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POLISH FILMS! POLISH ARTS! POLISH WOMEN! Can it get better than that? Yes it can
The 2011 year brings the 3rd Annual Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival, running from October 21st-23rd . It will be a real hoot… inside and outside of the cinema!
We are so “ à la mode ” that we have yet again exclusively rented the Revue Cinema at 400 Roncesvalles Avenue – red carpet included. We are that trendy, and we need an awesome space to host over 1,600 guests!
Roncesvalles is home to a bouquet of artists, musicians, young professionals, Polaks, potheads, writers, eccentrics, pseudo-intellectuals, activists, and designers who donate the neighbourhood a rich air of drama, arts, culture, and style. What better place to host the Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival!
Come on out! See a Polish film! See a documentary! Or an animation! Laugh! Cry! Join a revolution!
Enjoy some Polish Borsh (beet soup which may sound gross but is incredible), krokiets (meat or vegetable filled dough rolls), or pierogi…WHO DOESN’T LOVE PIEROGI?!?!?
EKRAN FILM SCHEDULE
We are pleased to announce Ekran 2011 – Toronto Polish Film Festival Schedule.
The festival will take place at the Revue Cinema from October 21st to October 23rd of 2011.
Detailed program descriptions and online ticket purchasing are now available.
FRIDAYOCTOBER 21, 2011
8.00pm : Wonderful Summer – dir. Ryszrad Brylski (Guest + Q&A)
SATURDAYOCTOBER 22, 2011
12:00pm : Meeting with Magda Olczyk @ The Roncy St. Gallery
1:00pm : The Officer’s Wife - dir. Piotr Uzarowicz (Guest + Q&A)
3:00pm : Shorts – dir. Rafal Sokolowski (Guest + Q&A)
5:00pm : Michal Maryniarczyk Award + film Tor 13 dir. M.Maryniarczyk
6:30pm : Joanna – dir. Feliks Falk co-screening with TJFF
9:00pm : Tomorrow Will Be Better – dir. Dorota Kedzierzawska
SUNDAYOCTOBER 23, 2011
2:00pm : Animations – Q&A: dir. Michal Mroz co-screening with TAIS
4:00pm : Flying Pigs – dir. Anna Kazejak
6:30pm : Erratum - dir. Marek Lechki
9:00pm : Entanglement – dir. Jacek Bromski
Tickets are now available to purchase online.
Ekran (Toronto Polish Film Festival) is a grassroots non-profit organization (Ekran Polish Film Association) founded in Toronto by a group of individuals who are passionate about showcasing new media arts and films that have both a Polish and multicultural focus… a.k.a Ekran is founded by a bunch of semi-successfull Polish hippies who love kielbasa.
Team
Marta
Although petite with a sweet smile, do not be fooled by this raven-haired catapult. As the director of the festival, she is the eye in the sky and you will never slip anything past her. Marta graduated from the National University of Film, Television, and Theatre in Lodz, Poland at the Department of Film and Television Production, where she developed her passion for cinematography. She debuted as a short film producer of the film, “Everything”, directed by Artur Wyrzykowski. The film was presented at the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles in September of 2008. In 2009, she founded the Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival and developed the non-for-profit organization, the Ekran Polish Film Association of Canada… which began this great quest that we are on! This lady is a force to be reckoned with. She ran the entire 2010 festival with a baby attached to her chest! Hardcore!
(White Eagle – Read More)
Patryk
As Ekran’s creative thinker, Patryk gallops through the imaginations of our audience, enlighting our perceptions with vivid colours, fascinating juxtaposes, and the trademark Ekrans brand vision. Patryk blows our creative minds better than any peyote or acid trip – sans the damaging side effects. How does he do it? Throw him an idea, sing a song, act it out, make a face… and he will make it in to a festival brand. Often seen in a conductor’s cap and smoking a Parisian cigarette, Patryk is the creator of our brand and our visual media. This is hardly a surprise with eight years of freelance and in-house experience in art and creative direction. Sometimes, if you listen closely to the forest, you can hear the weird whisper, “That’s Patryk training his horse to fly.”
