The 16th edition of the annual Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles opens on October 13th and continues until October 22. Here is the complete program of the festival:
OPENING NIGHT GALA
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. 90028
6:00 PM RECEPTION (Catering by Turek; bar by Shakespeare Vodka)
8:00 PM OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL– Zbigniew Banas (MC)
HB Barnum LIFE Choir – Polish & American National Anthems
Award Presentation
Screening of THE CITIZEN (Obywatel) by Jerzy Stuhr
Laemmle’s NoHo7 Theatre, 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 (310-478-3836)
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (in person: Lukasz Simlat, Aleksander Gruz, Paul Kowalski, Karolina Wydra)
7:00 p.m. CLOSE-UPS (Zblizenia) by Magdalena Piekorz (2014, 83 min.)
SHADOWS by Paul Kowalski (2015, 5 min.)
9:00 p.m. WARSAW BY NIGHT by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz (2015, 99 min.)
Thursday, October 15, 2015 (in person: Lukasz Simlat, Andrzej Cichocki, Joanna Jasinska-Koronkiewicz )
7:00 p.m. FANCIFUL (Piate: Nie odchodz)by Katarzyna Jungowska (2014, 74 min.)
THE SHADOW FOREST (Las cieni) by Andrzej Cichocki (2014, 13 min.)
9:00 p.m. ALL ABOUT MY PARENTS (Pani z przedszkola) by Marcin Krzysztalowicz (2014, 89 min.)
IT’S QUITE TRUE! (To pewna wiadomosc!) by Joanna Jasinska-Koronkiewicz (2014, 13 min.)
Friday, October 16, 2015 (in person: Adam Bobik, Tomasz Kot, Lukasz Palkowski)
7:00 p.m. ENTROPY by Wojciech Klimala (2014, 13 min.)
PINKY (Maly palec) by Tomasz Cichon (2014, 24 min.)
I’M A POLE (Jestem Polakiem) by Pawel Hejbudzki (2014, 18 min.)
FATUM by Radek Pietruczuk (2015, 21 min.)
9:00 p.m. GODS (Bogowie) by Lukasz Palkowski (2014, 112 min.)
Saturday, October 17, 2015 (in person: Jan Uczkowski)
1:00 p.m. THE VIGILANTE by Matthew K. Firpo (2014, 22 min.)
POLY (Poli) by Lukasz Kaminski (2015, 33 min.)
COTTON CANDY (Wata cukrowa) by Karol Kolodzinski (2015, 16 min.)
HOME (Dom) by Agnieszka Borowa (2015, 15 min.)
SILENCE (Cisza) by Jakub Jozefowicz (2015, 3 min.)
3:00 p.m. BODY (Cialo) by Malgorzata Szumowska (2014, 90 min.)
5:00 p.m. STONES FOR THE RAMPART (Kamienie na szaniec) by Robert Glinski (2014, 107 min.)
7:00 p.m. CARTE BLANCHE by Jacek Lusinski (2015, 106 min.)
9:00 p.m. FOREIGN BODY (Obce cialo) by Krzysztof Zanussi (2014, 117 min.)
Sunday, October 18, 20115 (in person: Joanna Jasinska-Koronkiewicz , Kajetan Gora, Mateusz Maga, Paul Bieda, Tomasz Blachnicki, Robert N. Wachowiak, Patrycja Toczynska )
1:00 p.m. Animation Program:
A BLUE ROOM (Niebieski pokoj) by Tomasz Siwinski (2014, 15 min.)
BOB’S METAMORPHOSES (Gucio zaczarowany) by Daria Kopiec (2014, 16 min.)
BUT SHE’S NICE by Tomasz Pilarski (2014, 6 min.)
CARETAKER MARIAN’S PROBLEMS (Potencjalne problemy dozorcy Mariana) by Tomasz Pawlak (2012, 10 min.)
HUMAN PARASITE (Glista Lucka) by Tomasz Pawlak (2014, 8 min.)
AN INCREDIBLY ELASTIC MAN (Nieprawdopodobnie elastyczny czlowiek) by Karolina Specht (2013, 5 min.)
IT’S QUITE TRUE! (To pewna wiadomosc!) by Joanna Jasinska-Koronkiewicz (2014, 13 min.)
