Andrzej Wajda Quotes

Andrzej Wajda — Polish Director born on March 06, 1926,

Andrzej Wajda is a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" . He is known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation , Kanał and Ashes and Diamonds ... (wikipedia)

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers.

One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding.

As I said earlier, there are no writers who could create a literary vision of the new reality.

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them.

Nevertheless, in the theatre, and in the cinema, the contemporary reality of Poland has been represented only to a minuscule degree in the last 12 years.

Andrzej Wajda Quotes

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