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Polish Film at the Nicosia Film Festival: Emi Buchwald's "Science" on the Big Screen
Poland will be one of the countries represented at the "Languages on Screen – Cinema Speaks Europe" festival, which will take place from September 22nd to 24th in Nicosia. The program includes the Polish short documentary "Science," directed by Emi Buchwald, and the Polish Embassy in Cyprus is also involved in organizing the event.
The Polish film will be shown On September 23rd, during a free movie night at the Municipal Amphitheater in Eleftheria Square in NicosiaThe screening will begin at 7:00 PM. "Science" runs 20 minutes and will be presented with English subtitles. That same evening, audiences will also see productions from Italy, Finland, Greece, and France.
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A Polish film about Tuwim, school and the meaning of words
"Science" is a 2016 documentary by Emi Buchwald. The starting point is a seemingly ordinary homework assignment: fourth-grade primary school students are asked to memorize Julian Tuwim's poem "Science."
However, it quickly turns out that memorizing the text is only part of the task.
Children try to understand the meaning of words and metaphors, and their parents join in the conversation. Not all poetic expressions can be easily and clearly explained.
A simple school exercise turns into a story about language, education, relationships between children and adults, and how the same words can be understood differently.
The film was made at the Łódź Film School.
“Science” was created at the Łódź Film School and was co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
The production won numerous awards, including the Golden Dinosaur at the Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival and the Golden Angel for best short film at the Tofifest festival in Toruń.
Emi Buchwald is a director and screenwriter of documentary and fiction films. She graduated in directing from the Łódź Film School. After making "Nauka," she directed, among other films, the short film "Heimat" and her feature debut, "Nie ma ghostów w Mieszkanie na Dobraj" (There Are No Ghosts in the Apartment on Dobra Street).
The first festival of its kind in Nicosia
“Languages on Screen – Cinema Speaks Europe” is organised to celebrate the European Day of Languages.
The project is being carried out by the Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission in cooperation with the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Centre for Social Innovation and the Film Festival on Diversity.
European cultural institutes and embassies of several countries also joined the event, including the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Cyprus.
Organizers are announcing three evenings, nine European languages, and 15 film stories. The European Commission is presenting the event as the first multilingual short film festival in Nicosia.
The films explore themes such as youth, love, loneliness, relationships, the environment, home, and belonging. All productions will be screened with English subtitles.
Three evenings with European cinema
The festival will begin September 22 at EU House, 30 Lord Byron AvenueThe event is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM, with the opening program beginning at 6:30 PM. Advance registration is required for the first evening.
The most interesting from the Polish perspective will be September 23Five films will be shown from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Municipal Amphitheater in Eleftheria Square.
The program will open with the Polish film "Nauka" by Emi Buchwald. Subsequently, viewers will see productions from Italy, Finland, Greece, and France. Admission is free and no prior registration is required.
The third evening will take place September 24th at 7:00 PM at Gardens of the Future in NicosiaAdmission to the screenings there will also be free.
It's worth knowing
There's no need to purchase a ticket or register in advance for the Polish film screening on September 23rd. The screening will take place in the outdoor amphitheater in Eleftheria Square, so it's worth arriving a little early.
The Polish language will be heard in the center of Nicosia
For the Polish community, the event has an additional dimension.
Poland is among the countries co-creating the European initiative through the participation of its embassy. At the same time, the Polish language, the works of Julian Tuwim, and Polish cinema will be showcased directly on a large screen in the center of Nicosia.
The film was chosen for this language event for a reason. "Learning" demonstrates that knowing words doesn't always mean fully understanding them, and the same text can be interpreted differently by a child, a parent, and a teacher.
This fits perfectly with the idea of the festival, which, through cinema, wants to show language as part of culture, experience and a way of looking at the world.
Polish community in Cyprus
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News, events and initiatives related to Poles living on the island are published in the section Polish community in Cyprus.
A free screening of a Polish film will take place September 23rd at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Amphitheatre in Eleftheria Square, Nicosia.
The screen will feature a story about a Polish school, a poem by Julian Tuwim, and an attempt to answer the question of whether learning a text by heart always means understanding it.
Sources: European Commission Representation in Cyprus, Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission, Polish Shorts, FilmPolski.pl, Lodz Film School.
