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Andrzej Bart
Andrzej Bart (born 1951 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish novelist, screenwriter and film director. He is called the Polish Thomas Pynchon''Polish Thomas Pynchon'' . because he prefers "people talk about his books and films but leave him alone". Novels ''Rien ne va plus'' Andrzej Bart devoted his young years to writing a novel ''Rien ne va plus''''Rien ne va plus''. This epic story of Poland and Poles, seen through a foreigner's eyes, couldn't be published for a long time because of political reasons. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Baltic Sea to the north and from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. , the official population of Wrocław is 672,929, with a total of 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area, making it the third largest city in Poland. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Brandys
Marian Brandys (25 January 1912 – 20 November 1998) was a Polish writer and screenwriter born in Wiesbaden into an assimilated Jewish family of the Polish intelligentsia. Brandys grew up in Łódź. His father owned a bank. Their prosperity allowed Marian, and his younger brother, Kazimierz, to attend the best private school for boys (name?), sponsored by the city's merchants' club, ''Zgromadzenie Kupców Miasta Łodzi''. During the Second Polish Republic Brandys graduated in Law from Warsaw University and worked in the courts before the 1939 invasion of Poland. He took part in the September Campaign as the commander of a mounted platoon of machine guns for the Independent Operational Group Polesie led by General Franciszek Kleeberg. Brandys spent the war years incarcerated in the German Woldenberg II-C prisoner of war camp for Polish officers near the town of ''Grünberg in Schlesien'', present day Zielona Góra. He joined the Polish communist party upon the Soviet takeove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Polish Screenwriters
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, l ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Łódź
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Male Writers
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, l ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Literature Festival
The Berlin International Literature Festival (german: internationales literaturfestival berlin) or ''ilb'' is an annual event based in Berlin. Every September, the festival presents contemporary poetry, prose, nonfiction, graphic novels and international children's and young adult literature. Renowned authors present themselves next to new talents within the wide-ranging and political programme. The festival is an event of the "Internationale Peter-Weiss-Stiftung". The founder and festival director is Ulrich Schreiber. The 20th ilb was set to take place September 9 through 19, 2020. Programme The festival's programme is divided into subsections: ''Literatures of the World'', ''Reflections'', ''Specials'', ''International Children’s and Young Adult Literature'' and ''Speak, Memory''. The ''Specials'' section is subdivided into ''New German Voices'', ''Slam Revue'', and ''Scritture Giovani'', an international competition for young authors. Every year, a Graphic Novel Day i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogusław Linda
Bogusław Linda (; born 27 June 1952) is a Polish actor known from films such as ''Psy'' and ''Tato''. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's ''Man of Iron'' and ''Danton'' and in Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''Blind Chance'' and the seventh episode of Kieślowski's '' Dekalog''. He is regarded as one of the most popular Polish film actors. Biography He was born on 27 June 1952 in Toruń, where he graduated from the Secondary School of General Education. He graduated from the Secondary School in Toruń and is a graduate of the Krakow Academy of Dramatic Arts and a co-founder and lecturer at Warsaw Film School. As a student, Linda made contact with Kraków's Stary Teatr. His debut was as Mikolka in Fyodor Dostoevsky's ''Crime and Punishment'', directed by Maciej Prus, 1977. From 1978 through 1981 he worked at the Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny in such plays as Thomas Mann's ''The Magic Mountain'' and Kafka's '' Amerika'' (1980). In the early 1980s he was an actor in Warsaw's Studio Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Linde
