15-07-2019

FESTIVALS: The 44th Gdynia Film Festival Announces Lineup

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    Pilsudski by Michał Rosa Pilsudski by Michał Rosa

    GDYNIA: A total of 16 films will compete in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, set to take place from 16 to 21 September 2019.

    The main competition of Gdynia Film Festival is considered to be one of the most significant showcases of the annual domestic production. This year’s edition includes new feature films from Agnieszka Holland, Jan Komasa, Borys Lankosz and Lech Majewski.

    International Juries will also judge films in Visions Apart competition, Young Cinema competition and Short Film competition.

    Main Competition Lineup:

    Corpus Christi (Poland, France)
    Directed by Jan Komasa
    Produced by Aurum Film
    Coproduced by WFS Walter Film Studio, Wojewódzki Dom Kultury in Rzeszow, Canal+ , Les Contes Modernes
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Dark, Almost Night (Poland)
    Directed by Borys Lankosz
    Produced by Aurum Film
    Coproduced by Centrum Zasobów Cyfrowych, ArtparkOdra Film, DI Factory, Dreamsound
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Black Mercedes (Poland)
    Directed by Janusz Majewski
    Produced by  Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
    Coproduced by TVP 
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute 

    The Valley of Gods (Poland, UK)
    Directed by Lech Majewski
    Produced by Stowarzyszenie Angelus Silesius
    Coproduced by Ceta, Silesia Film, DCF, FINA, Royal Road, Tumult, Lumicon, Lightcraft
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (Poland)
    Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
    Produced by RE Studio
    Coproduced by TVP, Canal+, Next Film, Chimney Poland, Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film, the Krakow Festival Office
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Messenger (Poland)
    Directed by Władysław Pasikowski
    Produced by SCORPIO, Warsaw Uprising Museum
    Coproduced by TVP, Chimney Poland, the Mazovia Film Fund
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Legions (Poland)
    Directed by Dariusz Gajewski
    Produced by Picaresque Maciej Pawlicki
    Coproduced by Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny (FINA), Polcar
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Mr. Jones (Poland, Ukraine, UK)
    Directed by Agnieszka Holland
    Produced by Film Produkcja
    Coproduced by Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, the Ukrainian State Film Agency, Creative Scotland, BFI Film Fund

    Mister T. (Poland)
    Directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz
    Produced by Propeller Film
    Coproduced by the Mazovia Culture InstituteNon Stop Film ServiceHeliograf, Studio Produkcyjne Orka
    Supported by the
    Polish Film Institute

    Pilsudski (Poland)
    Directed by Michał Rosa
    Produced by Studio Filmowe Kadr
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Proceder (Poland)
    Directed by Michał Węgrzyn
    Produced by Global Studio
    Coproduced by Forum Film Poland

    Dolce Fine Giornata (Poland)
    Directed by Jacek Borcuch
    Produced by No Sugar Films 
    Coproduced by Tank Film, Motion Group, Aeroplan Studios
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Solid Gold (Poland)
    Directed by Jacek Bromski
    Produced by Akson Studio
    Coproduced by TVP, Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny (FINA), GCK 
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Coldest Game (Poland, UK)
    Directed by Łukasz Kośmicki
    Produced by Watchout Studio
    Coproduced by TVN, Next Film, Canal+, The Story Lab, Kosafilm, Galeria Olśnienia GO
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    All for My Mother (Poland)
    Directed by Małgorzata Imielska
    Produced by Naima Film
    Coproduced by TVP, the Pomerania Film Fund,the  Lower Silesian Film Center, Coloroffon Film, Dreamsound
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The Iron Bridge (Poland)
    Directed by Monika Jordan-Młodzianowska
    Produced by Autograf
    Coproduced by Filmoteka Narodowa- Instytut Audiowizualny, TVP, Dreamsound, Studio Orka
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute