Awards for Polish films

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In 2015 "Ida" got an Oscar.

Ida wins Oscar for best foreign language film

Paweł Pawlikowski’s film about a novice nun in the 1960s who discovers she is Jewish becomes first Polish film to win award

Ida, directed by Poland’s Paweł Pawlikowski, has won the Oscar for best foreign language film, defeating the much-fancied Russian anti-Putin satire Leviathan, and becoming the first Polish film to win the award.

Telling the story of a novice nun in 1960s Poland who discovers she is Jewish just before she is to take holy orders, Ida emerged as a strong awards contender after winning the best film award at the London film festival in 2013. It has since battled with Leviathan at all the major awards ceremonies since, winning the Bafta for best foreign film and best film at the European film awards, but losing out at the Golden Globes.

Accepting the award, Pawlikowski said: “We make a film about silence and withdrawing from the world and the need for contemplation – and here we are, at the epicentre of world noise and attention. Fantastic – life is full of surprises.”

This marked Pawlikowski’s first Oscar nomination, but he has previously done well at the Baftas, winning best British film in 2005 for My Summer of Love and most promising newcomer in 2001 for Last Resort.
How we made Ida: Paweł Pawlikowski on the journey from script to film

Although Ida was successfully released in Poland in October 2013, and won four Polish film academy awards, including best film, the film’s high international profile saw it become subject to a campaign by the Polish Anti-Defamation League, who called it anti-Polish. Pawlikowski described the complaints as “a stream of hate in the Polish media from the right” and “too silly to comment on”.

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles and are being hosted by Gone Girl star Neil Patrick Harris.

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Wasilewski wins Silver Bear for Best Script at Berlinale
21.02.2016 12:12
Polish director and screenwriter Tomasz Wasilewski won the Silver Bear for Best Script on Saturday at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival for 'United States of Love.'
Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Script, director Tomasz Wasilewski for 'United States of Love' poses with Magdalena Cielecka (R) and Julia Kijowska at the Awards Ceremony of the 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, 20 February 2016. EPA/KAY NIETFELDWinner of the Silver Bear for Best Script, director Tomasz Wasilewski for 'United States of Love' poses with Magdalena Cielecka (R) and Julia Kijowska at the Awards Ceremony of the 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, 20 February 2016. EPA/KAY NIETFELD


“I'm lost for words,” Wasilewski said on receiving the award.

“Thank you Berlinale – it's been a great privilege to be here.

“Thank you to the Jury for recognizing us, and thank you also to the audience for such an amazing experience – we only just had the premiere yesterday and we'll never forget that evening.

“It's amazing, I wrote so as to be able to direct. Now I'll have to do it more often. Thank you!”

The film, which explores the plight of four Polish women in the transformation that followed the fall of communism, was one of 18 works competing in the main competition.

The winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film was Gianfranco Rosi's 'Fire at Sea', a documentary about the refugee crisis.

The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to Danis Tanovic's 'Death in Sarajevo', while the Silver Bear for Best Director went to Mia Hansen-Love for 'Things to Come'.

The Main Competition Jury was chaired by Meryl Streep this year.

'United States of Love' is Wasilewski's third feature, following on from 2013's 'Floating Skyscrapers', an exploration of gay love in contemporary Poland that won awards at a number of Polish and international festivals.
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Poland's 'United States of Love' making waves at Berlinale
20.02.2016 13:45
Director Tomasz Wasilewski's 'United States of Love', which is competing for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, has been snapped up by a host of distributors.
Director Tomasz Wasilewski (C) and actors Dorota Kolak, Julia Kijowska, Marta Nieradkiewicz and Magdalena Cielecka at the 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, 19 February 2016. EPA/KAY NIETFELDDirector Tomasz Wasilewski (C) and actors Dorota Kolak, Julia Kijowska, Marta Nieradkiewicz and Magdalena Cielecka at the 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, 19 February 2016. EPA/KAY NIETFELD


The film, which explores the plight of four Polish women in the transformation that followed the fall of communism, is one of 18 works competing in the main competition.

Screen Daily described Wasilewski's “intricately constructed puzzlebox drama” as “strong bait for niche distributors and festivals on the lookout for distinctively against-the-grain voices.”

Distributors from Benelux (Contact), Sweden (Triart), Portugal (Films4You), Turkey (Bir), Switzerland (Xenix), Bulgaria (Bulgaria Film Vision), Taiwan (Flash Forward) and South Korea (Brandon Young Ent.), have snapped up the film in recent days, following Spain (Golem), Greece (Strada) and the former Yugoslavia (MCS).

