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Włodzimierz PREYSS 
ACTOR, DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER, INDEPENDENT
FILMMAKER
In 1975
Włodzimierz began his studies at the L.
Schiller National Film School in Łódź. He earned his acting diploma in 1980,
and his master's degree with the academic thesis “O aktorach
profesjonalnych i aktorach niezawodnych – mity a rzeczywistość” (“On
Professional Actors and Non-Professional Actors - Myths vs. Reality”), written
under the supervision of Professor Zygmunt Machwitz. Shortly after his stage
debut, he withdrew from professional work. During martial law, after finishing
work on the film “Klakier” (“Clapper”), for which he wrote the screenplay
(together with Janusz Kondratiuk), he took part in the boycott of artists, and
in 1984 left Poland for political reasons. He settled in West Berlin, where he
implemented an original educational program for actors and filmmakers (Formacja
EDM), staging a theater and film play “Wizja - EDM” (“Vision - EDM”) with his
graduates. In 1992, he returned to Poland. He took over as head of the EDM
Theater and Film Association and director of the Proscenium Theater. In 2006,
together with a group of associates, he founded the EDM Foundation, based in
Gdynia. Co-founder of the "Most" International Art Festival. Two
children.
He was born on
February 28, 1951 in Szczecin. He spent his childhood and youth in Gdańsk. There for 5 years he was a piano student
at the Państwowa Szkoła Muzyczna I Stopnia im. H. Wieniawskiego (“H. Wieniawski
Undergraduate State Music School”). In 1969 he graduated from Nicolaus
Copernicus High School No. 1. He began his adult professional life as a
presenter and announcer. He performed in Tri-City and national clubs, including
"ŻAK", "Rudy Kot" and "Medyk" in Gdańsk, "Paloma", "Liliput",
"Interclub" in Gdynia, "Pod Jaszczurami" in Cracow,
"Siódemki" in Łódź while already being a film student, and he was an
industrial music entertainer in the famous Sopot club "NON STOP". He
performed a similar function, as a boss, in the Teatr Muzyki Mechanicznej
(“Industrial Music Theatre”) and Discorama. At that time he earned the title of
“number one DJ" in Poland, winning a national tournament of presenters in
Wrocław. Until 1974, he worked in the entertainment industry: PSJ, ZPR, ESTRADA
Stołeczna, BART. Heading towards cinematography, he took part in the last
entertainment program of Wowo Bielicki's “Młode pokolenie” (“Young
Generation”).
He was a free
creator in Polish cinematography and theater and TV. From 1985 to 1992 he was
absent from the country. He was delegated to leave by "Polish Film."
He stayed in West Berlin for political reasons, bringing together artists
affected by political and financial matters. Later, he was managed by the impresario
Pagart. There he co-founded the Berliner KunstForum e.V. and EDM Film und
Theaterproduktion, as well as Vision GMBH, in which he was an artistic
supervisor.
Dominik W. Rettinger
SCREENWRITER, FILM DIRECTOR, WRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, PRODUCER
Studies / Diplomas:
1972 - 1976 - University of Wrocław - anthropology of culture.
1977 - 1981 - Leon Schiller National Film School - Department of Film Directing.
Work:
1986 - “Gra w ślepca” (“The Blind Man's Game”) - (1st prize at the Koszalin Festival, invited to the Venice and Hoff festivals, stopped by censorship) - feature debut, director, script with Paweł Mossakowski.
1987 - 1999 - West Berlin - film acting lectures - at the "Ensemble" school.
1990 - 2000 - work in advertising; creation and direction of 30 commercials, authorship of 12 advertising campaigns.
2000 - 2004 - creation and production of a TV show (“Poszukiwacze przygód” / “Adventurers”), authorship and production of a TV series (“Apetyt na miłość” / “Appetite for Love”).
2005 - until now: scripts of feature films and TV series, plays, novels.
Series scripts:
2004 - “Apetyt na miłość” (“Appetite for Love”) - directed by Anna Kazejak.
2007 - “Ekipa” - directed by Agnieszka Holland.
2010 - “Siostry” (“Sisters”) - directed by Wojciech Nowak.
2011 - “Ludzkie sprawy” (“Human Affairs”) - directed by Krzysztof Lang.
2013 - “Głęboka woda” (“Deep Water”) season II - directed by Magda Lazarkiewicz.
TV theater
2014 - “Karski” - co-writer, directed by Magda Lazarkiewicz.
2017 - “Wojna, moja miłość” (“War, My Love”) - directed by Wojciech Nowak.
Feature films:
1986 - “Gra w ślepca” (“The Blind Man's Game”) - co-writer and director.
2007 - “Pora mroku” (“Time of Darkness”) - directed by Grzegorz Kuczeriszka.
2011 - “Milion dolarów” (“A Million Dollars”) - director Janusz Kondratiuk.
2014 - “Kamienie na szaniec” (“Stones for the Rampart”) - director Robert Gliński
2016 - “Jak pies z kotem” (“A Cat with a Dog”) - script with Janusz Kondratiuk, directed by Janusz Kondratiuk; premiere October 2018.
Tomasz Kordek
PRODUCER’S PROXY Katarzyna Dorosz
PROJECT MANAGER
Journalist,
political scientist, writer, business coach.
Business
practitioner and global market expert in business health management.
For many years
she has successfully built, managed and developed businesses and projects of
international scope.
She is an
internationally recognized expert on motivating seniors and also conducts
research on longevity and healthy living. Katarzyna Dorosz is the author and
founder of the first online TV channel Active50tv with international reach.
She is also a
lecturer and author of several books, including “Cywilizacja miłości” (“The
Civilization of Love”, “Rodzina pełna miłości” (“The Family Full of Love”) and
“Nauczanie św. Jana Pawła II” (“The Teachings of St. John Paul II”). She
currently lives in California.
She also conducts
periodic motivational training workshops for women around the world.
For many years
she worked in radio, Polska Presse and TVN.
For almost 10
years she was associated with the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
Katarzyna's
passions include flamenco dancing, fencing, art, writing and traveling.