Festival Director JAN A.P. KACZMAREK

Poznan, 5 – 13 August 2011
Festival Director
JAN A.P. KACZMAREK
MATERIAŁY PRASOWE
IDEA
Outstanding movies and music from all around the world. Legendary and young artists,
representatives of all film and music professions, hundreds of screenings and numerous
concerts. In the summer of 2011 the TRANSATLANTYK International Film and Music
Festival starts in Poznan, Poland. New artistic platform aimed at building a stronger
relationship between society, art and the environment through music and movies. It strives to
inspire discussions on current social issues. Transatlantyk will be Glocal*, Open and Bold.
Academy Award® winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek is the Founder and Director of the Festival.
* GLOCAL -... local in actions and identity, while at the same time global in terms of understanding
the consequences and context of its actions.
PROGRAM
The program for the TRANSATLANTYK International Film and Music Festival is based on film
presentations divided into several thematic cycles, a series of concerts, along with ecologically centered events. It also includes a commission program for new music and film works through The
TRANSATLANTYK New Work Festival, which will start in 2012. TRANSATLANTYK is to be
an ecologically aware event, with the Green Carpet serving as the symbol for the Festival’s intent.
During the Festival, nearly 150 films will be screened in the Multikino 51, Muza Cinema, Poznan
Philharmonic. There will be also a number of outdoor showings. Films will be divided into various
thematic blocks. The program will include world premieres, 2010/2011 festival season award
winners, retrospectives and documentaries.
Important part of the Festival will be program of Transatlantyk Master Classes, lectures,
seminars, workshops and discussion panels.
TRANSATLANTYK FILM:
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Transatlantyk Panorama – our choice of highly compelling premieres and award winners
of the 2010/2011 season, including Different America: a section presenting contemporary
US films from unique points of view.

Arab Revolutions Before and Now – North African and Middle East cinema touching on
postcolonial relations with Europe and the rest of the world, economic dependencies, and
origins.

10 German Voices a collection of current and classic German films.

New Scandinavian Cinema - presentation of outstanding scandinavian films.
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Culinary Cinema – an exceptional mix of film, food and wine tasting blended by culinary
masters. A section focusing on good food and the environment, prepared in cooperation with
the Berlin International Film Festival and Slow Food.

B Movies: “Passion and Nausea” – evening screenings of low budget and amateur pictures
of 1950’s Hollywood.
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Transatlantyk Docs – socially engaged documentaries dealing with issues such as
WikiLeaks, fair trade, human rights, the financial crisis, global dependencies, and local
relationships. Featuring the Wall Street Story section, which will tackle topics such as the
World Bank, “financial engineering”, and global currency circulation.

Transatlantyk Spotlight – documentaries focusing on unique aspects of different locations,
in this edition: New York and California.
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Transatlantyk Eco – pictures highlighting important places on Earth, alternative energy
sources, eco development, and nanotechnology.

Transatlantyk Art – musical documentaries, concert recordings, as well as films about
contemporary artistic events.
TRANSATLANTYK MUSIC:
Transatlantyk music program will explore diverse genres through specifically designed events. The
audience will be invited on a journey traveling from symphony concert hall to club dance floor, and
the musical landscapes in between. Interactive events will include the TRANSATLANTYK Club, a
place DJs from all around the world will take the stage to entertain and inspire dance. Lectures,
seminars, workshops and Master Classes will explore these diverse genres. Music events will take
place at Aula Artis, Stary Browar and Stara Rzeznia, the Poznan Philharmonic and the Aula Nova
of the Music Academy of Poznan.
The program will also include two international competitions:
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TRANSATLANTYK Film Music Competition - Competitors will be challenged to score
two short and different films; a fragment of Aaron Schneider’s feature film Get Low and the
animated AH, created by Simon Moreau, Bastien Dubois and Joris Bacquet. The material
has been chosen to give the composers a chance to present their craft and original style. The
winner will be named Transatlantyk Young Composer of 2011 and will receive First Prize
in the amount of 20,000 USD. The Grand Finale, featuring the top ten finalists, will take
place on August 12 in Poznan.
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TRANSATLANTYK Instant Composition Contest - The participants will be asked to
view a short film and compose a piano solo on the spot in front of a live audience. An
international jury will judge the compositions. The winner will be named Transatlantyk
Instant Composer of 2011 and will receive a First Place Award in the amount of 10,000
USD. Awards will be handed out during the Festival closing gala on August 12, 2011.