“'United States of Love' is plainly the confident work of a fast-maturing young film-maker with a strong voice and a sharp visual sense,” a review in The Hollywood Reporter argued.

The movie is the 35-year-old director's third feature, following on from 2013's 'Floating Skyscrapers', an exploration of gay love in contemporary Poland that won awards at a number of Polish and international festivals.

The 66th Berlin International Film Festival ends on Sunday 21 February.
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Silver Bear for Poland at Berlinale
25.02.2018 08:30
“Mug” (Polish title: “Twarz”) by Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska has been awarded the Silver Bear – Grand Jury Prize at the International Film Festival in Berlin.
Malgorzata Szumowska with her Silver Bear award for "Twarz" at the Berlinale. Photo: EPA/PHILIPP GUELLANDMalgorzata Szumowska with her Silver Bear award for "Twarz" at the Berlinale. Photo: EPA/PHILIPP GUELLAND


Szumowska was evidently moved at Saturday night’s awards ceremony. She said she was “extremely happy” and stressed that the accolade for the film which, in her view, touches upon important and universal problems, is of particular significance for her.

“Mug” is a modern tale of a man who lost his face in an accident. Having undergone an innovative face transplant, he returns to his home town but nobody knows how to relate to him. He appears to be totally alien in his community.

The main protagonist is portrayed by Mateusz Kościukiewicz, one of Poland’s top young actors, who in 2014 was named one of Europe’s Shooting Stars.

Forty-five-year-old Szumowska is a graduate of the National Film School in Łódź, central Poland. Her previous feature, “Body/Ciało”, received the Silver Bear at the Berlinale film festival in 2015.

Past Silver Bear recipients include Polish directors Krzysztof Kieślowski (1994) and Roman Polanski (2010). (mk/pk)

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Polish Film 'Cold War' Wins At European Film Awards
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Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski with producer Ewa Puszczynska after receiving the Best European Film award for his film 'Cold War' (Photo credit: CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)Getty
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War won many prizes last night (15 December) at the 31stEuropean Film Awards, held in Seville, Spain. The film won the European Film, European Screenplay, European Director for Pawlikowski, and the European Actress award for Joanna Kulig. The film had won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival back in May. Pawlikowski won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film for his previous film Ida in 2015.




en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_(2018_film)

Cold War (Polish: Zimna wojna) is a 2018 Polish historical period drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski. [3]

The film, set during the Cold War in the 1950s, tells the story of a musical director (Tomasz Kot) who discovers a young singer (Joanna Kulig), and follows their subsequent love story over the years. The film is loosely inspired by the lives of Pawlikowski's parents.

Cold War received universal acclaim from critics. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, [4][5] where Pawlikowski won the award for Best Director.[6] It also received the Golden Lions Award at the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, five 2018 European Film Awards, and was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[7][8]

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Full US Trailer for Polish Film 'Cold War' Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

"A faultless romantic epic." Amazon Studios has debuted the official US trailer for the award-winning Polish film Cold War (or Zimna Wojna), which first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this May. Cold War is the latest from acclaimed Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski (The Woman in the Fifth, Ida) and he also won Best Director in Cannes. The film is about a passionate love story between two people, who are fatefully mismatched. Wiktor, played by Tomasz Kot, falls for Zula, played by Joanna Kulig, and they spend years drifting together and apart. Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s. The cast also includes Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cèdric Kahn, and Jeanne Balibar. The two leads are stupendous, some of the best performances all year, enhanced by gorgeous B&W shots by Pawlikowski's DP Lukasz Zal. This is definitely going to end up nominated at the Oscars this year, and it's worth seeing in theaters when it opens.
Cold War is a passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatally mismatched and yet fatefully condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950's in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris--the film depicts an impossible love story in impossible times. Cold War is directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, director of the films The Stringer, Last Resort, My Summer of Love, The Woman in the Fifth, and Ida previously. The screenplay is written by Pawel Pawlikowski & Janusz Glowacki, with the collaboration of Piotr Borkowski; based on a story by Pawlikowski. This first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, where it won the Best Director award. Curzon Artificial Eye will release in UK cinemas at the end of August. Amazon Studios will release Pawlikowski's Cold War in select US theaters starting on December 21st this year. Intrigued?