(Polish Hussar – Read More)
Louiza
Film? Arts? What? Rewolucja! As an award-winning social activist and Polish patriot, Louiza is our outspoken and fiery community organizer. She will viciously talk your ear off and convince you that the sky is falling. Her passion is developing and facilitating events that foster community amongst Poles and illustrate Polish culture as avant garde and hip – damn straight! Known for her trademark platinum blond hair, try to stay on her good side or she may organize a rally against you. Louiza is also responsible for MCing our events, writing and editing, and promoting across social media. Unfortunately, Louiza is on hiatus for the 2011 festival because she is pursuing a medical degree in Poland and is too selfish to put her petty dreams on hold for us. &%$@# by that, we mean bitch… Hi Louiza! 
(Note: This copy was originally written by Louiza, but we had to tone it down.)
(Solidarity – Read More)
Michal
Michal is the millwright, everything man of the Ekran Polish Film Festival. He is our troubleshooter, the wind beneath our wings, the drinking buddy, and the shoulder to cry on. He can splint a broken leg, greet our VIP guests, cook a five course meal, and make love to a woman – all at the same time! You can often find him outside of the Revue Cinema entertaining our guests, coordinating ticket sales, and being a major charmer. Hence, he is named after the calculated and determined 303 Kosciuszko Squadron (serach: Kosciuszko Squadron, Battle of Britain).
(Kosciuszko Squadron – Read More)
TheMichal Maryniarczyk Award
POLISH FILMS! POLISH ARTS! POLISH WOMEN! Can it get better than that? Yes it can
The 2011 year brings the 3rd Annual Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival, running from October 21st-23rd . It will be a real hoot… inside and outside of the cinema!
We are so “ à la mode ” that we have yet again exclusively rented the Revue Cinema at 400 Roncesvalles Avenue – red carpet included. We are that trendy, and we need an awesome space to host over 1,600 guests!
Roncesvalles is home to a bouquet of artists, musicians, young professionals, Polaks, potheads, writers, eccentrics, pseudo-intellectuals, activists, and designers who donate the neighbourhood a rich air of drama, arts, culture, and style. What better place to host the Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival!
Come on out! See a Polish film! See a documentary! Or an animation! Laugh! Cry! Join a revolution!
Enjoy some Polish Borsh (beet soup which may sound gross but is incredible), krokiets (meat or vegetable filled dough rolls), or pierogi…WHO DOESN’T LOVE PIEROGI?!?!?
EKRAN FILM SCHEDULE
The festival will take place at the Revue Cinema from October 21st to October 23rd of 2011.
Detailed program descriptions and online ticket purchasing are now available.
FRIDAY
8.00pm : Wonderful Summer – dir. Ryszrad Brylski (Guest + Q&A)
SATURDAY
12:00pm : Meeting with Magda Olczyk @ The Roncy St. Gallery
1:00pm : The Officer’s Wife - dir. Piotr Uzarowicz (Guest + Q&A)
3:00pm : Shorts – dir. Rafal Sokolowski (Guest + Q&A)
5:00pm : Michal Maryniarczyk Award + film Tor 13 dir. M.Maryniarczyk
6:30pm : Joanna – dir. Feliks Falk co-screening with TJFF
9:00pm : Tomorrow Will Be Better – dir. Dorota Kedzierzawska
SUNDAY
2:00pm : Animations – Q&A: dir. Michal Mroz co-screening with TAIS
4:00pm : Flying Pigs – dir. Anna Kazejak
6:30pm : Erratum - dir. Marek Lechki
9:00pm : Entanglement – dir. Jacek Bromski
Tickets are now available to purchase online.
Ekran (Toronto Polish Film Festival) is a grassroots non-profit organization (Ekran Polish Film Association) founded in Toronto by a group of individuals who are passionate about showcasing new media arts and films that have both a Polish and multicultural focus… a.k.a Ekran is founded by a bunch of semi-successfull Polish hippies who love kielbasa.
