When her grandmother fakes her own death, a big-time chef is forced to trade city life for country living… and unexpectedly meets a charming farmer who’ll change her outlook on life. Directed by Bartek Prokopowicz and co-written by Karolina Frankowska and Katarzyna Golenia, the romantic comedy No Pressure(Nic na Siłę)stars Anna Szymańczyk, Anna Seniuk, and Mateusz Janicki.
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Oliwia (Szymańczyk), a chef at an upscale city restaurant in Wrocław, Poland, has no plans to leave her job — especially if those plans involve her dysfunctional family. So she’s more than a little displeased when she’s pulled away from work to attend the funeral of her estranged grandmother, Halina (Seniuk). After making the trek back to her rural hometown, Oliwia is shocked to find out that Halina staged her death to trick her granddaughter into coming home.
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Oliwia (Szymańczyk), a chef at an upscale city restaurant in Wrocław, Poland, has no plans to leave her job — especially if those plans involve her dysfunctional family. So she’s more than a little displeased when she’s pulled away from work to attend the funeral of her estranged grandmother, Halina (Seniuk). After making the trek back to her rural hometown, Oliwia is shocked to find out that Halina staged her death to trick her granddaughter into coming home.
- 4/5/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
No Pressure is a Polish comedy starring Anna Szymańczyk, Anna Seniuk, Mateusz Janicki and Artur Barciś. It is directed by Bartosz Prokopowicz.
Ever watched a film about a city dweller who rediscovers their life when they return to their hometown? Even if your job has nothing to do with cinema, you’ve likely seen a few and, it’s possible, another one might seem repetitive to you.
Or maybe not, after all, Christmas happens every year and it seems to be quite a hit.
No Pressure Plot
A city girl returns to her hometown to attend her grandmother’s funeral. Everything goes awry when she finds out her grandmother isn’t dead, and it’s all a ruse to get her to take over the family farm full of many, many animals.
About the movie
It probably sounds familiar: the girl, as soon as she arrives at the village, meets a handsome guy who,...
Ever watched a film about a city dweller who rediscovers their life when they return to their hometown? Even if your job has nothing to do with cinema, you’ve likely seen a few and, it’s possible, another one might seem repetitive to you.
Or maybe not, after all, Christmas happens every year and it seems to be quite a hit.
No Pressure Plot
A city girl returns to her hometown to attend her grandmother’s funeral. Everything goes awry when she finds out her grandmother isn’t dead, and it’s all a ruse to get her to take over the family farm full of many, many animals.
About the movie
It probably sounds familiar: the girl, as soon as she arrives at the village, meets a handsome guy who,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Alice Lange
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
A Girl and an Astronaut (Dziewczyna i kosmonauta) is a series directed by Bartosz Prokopowicz starring Magdalena Boczarska, Magdalena Cielecka and Grzegorz Damiecki.
The Girl and the Astronaut is a science-fiction series from Poland with a very well done setting that wisely mixes photographic realism with science-fiction of new technological innovations.
About the Series
Without being Minority Report, but in that same style in some of its innovations, this is a thriller plot and romance that combines both artfully and with rhythm in the six episodes you can see on Netflix as of today.
In The Girl and the Astronaut they have known how to mix atmospheres and combine a certain “retro” touch with futuristic design elements. The series has a lot to offer visually and stands out because of its sets that are worth seeing.
This is not a series that will stand out because of the action scenes,...
The Girl and the Astronaut is a science-fiction series from Poland with a very well done setting that wisely mixes photographic realism with science-fiction of new technological innovations.
About the Series
Without being Minority Report, but in that same style in some of its innovations, this is a thriller plot and romance that combines both artfully and with rhythm in the six episodes you can see on Netflix as of today.
In The Girl and the Astronaut they have known how to mix atmospheres and combine a certain “retro” touch with futuristic design elements. The series has a lot to offer visually and stands out because of its sets that are worth seeing.
This is not a series that will stand out because of the action scenes,...
- 2/17/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Rising talent initiative includes Ukraine “as a sign of support” during conflict.
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Poff) has revealed this year’s Black Nights Stars, showcasing eight rising actors from the Baltic Sea region.
Alongside seven actors from the Baltics, the group includes Ukrainian actress Daria Polunina, whose credits include 2019 family feature Foxter & Max and upcoming Netflix series The Girl And The Astronaut from director Bartek Prokopowicz.
