13th Annual Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles opens tonight with 80 MILLIONS (80 milionow) by Waldemar Krzystek 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.
During the opening night following awards will be presented to the winners:
The PIOTR LAZARKIEWICZ AWARD for young talent – Paul Wesley
POLA NEGRI AWARD – Michael York
BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD for a short film
The HOLLYWOOD EAGLE ANIMATION AWARD
The HOLLYWOOD EAGLE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
The HOLLYWOOD EAGLE AWARD
Festival will continue until October 18, 2012. Here is festval program for Wednesday October 1o and Thursday October 11.
Laemmle’s NoHo 7 Theatre,5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 91601 (310-478-3836)
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.)