
"There is no message which does not convey a certain view of the world. There is no camera work which does not carry meaning. There is no decision which is purely esthetical."
4 pm Studio Cinema Agrafka, Krowoderska Street 8
The coincidence, which decides about..., commented by Andrzej Szczypiorski, Stanislaw Lem, Jozef Tischner and others in „Moment ” (Poland 1995, 30’), directed by Maciej Wojtyszko, followed by the meeting with the film director, moderated by Lukasz Maciejewski.
Maciej Wojtyszko – film director, playwright, author of screenplays and plays for children; graduate of the Secondary School for Theatre Art in Warszawa; studied philosophy on the Varsovie University; his debut as a prose-writer was in 1966. Author of a few books for children and youth (a.o. „Bromba i inni”, „Antycyponek”, „Trzynaste pióro Eufemii”, „Tajemnica szyfru Marabuta”, „Synteza”). Some of them became prototypes for TV cartoon series. Lecturer on PWST (Public Higher Theatre School; in 1990-93 and 1999-2002 dean of the Film Direction Faculty on PWST. At present he is working as author and producer on a theatre play „O rozkoszy” (About pleasue), with its premiere on 30th of January 2010 in Slowacki Theatre.
Lukasz Maciejewski – journalist, film and theatre critic, university teacher; cooperates with several magazines (a.o. „Tygodnik Powszechny”, „Film”, „Kwartalnik Filmowy”, „Dziennik”, „Teatr”, „Magazyn Filmowy SFP”, „Dekada Literacka”, „Notatnik Teatralny”, „Krakow” and „Machina”), also publishes in „Dialog” (Germany) and „Nowaja Polsza” as well as on the internet portals „Dwutygodnik” and „Filmweb”. Co-author of several books – in 2009 he published a bestseller „Przygoda myśli”, selection of the author’s talks with leading authors of Polish cinema and theatre as well as „Tako rzecze…Lem” (Russia), „Zanussi. Przemiany”, „Krystian Lupa. Rozmowy/Conversations”.
3 pm Gallery of Modern Art Klub Bunkra Sztuki, Szczepanski Sq. 3a
Section of Fenomenology:
“Who is looking for the Truth …” – philosophy and life of Edith Stein, Poland, 58’ realisation Piotr Mielech, Ewa Fagas–Mielech, production: Multimedia Archiv of Philosophy
(Multimedialne Archiwum Filozofii) followed by duscussion with:
prof. dr hab. Anna Grzegorczyk, chairwoman of the Edyta Stein Research Center;
dr Ewa Fiuk - film connoisseur, initiator, organizator and patron of the project “Pictures of History”, taking place within The Film Review taking place in Krakow since 3 years, presenting selected German films about important events in the history of Germany and Europe;
Adam Workowski – Doctor of Philosophy on The Jagiellonian University, phenomenologist, lecturer on the Jean Paul II. University - Faculty of Philosophy of God; author of the book „Ontologiczne podstawy posiadania", Wroclaw 2009; he was publishing in a.o. Znak, Logos i Etos, Tygodnik Powszechny.
Adrian Poweska – philosopher, Ph.D. student in the Faculty of International and Political Studies on Jagiellonian University. Interests: philosophy and hermeneutics, philosophy of dialogue, contemporary spirituality in the matter of identity and subjectivity. Author of a.o..: „Hermeneutyczny dyskurs rozumienia. Człowiek, tożsamość i tradycja kulturowa w filozofii Hansa Georga Gadamera”, „Źródła i perspektywy podmiotowości i tożsamości w horyzoncie kultury nowoczesnej”, „Podmiotowość i Tożsamość w kulturze a inspiracje Heideggerem. Wstęp do problematyki”, „Człowiek i rozumienie kultury a wielokulturowość. Mity i fakty na styku filozofii politycznej i filozofii kultury”, „Człowiek, kultura i świat człowieka. Zakorzenienie i przekraczanie granic między ludźmi”. He was publishing in POLITEIA, Wyd. UJ, EPISTEME.
dr Urszula Tes, moderator of the discussion – film connoisseur, lecturer on the High School for Philosophy and Pedagogy “Ignatianum”, author of the book Cinema of John Cassavetes; She deals with the relation between film and philosophy.
6 pm Studio Cinema Agrafka, Krowoderska Street 8
Section of Fenomenology:
“Heretic – life and work of Jan Patoczka” Poland/Czech Republic/Germany 2005, 85', realisation Piotr Mielech, Ewa Fagas–Mielech, followed by the meeting with the authors of the film and the discussion with participation of the invited guests, moderated by dr Adam Workowski.
Authors:
Ewa Fagas-Mielech – philosopher, co-author of Multimedia Archiv of Philosophy, filmmaker. Author of the photographs for films „Dzień, jak co dzień”, „Ordo et Pax”, „Edith Stein”.
Piotr Mielech – film director, screenwriter, co-author of Multimedia Archiv of Philosophy. Film director of a.o.: „Czesława Miłosza wyprawa w dwudziestolecie”, „We dwoje”, „Heretyk – życie i dzieło Jana Patoczki”. One of the jobs of the Multimedia Archiv of Philosophy is creating a chronicle to document development of thought and idea.
2.30 pm Studio Cinema Agrafka, Krowoderska Street 8
„10 minuts later: Violin”, (Germany/Great Britain/USA, 2002, ’95),* by Bernardo Bertolucci, Mike Figgis, Jirí Menzel, István Szabó, Claire Denis, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Radford, Jean-Luc Godard.
The time in this film is like unknown. Let us use each minute of our lifes. Let us hurry!
Meeting from the cycle: „Philosopher in the cinema – Jean-Luc Nancy. Duo of Andrzej Lesniak and Jakub Majmurek”.
Speakers: Andrzej Lesniak – philosopher, historian and theorist of the Art. Author of the book „Topografie doświadczenia. Jacques Derrida i Maurice Blanchot" (Krakow 2003) and several articles published in a.o. Principia, Teksty Drugie and Kwartalnik Filozoficzny. He is working in the Insitut of Contemporary Culture on the jagiellonian University.
Jakub Majmurek – film connoisseur, film critic; Ph.D. student in the Higher School for Social Sciences at IFiS PAN (Polish Science Academy), where he is preparing a work about the matter of timeliness in the contemporary French philosophy; he also deals with film theorie and film philosophy.