Program info| 24th PFFA schedule



7:00 PM.
OPENING NIGHT GALA
MY FATHER'S BIKE - SOLD OUT!
[MÓJ ROWER]
dir. Piotr Trzaskalski
[2012, 90']




9:30 PM.
OPENING GALA RECEPTION
Featuring Violetta Rendon with her band!

 




 

 





 

   


8:00 PM.
WOMAN IN THE FIFTH
[KOBIETA Z PIĄTEJ DZIELNICY]
dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
[2011, 83']















 

 


4:00 PM.
80 MILLION

[80 MILIONÓW]
dir. Waldemar Krzystek
[2011, 102']




4:00 PM.
COMRADE GENERAL IS GOING TO WAR
[TOWARZYSZ GENERAŁ IDZIE NA WOJNĘ]
dir. Grzegorz Braun, Robert Kaczmarek
[2011, 78']
Directors Grzegorz Braun & Robert Kaczmarek in person!

LEOPOLD TYRMAND+
dir. Grzegorz Braun
[2012, 23']

Director Grzegorz Braun in person!

6:30 PM.
COMING CLOSER
[ZEJŚĆ NA ZIEMIĘ]
dir. Michał Nekanda-Trepka
[2012, 43']


BETAR
dir. Robert Kaczmarek
[2011, 54']
Director Robert Kaczmarek in person!








 



8:00 PM.
ELLES
[SPONSORING]
dir. Małgorzata Szumowska
[2011, 95']




7:00 PM.
SIMPLE DESIRES

[PROSTE PRAGNIENIA]
dir. Marek Stacharski
[2011, 84']

8:45 PM.
VERA GRAN
[WIERA GRAN]
dir. Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz
[2012, 67']

Producer Agnieszka Traczewska in person!

KOMEDA, KOMEDA
dir. Natasza Ziółkowska-Kurczuk
[2012, 71']



7:00 PM.
COURAGE
[WYMYK]
dir. Greg Zgliński
[2011, 85']

8:45 PM.
LETTERS TO SANTA
[LISTY DO M.]
dir. Mitja Okorn
[2011, 117']

Director Mitja Okorn in person!





 



8:00 PM.
LETTERS TO SANTA
[LISTY DO M.]
dir. Mitja Okorn
[2011, 117']

Director Mitja Okorn in person!




7:00 PM.
SURVIVE AFGHANISTAN

[PRZEŻYĆ AFGANISTAN]
dir. Małgorzata Imielska
[2012, 70']

8:45 PM.
MY NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
[MOJE ZAPISKI Z PODZIEMIA]
dir. Jacek Petrycki
[2012, 39']


THE CHASE
[OBŁAWA]
dir. Alina Mrowińska
[2012, 51']



7:00 PM.
WOMAN IN THE FIFTH
[KOBIETA Z PIĄTEJ DZIELNICY]
dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
[2011, 83']

8:45 PM.
ELLES
[SPONSORING]
dir. Małgorzata Szumowska
[2011, 95']






 

 


8:00 PM.
COURAGE
[WYMYK]
dir. Greg Zgliński
[2011, 85']




7:00 PM.
I LOVE A HOOLIGAN

[MIŁOŚĆ BEZ USTAWKI]
dir. Kamil Król
[2012, 76']

8:45 PM.
MAN AT WAR
[WIRTUALNA WOJNA]
dir. Jacek Bławut
[2012, 70']



7:00 PM.
FEAR OF FALLING
[LĘK WYSOKOŚCI]
dir. Bartosz Konopka
[2011, 87']

8:45 PM.
LOSE TO WIN
[NAD ŻYCIE]
dir. Anna Plutecka-Mesjasz
[2012, 90']



7:30 PM.
WOMEN'S DAY
[DZIEŃ KOBIET]
dir. Maria Sadowska
[2012, 90']

 



8:00 PM.
SUPERMARKET
dir. Maciej Żak
[2012, 84']




7:00 PM.
AMBASSADOR AND ME

[AMBASADOR I JA]
dir. Jan Czarlewski
[2011, 15']


WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 80 MILLION?
[GDZIE SIĘ PODZIAŁO 80 MILIONÓW]
dir. Michał Rogalski
[2011, 56']

8:45 PM.
PAPARAZZI
dir. Piotr Bernaś
[2011, 33']


