London ______________

24 March - Thursday

Kinoteka Opening Gala

Thursday 24 March / 6.30 pm / Renoir Cinema

• ESSENTIAL KILLING

  dir. Jerzy Skolimowski, cast. Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner / 2010 / Poland, Hungary, Ireland, Norway / 83min

  Official Selection Venice, Venice International Film Festival 2010

  Followed by a Q&A with director, Jerzy Skolimowski

25 March - Friday

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Friday 25 March / 7.00 pm / Riverside Studios

Double Bill

• DANNY BOY

  dir. Marek Skrobecki / 2010 / Poland / 10 min

  Selected for the Academy Awards© 2011: Best Animated Short

• MADE IN POLAND

  dir. Przemysław Wojcieszek , cast. Przemysław Bluszcz, Janusz Chabior, Wieslaw Cichy / 2010/ Poland/ 90 min

  Followed by a Q&A with director, Przemysław Wojcieszek

26 March - Saturday

KONDRATIUK BROTHERS’ RETROSPECTIVE

Saturday 26 March / 2.00 pm / Riverside Studios

Double Bill

• THE ASCENDED (Wniebowzięci)

  dir. Andrzej Kondratiuk / 1973 / Poland / 44 min

• HYDRO-RIDDLE (Hydrozagadka)

  dir. Andrzej Kondratiuk, cast. Iga Cembrzyńska, Wiesław Gołas, Wiesław Michnikowski / 1970 / Poland / 70 min

NEW POLISH CINEMA

10th anniversary of Andrzej Wajda Film School

Saturday 26 March / 4.15 pm / Riverside Studios

Double Bill

• TELEFONO

  dir. Marcin Wrona / 2004 / Poland / 3 min

• CHRISTENING (Chrzest)

  dir. Marcin Wrona, cast. Tomasz Schuchardt, Wojciech Zieliński, Adam Woronowicz / 2010 / Poland / 86 min

  Official Selection at the Toronto Film Festival

  Followed by a Q&A with director, Marcin Wrona

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Saturday 26 March / 6:30 pm / Riverside Studios

Single Bill

• ERRATUM

  dir. Marek Lechki, cast. Tomasz Kot, Ryszard Kotys, Tomasz Radawiec / 2010 / Poland / 95 min

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Saturday 26 March / 8.30 pm / Riverside Studios

Single Bill

• MOTHER TERESA OF CATS (Matka Teresa od Kotów)

  dir. Paweł Sala , cast. Ewa Skibińska, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Mariusz Bonaszewski, Filip Garbacz / 2010 / Poland / 95 min

  Followed by a Q&A with director Paweł Sala and actor Mateusz Kościukiewicz

27 March - Sunday

KONDRATIUK BROTHERS’ RETROSPECTIVE

Sunday 27 March / 3.00 pm / Riverside Studios

Double Bill

• HOW TO GAIN MONEY, WOMEN AND FAME (Jak zdobyć pieniądze, kobietę i sławę)

  dir. Janusz Kondratiuk / 1969 / Poland / 47 min

• MARRIAGEABLE GIRLS (Dziewczyny do wzięcia)

  dir. Janusz Kondratiuk / 1972 / Poland / 45 min

  Followed by a Q&A with director, Janusz Kondratiuk

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANDRZEJ WAJDA FILM SCHOOL

Introduction by Udayan Prasad

Sunday 27 March / 5.20 pm / Riverside Studios

• Andrzej Wajda: Let’s Shoot!

  dir. Maciej Cuske, Thierry Paladino, Marcin Sauter, Piotr Stasik / Poland / 2008 / 54min

• Behind the Fence

  dir. Marcin Sauter / Poland 2005 / 12min

• The Dog Hill

  dir. Grzegorz Zariczny / Poland / 2010 / 39min

• Little Bride

  dir. Lesław Dobrucki / Poland / 2010 / 14min

• Viva Maria!

  dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska / Poland / 2010 / 17min

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Sunday 27 March / 8.00 pm / Riverside Studios

Double Bill

• INVENTORY (Inwentaryzacja)

  dir. Paweł Łoziński / 2010 / Poland / 9 min

• VENICE (Wenecja)

  dir. Jan Jakub Kolski, cast. Magdalena Cielecka, Agnieszka Grochowska, Mariusz Bonaszewski / 2010 / Poland / 110 min

28 March - Monday

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Monday 28 March / 6.00 pm / Riverside Studios

Double Bill

• DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK ROOM (Ciemnego pokoju nie trzeba sie bać)

  dir. Kuba Czekaj / 2009 / Poland / 38 min

• NOTHING PERSONAL

  dir. Urszula Antoniak, cast. Stephen Rea, Lotte Verbeek, Netherlands / 2009 / Netherlands, Ireland / 85 min

  Golden Leopard for the Best First Feature and Best Actress at Locarno 2009

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Monday 28 March / 8.30 pm / Riverside Studios

• OUT OF REACH (Poza zasięgiem)

  dir. Pawel Stożek / 2010 / Poland / 30 min

  Selected for the Sundance Film Festival 2011; Best Short Documentary at DOCSDF, Mexico, 2010

