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Paweł Pawlikowski
Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski (; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker. He garnered early praise for a string of documentaries in the 1990s and for his award-winning feature films of the 2000s, '' Last Resort'' (2000) and '' My Summer of Love'' (2004). His success continued into the 2010s with '' Ida'' (2013), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and ''Cold War'' (2018), for which Pawlikowski won the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, while the film received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Early life Pawlikowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, to his father Wiktor, who was a doctor and Zula, his mother, who started as a ballet dancer and later became an English literature professor at the University of Warsaw. In his late teens, he learned that his paternal grandmother was Jewish and had been murdered in Auschwitz. At the age of 14, he left communist Poland with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen regional and national centres in the UK, as well as a branch in the Republic of Ireland. History The group was formed as the Television Society on 7 September 1927, a time when television was still in its experimental stage. Regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) broadcasts did not even begin for another nine years until the BBC began its transmissions from Alexandra Palace in 1936. In addition to serving as a forum for scientists and engineers, the society published regular newsletters charting the development of the new medium. These documents now form important historical records of the early history of television broadcasting. The society was granted its Royal title in 1966. The Prince of Wales became patron of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Natalie Press
Natalie Press (born 15 August 1980) is an English actress. She is known for her performance in the 2004 film ''My Summer of Love'' and a number of short and feature-length independent films, including ''Wasp'' (2003), which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2008, her performance in ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female''.'' In 2010, she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in the three-hour BBC miniseries '' Five Daughters''. Early life Press is from north London. After studying Fine Art at university, she worked as an office temp and as a video store clerk on Fulham Road until the success of ''My Summer of Love''. Career Press' first credited screen role was in a 2001 episode of the BBC television series ''Holby City''. Her film debut and first lead role was in the short film ''Wasp'' (2003), which went on to win the Academy Award for best short film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Emily Blunt, several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and four British Academy Film Awards, ''Forbes'' ranked her as one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2020. Blunt made her acting debut in a 2001 stage production of ''The Royal Family (play), The Royal Family'' and portrayed Catherine Howard in the television miniseries ''Henry VIII (TV serial), Henry VIII'' (2003). She made her feature film debut in the drama ''My Summer of Love'' (2004). Blunt's breakthrough came in 2006 with her starring roles in the television film ''Gideon's Daughter'' and the comedy film ''The Devil Wears Prada (film), The Devil Wears Prada''. The former won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for playing antiheros in independent films. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards, and a Silver Lion for Best Short Film at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, 2007 Venice Film Festival. His first major onscreen appearance was in his first collaboration with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows, ''A Room for Romeo Brass'' (1999), and he then played Alfie in Paweł Pawlikowski's ''Last Resort (2000 film), Last Resort'' (2000). Other credits include ''Doctor Sleep (2002 film), Doctor Sleep'' (2002), ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), ''In America (film), In America'' (2003), ''My Summer of Love'' (2004), and ''Dead Man's Shoes (2004 film), Dead Man's Shoes'' (2004), winning the 2005 Empire Award for Best British Actor and a nomination for the British Independent Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dina Korzun
Dianna Aleksandrovna "Dina" Korzun (; born 13 April 1971) is a Russian actress. Life and career Korzun was born in Smolensk. She graduated from secondary school and Art school, studied ballet and modern dancing. After graduation from the Moscow Art Theatre School, she was invited to join the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, where she was a stage actress (1996–2000). Her major roles were Katerina in ''Storm'', She in '' I Can't Imagine Tomorrow'', and Helena in ''Midsummer Night's Dream''. Korzun made her screen debut in Valery Todorovsky's '' Country of the Deaf'' (1998) as Yaya, a deaf and mentally ill young woman. Her other significant role is Tanya in '' Last Resort'' (2000) by Paweł Pawlikowski, for which she won the Best actress prize at the British Independent Film Awards (Best Newcomer on screen), London Film Festival (FIPRESCI Prize), Bratislava International Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival, and Thessaloniki Film Festival. In 2006, Korzun was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ian Duncan (film Director)
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John (given name), John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking world, English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Scots language, Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish language, Irish). The Welsh language, Welsh equivalent is Ioan (other), Ioan, the Cornish la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