Samuel Gottlieb Linde (polonised ''Samuel Bogumił Linde''; 11 or 24 April 1771, in Toruń – 8 August 1847, in Warsaw) was a linguist, librarian, and lexicographer of the Polish language. He was director of the Prussian-founded Warsaw Lyceum during its existence (1804–31), and an important figure of the Polish Enlightenment. Life Samuel Gottlieb Linde was born in Toruń, Crown of Poland, which 22 years later, after his birth, as a result of the Second Partition of Poland, became a city under the rule of the King of Prussia (Prussian Poland), to Jan Jacobsen Linde, a master locksmith and member of the city council who had immigrated from Sweden, and Anna Barbara, '' née'' Langenhann. His mother's family originated from Coburg. His second name ''Gottlieb'' has been rendered in Polish as ''Bogumił''. Linde came from a German-speaking family but learned the Polish language in Leipzig in order to serve as a ''lector'' of Polish at University of Leipzig where he had previousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Film Awards
Polish Film Award, or Eagle ( pl, Polska Nagroda Filmowa, „Orzeł”) is a film awards ceremony given annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they are given out by the Polish Film Academy. Their status in the Polish film industry can be compared with Academy Awards. Awards List of main categories: * Best Film – since 1999 * Best Actor – since 1999 * Best Actress – since 1999 * Supporting Actor – since 2000 * Supporting Actress – since 2000 * Documentary – since 2013 * Film Score – since 1999 * Director – since 1999 * Screenplay – since 1999 * Cinematography – since 1999 * Costume Design – since 2001 * Sound – since 1999 * Editing – since 1999 * Production Design – since 1999 * European Film – since 2005 * Producer – 1999–2001 * Discovery of the Year - since 2008 * TV Series – since 2015 Special awards: * Audience Award * Special Award * Life Achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film (Polish Magazine)
''Film'' is a monthly Polish magazine devoted to cinema. It has been in publication since 1946, originally as a bimonthly publication. The founders were Jerzy Giżycki, Zbigniew Pitera, Tadeusz Kowalski and Leon Bukowiecki. Since September 2012, the editor-in-chief has been Tomasz Raczek. Previous editors have included Maciej Pawlicki, Lech Kurpiewski, Igor Zalewski and Robert Mazurek, Agnieszka Różycka, Marcin Prokop Marcin Prokop (born 14 July 1977) is a Polish journalist, television and radio personality. On TVN Turbo TVN Turbo is a Polish TV channel aimed at men with a major focus on automotive programming, it launched on 12 December 2003. It is part o ... and Jacek Rakowiecki. In January 2007, ''Film'' was purchased by Platforma Mediowa Point Group (PMPG). Editorial staff *''Editor-in-chief'' – Tomasz Raczek *''Assistant editor'' – Agnieszka Dajbor, Danuta Łosin *''Editorial secretary'' – Agnieszka Niemojewska *''Artistic director'' – Marek Trojanowski *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Złota Kaczka
Złota Kaczka (translation: Golden Duck) is a Polish award presented by the monthly '' Film'' since 1956. Złota Kaczka for best movie * 1956: '' Sprawa pilota Maresza'' * 1957: ''Kanał'' * 1958: '' Popiół i diament'' * 1959: '' Pociąg'' * 1960: '' Krzyżacy'' * 1961: '' Matka Joanna od Aniołów'' * 1962: '' Nóż w wodzie'' * 1963: '' Jak być kochaną'' * 1964: '' Pierwszy dzień wolności'' * 1965: '' Popioły'' * 1966: '' Faraon'' * 1967: ''Westerplatte'' * 1968: '' Żywot Mateusza'' * 1969: '' Pan Wołodyjowski'' * 1970: '' Krajobraz po bitwie'' * 1971: '' Życie rodzinne'' * 1972: not admitted * 1973: not admitted * 1974: '' Potop'' * 1975: '' Bilans kwartalny'' * 1976: '' Przepraszam, czy tu biją?'' * 1977: ''Kochaj albo rzuć'' * 1978: '' Spirala'' * 1979: '' Klincz'' * 1980: ''Kung-fu'' * 1981: not admitted * 1982: not admitted * 1983: '' Wielki Szu'' * 1984: '' Seksmisja'' * 1985: '' Yesterday'' * 1986: '' C.K. Dezerterzy'' * 1987: '' Matka Królów'' * 1988: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