EKRAN Mission
- Enrich the Toronto community through exposure to new media arts.
(Some Polish psychedelic stuff or something.) - Generate jobs and volunteer positions, which will increase marketing and new media skills in the community.
(Get a hobby.) - Support tourism, economic diversification, and arts in the Roncesvalles community.
(Toss that multicultural salad!) - Inspire youth to pursue careers in new media, arts, and film.
(Get a job, kids!) - Promote multiculturalism and Polish culture; Canada is home to 1 million Polish-Canadians and Roncesvalles is one of the Canada’s largest Polish communities.
(That’s a lot of Polaks…) - Inspire individuals to engage themselves in the areas of new media, arts, and film.
(Are you feeling inspired yet? … How about now?)
Marta Ogonek “The White Eagle”
Although petite with a sweet smile, do not be fooled by this raven-haired catapult. As the director of the festival, she is the eye in the sky and you will never slip anything past her. Marta graduated from the National University of Film, Television, and Theatre in Lodz, Poland at the Department of Film and Television Production, where she developed her passion for cinematography. She debuted as a short film producer of the film, “Everything”, directed by Artur Wyrzykowski. The film was presented at the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles in September of 2008. In 2009, she founded the Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival and developed the non-for-profit organization, the Ekran Polish Film Association of Canada… which began this great quest that we are on! This lady is a force to be reckoned with. She ran the entire 2010 festival with a baby attached to her chest! Hardcore!(White Eagle – Read More)
Patryk Bognat “The Winged Hussar”
As Ekran’s creative thinker, Patryk gallops through the imaginations of our audience, enlighting our perceptions with vivid colours, fascinating juxtaposes, and the trademark Ekrans brand vision. Patryk blows our creative minds better than any peyote or acid trip – sans the damaging side effects. How does he do it? Throw him an idea, sing a song, act it out, make a face… and he will make it in to a festival brand. Often seen in a conductor’s cap and smoking a Parisian cigarette, Patryk is the creator of our brand and our visual media. This is hardly a surprise with eight years of freelance and in-house experience in art and creative direction. Sometimes, if you listen closely to the forest, you can hear the weird whisper, “That’s Patryk training his horse to fly.” (Polish Hussar – Read More)
Louiza Szacon “The Solidarity Revolutionary”
Film? Arts? What? Rewolucja! As an award-winning social activist and Polish patriot, Louiza is our outspoken and fiery community organizer. She will viciously talk your ear off and convince you that the sky is falling. Her passion is developing and facilitating events that foster community amongst Poles and illustrate Polish culture as avant garde and hip – damn straight! Known for her trademark platinum blond hair, try to stay on her good side or she may organize a rally against you. Louiza is also responsible for MCing our events, writing and editing, and promoting across social media. Unfortunately, Louiza is on hiatus for the 2011 festival because she is pursuing a medical degree in Poland and is too selfish to put her petty dreams on hold for us. &%$@# by that, we mean bitch… Hi Louiza! (Note: This copy was originally written by Louiza, but we had to tone it down.)(Solidarity – Read More)
Michal Kwadrans “303”
Michal is the millwright, everything man of the Ekran Polish Film Festival. He is our troubleshooter, the wind beneath our wings, the drinking buddy, and the shoulder to cry on. He can splint a broken leg, greet our VIP guests, cook a five course meal, and make love to a woman – all at the same time! You can often find him outside of the Revue Cinema entertaining our guests, coordinating ticket sales, and being a major charmer. Hence, he is named after the calculated and determined 303 Kosciuszko Squadron (serach: Kosciuszko Squadron, Battle of Britain).(Kosciuszko Squadron – Read More)
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EKRAN is pleased to host the Ekran Best Short Film Award in the name of Michal Maryniarczyk, awarded to the best submission to our yearly film contest. The prize is funded by the filmmakers wife, Dr.Teresa Maryniarczyk.
