#gdynia film festival

[keepingupwithjakubgierszal]

Happy Sunday! ☀️ I’m still in Jakub Gierszał at FPFF (Polish Films Festival) era ✨

[wagingmywarsbehindmyface]

hiiiii I heard about your essay writing skills

I have this friend who has a huge crush on Jakub Gierszał, can you write an essay about him?

hiiii 👀 of course, i’m at your service! Jakub Gierszał is an accomplished, talented and I think still a bit underrated polish actor. Due to the fact he spent his childhood in Germany, he is also bilingual which gives him much more job opportunities when it comes to working abroad. He made some projects outside of Poland but still, he built his career there. Quite broad and diverse career in my humble opinion. At the beginning of it he won Shooting Star Award which is prestigious one for promising young actors in Europe. He debuted with film All That I Love in 2008 when he still attended acting classes. However, it was Suicide Room in 2011 which brought him the popularity. He played depressed, entitled, well-off teenager who gets lost in the cyber life. He even dyed his (beautiful blonde! ✨) hair for this role. No wonder why he got two awards and one nomination for it! Later on he starred in a couple of german productions. In the meanwhile he got leading role in Yuma (2012) telling the story of young Zyga who becomes 'Robin Hood’ of his town. In 2014 he got small role in American film Dracula Untold. A project, which seems interesting for me because of the idea behind it, is definitely Lure (Córki Dancingu). It is combination of the fairytale and musical on the basis of polish folklore. I must say that sometimes I still blast the soundtrack from this movie! Overall, 2017 was the year of GIERSZAŁ. He starred in four films and all of them were part of Gdynia Film Festival, let me introduce: Najlepszy (Breaking the limits) - based on the real story of Jerzy Górski, who was addicted to drugs but thanks to sport he fought dark times in his life and won Double Ironman. (Kuba killed it with this role 🤧🤍), next one was Beyond words which takes in the subject of immigration and identity. Spoor is about retired woman who becomes mixed up in a mystery when avid hunters in her mountain village start turning up dead and there are deer tracks next to their bodies. Then there was also film called Zgoda which takes place after the second world war and it is quite tough movie about sacrifice and love. I think Kuba chooses his work really precisely and he needs to be convinced to the project and characters he plays. It was quite chaotic during pandemic, but he even agreed to star in tv series which was quite shocking for me. He had been always denying to take part in tv series because it were films he loved the most. Nevertheless, he played a killer psycho and I was sold, me loves. Recently we could see him in Zadra where he plays a rapper! 👀👀👀 and in Doppelgänger where he plays a spy, the plot takes place in 70s/90s. I’m sorry for being chaotic! I might have omitted something but I said about his most acclaimed projects. I admire Kuba’s energy, he is a modest, kind and adorably shy human being, who doesn’t like attention and he is really private. He just wants to do his job and I admire him a lot. I could listen to him forever, his train of thoughts are always interesting! I think that the future of polish cinema is in good hands. Recommend to look his projects up ✨🤍

[marcindobrowolski]

42nd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia

Every year at the end of September Gdynia is becoming film capital of Poland. Thanks to Gdynia Film Centre, Musical Theatre, Multi-screen cinema located within minutes one from another audience have a choice of venues and festival events. This year in main competition there was 17 movies 8 of which were debuts and 2 were second film of their directors. There was also competition of short films and “different look” competition. All together there was 150 films presented along with meetings, industry workshops, book promos etc. Great mood, fantastic experience, top class films. Can’t wait till next one!

[jamesginortonblog]

Agnieszka Holland's "Mr. Jones" starring James Norton has been awarded the Golden Lion at the 44th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia

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[plnlsn]

Open’er Festival 2018, 35mm

Paulina L.

[agfaxoptima]

Open’er Festival 2018, Gdynia, Poland smena 8m

[suz13anne]

Welcome to the Foreign Guests office 😍

[emmaswann]

[lustrre]

Open'er Festival, Gdynia

[keepingupwithjakubgierszal]

Polish Film Festival is coming up so here’s a picture of Jakub Gierszał photographed in Gdynia in September last year 🤍✨🤍

[wagingmywarsbehindmyface]

do you want to tell us stuff about jakub gierszal's upcoming projects?

hi anon! 💗 are you THAT anon? 👀 of course i’m gonna tell you about them! (I mean at least what I know, this is gonna be a long answer, i’m not even sorry 😂💗)

so the first one that is coming out soon in February: Ultima Thule, it tells the story of young man, Bartek (Kuba’s in main role), who decides to embark on a lonely journey to the most isolated british island to fights off his internal demons. It is directed and written by Klaudiusz Chrostowski and the movie won the award at Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Kuba even was the producer of this project and I’m so freaking proud of him even tho I haven’t seen this film yet. The whole thing was done by four people (including Kuba) and it’s actually insane and I love it.

another film of his, which sounds interesting is Biała Odwaga (dir. Maciej Koszałka), the title is not translated, I’d say it would be White Bravery???), it already seems to be controversial topic among critics because it pictures the story of a family - two Highlander brothers and their attitude towards Nazis during the war (some Highlanders were rumoured to conspire and cooperate with Nazis, and honestly it’s a really sensitive topic regarding polish history, Kuba said it’s a really interesting and well-written screenplay besides the historic background). Kuba plays there Wolfram von Kamitz (well, he has the looks for it, am I right?).

Simona Kossak (dir. Adrian Panek), another upcoming project (man’s booked and busy!) is about titled character, Simona. She is real life person from 70s, nature and animal lover, scientist and ecologist. Kuba plays her husband, Lech Wilczek, life-long partner and supporter.

The title I’m really excited about is Kolory Zła. Czerwień (Again, not translated but I’d say: Shades/Colours of The Evil. Red, and again dir. by Adrian Panek). It’s a book adaptation under the same title. It’s a crime story where, a Tri-City beach becomes a place of dramatic discovery when the sea washes up the body of a young girl. Kuba plays detective Leopold Bilski, main character. I love crime stories so it’s going to be exciting. It will be out on Netflix btw! ✨

Are you keeping up? Cause I’m not done yet! 🤭

He is working on the another project with Klaudiusz Chrostowski, hasn’t officially announced and named yet. Kuba himself said that it will be about depressive vampire who only can be cured through love 🥹💗🤫 (Here’s the pic shared by Mr Chrostowski, Kuba looks so cute with vampire teeth! 🧛‍♂️)

And finally, just recently there were released some stills from the project titled Podchody (Stealing Up, but still it’s translation for non-polish folks 😄) by Maciej Puczyński. Again, it hasn’t been announced yet or anything. It will be about a toxic family system where mother, three siblings and their partners confront with their lives and its unfulfillment.

Aaaaaand I think, that’s it for now, I will keep you updated if I know anything of course! 🫡💗 Thank you for this ask 🥹✨ I know Kuba did his best in each of these and I can’t wait for them! They all are said to come out this year, the man is crazy! 🤭💚 This year or following one, close enough!

[barrakuz]

Unreleased poster for 45th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2020 year, which will not take place this year cause of pandemia Covid-19.

[polish-boys]

Bartosz Bielenia, Gdynia Film Festival 

[kosciukiewicz]

“Twarz” is in the main competition at the 43. Gdynia Film Festival !