AKSON STUDIO

Film and Television Production

Akson Studio:

feature films television series docummentaries television programmes entertainment shows educational programmes theatre plays for the Television Theatre

Winner of many prestigious televisionand festival awards

Akson Studio:

• Artistic competence

• Education as film director

• Managerial skills

• Experience and personal achievements

Let's go to the movies tommorow (TV)

Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles Holywood Eagle for Best Feature Film

La Rochelle International TV Production Festival Best European Fiction Film

Prix Europe Festival in Berlin- Best TV Feature Film

International War Film Festival in Moscow- Best Cinematographer

country: Polandgenre: melodrama, war movie

director: Michał Kwieciński screenplay: Jerzy Stefan Stawiński score: Misza Hairulin runtime: 85

Extras

New York Polish Film FestivalAudience Award

5 Awards on Polish Film Festival, Gdynia Audience Best Cinematographer Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Polish Film Award Eagle – 5 nominations

country: Polandgenre: comedy of manners

director Michał Kwieciński screenplay Jarosław Sokół cinematography Arkadiusz Tomiak score Michał Lorenc

runtime: 118

Roman PolańskiAcademy Award WinnerGolden Palm, Cannes

Paweł EdelmanAcademy Award NomineeASC Award Nominee

Allan StarskyAcademy Award WinnerCesar Award

Marta MeszarosFIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin

Krystyna JandaBest Actress, Cannes Film FestivalEuropean Film Award Nominee

Daniel OlbrychskiStanislavsky Prize,Moscow Int. Film Festival

Bob HoskinsAcademy Award NomineeBest Actor, Cannes Film Festival

ANDRZEJ WAJDA

1981 Grand Prix „La Palm d’Or” (Golden Palm), International Film Festival, Cannes 1982 Prix Onassis, Athens 1987 Kyoto Prize, Japan, which he donated in full to establish the Kyoto-Cracow Foundation 1990 “Felix” - European Film Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award 1997 Praemium Imperiale, Japan 1997 Golden Lion, Film Festival in Venice 2000 “Oscar” – the American Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement 2005 Platinum Lion Special Award for Lifetime Achievement, the 30th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2006 Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement, International Film Festival in Berlin 2009 The Alfred Bauer Award for setting new perspectives in film art, International Film Festival in Berlin

Katyń

2008 Academy Award nomination 2009 Czech Lion nomination2008 European Film Award2008 Eagle (Polish Film Award)

country: Polandgenre: drama

director Andrzej Wajda screenplay Władysław Pasikowski cinematography Paweł Edelman score Krzysztof Penderecki make-up Waldemar Pokromskiruntime: 116

Sweet Rush

2009 Alfred Bauer Award, Internation Film Festival, Berlin

Polish Film Award 2009 Golden Duck nominations:

Best Film Best Female Role Best Male Role Best Cinematographer Best Screenplay

country: Polandgenre: drama director Andrzej Wajda screenplay Andrzej Wajda cinematography Paweł Edelman runtime: 85

Akson Studio has produced 22 feature films

„Stacja” („The Stadion”) , screenplay and directed by P. Wereśniakstarring B. Linda, Z. Zamachowski, O. Lubaszenko, K. Figura

„Zemsta” („The Revange”) based on A. Fredro’s play, directed by A. Wajdastarring J. Gajos, A. Seweryn, R. Polański, K. Figura, A. Buzek

„Oda do radości” („Ode to Joy”) screenplay and directed by A. Kazejak, P. Komasa, M. Migas

starring M. Buczkowska, P. Głowacki, L. Żurek„Statyści” („Extras”) screenplay by J. Sokół, directed by M. Kwieciński

starring B. Opania, K. Preis, K. Stelmaszyk, A. Romanowska„Jutro idziemy do kina” („Let’s go to the movies tomorrow”) screenplay by J. S. Stawiński, directed by A. Wajda

starring A. Pawlicki, K. Wesołowski, M. Damięcki„Drzazgi” („Splinters”) screenplay by B. Kurowski, M. Pieprzyca, directed by M. Pieprzyca

starring A. Pawlicki, M. Hycnar, K. Piechota

International coproductions

„Gebűrtig”, directed by Lukas Stepanik, Robert Schindel Starring D. Olbrychski(coproduction: Austria, Germany Eurimages, Poland)

