New German Cinema is back at TRANSATLANTYK Festival 2012 - difficult subjects and promising debuts
From August 15th to 22nd, 2012, highly acclaimed international cinema, film screenings, concerts and meetings with most renowned musicians and film producers from Poland and abroad will for the second time be available in Poznan for all film and music lovers! One of the biggest attractions of the Festival will surely be the first polish screening of this year’s Berlinale Golden Bear Winner - „Caesar must die” by the brothers Taviani.
What connects ACTA, eternal life, and drones in Pakistan?
VOLUNTEERING
We invite you to help in servicing TRANSATLANTYK 2012 International Film and Music Festival in Poznan!
Fill out the application form and take part in this unforgettable event. This is your chance to experience something unique and to gain skills you can’t master in any other job. Not only will you learn a lot, you’ll also participate in the Festival events.
RULES
Recruitment:
The volunteers are recruited February1st through July 15th, 2012.
Fill out the form available at the Festival website www.transatlantyk.org
To become a volunteer you must be of age or at least 16, in which case you must attach a parent or guardian consent besides your application. The additional form is available here:
Parent/Guardian written consent
The recruitment results will be e-mailed to interested parties after July 23rd, 2012.
The accepted volunteers will be informed in detail of their duties and specific dates.
WORK:
We are looking for volunteers willing to work just before and all the way throughout the Festival. Their job will be to support the Organizers in all aspects of creating the Festival. We will need people to help with film screenings, concerts and decoration, handling the audience and Festival guests, staffing the Press Office and information, as well as participating in promotional actions.
The volunteers will be provided specific hours and schedule, and will work under close supervision from the Organizer. The volunteers will work 4-7 hours per day.
The work is voluntary and its greatest benefit is participating in a top ranking cultural event. Additionally, the volunteer IDs will grant free entry to Festival shows, screenings and concerts.
The volunteers will sign an agreement with the Organizer and work in the hours regulated by individual schedule. Their job will be in promotion, logistics, decoration, servicing guests, participants and artists.
The organizer will not cover the costs of accommodation, board and transport for the volunteers, but will provide liability and emergency insurance.
Certificate:
At the volunteer’s request, the Organizer will issue a certificate of work, as well as a reference letter. To receive the certificate and references the volunteer needs to request them from their immediate supervisor during the Festival.
Questions:
Should you have any questions regarding volunteering, please contact us at: wolontariat@transatlantyk.org
Outstanding cinema and music from all around the world, legendary and young artists, hundreds of screenings and extraordinary concerts. In the summer of 2011, the TRANSATLANTYK International Film and Music Festival starts in Poznan. A new artistic platform that strives to inspire discussions on current social issues through movies and music.
"TRANSATLANTYK
is a festival of ideas.
Social consciousness will be
a driving force, illuminated through
unique musical and filmic works."
Outstanding films and music from all around the world. Legendary and young artists, representatives from all film and music professions, hundreds of screenings and numerous concerts. In the summer of 2011 the TRANSATLANTYK International Film and Music Festival starts in Poznan, Poland. A new artistic platform aimed at building a stronger relationship between society, art and the environment through music and movies. It strives to inspire discussions on current social issues. Transatlantyk will be Glocal*, Open and Bold.
Academy Award® winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek is the Founder and Director of the Festival.
* GLOCAL -... local in actions and identity, while at the same time global in terms of understanding the consequences and context of its actions.
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Los Angeles/Poznan
Oscar® winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek has written the scores for over 50 feature films and documentaries including Unfaithful, dir. by Adrian Lyne, The Visitor, dir. by Tom McCarthy, Aimee and Jaguar, dir. by Max Färberböck, War and Peace, dir. by Robert Dornhelm, The Lost Souls, dir. by Janusz Kaminski, Total Eclipse, Washington Square, The Third Miracle, all three directed by Agnieszka Holland. J.A.P.K.'s recent projects include Hachi, directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Richard Gere, City Island, winner of the Audience Award at Tribeca Festival, directed by Raymond de Felitta, starring Andy Garcia.