WOJTEK, THE BEAR THAT WENT TO WAR
[WOJTEK, NIEDŹWIEDŹ, KTÓRY POSZEDŁ NA WOJNĘ]
dir. Will Hood, Adam Lavis
[2011, 60']



7:00 PM.
WOMEN'S DAY
[DZIEŃ KOBIET]
dir. Maria Sadowska
[2012, 90']

8:45 PM.
BIG LOVE
dir. Barbara Białowąs
[2012, 99']





 

 


8:00 PM.
LIMOUSINE
[KIEROWCA]
dir. Jerome Dassier
[2011, 99']




7:00 PM.
BLINKY AND ME

[KRAKOWIACZEK CI JA...]
dir. Tomasz Magierski
[2012, 77']

8:45 PM.
CRULIC-THE PATH TO BEYOND
[DROGA NA DRUGĄ STRONĘ]
dir. Anca Damian
[2011, 72']

Producer Arkadiusz Wojnarowski in person!




7:00 PM.
SUPERMARKET
dir. Maciej Żak
[2012, 84']

8:45 PM.
80 MILLION
[80 MILIONÓW]
dir. Waldemar Krzystek
[2011, 102']



7:00 PM.
FEAR OF FALLING
[LĘK WYSOKOŚCI]
dir. Bartosz Konopka
[2011, 87']

8:45 PM.
LOSE TO WIN
[NAD ŻYCIE]
dir. Anna Plutecka-Mesjasz
[2012, 90']


 

 


8:00 PM.
BIG LOVE
dir. Barbara Białowąs
[2012, 99']




5:00 PM.
THE WALL SPEAKS PROJECT
[ŚCIANA MÓWI]
dir. Wojciech Sawa
[2012, 60']

Director Wojciech Sawa in person!

7:00 PM.
BON APPETIT

dir. Kuba Maciejko
[2011, 31']


WHO WILL WIN THE GAME...
[KTO WYGRA MECZ...]
dir. Tadeusz Śmiarowski
[2012, 49']

8:45 PM.
NIGHT MARATHON PART 1.
TIME OF HONOR - Season 4
[CZAS HONORU - SERIA IV]
dir. Michał Rosa, Michał Rogalski
[2011, 290']



5:30 PM.
IT LOOKS PRETTY FROM A DISTANCE
[Z DALEKA WIDOK JEST PIĘKNY]
dir. Anna & Wilhelm Sasnal
[2011, 77']

7:00 PM.
ROMAN POLANSKI. A FILM MEMOIR
[ROMAN POLAŃSKI. MOJE ŻYCIE]
dir. Laurent Bouzereau
[2012, 90']

9:00 PM.
SURPRISE SCREENING



7:00 PM.
LIMOUSINE
[KIEROWCA]
dir. Jerome Dassier
[2011, 99']

9:00 PM.
80 MILLION
[80 MILIONÓW]
dir. Waldemar Krzystek
[2011, 102']


 

 


4:00 PM.
LOSE TO WIN
[NAD ŻYCIE]
dir. Anna Plutecka-Mesjasz
[2012, 90']




2:00 PM.
JANUSZ KORCZAK PROGRAM
KING MACIUS I
+
[KRÓL MACIUŚ PIERWSZY]
dir. Wanda Jakubowska
[1957, 89']

4:00 PM.
SIMPLE DESIRES

[PROSTE PRAGNIENIA]
dir. Marek Stacharski
[2011, 84']

6:00 PM.
RESETTLEMENT

[EKSMISJA]
dir. Filip Antoni Malinowski
[2012, 80']

8:00 PM. SOLD OUT!
MAN WITH A PLASTIC BAG
[CZŁOWIEK Z REKLAMÓWKĄ]
dir. Jakub Polakowski
[2012, 21']


ART OF FREEDOM
[SZTUKA WOLNOŚCI]
dir. Wojtek Słota, Marek Kłosowicz
[2011, 75']



3:00 PM.
KLOSS. MORE THAN DEATH IS A STAKE
[KLOSS.STAWKA WIEKSZA NIŻ ŚMIERĆ]
dir. Patryk Vega
[2012, 117']

5:00 PM.
THE TOTENTANZ. SCENES FROM WARSAW UPRISING
[TANIEC ŚMIERCI. SCENY POWSTANIA WARSZAWSKIEGO]
dir. Leszek Wosiewicz
[2012, 91']

Director Leszek Wosiewicz in person!