LABORATORY (Laboratorium) by Natalia Nguyen (2015, 8 min.)
LOOP by Michal Socha (2014, 3 min.)
LOST SENSES by Marcin Wasilewski (2013, 6 min.)
TWO ELEMENTS (Dwa zywioly) by Malgorzata Bosek (2014, 9 min,)
WHERE’D THE GHOSTS GO? (Gdzie sie podzialy duchy?) by Lukasz Biernat (2014, 9 min.)
3:00 p.m. IT’S NOW OR NEVER (Teraz albo nigdy) by Patrycja Toczynska (2015, 24 min.)
THE WINGS (Skrzydla) by Michal Bajtala & Michal Nesse (2014, 30 min.)
ANDREW (Endrju) by Tomasz Blachnicki & Robert N. Wachowiak (2014, 40 min.)
5:00 p.m. FIELD OF DOGS (by Lech Majewski (2014, 95 min.)
7:00 p.m. WATERLINE (Jeziorak) by Michal Otlowski (2014, 94 min.)
9:00 p.m. THE HEART AND THE SWEETHEART (Serce serduszko) by Jan Jakub Kolski (2014, 116 min.)
Monday, October 19, 2015 (in person: Tomasz Kot, Maciej Bochniak )
5:00 p.m. SOMETIMES I DREAM I’M FLYING (Czasami snie, ze latam) by Aneta Popiel-Machnicka (2013, 50 min.)
HOMELESS (Bezdom) by Aleksandra Panisko (2015, 37 min.)
7:00 p.m. LIFE MUST GO ON (Zyc nie umierac) by Maciej Migas (2015, 85 min.)
INTERRUPTION (Przerwanie) by Adam Suzin (2014, 7 min.)
9:00 p.m. DISCO POLO by Maciej Bochniak (2015, 103 min.)
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (in person: Pawel Wysoczanski, Jacek Bromski, Ludek Drizhal, Katarzyna Smiechowicz )
7:00 p.m. JUREK by Pawel Wysoczanski (2015, 73 min.)
THE ONLY WAY (Jedyna wyjscie) by Piotr Domalewski (19 min.)
9:00 p.m. ANATOMY OF EVIL (Anatomia zla) by Jacek Bromski (2015, 105 min.)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (in person: Anna Prochniak, Jan Komasa )
7:00 p.m. MISS HIV by Krzysztof Czeczot (2014, 64 min.)
FOOD CHAIN COMPLEXITY IN AFFORESTED GROUNDS (Lancuchy pokarmowe terenow zalesionych) by Maciej Gajewski (2015, 6 min.)
FROM BED THOU AROSE (Z lozka powstalem) by Bartosz Konopka (2014, 23 min.)
9:00 p.m. WARSAW 44 (Miasto 44) by Jan Komasa (2014, 128 min.)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 (in person: Abel Korzeniowski)
7:00 p.m. JOURNEY TO ROME by Tomasz Mielnik (2015, 100 min.)
9:00 p.m. A GRAIN OF TRUTH (Ziarno prawdy) by Borys Lankosz (2015, 110 min.)
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310-478-3836)
Friday, October 16, 2015 (in person: Lukasz Simlat, Andrzej Cichocki )
7:00 p.m. CLOSE-UPS (Zblizenia) by Magdalena Piekorz (2014, 83 min.)
THE SHADOW FOREST (Las cieni) by Andrzej Cichocki (2014, 13 min.)
9:00 p.m. ALL ABOUT MY PARENTS (Pani z przedszkola) by Marcin Krzysztalowicz (2014, 89 min.)
Saturday, October 17, 2015 (in person: Stefan Kubicki, Magdalena Lazarkiewicz, Abel Korzeniowski)
1:00 p.m. LIMBUS CHELONIDUM by Andrzej Misiuk (2014, 46 min.)
PRE MORTEM by Konrad Lecki (2013, 33 min.)
3:00 p.m. AGAINST NIGHT by Stefan Kubicki (2014, 28 min.)
(DIS)APEARANCE ([Nie]obecnosc) by Magdalena Lazarkiewicz (2014. 66 min.)
5:00 p.m. KARSKI by Magdalena Lazarkiewicz (2015, 92 min.)
7:00 p.m. A GRAIN OF TRUTH (Ziarno prawdy) by Borys Lankosz (2015, 110 min.)