Claudia Landsberger, head of Black Nights Stars, said Polunina had been selected “as a sign of support to the actors community in Ukraine” during the ongoing conflict with Russia. Ukrainian...
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Poff) has revealed this year’s Black Nights Stars, showcasing eight rising actors from the Baltic Sea region.
Alongside seven actors from the Baltics, the group includes Ukrainian actress Daria Polunina, whose credits include 2019 family feature Foxter & Max and upcoming Netflix series The Girl And The Astronaut from director Bartek Prokopowicz.
Claudia Landsberger, head of Black Nights Stars, said Polunina had been selected “as a sign of support to the actors community in Ukraine” during the ongoing conflict with Russia. Ukrainian...
- 10/25/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Netflix’s Director of Local Language Originals for the Cee, Anna Nagler, has outlined the streamer’s ambitions in region, as its biggest drama series from the region, High Water, launches globally today.
In an exclusive interview, Nagler said the streamer’s “doors are open” to creatives and their ideas in Central and Eastern Europe, as Netflix pushes into original shows from international territories despite the company’s well-documented stock price drop this year.
This comes after Netflix opened its regional Cee office in Poland this year. Since launching in Poland in 2016, the SVoD player has claimed to have invested more than 490M Pln (115M) on original films and series such as erotic movie franchise 365 Days in the country, creating more than 2,600 jobs across the production sector in 2020 and 2021.
“Opening the Warsaw office was important but also we’re getting closer to the creative community in general,” Nagler told Deadline.
In an exclusive interview, Nagler said the streamer’s “doors are open” to creatives and their ideas in Central and Eastern Europe, as Netflix pushes into original shows from international territories despite the company’s well-documented stock price drop this year.
This comes after Netflix opened its regional Cee office in Poland this year. Since launching in Poland in 2016, the SVoD player has claimed to have invested more than 490M Pln (115M) on original films and series such as erotic movie franchise 365 Days in the country, creating more than 2,600 jobs across the production sector in 2020 and 2021.
“Opening the Warsaw office was important but also we’re getting closer to the creative community in general,” Nagler told Deadline.
- 10/5/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Wedding-set supernatural tale to premiere in Vanguard section.
Paris-based genre specialist Reel Suspects had picked up world sales to Demon ahead of its premiere in the Vanguard section of the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20).
It is the third feature by Polish director Marcin Wrona, whose previous award-winning work The Christening also screened in Vanguard to packed houses and critical acclaim in 2010.
“I’m really exited to work on Marcin’s third film film. It’s a perfect crossover title that fits our line-up perfectly,” said Reel Suspects CEO Matteo Lovadina.
“It combines a well mastered drama base with a supernatural element. Demon should find an audience both among cinephiles and curious genre fans alike,” he added.
ICM Partners is handling North America.
Taking inspiration from the Jewish mythological figure of the dybbuk, a malicious spirit, Demon revolves around a wedding that takes a sinister turn when the groom is possessed just prior to the...
Paris-based genre specialist Reel Suspects had picked up world sales to Demon ahead of its premiere in the Vanguard section of the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20).
It is the third feature by Polish director Marcin Wrona, whose previous award-winning work The Christening also screened in Vanguard to packed houses and critical acclaim in 2010.
“I’m really exited to work on Marcin’s third film film. It’s a perfect crossover title that fits our line-up perfectly,” said Reel Suspects CEO Matteo Lovadina.
“It combines a well mastered drama base with a supernatural element. Demon should find an audience both among cinephiles and curious genre fans alike,” he added.
ICM Partners is handling North America.
Taking inspiration from the Jewish mythological figure of the dybbuk, a malicious spirit, Demon revolves around a wedding that takes a sinister turn when the groom is possessed just prior to the...
- 8/25/2015
- ScreenDaily
Polish Days constitutes the most important industry event at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival. There, more than 250 movers and shakers of the Polish and international film industry, from producers and film funds to buyers and festival programmers from Berlin, Semaine de la Critique, Rotterdam, Venice, Tribeca and New Directors/New Films, met to watch the latest Polish films at closed screenings. This year, the event took place from July 29 to 31 in the city of Wrocław, Poland.
