OPENING FILM
Girl from the closet (2012)
Original Title: ”Dziewczyna z szafy”
Production: Poland
Year of production: 2012
Direction: Bodo Kox
Cast:
Magdalena Różańska
Wojciech Mecwaldowski
Piotr Głowacki
Eryk Lubos
Magdalena Popławska
Running time: 100 mins
Cinematic debut of an independent filmmaker, Bodo Kox, based on one of the highest rated polish screenplays of the past few years. The story wraps around totally uncommon friendship of the three loners: the incorrect Internet lady killer, Jacek ( praised by critics for his role in “80 Millions”, Piotr Głowacki), his introvertic,extremely talented brother, Tomek ( virtuoso of the polish comedy, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, in surprising creation, that could surely be compared to this of Dustin Hoffmann’s in “Rain Man”) and wary of her surrounding, young anthropologist, Magda ( debuting in cinema, Magdalena Różańska). One day, when Jacek is about to come for the business meeting, a neighbour asks for taking care over her genius brother, he would not ever suspect that this unexpected meeting will give a start to the deepest bond between the two lost people.
PRIZES:
2012 - Wojciech Mecwaldowski Koszalin (Koszalin Film Debut Festival, „Młodzi i Film”). Jantar for the male role of „touching study of the character, moderation and precision”
2012 - Koszalin (Koszalin Film Debut Festival, “Młodzi I Film”) Prize of the Youth Jury for “Creative search of form in order to convincingly tell about the disaccord, connection of the souls and responsibility for the other person, with whom it’s rarely easy to find the same language and thread of understanding)
2012 - Koszalin (Koszalin Film Debut Festival, “Młodzi I Film”), The Prize of the Journalists, for the “whole thing”
2012 - Bodo Kox, Prize “Perspective” In Memorial of Janusz “Kuba” Morgenstern
2013 - Września ( All-Polish Festival of the Film Art “Prowincjonalia”), The Main Prize, “Jańcio Wodnik”
2013 - Września (All- Polish Festival of the Film Art,”Prowincjonalia”), Arkadiusz Tomiak, “Jańcio Wodnik” Prize, for the photography
2013 - Września (All- Polish Festival of the Film Art,”Prowincjonalia”), Magdalena Różańska, for “the biggest discovery of the festival”
2013 - Września (All- Polish Festival of the Film Art,”Prowincjonalia”), The Prize of the Journalists
2013 - Tarnów (Tarnów’s Film Prize), Special Jury Prize
2013 - Tarnów (Tarnów’s Film Prize), Youth Jury Prize, “ Cameraman”
BODO KOX
Born on 22 April 1977 in Wrocław. Journalist as his profession, director as his choice, actor, screenwriter, happenings organizer. Said to be an independent polish cinema revelation.
Known for playing in movies of brothers Matwiejczyk. Played roles in their most popular independent movies over past years: “Trouble of the Saturday night”, “Homo Father”, “Fallow” and “ Blood from nose”. In the last of those titles, he played the role of Pablo, that brought him the prize of OFFscar 2005 in category “best actor”. For the roles in “Fallow” and “Homo Father” he received special jury award of the Independent Cinema Contest on XXX FPFF in Gdynia. As a director he presented himself to the public with “Marco P. and the bike thieves”. It turned out to be a masterpiece in its genre, scoring over 20 prizes during the most important independent movies reviews as well as festivals.
His first feature film, „ Look- Alike” was out in 2006. Also received a lot of awards and prizes. The same year receives the special jury prize for the whole works on the Amateur and Independent Film Festival “KAN” in Wrocław. Bodo Kox is also a winner of the Special Jury Prize of the Independent Film Contest XXXII FPFF in Gdynia for the movie “Don’t panic”. This movie became well known on the independent film festivals, receiving more and more prizes, confirming the position of Bodo Kox in Polish off.
Together with the poet, Filip Zawada ( band Pustki), he shot over 10 short films.
„Girl from the closet” is a successfull and frequently awarded debut in the movie mainstream.