• EWA

  dirs./scr. Adam Sikora, Ingmar Villqist/ 2010 / Poland / 108 min

31 March - Thursday

POLISH SHORTS

Thursday 31 March / 6.30 pm / Baden Powell House

• KAZIK AND THE KOMMANDER’S CAR

  dir. Hannah Lovell / 2009 / Great Britain / 25 min

  Followed by a concert by Katy Carr

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANDRZEJ WAJDA FILM SCHOOL

Thursday 31 March / 6.30 pm / London Film Academy

• Aria Diva

  dir. Maria Moczynska / Poland / 2007 / 30min

• Three for the Taking

  dir. Bartek Konopka / Poland / 2006 / 39min

• What it's like to Be My Mother

  dir. Norah McGettingan / Poland / 2007 / 30min

• Street Feeiling

  dir. K. K. Rus / Poland / 2009 / 17min

• TELEFONO

  dir. Marcin Wrona / 2004 / Poland / 3 min

• Glasgow

  dir. Piotr Subbotko, cast. Rafał Garnecki, Sandra Korzeniak, Zygmunt Malanowicz / Poland / 2010 / 30 min

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Thursday 31 March / 8.00 pm / Prince Charles Cinema

• THE DARK HOUSE (Dom zły)

  dir. Wojciech Smarzowski, cast. Arkadiusz Jakubik, Marian Dziędziel, Kinga Preis / 2009/ Poland / 106 min

POLISH SHORTS

Programmed by Jan Naszewski, New Europe Film Sales

Thursday 31 March / 8.00 pm / Roxy Bar & Screen

• ANIMATED HISTORY OF POLAND (Animowana historia Polski)

  dir. Tomek Baginski / 2010 / Poland / 7 min

  Selected for the Academy Awards © 2011: Best Animated Short

• THROUGH GLASS (Przez szybę)

  dir. Igor Chojna / 2010 / Poland / 15 min

• THE WORK OF MACHINES (Praca maszyn)

  dir. Gilles Lepore, Maciej Mądracki, Michał Mądracki / 2010 / Poland / 38 min

• ZBIGNIEV’S CUPBOARD (Szafa Zbigniewa)

  dir. Magda Osińska / 2010 / Poland / 15min

• ARIA FOR A CLOACKROOM WORKER (Aria dla szatniarza)

  dir. Mark Wegner / 2010 / Poland / 12 min

05 April - Tuesday

POLISH - YIDDISH FILMS

Screenings organized in partnership with Spiro Ark

Tuesday 05 April / 6.30 pm / West London Synagogue

• DYBBUK

  dir. Michał Waszyński / 1937 / Poland / 123 min

  Yiddish w/ English subtitles

KWIEKULIK AT TATE MODERN

Projection

Tuesday 05 April / 7.00 pm / Tate Modern

• ACTIVITIES WITH DOBROMIERZ (Działania z Dobromierzem)

  KwieKulik / 1972-1974 /2008 / Poland

  Followed by a Q&A with Zofia Kulik and Łukasz Ronduda

KONDRATIUK BROTHERS’ RETROSPECTIVE

Screening cancelled

Tuesday 05 April / 8.30 pm / Prince Charles Cinema

• MILLION DOLLARS (Milion Dolarów)

  dir. Janusz Kondratiuk / 2010 / Poland 107 min

  Screening cancelled

07 April - Thursday

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANDRZEJ WAJDA FILM SCHOOL

Introduction by Udayan Prasad

Thursday 07 April / 6.30 pm / London Film Academy

• Andrzej Wajda: Let’s Shoot!

  dir. Maciej Cuske, Thierry Paladino, Marcin Sauter, Piotr Stasik / Poland / 2008 / 54min

• Behind the Fence

  dir. Marcin Sauter / Poland 2005 / 12min

• The Dog Hill

  dir. Grzegorz Zariczny / Poland / 2010 / 39min

• Little Bride

  dir. Lesław Dobrucki / Poland / 2010 / 14min

• Viva Maria!

  dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska / Poland / 2010 / 17min

NEW POLISH CINEMA

Thursday 07 April / 8.00 pm / Prince Charles Cinema

• WONDERFUL SUMMER (Cudowne Lato)

  dir. Ryszard Brylski, cast. Helena Sujecka, Antoni Pawlicki, Cezary Łukaszewicz / 2010 / Poland / 83 min

SHORT WAVES + ANTI-EVENING

Thursday 07 April / 8.00 pm / Roxy Bar & Screen

• SHORT WAVES + ANTI-EVENING

  (Antistatic Family and Piotr Bejnar, Mo's Ferry, Open Concept Recording)

12 April - Tuesday

POLISH - YIDDISH FILMS

Tuesday 12 April / 7.00 pm / West London Synagogue

• THE VOW (Tkies Kaf)

  dir. Henryk Szabo / 1937 / Poland / 82 min

  Yiddish w/ English subtitles

13 April - Wednesday

KINOTEKA CLOSING NIGHT

with live music by contemporary Polish group Pink Freud

Wednesday 13 April / 7.30 pm / Barbican Centre

• THE STRONG MAN (Mocny Człowiek)

  dir. Henryk Szaro / 1929 / Poland / 78min

  with live music by contemporary Polish group Pink Freud

FRANCISZEK STAROWIEYSKI'S POSTER EXHIBITION

Thursday 24 March – Sunday 10 April at Riverside Studios

Friday 7 April – Wednesday 13 April at Barbican Centre, Mezzaninee