The 2015 edition focused on funding and German producers. Polish and German film producers met at a conference organized by the Polish Film Institute, the Film Commission of Poland, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German regional funds and the Cottbus Film Festival.
A total of 26 films and projects by both first-time directors and well-established filmmakers were selected for the industry event.
In fact, among the works shown in full at closed screenings were Karlovy Vary competition titles "The Red Spider" by Marcin Koszalkaand "Chemo" by Bartosz Prokopowicz as well as the debut features by Wojciech Kasperski "The High Frontier," "Berlin Diaries" by Przemysław Wojcieszek, "My Sister" by Kinga Dębska and Krzysztof Łukaszewicz’s "Karbala."
As far as the work-in-progress section is concerned, it presented 10 films. These were "Baby Bump" by Kuba Czekaj, "Journals" by Wiktoria Szymańska, "Waves" by Grzegorz Zariczny, "Into the Spirale" by Konrad Aksinowicz, "All These Sleepless Nights" by Michał Marczak and two projects pitched at the festival last year - "Wild Roses" by Anna Jadowska and "Volhynia" by Wojtek Smarzowski. Two documentaries were also presented here: "21 x New York" by Piotr Stasik and "When You Return" by Anna Zamęcka.
Pitchings presented Polish films at an earlier stage of development and production included new works by Marcin Wrona ("Lili"), Dorota Kędzierzawska ("Speedway") and Marcin Dudziak ("Presence"), as well as the following debut features: "The Last Family" by Jan P. Matuszyński, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc, "Forest" by Joanna Zastróżna and the Cinemart project "Hurrah, we're still alive!" by Agnieszka Polska. Moreover, three projects by foreign directors but developed in Poland were also pitched: "AA" by Jack Faber, "Marie Curie" by Marie Noelle and "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi. Post-production awards from Toya Studios (sound) and Chimney Poland (image) went to "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc and "Speedway" by Dorota Kędzierzawska.
In the case of "The Last Family," David Ogrodnik, one of the stars of the critically acclaimed hit "Ida," has been cast in the film as Tomek, the son of Polish artist Zdzislaw Beksinski, played by Andrzej Seweryn, a veteran film and theater actor.
According to Joanna Łapińska, the head of Polish Days and the artistic director of the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, the program “contains, in equal measure, expressive, original works, along with interesting genre films, moving features, and courageous documentaries.” As far as Agnieszka Odorowicz, the general director of the Polish Film Institute, is concerned, Polish Days has become “one of the most interesting events dedicated to promoting Polish cinema and showcasing film projects in early stages of production. The importance of Polish Days for the international promotion of Polish cinema cannot be overstated. ” Łapińska was adamant on “making it clear” that “Poland is a place for interesting coproductions.”
Polish Days is co-organized with the Polish Film Institute. The event’s partners include the Film Commission of Poland, the Mazovia-Warsaw and Wrocław Film Commissions, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the National Audiovisual Institute and post-production studios Toya Studios and Chimney Poland.
The 2015 edition focused on funding and German producers. Polish and German film producers met at a conference organized by the Polish Film Institute, the Film Commission of Poland, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German regional funds and the Cottbus Film Festival.
A total of 26 films and projects by both first-time directors and well-established filmmakers were selected for the industry event.
In fact, among the works shown in full at closed screenings were Karlovy Vary competition titles "The Red Spider" by Marcin Koszalkaand "Chemo" by Bartosz Prokopowicz as well as the debut features by Wojciech Kasperski "The High Frontier," "Berlin Diaries" by Przemysław Wojcieszek, "My Sister" by Kinga Dębska and Krzysztof Łukaszewicz’s "Karbala."
As far as the work-in-progress section is concerned, it presented 10 films. These were "Baby Bump" by Kuba Czekaj, "Journals" by Wiktoria Szymańska, "Waves" by Grzegorz Zariczny, "Into the Spirale" by Konrad Aksinowicz, "All These Sleepless Nights" by Michał Marczak and two projects pitched at the festival last year - "Wild Roses" by Anna Jadowska and "Volhynia" by Wojtek Smarzowski. Two documentaries were also presented here: "21 x New York" by Piotr Stasik and "When You Return" by Anna Zamęcka.
