2017 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles will open on October 18th and will go on until October 26th.
Here is the complete program of the festival.
(All films with English subtitles.)
OPENING NIGHT GALA (by invitation only)
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Egyptian Theatre , 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. 90028
6:00 PM RECEPTION (Catering by Turek)
8:00 PM OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL– Zbigniew Banas (MC)
Screening of THE ART OF LOVING. STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA (Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wislockiej) by Maria Sadowska – (in person: Maria Sadowska, Piotr Adamczyk, Justyna Wasilewsk, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Michal Sobocinski)
Laemmle’s NoHo7 Theatre, 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 (310-478-3836)
Parking: Parking lot is located at 11144 Weddington St. (one block north of the theatre) on the south side of the street. – Cost is $2.00 for 3.5 hours with a theatre validation and $1.25 each 15 minutes thereafter.
Thursday, October 19, 2017 (in person: Jonasz Wiewior, Janek Ambros, Andrew de Burgh, Dan Sroka, Kamil Krawczycki, Klara Kochanska, , Arkadiusz Jakubik )
7:00 p.m. Shorts/doc./animation 1
CALL ME RICO (Mow mi Rico) (2017, 6 min. 17 sec.) by Szymon Piegza
BLUE INVENTOR (2017, 3 min.) by Jonasz Wiewior
MAY FIFTEENTH IN PARIS (Le Quinze Mai à Paris) (2017, 10 min.) by Janek Ambros
THE TWISTED DOLL (2017, 8 min.) by Andrew de Burgh
THE END OF MY WORLD (Moj koniec swiata) (2017, 30 min.) by Kamil Krawczycki
THE TENANTS (Lokatorki) (2015, 30 min.) by Klara Kochanska
9:00 p.m. HATRED (Wolyn) (2016, 143 min.) by Wojciech Smarzowski
Friday, October 20, 2017 (in person: Zofia Wichlacz, Bartek Gliniak )
7:00 p.m. AFTERIMAGE (Powidoki) (2016, 98 min.) by Andrzej Wajda
9:00 p.m. THE ERLPRINCE (Krolewicz Olch) (2016, 101 min.) by Kuba Czekaj
Saturday, October 21, 2017 (in person: Aygul Maksutova, Wojciech Fry-Lewis, Marcin Malisz )
1:00 p.m. Shorts/doc.
THE MAN WHO SNUCK INTO AUSCHWITZ: WITOLD PILECKI (2017, 10 min.) by David Hirschhorn, Jackson Hammond
E-VICTION (Ex-misja) (2016, 30 min.) by Grzegorz Lipiec
MADNESS (6 min. 19 sec.)by Adrian Szczepaniak
SUFFER (2016, 14 min. 30 sec.) by Filip Terlecki
QUEEN OF SPADES (2015, 15 min.) by Aygul Maksutova
LETHARGY (Letarg) (2016, 13 min.) by Sylwia Rosak
3:00 p.m. THE TOWER (Wieza) (2016, 76 min.) by Karolina Bregula
THE WIZARD OF U.S. by Balbina Bruszewska (22 min. 32 sec.)
