‘My 89 Generation’ by Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan and ‘Secret Wars’ by Patryk Vega have been admitted to the official program of INPUT 2016 by an international selection panel. Among over 250 television programs from public broadcasters from all over the world, a crowd funded documentary ‘My 89 Generation’ and an action thriller series ‘Secret Wars’ have been selected for the official program of INPUT 2016 conference.
The TVP productions are going to be shown to the international audience among 80 television productions from 30 countries during the conference in Calgary, Canada.
The whole event is going to take place in Calgary on 8-12 May. The organizer of INPUT 2016 is the Canadian public broadcaster - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
You can find more information on the INPUT 2016 conference here:
http://input-tv.org/home
My 89 Generation
Fresh, invigorating and absolutely moving. ‘My 89 generation’ is a unique documentary compiled from the videos sent by the main characters – young people born after 1989. The story takes us into their actual lives their fears, hopes and first loves. The director asked young people to send their own clips in order to create a profile of youth born after the turmoil and transformations that Europe experienced in the early 90’s, these people don’t remember communism, lack of products in shops or closed borders. Among hours of recordings, seven main characters were chosen to represent the generation of people born after 89’. Viewers have a chance to get to know Wojtek, Ela, Mikolaj, Martyna, Adam, Lukasz and Małgosia – their first love fascinations, betrayals, breakups and the need to fulfill their dreams. These young people are full of passion, trying to make it happen for them, they want to love and be loved; they would like to share their emotions and thrills with others despite the fact that there are some failures and downs on the way.
Directed by: Paweł Jóźwiak-Rodan, 60’, HD
Secret Wars
Determined, well trained, chosen to protect your safety. They follow orders without asking questions. It is a story revealing the backstage of Secret Intelligence Agency operations. When an elite unit of Military Information Services is dismissed, politicians realize that the country intelligence is blinded. Another top secret, special tasks unit is created, it’s composed of Alex – nickname ‘Protein’ - a rebellious former Internal Security Agency member, Jonas - Army captain who has returned from Afghanistan and Marian - a former Security Service colonel. While working on front page scandals and swindles they have to face their own demons that are haunting them. Soon they realize that they do not really know who they are working for.
The series is a true depiction of intelligence agencies in Eastern Europe that derived from Russia’s KGB and GRU. The stunning reality of the series is the result of a script based on authentic accounts of witnesses and actual events from the front pages of newspapers. The series, based on the very popular feature movie of the same title, gives a deeper insight into lives of the main characters and shows new cases they work on. It consists mostly of new scenes and preserves the dense, mysterious atmosphere of the movie.
Directed by: Patryk Vega, 5 x 45’, HD
Cast: Agata Kulesza (Ida), Olga Bołądź (Flying Pigs), Janusz Chabior (The Last Floor, The Symmetry)