Pitchings presented Polish films at an earlier stage of development and production included new works by Marcin Wrona ("Lili"), Dorota Kędzierzawska ("Speedway") and Marcin Dudziak ("Presence"), as well as the following debut features: "The Last Family" by Jan P. Matuszyński, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc, "Forest" by Joanna Zastróżna and the Cinemart project "Hurrah, we're still alive!" by Agnieszka Polska. Moreover, three projects by foreign directors but developed in Poland were also pitched: "AA" by Jack Faber, "Marie Curie" by Marie Noelle and "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi. Post-production awards from Toya Studios (sound) and Chimney Poland (image) went to "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc and "Speedway" by Dorota Kędzierzawska.
In the case of "The Last Family," David Ogrodnik, one of the stars of the critically acclaimed hit "Ida," has been cast in the film as Tomek, the son of Polish artist Zdzislaw Beksinski, played by Andrzej Seweryn, a veteran film and theater actor.
According to Joanna Łapińska, the head of Polish Days and the artistic director of the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, the program “contains, in equal measure, expressive, original works, along with interesting genre films, moving features, and courageous documentaries.” As far as Agnieszka Odorowicz, the general director of the Polish Film Institute, is concerned, Polish Days has become “one of the most interesting events dedicated to promoting Polish cinema and showcasing film projects in early stages of production. The importance of Polish Days for the international promotion of Polish cinema cannot be overstated. ” Łapińska was adamant on “making it clear” that “Poland is a place for interesting coproductions.”
Polish Days is co-organized with the Polish Film Institute. The event’s partners include the Film Commission of Poland, the Mazovia-Warsaw and Wrocław Film Commissions, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the National Audiovisual Institute and post-production studios Toya Studios and Chimney Poland.
- 8/12/2015
- by Tara Karajica
- Sydney's Buzz
Marcin Koszalka’s The Red Spider among 26 titles in local showcase.Scroll down for full list of films
Polish Days, the showcase of national films at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, has announced 26 titles this year.
Among six completed films are Karlovy Vary features The Red Spider and Chemo.
Ten films will be presented at the pitchings event - for projects in development and the early stages of production - while nine films will be presented in the work-in-progress strand.
This year’s Polish Days will have a focus on German producers and film funds, including a meeting of Polish and German film producers organised in co-operation with the East German film funds Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Cottbus Iff, the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland.
170 guests from Poland and abroad are expected to attend the event in Wrocław, which will take place July 29-31.
Full list of selected...
Polish Days, the showcase of national films at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, has announced 26 titles this year.
Among six completed films are Karlovy Vary features The Red Spider and Chemo.
Ten films will be presented at the pitchings event - for projects in development and the early stages of production - while nine films will be presented in the work-in-progress strand.
This year’s Polish Days will have a focus on German producers and film funds, including a meeting of Polish and German film producers organised in co-operation with the East German film funds Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Cottbus Iff, the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland.
170 guests from Poland and abroad are expected to attend the event in Wrocław, which will take place July 29-31.
Full list of selected...
- 7/14/2015
- ScreenDaily
Gazing into the crystal ball, Screen rounds up its Cannes predictions.
With the unveiling of Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection now exactly three weeks away buzz over the titles that Thierry Fremaux and his team will select for the 68th edition is hitting fever pitch.
Official teaser announcements have started to roll this week, led by the confirmation on Wednesday that George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road would premiere in an Out of Competition screening on May 14.
Earlier the week, Cannes unveiled its poster featuring Ingrid Bergman to mark the centenary of the late big screen’s birth and it was announced that Stig Bjorkman’s documentary Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words would show in Cannes Classics as part of the commemorations.
For the rest of the Official Selection, except perhaps the opening film which is traditionally revealed in advance, Cannes watchers will have to wait for the announcement press conference in Paris on April...
With the unveiling of Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection now exactly three weeks away buzz over the titles that Thierry Fremaux and his team will select for the 68th edition is hitting fever pitch.
Official teaser announcements have started to roll this week, led by the confirmation on Wednesday that George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road would premiere in an Out of Competition screening on May 14.
Earlier the week, Cannes unveiled its poster featuring Ingrid Bergman to mark the centenary of the late big screen’s birth and it was announced that Stig Bjorkman’s documentary Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words would show in Cannes Classics as part of the commemorations.
For the rest of the Official Selection, except perhaps the opening film which is traditionally revealed in advance, Cannes watchers will have to wait for the announcement press conference in Paris on April...
- 3/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
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