Agnieszka Holland Exhibition at FebioFest

An exhibition entitled “Poland. Europe. The World: The Faces of Agnieszka Holland”, curated by the Museum of Cinematography in Łódź, will open on March 14, 2013 at the 20th FebioFest International Film Festival in Prague. The exhibition is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.

Exhibition Focused on Agnieszka Holland

The exhibition, prepared by the Museum of Cinematography in Łódź, is dedicated to Agnieszka Holland – one of the most acclaimed individuals in the world of filmmaking, renowned film and stage director, author of multiple interesting screenplays for her own films and works by such acclaimed directors as Krzysztof Zanussi, Andrzej Wajda, and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

Materials from Poland and Abroad

The exhibition focuses on Agnieszka Holland’s work in filmmaking. Items on display will include photos from the sets of Holland’s films from the director’s private archives, complemented by materials courtesy of Andrzej Wajda, HBO, Zebra Film Studio, Tor Film Studio, Solopan, Apple Film Productions, Best Film, as well as various film organizations abroad, including DIF in Frankfurt, BFI in London, FAMU in Prague, and Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin. The exhibition also features a wide collection of posters for Agnieszka Holland’s films.

Opening Attended by the Artist

Agnieszka Holland will attend the opening of the exhibition in Prague. “Poland. Europe. The World: The Faces of Agnieszka Holland” is also set to be released in June as a bilingual Polish-English publication. After Prague, the exhibition will visit a number of other cities, including Toronto, London, Budapest, and Bratislava.

Exhibition Supported by the Polish Film Institute

The “Poland. Europe. The World: The Faces of Agnieszka Holland” exhibition is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, and it is organized under honorary patronage of Bogdan Zdrojewski, Poland’s Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Partner organizations include: the National Film Archive in Warsaw, the KinoArt Film Association, the Polish Institute in Prague, and the FebioFest Film Festival. The exhibition is curated by Krystyna Zamysłowska and Piotr Kulesza, with visual design by Sławomir Bit.

Further details are available at: www.kinomuzeum.pl.

Written by Paulina Bez based on the press release

Translated by Karolina Kołtun