7:00 PM.
TO KILL A BEAVER
[ZABIĆ BOBRA]
dir. JAN JAKUB KOLSKI
[2012, 99']



12:00 PM.
JANUSZ KORCZAK PROGRAM
LITTLE KING MACIUŚ
+
[KRÓL MACIUŚ]
dir. Sandor Jesse, Lutz Stuetzner
[2007, 83']

2:00 PM.
FELIX, NET & NIKA AND THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE CATASTROPHE
[FELIX, NET I NIKA ORAZ TEORETYCZNIE MOŻLIWA KATASTROFA]
dir. Wiktor Skrzynecki
[2012, 104']

4:00 PM.
YUMA
dir. Piotr Mularuk
[2012, 113']

6:00 PM.
BIG LOVE
dir. Barbara Białowąs
[2012, 99']

8:00 PM.
FATHER, SON AND THE HOLY COW
[ŚWIĘTA KROWA]
dir. Radek Węgrzyn
[2011, 90']


 

 


8:00 PM.
ROMAN POLANSKI. A FILM MEMOIR
[ROMAN POLAŃSKI. MOJE ŻYCIE]
dir. Laurent Bouzereau
[2012, 90']



7:00 PM.
DECRESCENDO

dir. Marta Minorowicz
[2011, 23']


IDA HAENDEL-THIS IS MY HERITAGE
[IDA HAENDEL, WIEM SKĄD JESTEM]
dir. Christine Jezior
[2011, 54']

8:45 PM.
BRUNO SCHULZ PROGRAM
THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM
[SANATORIUM POD KLEPSYDRĄ]
dir. Wojciech Jerzy Has
[1973, 119']



7:00 PM.
WOMEN'S DAY
[DZIEŃ KOBIET]
dir. Maria Sadowska
[2012, 90']

8:45 PM.
SIMPLE DESIRES
[PROSTE PRAGNIENIA]
dir. Marek Stacharski
[2011, 84']






 

 


8:00 PM.
MY FATHER'S BIKE
[MÓJ ROWER]
dir. Piotr Trzaskalski
[2012, 90']




7:00 PM.
BRUNO SCHULZ PROGRAM
THE PENSIONER

[EMERYT]
dir. Waldemar Śmigasiewicz
[1987, 55']


WHERE ARE YOU, MY FRIENDS...+
[GDZIEŻ JESTEŚCIE PRZYJACIELE MOI...]
dir. Dariusz Kobzdej
[1995, 53']

9:00 PM.
3 DAYS OF FREEDOM
[3 DNI WOLNOŚCI]
dir. Łukasz Borowski
[2011, 21']


KOTAN'S CHILDREN
[DZIECI KOTANA]
dir. Mirosław Dembiński
[2012, 65']



7:00 PM.
SUPERMARKET
dir. Maciej Żak
[2012, 84']

8:45 PM.
ROMAN POLANSKI. A FILM MEMOIR
[ROMAN POLAŃSKI. MOJE ŻYCIE]
dir. Laurent Bouzereau
[2012, 90']







 

 


8:00 PM.
TO KILL A BEAVER
[ZABIĆ BOBRA]
dir. JAN JAKUB KOLSKI
[2012, 99']




7:00 PM.
CONTROL SAMPLE

[PRÓBA KONTROLNA]
dir. Jakub Polakowski
[2012, 21']

Director Jakub Polakowski in person!

MICHAIŁ GORBACHEV - THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
[MICHAIŁ GORBACZOW, CZŁOWIEK, KTÓRY ZMIENIŁ ŚWIAT]
dir. Ewa Ewart
[2012, 59']

8:45 PM.
JANUSZ KORCZAK PROGRAM
KORCZAK
dir. Andrzej Wajda
[1990, 117']



7:00 PM.
COURAGE
[WYMYK]
dir. Greg Zgliński
[2011, 85']

8:45 PM.
ELLES
[SPONSORING]
dir. Małgorzata Szumowska
[2011, 95']

 



7:30 PM.

