15 April 2010 20:46
Polish Cinema in Ukraine Festival Begins
April 15, the Polish Cinema in Ukraine Festival was opened at the Kyiv Movie Theater. The event was organized by the Ukrainian Cinema Foundation together with the Polish Filmmaking Institute, Pomeranian Cinema Foundation, and with the support of the Ukraine 3000 Foundation.
This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of the members of the Polish government delegation killed in the accident of April 10 near Smolensk, Russia.
The festival opened with The Lesser Evil by renowned Polish director Janusz Morgenstern. The Film was presented by its director Morgenstern and producer Wlodzimierz Niederhaus. Among the special guests were scriptwriter of General Nil film Krzysztof Lukaszewicz, writer Oksana Zabuzhko, writer and publisher Ivan Malkovych, TV host Anatoly Yarema, Mandry rock group’s lead singer Serhiy “Foma” Fomenko, and representatives of the Polish Institute in Ukraine.
After the viewing, The Lesser Evil author talked to the audience.
The Ukrainian Film Foundation and Polish Filmmaking Institute launched their exchange festivals of the Ukrainian and Polish cinema project in 2008. The first Festival of Polish Cinema in Ukraine was held in spring 2008, featuring Andrzej Wajda’s Katyn. Since then, every spring the partners demonstrate the latest Polish films to Ukrainian audience, and every fall Polish film lovers have a chance to familiarize themselves with Ukrainian films.
This year the Polish Cinema Festival takes place in three Ukrainian cities: Kyiv (15 through 21 April, Kyiv Cinema Theater at 19 Chervonoarmiyska St.), Vinnytsia (17 through 23 April, Rodyna Movie Theater, 47 Kozytsky St.), and Donetsk (22 through 27 April, KinoKult Cinema and Cultural Center, 35 Vatutyna St.).
The festival’s program includes six films: The Lesser Evil by Janusz Morgenstern, General Nil by Ryszard Bugajski, EnEn by Feliks Falk, Shoping Girls by Katarzyna Roslaniec, How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh? by Juliusz Machulski, and Never Say Never by Wojciech Pacyna.
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