis Gibson's 1996 book ''The Mill and the Cross''. The film was a Polish-Swedish co-production. Filming on the project wrapped in August 2009.Production: The Mill And The Cross wraps shoot Film New Europe. 17 August 2009 It premiered at the on January 23, 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Holst
Marius Holst (born 15 January 1965) is a Norwegian filmmaker, a producer and a screenwriter. Education Holst studied at the London International Film School. In 1990, his diploma film was nominated for the Amanda Award for Best Short Film, and for the Student Academy Awards and won the BBC Drama Award Grand Prix Potier. Career In 1994 his first feature film '' Cross My Heart and Hope to Die'' was a box-office success in Norway, and became an international festival hit, winning the Prix de Montreal at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Blue Angel Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Marius Holst is a co-founder and owner of the production company 4 ½, along with fellow director Pål Sletaune and producers Turid Øversveen and Håkon Øverås. Established in 1998, the company produces both feature films and commercials. Sexual assault allegation In March 2007 during a radio broadcast on NRK P3, Holst and artist Morten Abel was accused by artist and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Devil's Island
''King of Devil's Island'' (), () is a 2010 French-Norwegian drama film directed by Marius Holst.Twitchfilm.com – Second trailer for Marius Holsts youth prison drama King of Devil's Island Retrieved 2. January 2010 The film premiered in Norway on 17 December 2010 and was next shown at the international film festivals of Sweden (January 2011), Rotterdam (February 2011)IMDb entry Retrieved 2 February 2011 and during the |
Zero (2009 Film)
''Zero'' is a 2009 Polish action film directed by Paweł Borowski. Cast * Robert Więckiewicz − Chairman * Aleksandra Popławska − Chairman's wife * Bogdan Koca − Private detective * Cezary Kosiński − Employee of the Chairman's company * Andrzej Mastalerz − Newspaper seller * Roma Gąsiorowska − Porno star * Małgorzata Buczkowska Małgorzata Buczkowska (born 25 August 1976, in Lublin) is a Polish film and stage actress, best known outside Poland for her leading role in Zasada przyjemnosci. (The Principle of Pleasure, Géométrie de la mort, etc.) She was awarded the '' ... - Cashier * − Porno film producer * Michał Żurawski - Chairman's wife lover References External links * 2009 action films 2009 films Polish action films 2000s Polish-language films Opus Film films {{Poland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Wrona
Marcin Wrona (25 March 1973 – 19 September 2015) was a Polish film director. His film ''Demon (2015 film), Demon'' was shown at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. He debuted at the TIFF in 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, 2010, with ''The Christening'', and was also director of the Polish television series ''Medics (Polish TV series), Medics''. Wrona committed suicide by hanging in a hotel room on 19 September 2015 in Gdynia, while a film festival was taking place there. The film ''Demon (2015 film), Demon'' had been previously shown in Toronto and was shown in Gdynia. References External links * 1973 births 2015 suicides 2015 deaths Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School alumni Polish film directors Polish horror film directors Polish screenwriters People from Tarnów Academic staff of the University of Silesia in Katowice Suicides by hanging in Poland {{Poland-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Gajewski
Dariusz Gajewski (born 3 December 1964, Częstochowa) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1993. He also studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. His 2003 film ''Warszawa'' ("Warsaw") won the Golden Lions Award at the 28th Gdynia Film Festival. Between 2008–2016, he was the chairman of the Andrzej Munk Film Studio ''Młodzi i Film''. Since 2016, he has served as deputy director of the Polish Filmmakers Association. In 2004, he married actress Agnieszka Grochowska. Filmography *''Nie bój, nie bój'' (1994) *''Utwór na chłopca i lampę'' (1996) *''Franciszek muzykant'' (1998) *''Anatol lubi podróże'' (1999) *''Stara muzyka'' (1999) *''Konwój'' (1999) *''Tu jest wszystko'' (2000) *''AlaRm'' (2002) *''Warszawa'' (2003) *''Lekcje pana Kuki'' (2007) *''Obce niebo'' (2015) *''Czas niedokończony. Wiersze księdza Jana Twardowskiego'' (2015) *''Legiony'' (2019) See also *Polish cinema *List of Poles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uri Barbash
Uri Barbash ( Hebrew: אורי ברבש; born 24 December 1946) is an Israeli film director and television director, member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. and the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. His film '' Beyond the Walls'' (1984) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Biography Barbash, a descendant of the Schneerson family, is the eldest son of Ruth (née Haber) and Menachem Barbash. He was born in Tel Aviv, but at the age of two the family moved to Be'er Sheva, where he grew up. His father, Menachem, was a member of the Shai unit and later a member of the public service. His mother was a teacher, school principal, and teacher trainer. In his youth, he lived in Argentina for two years, following his father's missions. In the IDF, Barbash initially served in Nahal and then volunteered for Sayeret Shaked In Sayeret, Barbash underwent a training course as a warrior, as well as an infantry company commander cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring 1941
''Spring 1941'' (also titled ''Aviv 41'') is a 2008 Polish-Israeli war drama film directed by Uri Barbash and starring Joseph Fiennes, Neve McIntosh and Kelly Harrison. It is based on the short stories "A Conversation" and "A Spring Morning" by Ida Fink. Plot Summary In the 70's, Clara Planck, a well-known Canadian-Jewish cellist, arrives in her home town in Poland with her daughter to perform in a newly remodeled concert hall. While visiting the city, there are sporadic flashbacks to the events of the spring of 1941. During the German invasion and eventual occupation, her family (Husband Arthur, a young Jewish doctor and two daughters, Lisa (6) and Eva (3). The Family attempts to escape and hide in the rural farm belonging to a sympathizer, Emilia, who had sold vegetables at local farmers' markets to them over the years. During their escape the Nazis catch them in the street and daughter Eva is shot in the back climbing a fence. The remaining family members make their way to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
