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Film Rose (Roza) by Dir. Wojtek Smarzowski will ..

Film Rose (Roza) by Dir. Wojtek Smarzowski will have its NY premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival (June 1-10).

There will be two screenings co-presented by the New York Polish Film Festival:

1) Friday, June 1 (Opening Night) at 8:00pm at Brooklyn Heights Cinema (70 Henry Street - Brooklyn, NY 11201)

Tickets are $30 and include access to the after screening party from 10pm-1am at The powerHouse Arena in Dumbo (37 Main St, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY 11201)

Complimentary wine, beer, and food will be served. Dj Nature from SVN will perform.

2) Thursday, June 7 at 10pm at indieScreen (289 Kent Avenue at South 2nd Street - Williamsburg 11211)

Tickets are $12. Discounted tickets for seniors and students are $10.

To purchase tickets in advance, go to: http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/films/detail.asp?fid=1217

Thanks for helping us promote the film,

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Beyond Borders Awards at the 8th Annual NYPFF

Jury members of this year's film festival have selected the following films for

Krzysztof Kieslowski Beyond Borders Awards -

Best Feature: "In the Name of the Devil" by Barbara Sass
Best Documentary: "Crulic - The Path to Beyond" by Anca Damian
Best Short Film: "Twist & Blood" by Kuba Czekaj
Best Actress: Katarzyna Zawadzka, "In the Name of the Devil"
Best Actor: Jakub Gierszal, "Suicide Room"
Best Script - "Suicide Room" - by Jan Komasa

Special Awards:

Best Score & Sound - "The Thief" by Bartek Raiński
Best Cinematography - "Twist & Blood" by Kuba Czekaj

Special Jury Recognition -
feature: "My Australia" by Ami Drozd and documentary: "Blinky & Me" by Tomasz Magierski

This year's NYPFF Special Guests include:

Festival Schedule

The 8th Annual New York Polish Film Festival, May 4-8, 2012

The New York Polish Film Festival offers our viewers chance to celebrate Polish cinema and the rare opportunity to interact with the filmmakers themselves. NYPFF showcases acclaimed features, shorts and documentaries, created by distinguished filmmakers, both new and long-established. NYPFF is the largest festival promoting and presenting Polish films on the East Coast.

Friday, May 4th - indieScreen (address)
7:00 PM		Entanglement (Uwikłanie) - 128' Telefono - 4'
9:15 PM		Suicide Room (Sala samobójców) - 110’  “http://” - 12'
Saturday, May 5th - indieScreen (address)
3:00 PM		The Path to Beyond (Droga na druga strone) - 73’ My Notes from the Underground (Moje zapiski z podziemia) - 50’
5:15 PM		The Thief (Złodziej) - 26’ My Perestroika (Moja Pierestrojka) - 120’
7:45 PM		Suicide Room (Sala samobójców) - 110’ Twist & Blood - 26'
10:05 PM		In the Name of the Devil (W imieniu diabla) - 112’ Little Bride (Przyrzeczona) - 14’
Sunday, May 6th - indieScreen (address)
3:00 PM		Glasgow - 30’ Why Competition??  (Dlaczego konkurs?? ) - 78’
5:00 PM		Dans les pas de Marie Curie (Sladami Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - 80’ The Barbican (Barbakan) - 27’
7:00 PM		Pola Negri--Life is a Dream in Cinema - 93’ Three to be Taken (Trojka do wziecia) - 35’
9:15 PM		Expelled (Wydalony) - 103’ The First Word (Pierwsze Słowo) - 17’
Tuesday, May 8th - The Jewish Community Center (address)
6:00 PM		Blinky & Me - 75’ Bon Appetit - 31’
8:00 PM		My Australia (Moja Australia) - 100’

Film Rose (Róża) by Wojciech Smarzowski will be co-presented by the NYPFF at the Brooklyn Film Festival (June 1-10, 2012) www.brooklynfilmfestival.org

All films are with English subtitles

Organizers reserve the right to make changes in the festival program.

Tickets: $15, available at www.bilety.com and before each screening.

NYPFF 2012 - Film Selection

FEATURES Films invited to the 8th Annual Polish Film Festival :

Rose (Róża) - Wojciech Smarzowski, 2011, Poland
Entanglement (Uwikłanie) - Jacek Bromski, 2010, Poland
Suicide Room - (Sala samobójców) - Jan Komasa, 2011
Expelled (Wydalony) 103’ - Adam Sikora , 2011, Poland
My Australia ( Moja Australia) - Ami Drozd , Poland/Israel
In the Name of the Devil ( W imieniu diabla) - Barbara Sas - Zdort, 2011, Poland

DOCUMENTARY Films - OFFICIAL SELECTION

The Path to Beyond (Droga na druga strone)- dir Anca Damian, 2011, Romania/Poland
Dans les pas de Marie Curie (Śladami Mari Skłodowskiej - Curie) dir Krzysztof Rogulski, 2011, France/Poland
Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema - Mariusz Kotowski, 2006, USA
My Notes from the Underground (Moje zapiski z podziemia) - Jacek Petrycki
My Perestroika (Moja Pierestrojka) - Robin Hessman, 2010, USA/UK
Why Competition?? ( Dlaczego konkurs??) - Christina Jezior, 2010, Germany/Poland

Blinky & Me - Tomasz Magierski, 2011, USA/Poland  

SHORT Features - OFFICIAL SELECTION

The Thief (Złodziej) - Bartek Rainski, 2008
“http://” - Bartosz Kruhlik, PWSFTviT, Poland
Twist & Blood - Kuba Czekaj, 2010, Poland
Barbican (Barbakan) - Bartlomiej Żmuda, PWSFTvIT, 2010, Poland

The Festival’s TRIBUTE to Andrzej Wajda Master School of Directing in Warsaw

The 10th years Aniversary Selections of Best Short and Documentaries Films:

Program #1
Aria Diva | 30' | 2007 | Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Bon Appetit | 31' | 2010 | Kuba Maciejko
Telefono | 4' | 2004 | Marcin Wrona
Przyrzeczona | 14' | 2010 | Lesław Dobrucki

Program #2
Trójka do wzięcia | 35' | 2006 | Bartek Konopka
Glasgow | 30' | 2010 | Piotr Subbotko
Za płotem | 12' | 2005 | Marcin Sauter
Andrzej Wajda: Róbmy zdjęcie! | 54' | 2008 | Zespół Paladino

This selection is not final and organizers reserve rights to make changes..

NYPFF 2012 Poster by Daniel Horowitz

8th Annual New York Polish Film Festival

May 3-8, 2012

The New York-Polish Film Festival presents its 8th Annual showcasing of Poland’s most riveting cinematic feats. We are the largest festival on the East Coast of the United States promoting and presenting Polish films.

This year the Film Festival is coming to the trendy Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The screenings will take place at Indie Screen Theatre (www.Indiescreen.us). We are also going to present festival’s films in Manhattan and Queens.

To date, we have shown over one hundred and sixty Polish feature films, shorts and documentaries, which were widely viewed by both the Polish and American public in New York City. Thanks to NYPFF thousands had the opportunity to see Polish cinema in New York. This year we also plan to incorporate a new special segment “ Neighboring Cinema” to our program by including three awarded films from “post communist” countries; namely Russia, Rumania, Czech Republic.

 
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