Zoom in on Polish Cinema
We cordially invite you to take part in the annual festival of Polish cinema “Polish ZOOM” which starts this June in Israeli Cinematheques. Since 2019 we’ve been presenting Poland’s recent cinematic achievements and classic films. Each edition of the festival showcases new talents for the Israeli audience, as the festival’s program always includes the best titles from the past year. This year is no different – you are going to see the most significant Polish films, popular among local audience and festivals alike. Among them “Leave No Traces” by Jan P. Matuszynski which competed for the Golden Lion at Venice IFF and “All Our Fears” by Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt– the winner of the Gdynia Film Festival – Poland’s main film event. The program of “Polish ZOOM” consists of two sections: Polish contemporary cinema and Polish classics. Some films refer to the dark communist past, like “Leave No Traces,” based on a true story of a young student beaten to death by the militia in 1983. “Nothing Soup” a nostalgic comedy by Kinga Debska will take you back in time and show you the bitter-sweet life of a typical Polish family in the 1980s. Polish cinema has been an indicator of socially important matters and, nowadays, directors continue to pay strong attention to current issues which modern societies have to face. We are trying to make these voices heard - not only in Poland.
This year marks the 100th birthday anniversary of Jerzy Kawalerowicz – one of the most important directors of the so-called “Polish Film School”. Hence, we would like to celebrate this ocassion with you by presenting two of his films – the debut “Night Train”, and “Austeria” – a story of World War I, refugees during the World War I, who find their shelter at a Jewish inn in Galicia.
“Polish ZOOM” is organized jointly by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Institute in Tel-Aviv.