Michal Maryniarczyk graduated with a history degree from Jagiellonian University in Krakow and a degree in film directing from the Polish Film School in Lodz. He then worked at a film collective in Warsaw, called “TOR”. He was the assistant director to Krzysztof Kieslowski during the making of Camera Buff (Amator), and he has also collaborated with Jerzy Gruza. He is the author of Cage (Klatka) and a number of other documentaries. In 1985, he was awarded the Young Artist Award in the name of Stanislaw Wyspianski for astute and consistent choices of problematic topics in modern society in the making of his documentaries.
In 1988 he emigrated to England, and a few years later to Canada. As a film critic and representative of Polish press, he participated at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was working at his new documentary about Mrs. Tamara Jaworska when he passed away in April 2006. The film, Tamara: The Art of Weaving was finished by his friends in 2007 and was screened at Ekran 2010.
It is with great pleasure that I, Teresa Maryniarczyk, establish the Michal Maryniarczyk Award for Best Documentary at Ekran – Toronto Polish Film Festival. The late Michal Maryniarczyk had a passion for directing films and made it his life goal to become a film director. The first part of this dream was realized when he was accepted to a prestigious film school in Lodz Poland. Upon graduation, Michal went on to make several award winning documentaries and one feature film while in Poland.
In 1989, Michal left Poland to peruse opportunities for his family in Canada, his passion for film making followed him. He quickly began work with the creative community in Toronto and continued to shoot documentaries until his unexpected death in 2006. His death also left his most recent project unfinished, in light of this tragic event a group of friends stepped in to finish his final work titled “Tamara, The Art of Weaving”. The project was well received and attracted network TV attention, the film was featured on the Bravo TV network, a major accomplishment for Michal in his North American career.
Although Michal is not here today, I am certain that he would be proud to see young film makers continue to develop and demonstrate their film making abilities. The goal of the Michal Maryniarczyk Award is to continue to encourage and drive the creative energy in today’s young adults.
Michal was a proud participant in the annual Polish Film Festival and will remain a part of the festival through the spirit of this award.
Michal Maryniarczyk graduated with a history degree from Jagiellonian University in Krakow and a degree in film directing from the Polish Film School in Lodz. He then worked at a film collective in Warsaw, called “TOR”. He was the assistant director to Krzysztof Kieslowski during the making of Camera Buff (Amator), and he has also collaborated with Jerzy Gruza. He is the author of Cage (Klatka) and a number of other documentaries. In 1985, he was awarded the Young Artist Award in the name of Stanislaw Wyspianski for astute and consistent choices of problematic topics in modern society in the making of his documentaries.
In 1988 he emigrated to England, and a few years later to Canada. As a film critic and representative of Polish press, he participated at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was working at his new documentary about Mrs. Tamara Jaworska when he passed away in April 2006. The film, Tamara: The Art of Weaving was finished by his friends in 2007 and was screened at Ekran 2010.
LETTER FROM TERESA MARYNIARCZYK
It is with great pleasure that I, Teresa Maryniarczyk, establish the Michal Maryniarczyk Award for Best Documentary at Ekran – Toronto Polish Film Festival. The late Michal Maryniarczyk had a passion for directing films and made it his life goal to become a film director. The first part of this dream was realized when he was accepted to a prestigious film school in Lodz Poland. Upon graduation, Michal went on to make several award winning documentaries and one feature film while in Poland.In 1989, Michal left Poland to peruse opportunities for his family in Canada, his passion for film making followed him. He quickly began work with the creative community in Toronto and continued to shoot documentaries until his unexpected death in 2006. His death also left his most recent project unfinished, in light of this tragic event a group of friends stepped in to finish his final work titled “Tamara, The Art of Weaving”. The project was well received and attracted network TV attention, the film was featured on the Bravo TV network, a major accomplishment for Michal in his North American career.
Although Michal is not here today, I am certain that he would be proud to see young film makers continue to develop and demonstrate their film making abilities. The goal of the Michal Maryniarczyk Award is to continue to encourage and drive the creative energy in today’s young adults.
Michal was a proud participant in the annual Polish Film Festival and will remain a part of the festival through the spirit of this award.
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