In
2000, Puma Press became the first organization to launch regular showings
of Polish films in Australia. Puma Press undertook this non-commercial
activity to bring Poland closer to Australia and to promote Polish cinema
to the Australian community.The
films have appeared regularly in cinemas in major cities in Australia.
For some
of the screenings we invite famous Polish film directors and actors
to meet with the audiences.
All of our films have English subtitles.
In 2000 Puma Press featured:
Operation Samum (Operacja Samum);
The Right of the Father (Prawo ojca);
Boys Don't Cry (Chłopaki nie płaczą);
The Primate - Three Years in a Thousand (Prymas - trzy lata z
tysiąca).
The showing of The Primate held in Sydney on the eve of the 2000
Sydney Olympics, was a world premiere. The first three films, with English
subtitles, were also featured in a Polish Film Marathon held in Melbourne
in November 2000. The overwhelming response by the public spurred Puma
Press to organize similar festivals in other Australian cities.
The 2001 season started with the film A Week In the Life of
a Man (Tydzień z życia mężczyzny). After the screening in Adelaide,
Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, the audiences met with the leading female
actress Gosia Dobrowolska. Subsequently in 2001 Puma Press presented
the following films:
The Big Animal (Duże zwierzę);
Money is not everything (Pieniądze to nie wszystko);
Young Wolves 1/2 (Młode Wilki 1/2);
Love and Basketball (6 dni Strusia).
After the screening of this film in Melbourne and Sydney the audiences
had the opportunity of meeting the Director Jaroslaw Zamojda who came
to Australia on our invitation.
In September 2001, we organized a retrospective of films by the
acclaimed director Krzysztof
Zanussi. The following films were shown:
In Full Gallop (Cwał);
The Silent Touch;
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (Życie jako smiertelna
choroba przenoszona drogą płciową).
After the screening of this film Mr Zanussi met with the audiences in
Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. In October, November and December we
screened one of the Polish greatest film productions The Spring to
Come (Przedwiośnie).
In 2002 Puma Press screened the film Weiser by well known
Polish director Wojciech Marczewski. Due to considerable interest in
films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi - in November 2002 Puma Press invited
him again to Australia with his latest film Supplement as well
as with Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease.
Since March 2003, all film promotion,
distribution and production activities have been conducted under the
name of PUMA FILM
In March 2003 Puma Film screened
one of the Polish super-productions Revenge (Zemsta) with Roman
Polanski in the leading role. After the screening, one of
the lead actors of this film, Janusz
Gajos, who visited Australia on our invitation, met with
audiences in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.
In May and June 2003 Puma Film presented three of the latest
and the best Polish films:
Eddie (Edi) - winner of three
prizes at the Berlin Film Festival and Poland's 2003 Oscar contender.
Subsequently this film was presented to Australian audiences at the
Melbourne International Film Festival 2003;
There and Back (Tam i z powrotem);
An Angel in Cracow (Anioł w Krakowie). After the screening of
the film An Angel in Cracow in Melbourne and Brisbane, audiences had
the opportunity of meeting the Director Artur Wiecek, who came to Australia
on our invitation.
In November
and December 2004 Puma Film presented a smashing thriller comedy
VINCI
In November and December 2008 Puma Film presented the film A
Warm Heart (Serce na dłoni) by Krzysztof
Zanussi.
In
2008 at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia Puma Film introduced the
Australian Award THE GOLDEN KANGAROO.
Australian Jury - actress Gosia Dobrowolska - film director Jerzy Domaradzki
- Puma Film owner Ted Matkowski - awarded first two Golden Kangaroos
to:
Director Jacek Blawut for his film It isn't the evening yet
(Jeszcze nie wieczór)
Actor Jan Nowicki for the best leading role in It
isn't the evening yet (Jeszcze nie wieczór).
March 2009 - The showing of It isn't
the evening yet (Jeszcze nie wieczór) held in Perth, Melbourne,
Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide, was a world premiere - 6 weeks prior
to the official Polish premiere.
After each screening of this film, the audiences had the opportunity
of meeting the Director Jacek Blawut and 2nd Director Jacek Piotr Blawut,
who came to Australia on our invitation.
October 2012 - Puma Media organised Inaugural Polish
Film Festival in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.
May - June 2014 -
Puma Media organised 2nd Polish
Film Festival in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.
May - July 2015 - Puma Media organised 3rd
Polish
Film Festival in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide.
May - July 2016 - Puma Media
organised 4th Polish
Film Festival in Melbourne and Sydney.
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