FATHER, SON AND THE HOLY COW
[ŚWIĘTA KROWA]
dir. Radek Węgrzyn
[2011, 90']

 

 


8:00 PM.
FEAR OF FALLING
[LĘK WYSOKOŚCI]
dir. Bartosz Konopka
[2011, 87']




7:00 PM.
JANUSZ KORCZAK PROGRAM
JANUSZ KORCZAK+

dir. Stanisław Grabowski
[1984, 35']


STILL A DIFFERENT HOUSE. A STORY ABOUT OF OLD DOCTOR+

[WCIĄŻ INNY DOM, OPOWIEŚĆ O STARYM DOKTORZE]
dir. Piotr Załuski
[2000, 20']

RESCUED+
[OCALONA]
dir. Agnieszka Arnold
[1997, 23']

8:45 PM.
MAN WITH A PLASTIC BAG
[CZŁOWIEK Z REKLAMÓWKĄ]
dir. Jakub Polakowski
[2012, 21']

Director Jakub Polakowski in person!

ART OF FREEDOM
[SZTUKA WOLNOŚCI]
dir. Wojtek Słota, Marek Kłosowicz
[2011, 75']



7:00 PM.
TO KILL A BEAVER
[ZABIĆ BOBRA]
dir. JAN JAKUB KOLSKI
[2012, 99']

8:45 PM.
LETTERS TO SANTA
[LISTY DO M.]
dir. Mitja Okorn
[2011, 117']







 

   


8:00 PM.
KLOSS. MORE THAN DEATH IS A STAKE
[KLOSS.STAWKA WIEKSZA NIŻ ŚMIERĆ]
dir. Patryk Vega
[2012, 117']




7:00 PM.
BRUNO SCHULZ PROGRAM
WILHELM FLEISCHER. STUDENT OF BRUNO SCHULZ. Part 1 & 2
[WILHELM FLEISCHER. UCZEŃ BRUNO SCHULZA.+ Część 1 i 2]
dir. Jerzy Szczygieł
[2003, 69']

8:45 PM.
THE TOTENTANZ. SCENES FROM WARSAWUPRISING
[TANIEC ŚMIERCI. SCENY POWSTANIA WARSZAWSKIEGO]
dir. Leszek Wosiewicz
[2012, 91']

Director Leszek Wosiewicz in person!








 

   


8:00 PM.
YUMA
dir. Piotr Mularuk
[2012, 113']




5:00 PM.
FELIX, NET & NIKA AND THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE CATASTROPHE
[FELIX, NET I NIKA ORAZ TEORETYCZNIE MOŻLIWA KATASTROFA]
dir. Wiktor Skrzynecki
[2012, 104']

7:00 PM.
18 KG

dir. Kacper Czubak
[2011, 24']


ARGENTINIAN LESSON
[ARGENTYŃSKA LEKCJA]
dir. Wojciech Staroń
[2011, 57']

8:45 PM.
NIGHT MARATHON PART 2.
TIME OF HONOR - Season 4
[CZAS HONORU - SERIA IV]
dir. Michał Rosa, Michał Rogalski
[2011, 295']








 

   


4:00 PM.
CLOSING NIGHT GALA
MANHUNT

[OBŁAWA]
dir. Marcin Krzyształowicz
[2012, 96']




12:00 PM.
JANUSZ KORCZAK PROGRAM
KAYTEK THE WIZARD+

[KAJTUŚ CZARODZIEJ]
dir. Julia Wernio
[1997, 45']

1:00 PM.
JANUSZ KORCZAK PROGRAM
KING MACIUS THE FIRST+

PART 1 & 2
[KRÓL MACIUŚ PIERWSZY.
Część 1 i 2]
dir. Filip Zylber
[1997, 65']

3:00 PM.
FATHER, SON AND THE HOLY COW
[ŚWIĘTA KROWA]
dir. Radek Węgrzyn
[2011, 90']

5:00 PM.
IT LOOKS PRETTY FROM A DISTANCE
[Z DALEKA WIDOK JEST PIĘKNY]
dir. Anna & Wilhelm Sasnal
[2011, 77']

6:45 PM.
BASIA FROM PODLACHIA
[BASIA Z PODLASIA]
dir. Aleksander Dembski
[2011, 30']


DRAWN FROM MEMORY
[PORTRET Z PAMIĘCI]
dir. Marcin Bortkiewicz
[2011, 30']








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