AKSON STUDIO Film and Television Production
Mar 27, 2015
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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