13th Annual Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles will open with 80 MILLIONS (80 milionow) by Waldemar Krzystek on October 9th, 2012 with a star-studded gala during which both Polish and American moviemakers will walk the red carpet at Hollywood’s legendary Egyptian Theatre, an extravagant start to a ten-day-long celebration of Polish Cinema through October 18th, 2012 with subsequent screenings at the Laemmle’s NoHo 7 and at the Village Theater in Orange Country.
For the thirteenth time festival will present the most recent achievements of Polish cinema, among others: COURAGE by Greg Zglinski, CRULIC – THE PATH TO BEYOND Anca Damian, THE FLYING MACHINE by Dorota Kobiela, LETTERS TO SANTA by Mitja Okorn, THE MILL AND THE CROSS by Lech J. Majewski, MY NAME IS KI by Leszek Dawid, ROSA by Wojciech Smarzowski, THE SECRET by Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, SHAMLESS by Filip Marczewski, SUICIDE ROOM by Jan Komasa, TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER by Dorota Kedzierzawska.
To celebrate the Janusz Korczak Year festival will present KORCZAK by Andrzej Wajda.
Program
OPENING NIGHT GALA
Tuesday , October 9, 2012
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Ca. 90028
6:00 PM RECEPTION (Catering by Turek; bar by Krol Vodka)
8:00 PM OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL– Zbigniew Banas (MC)
HB Barnum LIFE Choir – Polish & American National Anthems
Presentation of Awards:
The PIOTR LAZARKIEWICZ AWARD for young talent
BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD for a short film
The HOLLYWOOD EAGLE ANIMATION AWARD
The HOLLYWOOD EAGLE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
The HOLLYWOOD EAGLE AWARD
Screening of 80 MILLION (80 milionow) by Waldemar Krzystek
(Poland’s submission to the 2013 Oscars in Foreign Language Film Category)
Laemmle’s NoHo 7 Theatre,
5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 91601 (310-478-3836)
(Parking Info. :Structure is located at 11144 Weddington St. next to the Art Institute (PLEASE NOTE: THE LOT IS ALSO LABELED AS “5250 PARKING”). With a Laemmle validation, parking is $2.00 for three and a half hours and $1.25 every 15 minutes thereafter.) Wednesday, October 10, 2012
(in person: Roma Gasiorowska, Jan Pawel Trzaska)
6:30 p.m.
Documnetaries:
DEPRESSION MON AMOUR by Rafal Mierzejewski (2008, 57 min.)
SURVIVE AFGHANISTAN (Przezyc Afganistan) by Malgorzata Imielska (2012, 52 min.)
8:30 p.m.
SUICIDE ROOM(Sala samobojcow) by Jan Komasa (2011, 117 min.)
Thursday, October 11, 2012
(in person: Roma Gasiorowska, Mitja Okorn, Pawel Ferdek)
6:30 p.m.
MY NAME IS KI (Ki) by Leszek Dawid (2011, 95 min.)
8:30 p.m.
LETTERS TO SANTA (Listy do M.) by Mitja Okorn (2012, 117 min.)
Friday, October 12, 2012
(in person: Barbara Sass)
7:00 p.m.
LOSE TO WIN (Nad zycie) by Anna Plutecka-Mesjasz (2012, 90 min.)
9:00 p.m.
IN THE NAME OF THE DEVIL (W imieniu Diabla) by Barbara Sass (2011, 112 min.)
Saturday, October 13, 2012
(in person: Alex Maleski, Benjamin Hjelm, Emily De Groot, Jeremy Konner, Justin Wilczynski, Jason Ritter)
1:30 p.m.
TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER (Jutro bedzie lepiej) by Dorota Kedzierzawska (2011, 117 min.)
4:00 p.m.
Shorts:
WHERE IS HARRY?? (Gdzie jest Harry?) by Malwina Sworczuk (2012, 10 min.)
NORMAL PEOPLE (Normalni ludzie) by Piotr Zlotorowicz (2011, 24 min.)
FROZEN STORIES (Opowiesci z chlodni) by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (2011, 26 min.)
SILENCE (Cisza) by Aleksander Pietrzak (2012, 4 min.)
WITHOUT A SHADOW by Alex Maleski) (2012, 14 min.)
THE GOLDEN AGE by Benjamin Hjelm (2012, 25 min.)
6:00 p.m.
THE SECRET (Sekret) by Przemyslaw Wojcieszek (2012, 82 min.)
8:00 p.m.
KORCZAK by Andrzej Wajda (1990, 113 min.)
Sunday, October 14, 2012
3:00 P.m.
THE FLYING MACHINE (Latajaca maszyna) by Dorota Kobiela, Martin Clapp, Geoff Lindsey (76 min.)
5:00 p.m.
FELIX, NET & NIKA AND THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE CATASTROPHE by Wiktor Skrzynecki (102 min.)
7:00 p.m.
ELLES (Sponsoring) by Malgorzata Szumowska (2011, 96 min.)
9:00 p.m.
MAN, CHICKS ARE JUST DIFFERENT (Baby sa jakies inne) by Marek Koterski (2011, 90 min.)
