18th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival

FESTIVAL GUESTS:Juliusz Machulski – director FILMS:Piękne i bogate życie Bronka Pekosińskiego / Beautiful Life of Bronek Pekosiński, dir. Grzegorz Królikiewicz, 1993Kolejność Uczuć / Sequence of Feelings, dir. Radosław Piwowarski, 1992Szwadron / Squadron, dir. Juliusz Machulski, 1993Białe małżeństwo / White Marriage, dir. Magdalena Łazarkiewicz, 1992

We are thrilled to announce: Ewa Pięta Award for Best Documentary is given to Marcin Strauchold for the film Kuba/Kuba Andrzej Dolata Award for Best Debut is given to Piotr Kamiński for the film Ballada Kyczejewska/Ballad of Kychiev Annette and Waldemar Raczkowski Award for Best Short Film is given to Marcin Kluczykowski for the film Gorzko/A Cappella Congratulations to the winners!

FESTIVAL GUEST:Ryszard Bugajski – film directorMaria Mamona – actressBożena Garus-Hockuba – film director FILM COMPETITION WINNERS:Sławomir GrünbergAdrian PawicaTomasz Wiśniewski FEATURED FILMS:Podejrzani zakochani / Suspiciously in Love, dir. Sławomir KryńskiSęp / Vulture, dir. Eugeniusz KorinMiłość / Loving, dir. Sławomir FabickiW imię… / In the Name of…, dir. Małgorzata SzumowskaUkład zamknięty / The Closed Circuit, dir. Ryszard Bugajski DOCUMENTARIES &…

FESTIVAL GUESTS: Bruce Checefsky – film directorAnna Ferens – film directorKrzysztof Kopczyński – film directorEwa Stankiewicz – film director FILM COMPETITION WINNERS: Anna Ferens & Ewa StankiewiczKrzysztof Kopczyński  FEATURED FILMS:Korowód / Twists of Fate, dir. Jerzy StuhrSztuczki / Tricks, dir. Andrzej JakimowskiFutro / Fur, dir. Tomasz DrozdowiczLejdis / Lejdis, dir. Tomasz KoneckiKobieta i koła / A Woman and Circles, dir. Bruce Checefsky…

FILMS:Wrota Europy / The Gateway of Europe, Jerzy Wójcik, 1999 Daleko od okna / Keep Away from the Window, Jan Jakub Kolski, 2000 Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona droga płciową / Life as a Fatal, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Krzysztof Zanussi, 2001 Męska sprawa / A Man Thing, Sławek Fabicki, 2002 Opętanie / Obsession, Stanisław Lenartowicz, 1973 Cud purymowy / The Purimspiel, Izabela Cywińska, 2000

Dear AAPFF Sponsors, Volunteers, Viewers & Friends, We hope that you know your generosity truly have made a difference – our Festival has not only survived, but also thrived in these unusual times. While 2021 brought its own set of challenges, this year we received a similar number of entries to our festival competition (48)…