5:00 p.m. ANIMALS (Zwierzeta) (2017, 95 min.) by Greg Zglinski
7:00 p.m. THE CUCULE (Kukoles) (2016, 102 min. 20 sec.) by Maciej Michalski
9:00 p.m. CURSED (Wyklety) (2017, 105 min.) by Konrad Lecki
Sunday, October 22, 20117 (in person: Andrew Kolo, Marcus Mizelle, Marco Bartkowiak, Monika Melon, Tomasz Luc )
1:00 p.m. SPITFIRE: THE ALEX HERBST STORY (2017, 94 min. 13 sec.) by Slawomir Ciok
3:00 p.m. Shorts/doc 2
SUMMER (Lato) (2016, 9 min. 23 sec.) by Martyna Jakimowska, Karol Lindholm
MY PRETTY PONY (Kucyk) (2017, 13 min.) by Maciej Barczewski
MY MARILYN (2016, 9 min.) by Marcus Mizelle
MY BROTHERS SPIRIT (2014, 10 min.)) by Marco Bartkowiak
BY STANLEY FOR STANLEY (Film dla Stasia) (2017, 54 min.) by Monika Melen
5:00 p.m. MEMORIES OF SUMMER (Wspomnienie lata) (2016, 90 min.) by Adam Guzinski
7:00 p.m. OH MOTHER! (O matko!) (2017, 12 min. 14 sec.) by Paulina Ziolkowska
LITTLE JAKUB (Maly Jakub) (2016, 78 min. 44 sec.) by Mariusz Bielinski
9:00 p.m. MICE AND RATS (Myszy i szczury) (2016, 30 min.) by Kacper Anuszewski
THE PLAYGROUND (Plac zabaw) (2016, 85 min.) by Bartosz M. Kowalski
Monday, October 23, 2017
7:00 p.m. Animation
6 YEARS LATER (6 lat pozniej) (2015, 5 min.) by Kamil Wojcik
BESIDE ONESELF (Wyjde z siebie) (2016, 5 min.) by Karolina Specht
BLACK VOLGA (Czarna wolga) (2015, 4 min.) by Marta Wiktorowicz
BROKEN TALE (2016, 9 min.) by Kasia Zimnoch, Pawel Kleszczewski
COSMOS (Kosmos) (2016, 2 min 30 sec.) by Daria Kopiec
DEBUT (Debiut) (2016, 7 min.) by Katarzyna Kijek
DREARY TAMING (Ponura tresura) (2016, 5 min. 8 sec.) by Ala Nunu Leszynska
THE EVENT HORIZON (Horyzont zdarzen) (2017, 12 min. 29 sec.) by Michal Orzechowski
FOREIGN BODY (Cialo obce) (2016, 7 min.) by Maria Magunska
FRANK O’HARA – MAYAKOVSKY (2016, 57 sec.) by Jakub Skorupa
IN THE WOODS, FIELDS, ON WATER, IN THE AIR, LOCAL CREATURES BRING FEAR (Straszydla rodzime wsrod lasow na wodach na polach na wietrze) (2017, 8 min. 42 sec.) by Pawel Kleszczewski
PENCILESS CASE (Piornik) (2016, 7 min.) by Magdalena Pilecka
PUSSY (Cipka) (2015, 8 min.) by Renata Gasiorowska
TRACES OF EPHEMERAL (Slady ulotne) (2016, 8 min.) by Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
9:00 p.m. BODO (2016, 106 min. 15 sec. ) by Michal Kwiecinski
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (in person: Krystyna Krauze )
7:00 p.m. I, OLGA HEPNAROVA (Ja, Olga Hepnarova) (2016, 100 min.) by Tomas Weinreb, Petr Kazda
9:00 p.m. Doc. 2
OUR WASZEK. POWER OF THE POWERLESS (Nasz Waszek. O sile bezsilnych) (2012, 52 min. 10 sec.) by Krystyna Krauze
BROTHER KAREL (Braciszek Karel) (2016, 56 min.) by Krystyna Krauze
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (in person: Karolina Szymczyk, Janusz Chabior, Lukasz Simlat )
7:00 p.m. STARS (Gwiazdy) (2017, 106 min.) by Jan Kidawa Blonski
9:00 p.m. AMOK (2017, 107 min.) by Kasia Adamik
Thursday, October 26, 2017 (in person: Janusz Chabior)
7:00 p.m. Shorts/doc. 3
AMBASSADOR OF PEACE (Ambasador pokoju) (2017, 43 min.) by Wieslaw Dabrowski
UNFORTUNE TELLER (Czarnowidzka) (2016, 24 min.) by Joanna Satnowska
9:00 p.m. LOVING VINCENT (Twoj Vincent) (2017, 95 min.) by Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Laemmle’s Monica Film Center, 1332 2ND Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310/394-9744)
Parking:City Parking Structure #4, directly across the street from the theatre.