9:00 p.m. THE HEART AND THE SWEETHEART (Serce serduszko) by Jan Jakub Kolski (2014, 116 min.)
Sunday, October 18, 2015 (in person: Tomasz Kot, Mark Grabianowski, Megan Duffy, Justin J. McCoy, Wojciech Fry-Lewis,)
1:00 p.m. ONCE MY MOTHER by Sophia Turkiewicz (2013, 75 min.)
MESSIAH by Mark Grabianowski (2015, 10 min.)
3:00 p.m. STONES FOR THE RAMPART (Kamienie na szaniec) by Robert Glinski (2014, 107 min.)
5:00 p.m. BODY (Cialo) by Malgorzata Szumowska (2014, 90 min.)
IT HAPPENED AGAIN by Wojciech Fry-Lewis (2015, 6 min.)
7:00 p.m. LIFE MUST GO ON (Zyc nie umierac) by Maciej Migas (2015, 85 min.)
GOD BLESS YOU (Bog zaplac) by Jakub Radej (2014, 11 min.)
9:00 p.m. GODS (Bogowie) by Lukasz Palkowski (2014, 112 min.)
Monday, October 19, 2015 (in person: Pawel Lucewicz)
7:00 p.m. CARTE BLANCHE by Jacek Lusinski (2015, 106 min.)
9:00 p.m. FOREIGN BODY (Obce cialo) by Krzysztof Zanussi (2014, 117 min.)
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (in person: Marian Dziedziel, Tomasz Kot, Maciej Bochniak, Pawel Lucewicz)
7:00 p.m. THREE EVERY HOUR (Trzy na godzine) by Malgorzata Lupina (2014, 45 min.)
STRONG COFFEE ISN`T THAT BAD (Mocna kawa wcale nie jest taka zla) by Alek Pietrzak (2014, 49 min.)
9:00 p.m. DISCO POLO by Maciej Bochniak (2015, 103 min.)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (in person: Jacek Bromski, Ludek Drizhal, Katarzyna Smiechowicz)
7:00 p.m. CALL ME MARIANNA (Mow mi Marianna) by Karolina Bielawska (2015, 75 min.)
CAMPING (Kemping) by Krzysztof Jankowski (2014, 20 min.)
9:00 p.m. ANATOMY OF EVIL (Anatomia zla) by Jacek Bromski (2015, 105 min.)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 (in person: Marian Dziedziel, Anna Prochniak, Jan Komasa)
7:00 p.m. WARSAW BY NIGHT by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz (2015, 99 min.)
9:00 p.m. WARSAW 44 (Miasto 44) by Jan Komasa (2014, 128 min.)
Tickets at Noho 7 & Royal: $11.00, Seniors: $8.00
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 16, 2015
7:30 p.m. KARSKI by Magdalena Lazarkiewicz
Q&A with Magdalen Lazarkieiwcz
Moderator – Tim Halloran
Free admission.
HELLADA GALLERY
117 Linden Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802
Free Admission.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
5:00 p.m. MY PAINTINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT GRAY (Moje obrazy sÄ… jakies szare) by Agnieszka Arnold (2015, 53 min. 24 sec.)
6:30 p.m. ARTWORKERS by Andrzej Jachimczyk (2015, 19 min.)
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles in Orange County
Village Theater
1140 N.Tustin Street, Orange,CA 92867
October 17, 2015
(in person: Peter Sebastian Wrobell)
www.PaPaClub.net
3:00 P.M. WWJD. THE JOURNEY CONTINUES by Gabriel Sabloff (2015, 94 min.) – (Q & A with Peter Sebastian Wrobell)
5:00 P.M. MY FRIEND THE ENEMY (Moj przyjaciel wrog) by Wanda Koscia (2014, 56 min.)
6:00 P.M. STRONG COFFEE ISN`T THAT BAD (Mocna kawa wcale nie jest taka zla) (2014, 49 min.)
7:00 P.M. GODS (Bogowie) by Lukasz Palkowski (2014, 112 min.)
9:00 P.M. CARTE BLANCHE by Jacek Lusinski (2015, 106 min.)
Information: www.polishfilmLA.org , 818/982-8827
Program subject to change without prior notice
(All films with English subtitles.)