19/11/2013 - Six features never previously released in France and a tribute to Roman Polanski on the programme of the event organized at Le Balzac cinema from November 19 to 24

Roman Polanski

Organized since 2008 by the Polish Institute of Paris with the backing of the Polish Film Institute (PISF), the Kinopolska festival launches its 6^th edition today in Paris. Until November 24, Le Balzac cinema, situated right by the Champs-Elysées, will notably propose, in the presence of the directors, a competition of six feature films never released in France. Ida [+see also:
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interview: Pawel Pawlikowski
film profile] by Pawel Pawlikowski particularly stands out (unveiled in Toronto, recently laureate of the Golden Lion in Gdynia and winner in London – to be released in France on February 12, 2014 via Memento).

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Also showcased: You are God byLeszek Dawid (Best Director Award last year in Gdynia and Prizes of the Public at the Eagles of Polish cinema 2013), Baby Blues by Kasia Roslaniec (Special Mention of the Generation14plus section of the Berlinale 2013), Yuma [+see also:
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film profile] byJoanna Kos-Krauze (watch the video interview) and Krzysztof Krauze (Special Mention of the jury in Karlovy Vary).

The Kinopolska festival, which will close with In the Name Of [+see also:
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interview: Mateusz Kosciukiewicz
film profile] by Malgorzata Szumowska (one of the attractions of the competition in Berlin 2013 – to be released in France on January 1 by ZED), will pay tribute to Roman Polanski (whose last opus Venus in Fur [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)