– First 90 minutes free; $1.00 for the next hour; $1.50 each additional 30 minutes; $14 maximum daily
Thursday, October 19, 2017 (in person: Justyna Wasilewska )
7:00 p.m. BIKINI BLUE (2017, 92 min.) by Jaroslaw Marszewski
9:00 p.m. ROMANTIK (2016, 21 min.) by Mateusz Rakowicz
A HEART OF LOVE (Serce milosci) (2017, 79 min.) by Lukasz Ronduda
Friday, October 20, 2017 (in person: Angie Polkovich, Piotr Adamczyk)
7:00 p.m. THE COUSIN (2017, 10 min.) by Angie Polkovich
RAGE (Wscieklosc) (2017, 83 min.) by Michal Wegrzyn
9:00 p.m. (Free admission) LETTERS FROM RUSSIA (Listy z Rosji (2017, 89 min.) by Wawrzyniec Kostrzewski
Saturday, October 21, 2017 (in person: Elzbieta Szoka, Bartosz Nowacki)
1:00 p.m. Shorts/doc. 4
THE FAIRY TALE LAND – AN APPLE AND AN ORANGE (W krainie basni – Jablko i pomarancza) (2017, 20 min.) by Cezary Albin
KOSCIUSZKO: A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME (2015, 54 min.) by Alex Storozynski
3:00 p.m. Doc. 3
ALL FOR POLAND–ZAMOSC UPRISING 1942-1944 (Wszystko dla Polski – Powstanie Zamojskie 1942- 1944) (2017, 43 min.) by Magdalena Kolodziejczyk
TWO WORLDS (Dwa swiaty) (2016, 52 min.) by Maciej Adamek
5:00 p.m. Shorts 1
CLOSE (Blisko) (2017, 4 min. 30 sec.) by Michal Bernardyn
SPLASH (Plum) (2016, 10 min.) by Mateusz Znaniecki
FALL OF ICARUS (Upadek Ikara) (2016, 4 min.) by Pawel Son Ngo
CONSTRUCTOR (Konstraktor) (2016, 20 min.) by Piotr Dylewski
INTERVAL OF LIGHT (Interwal swiatla) (2016, 7 min. 27 sec.) by Kamil Brandeburg
FRAGMENT (2016, 15 min.) by Miroslaw Mamczur
PARADIGMA (2017, 6 min.) by Kamil Krynski, Bartek Kmita, Wojciech Szwed
THE BUREAU (2016, 19 min.) by Marshall Dungan
7:00 p.m. ON THE ROAD (Na drodze) (2017, 23 min.) by Bartosz Nowacki
COSMOS (Kosmos) (2015, 74 min.) by Marcin Kaminski
9:00 p.m. THE CRYSTAL GIRL (Krysztalowa dziewczyna) (2016, 90 min.) by Artur Urbanski
Sunday, October 22, 2017 (in person: Kyle Kelley, Miro Kepinski, Noah Gilbert, Maciej Sobieszczanski, Bartek Gliniak )
1:00 p.m. Shorts 2
THE ARRIVAL (Przyjazd) (2017, 20 min.) by Justyna Pelc
BLIND DATE (2016, 10 min.) by Mateusz Zebrowski
HOT AND COLD (Cieplo-zimno) (2016, 36 min.) by Marta Prus
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (2017, 11 min. 30 sec.) by Kyle Kelley
3:00 p.m. Shorts/doc. 5
ADAPTATION (Adaptacja) (2016, 25 min.) by Bartosz Kruhlik
CLEAN (2016, 9 min. 44 sec.) by Pawel Grajnert
WHAT’S THE COLOUR OF LOVE (Jakiego koloru jest milosc)(2016, 51 min.) by Alina Mrowinska
THE BROKEN MAN (2016. 2 min. 12 sec.) by Michael Tomaszewski
5:00 p.m. THE DOCTOR IS IN (2014, 12 min.) by Noah Gilbert
THE SON OF SNOW QUEEN (Syn krolowej sniegu) (2017, 85 min.) by Robert Wichrowski
7:00 p.m. HUMBLE SERVANTS (Slugi boze) (2016, 96 min.) by Mariusz Gawrys
9:00 p.m. A LONG TIME AGO IN SILESIA (Dawno temu na Slasku) (2015, 16 min.) by Tomasz Protokowicz
THE RECONCILIATION (Zgoda) (2017, 87 min.) by Maciej Sobieszczanski
Monday, October 23, 2017 (in person: Maria Mamona, Ryszard Bugajski, Andrzej Seweryn )
3:00 p.m. BLINDNESS (Zacma) (2016, 110 min.) by Ryszard Bugajski
7:00 p.m. (Free admission)
THE TAILOR (Krawiec) (1997, 84 min.) by Michal Kwiecinski
9:00 p.m. THE LAST FAMILY (Ostatnia rodzina) (2016, 124 min.) by Jan P. Matuszynski
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (in person: Arkadiusz Jakubik, Janusz Chabior)
5:00 p.m. 15 Years of Wajda Studio. Shorts/doc 6
BEHIND THE FENCE (Za plotem) (2005, 12 min.) by Marcin Sauter
THE RACE (Wyscig) (2016, 17 min. 30 sec.) by Stanislaw Cuske
RIGHT SIDE OF CELLO (Wariacja na wiolonczele solo) (2016, 37 min.) by Aleksandra Rek
URBAN COWBOYS (Miejscy kowboje) (2016, 30 min.)