Monday, October 15, 2012
(in person: Janek Ambros, Migdia Chinea, Steven Molony Pawel Pogorzelski, Bella Silverstein, Aleksandra Terpinska)
6:30 p.m.
Animations:
BEAR ME by Katarzyna Wilk (2012, 6 min.)
THE CANON OF POLISH FAIRYTALES by Arkadiusz Jurcan (2012, 11 min.)
THE DESIGNER (Konstraktor) by Tessa Moult-Milewska (2012, 14 min.)
THE FULL SUN (Slonce w pelni) by Adela Kaczmarek (2012, 8 min.)
THE GALLERY (Galeria) by Robert Proch (2011, 5 min.)
THE GAME (Gra) by Marcin Janiec (2011, 6 min.)
GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS by Kacper Shikeli (2011, 11 min.)
LITTLE POSTMAN (Maly listonosz) by Dorota Kobiela (2011, 3 min. 20 sek.)
LUMBERJACK (Drwal) by Pawel Debski (2011, 15 min.)
ORANGES (Pomaranczarka) by Marta Szymanska (2011, 5 min.)
THE RAILWAY WATCHMAN (Droznik) by Piotr Szczepanowicz (2012, 11 min.)
SCARECROW (Strach na wroble) by Przemyslaw Anusiewicz (2011, 5 min. 30 sec.)
STEVEN AND THE BEETLE (Stefan i zuczek) by Piotr Loc Hoang Ngoc (2012, 12 min.)
9:00 p.m.
Shorts:
HALLOWEEN (Swieto zmarlych) by Aleksandra Terpinska (2012, 18 min.)
NAKED SOLES by Aleksandra Szczepanowska (2012, 15 min.)
AMIGOS FOREVER (Kolezanki) by Sylwester Jakimow (2011, 33 min.)
4:13 TO KATOWICE (4.13 do Katowic) by Andrzej Stopa (2011, 23 min.)
CLOSING BELL by Janek Ambros (2012, 5 min.)
KNINTH FLOOR by Migdia Chinea (2012, 13 min.)
Tuesday, Ocober 16, 2012
(in person: Pawel Wysoczanski)
7:00 p.m.
Documentaries:
THE CHANGE (Zmiana) by Daniel Whidden (2012, 4 min.)
WRITTEN IN INK (Co raz zostalo zapisane) by Martin Rath (2011, 12 min.)
WALK (Spacer) by Filip Jacobson (2011, 6 min.)
REDCURRANTS (Porzeczki) by Leo Kantor (2011, 34 min.)
WE WILL BE HAPPY ONE DAY by Pawel Wysoczanski (2011, 43 min.)
9:00 p.m.
SHAMELESS (Bez wstydu) by Filip Marczewski (2012, 80 min.)
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
(in person: Arkadiusz Wojnarowski)
7:00 p.m.
CRULIC – THE PATH TO BEYOND (Droga na druga strone) by Anca Damian (2011, 72 min.)
9:00 p.m.
THE FOURTH DIMENSION by Harmony Korine, Alexey Fedorchenko, Jan Kwiecinski (2011, 106 min.)
Thursday, October 18, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Documnetaries:
CONTROL SAMPLE by Jakub Polakowski (2012, 21 min.)
THE CONTEST (Konkurs) by Jakub Cuman (2011, 15 min.)
INTEROGATION (Przesluchanie) by Adam Palenta (2010, 9 min.) 
BEHIND THE POSTER (Druga strona plakatu) by Marcin Latallo (2010, 52 min.)
7:00 p.m.
COURAGE (Wymyk) by Greg Zglinski (2011, 88 min.)
9:00 p.m.
ROSA (Roza) by Wojciech Smarzowski (2011, 90 min.)
Tickets at NoHo7 $11.00 – Students: $8:00 – Seniors: $8.00 – Weekday double feature: $18.00 – Students: $13.00 – 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 – Buy tickets on-line: www.laemmle.com
For Ticket Booklets and Group Tickets call: 818/982-8827 or write to info@polishfilmla.org
California State University, Northridge
The Armer Theater,
California State University – 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8317
CSUN Cinematheque
Friday, October 12, 2012
(in person: Lech J. Majewski, Tim Halloran)
7:00 P.M.
THE MILL AND THE CROSS (Mlyn i krzyz) by Lech J. Majewski
Q&A and post-screening discussion – CSUN panel
Moderator – John Schultheiss, Director of the CSUN Cinematheque
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles at the Village
The Village at Sherman Oaks
Albers Theatre
5450 Vesper Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
Sunday, October 7 , 2012
11:30 p.m.
Documentary:
ALFRED SCHREYER FROM DROHOBYCZ by Marcin Gizycki (2010, 45 min.)
Saturday, October 13, 2012
11:30 p.m.
Documnetary:
BLINKY & ME by Tomasz Magierski (2012, 75 min.)
Rainmaker Hall, Amity Foundation
3750 South Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free admission. Non-metered street parking available
Wdnesday, October 17, 2012
7:00 PM
KORCZAK by Andrzej Wajda (1990, 113 min.)