He most recently wrote the score for the critically acclaimed feature film Get Low starring Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray from director Aaron Schneider.
He also wrote the score for the upcoming feature Leonie starring Emily Mortimer from writer/director Hisako Matsui.
J.A.P.K. began his career touring Europe in the late 1970s with The Orchestra of the Eighth Day. In 1982, Kaczmarek recorded his debut album, titled Music for the End.
He relocated to America in 1989 and began composing for theatre, winning a Drama Desk Award for his music for the New York Shakespeare Festival's 1992 production of John Ford's Tis Pity She's A Whore, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis. Soon J.A.P.K. turned to composing film scores as his primary occupation. In 2005, he won his first Oscar® for Finding Neverland, as well as The National Board of Review's award for Best Score.
He was nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA's Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music.
Currently, he is establishing TRANSATLANTYK - Poznan International Film & Music Festival, and the Rozbitek Institute in his native Poland. The
Institute will serve as a center for education and development of new work in the areas of film, theatre, music, and new media.
Rozbitek will support artists of independent vision, and at the same time, will introduce methods of American filmmaking, particularly important to survival of Central European artistic communities.
Developing new talent will be the primary purpose, but the Institute also plans to follow up with the production and exhibition of new works.
www.jan-ap-kaczmarek.com
http://www.facebook.com/jan.a.p.kaczmarek
Poznań is a city which combines western standards of living with the energy and enthusiasm of the Central and Eastern European countries.
A metropolis with a population of half a million, Poznań is located closer to Berlin than to the capital of Poland. The city is inhabited by people one can rely on: educated, fluent in foreign languages, open and spontaneous, while at the same time predictable and dependable. Poznań endorses the technology of success, supported by a 1000-year-long tradition of efficiency: even the most ambitious enterprises and daring visions can find success here.
The unique profile of the City consists also of diverse cultural events, starting from those well-known throughout Europe to newer, rapidly developing ones. Poznań hosts the series POZnan* dla Ziemi (POZnan* for the Earth) concerts that have already featured Nelly Furtado, Radiohead and Sting.
Poznań is an open European city, elegant, fashionable, but also spontaneous. It offers high standards of living and the possibility to fulfil great ambitions, as well as interesting ways of spending free time.
Photo by Ryszard Horowitz
CONTACT
Fundacja Transatlantyk
Sw. Marcin 80/82/208
61-809 Poznan
Poland
Ph.: +48 61 64 65 263
Mobile: +48 505 495 007
office@transatlantyk.org
USA:
Ray Costa
Costa Communications, Inc.
8265 W. Sunset Blvd. Ste. 101
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Ph. (323) 650-3588
Fx. (323) 654-5207
rcosta@costacomm.com
TRANSATLANTYK 2012 STAFF
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Festival Director and Founder
Adam Trzopek
adam@transatlantyk.org
Director of Programming, Producer
Martyna Jeziorecka
martyna@transatlantyk.org
Festival Manager
Szymon Kaczmarek
szymon@transatlantyk.org
Creative Director - Special Projects
Jakub Dobkiewicz
jakub@transatlantyk.org
Transatlantyk - Rozbitek Coordinator
Marta Romaszkan
marta.r@transatlantyk.org
Workshops & Panels Coordinator
Julia Stryjska
julia@transatlantyk.org
Production Manager
Katarzyna Czerniak
kasia@transatlantyk.org
Guest Manager
Marta Pirwitz
marta@transatlantyk.org
Office Manager / Print Coordinator – Warszawa
Paweł Głogowski
pawel@transatlantyk.org
Office Manager - Poznań
Natalia Safran
Executive Producer
Aleksandra Twardowska
Festival Designer
Jarosław Minkowicz
Opening/Closing Gala Director
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