TELEFONO (TELEFONO) (2004, 3 min.) by Marcin Wrona
7:00 p.m. 15 Years of Wajda Studio. Doc. 4
MILKY BROTHER (Mleczny brat) (2014, 30 min.) – by Varharm Mkhitryan
COMMUNION (Komunia) (2016, 80 min.) by Anna Zamecka
9:00 p.m. HATRED (Wolyn) (2016, 143 min.) by Wojciech Smarzowski
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (in person: Beata Calinska, Arkadiusz Jakubik)
7:00 p.m. Doc. 5
EDUCATION (Nauka) (2016, 20 min.) by Emi Buchwald
GO PODLASIE (32 min.) by Szczepan Skibicki
FUEGO (2017, 10 min. 12 sec.) by Alice Jane McKinney
HAVE NO FEAR (2016, 18 min.) by Beata Calinska
9:00 p.m. PERFECT KILLING (2015, 18 min.) by Julian A. Ch. Kernbach
A SIMPLE STORY ABOUT MURDER (Prosta historia o morderstwie) (85 min, 31 sec.) by Arkadiusz Jakubik
Thursday, October 26, 2017 (in person: Lukasz Simlat, Michal Sobocinski)
7:00 p.m. Doc. 6
MY FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE (Moj pierwszy raz) (15 min.) by Krzysztof Kuznicki
POLONAISE (Polonez) (2016, 16min.) by Agnieszka Elbanowska
TO THE LAST TREE STANDING (Do ostaniego drzewa) (2017, 28 min. 6 sec.) by Edward Porembny)
THREE CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE (Trzy rozmowy o zyciu) (2016, 24 min.) by Julia Staniszewska
9:00 p.m. CONVOY (Konwoj) by (2016, 91 min.) Maciej Zak
Tickets at Noho 7, Monica Film Center & Music Hall: $12.00, Seniors: $9.00, Matinee: $9.00
Free admission to screenings of Documentary, Shorts and Animation Programs
Free admission to all screenings for students with valid High School and College ID
Weekday double feature: $18.00; Seniors: $13.00, Discount Ticket Booklets: 5 different films – $40.00, 10 different films – $75.00, 15 different films – $100.00; Group Tickets: 10 tickets for the same film – $85.00, 15 tickets for the same film – $120.00
Pass to all screenings: $120.00 (Pass holder needs to be present 15 min. before the screening time)
For Passes, Ticket Booklets and Group Tickets call: 818/982-8827 or write to info@polishfilmla.org
Buy tickets on-line: www.laemmle.com; free tickets only at each individual Theater Box Office
The Armer Theater, Manzanita Hall California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8317 CSUN Cinematheque
Friday, October 20, 2017 (in person: Andrzej Seweryn)
7:30 p.m. THE LAST FAMILY (Ostatnia rodzina) (2016, 124 min.) by Jan P. Matuszynski
Free admission.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) (free admission)
Thursday October 19, 2017 (in person Andrzej Seweryn)
USC Montgomery Ross Fisher Bldg (MRF), rm 340, 669 W 34th St
Parking lot B, and Parking Structure D
5:00pm, DANTON (1982, 130 min.) by Andrzej Wajda
Friday October 20, 2017 (in person: Miro Kepinski)
USC Max Kade Institute, 2714 S. Hoover (Street parking)
4:00 pm THE NIGHT SHIFT (Nocna zmiana) (2016, 60 min.) by Miro Kepinski
(Screening with life music)
ANTHONY GILARDI ACTING STUDIO (free admission) 6472 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038
Sunday, October 22, 2017
6:00 p.m. VOYAGE, VOYAGE – 70 YEARS OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS IN KRAKOW (Voyage, voyage – 70 lat PWST w Krakowie) by Aleksandra Potoczek (2017, 45 min.)
Information: www.polishfilmLA.org , 818/982-8827