„Where Eskimos live”, screenplay by T. Wiszniewski i A. Grębowicz, directed by T. Wiszniewski, starring Bob Hoskins, K. Majchrzak

(coproduction: Poland, Germany, USA, Canada)„Imre Nagy “ screenplay by M. Meszaros, E. Pataki, directed by M. Meszaros starring J. Nowicki, E. Telega, J. Frycz

(coproduction: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia)

Oficer (The Officer), Oficerowie (The Officers),Trzeci oficer (The Third Officer)

3 seasons x 13 episodes

Average Share 16 %, Average Audience 2,16 mlnDirected by Maciej Dejczer2004-2008’

Magda M.

4 seasons x 13 episodesAverage Share 22% , Average Audience 3 mlnDirected by Jacek Borcuch, Maciej Dejczer, Krzysztof Lang2005-2007’

Samo Życie (Just Life)

In production since 2002, more than 1400 episodes

Average Audience 3,5 mln (Record Audience 6,5 mln)Directed by, among others: Wojciech Nowak, Jacek Sołtysiak, Maciej Pieprzyca, Maciej Dejczer, Jerzy Krysiak, Przemysław Angerman, Michał Rosa2002 -

Czas Honoru (Time of Honour)

1 series x 13 episodes (next one in progress)Average Share 17,4 %, Average Audience 2,86 mlnDirected by Michał Kwieciński, Michał Rosa & Wojciech Wójcik2008 -

Teraz albo nigdy! (Now or Never!)

2 seasons x 13 episodes (next one in progress)Average Share 22 %, Average Audience 3 mlnDirected by Grzegorz Kuczeriszka2007-2009

Twarzą w twarz (Face to face)

2 seasons x 12 episodesAverage Share 22 %, Average Audience 3 mlnDirected by Partyk Vega2007-2008

Coproductions in progress

- ‘Master class’ production stage

- ‘Irena's Vow’ development stage

- ‘Stolen Identity’ development stage

City

A cultural and a commercial event on the Polish film market A thrilling, controversial subject – the outbreak and the fall of the Warsaw Uprising A local issue – universal meaning Modern methods of realization Long, meticulous preparation and historical documentation An innovative marketing method (Internet series and a social networking game)

The total cost of the movie is estimated at 5 mln euros

Metro

musical – a great commercial success (1500 shows, nearly 1.5-million audience) the only Polish show performed on Broadway nomination to Tony Award the Russian Golden Maks, 3 years on stage at Moscow Operetta Theater makers of theatrical success involved in the screen version director: Janusz Józefowicz composer: Janusz Stokłosa easy to create a Russian-version soundtrack the possibility to cast talented Russian singers and dancers the movie and OSTR forecast to be a huge commercial success varied audiences – older fans of the original and the younger generation fascinated with music films

The total cost of the movie is estimated at 3,5 mln euros.

The Polish Film Institute

Subsidies for interantional co-productions

the subsidy may not exceed 2 mln zł (0.5 mln euros)

for a non-European film – 1.5 mln zł (0.4 mln euros)

Why is it worth cooperating with Akson Studio?

Excellent knowledge of the film and television market- creators, filmmakers and actors- equipment and service back-up- artistic and commercial trends- state-of-the-art production and postproduction techniques of image and sound

Effective management of financial means due to experience in years-long negotiations and low-budget productions’ management

Experience in effective and efficient use of financial means as well as in managemnt of both high- and low-budget movies

Access to the best creators and filmmakers on the market

Good skills in human resources management

Experience in cooperation with foreign business partners

Knowledge of legal and formal regulations

The ability to use available sources of funding

Innovative marketing and PR methods which guarantee the effective promotion of our productions

Cooperation with the largest film distributors in Poland and in Europe

Interest of foreign business partners in purchasing our copyrights and formats

Reliability, honesty in running and management of production projects

Film and television awards as well as satisfying ratings confirm our successes

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