TRANSATLANTYK Club - DJs from all around the world will take the stage to entertain
and inspire dance.
Among the members of the jury for both competitions will be Paul Broucek, Music President at the
Warner Bros. Pictures and Peter Golub, Director of the Sundance Film Music Program. The
complete jury will be named by the end of June 2011.
Grand Finale:
The final gala will be the last event of the Festival. A celebration of the Festival and its participants,
the gala will center on the most important awards of the TRANSATLANTYK International Film
and Music Festival. These include the Transatlantyk Glocal Hero Award, for the artist with the
biggest local and global impact; the Paderewski Award, for the individual reaching above and
beyond their profession; the Chopin Award, for the Discovery of the Year; the
TRANSATLANTYK Film Music Competition results, where the Young Composer Awards and
Instant Composer of 2011 will be presented.
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Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Festival Director
Academy Award® winner JAN A.P.
KACZMAREK has written the scores
for over 50 feature films and
documentaries including Unfaithful,
dir. by Adrian Lyne, The Visitor, dir.
by Tom McCarthy, Aimee and Jaguar,
dir. by Max Färberböck, War and
Peace, dir. by Robert Dornhelm, The
Lost Souls, dir. by Janusz Kaminski,
Total Eclipse, Washington Square, The
Third Miracle, all three directed by Agnieszka Holland. J.A.P.K.'s recent projects include Hachi,
directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Richard Gere, City Island, winner of the Audience Award
at Tribeca Festival, directed by Raymond de Felitta, starring Andy Garcia.
He most recently wrote the score for the critically acclaimed feature film Get Low starring Robert
Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray from director Aaron Schneider.
He also wrote the score for the upcoming feature Leonie starring Emily Mortimer from
writer/director Hisako Matsui.
J.A.P.K. began his career touring Europe in the late 1970s with The Orchestra of the Eighth Day. In
1982, Kaczmarek recorded his debut album, titled Music for the End.
He relocated to America in 1989 and began composing for theatre, winning a Drama Desk Award
for his music for the New York Shakespeare Festival's 1992 production of John Ford's Tis Pity
She's A Whore, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis. Soon J.A.P.K. turned to composing film scores as his
primary occupation. In 2005, he won his first Oscar® for Finding Neverland, as well as The
National Board of Review's award for Best Score.
He was nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA's Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in
Film Music.
Currently, he is establishing TRANSATLANTYK - Poznan International Film & Music Festival, and
the Rozbitek Institute in his native Poland. The
Institute will serve as a center for education and development of new work in the areas of film,
theatre, music, and new media.
Rozbitek will support artists of independent vision, and at the same time, will introduce methods of
American filmmaking, particularly important to survival of Central European artistic communities.
Developing new talent will be the primary purpose, but the Institute also plans to follow up with the
production and exhibition of new works.
www.jan-ap-kaczmarek.com
http://www.facebook.com/jan.a.p.kaczmarek
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Culinary Cinema in Poland!
We follow the example of Berlin International Film Festival, as an extraordinary concoction
of movie screenings and food and wine tasting from top chefs!
Yearly editions of Kulinarisches Kino at the Berlin festival are extremely popular. The organizers
serve the audience with movies as starters, and follow them with amazing dishes prepared in the
spirit of Slow Food. Culinary Cinema, presented at TRANSATLANTYK in the summer, is going to
be the Berlin program’s younger partner, and will be dealing with the matters of good food and
environment. As for the movies, Culinary Cinema is going to present feature films as well as
documentaries and short forms talking about food and environment. During culinary festival
evenings the audience will be served dishes prepared by top chefs, and during the tastings will be
accompanied by discussions with the invited guests about the presented films.
Soon we'll present our main chef - Culinary Director of Transatlantyk Festival.
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TRANSATLANTYK Film Music Competition
TRANSATLANTYK Poznan International Film and Music Festival, together with its
Director and Founder, Academy Award® Winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, would like to invite
young composers from around the world to take part in Transatlantyk Film Music
Competition. The winner will be named TRANSATLANTYK Young Composer 2011 and will
receive First Prize in the amount of 20 000 USD. Second Prize will be awarded in the amount
of 10 000 USD. Third Prize in the amount of 5 000 USD. Additionally, all three top prize
winners qualify to participate in 2012 workshops at the Rozbitek Institute. The workshops
will be conducted by internationally recognized film music composers.
TRANSATLANTYK Film Music Competition is open to composers from all around the world
who will be 35 or younger as of December 31, 2011. The competitors’ challenge is to compose
scores to two short films – a fragment of Aaron Schneider’s feature film Get Low and an animated
AH created by Simon Moreau, Bastien Dubois and Joris Bacquet. The material has been chosen to
give the composers a chance to present their craft as well as original style. The grand finale
attended by the top ten finalists will take place on August 11th in Poznan!
The scores will be judged by a panel of international jurors including Paul Broucek, President of
Music at the Warner Bros. Pictures, and Peter Golub, Sundance Film Music Program Director. The
complete
jury
will
be
named
no
later
than
June 30, 2011.
TRANSATLANTYK Film Music Competition is not only a chance for the participants to
compete against the best composers of their generation and to meet distinguished personas of the
film industry, but also to grow and start an international career.
The grand finale, attended by the top ten finalists, will take place on August 11th in Poznan! On
August 12th at the Festival’s closing gala the winner will be named Transatlantyk Young Composer
2011. He or she will receive Transatlantyk Young Composer Award – First Prize in the amount of
20 000 USD. The jury will also award Transatlantyk Young Composer Award – Second Prize (10
000 USD) and Transatlantyk Young Composer Award – Third Prize (5 000 USD).
The three prize winners will be automatically eligible to take part in Film Music Workshop
conducted
at
the
Rozbitek
Institute
in
2012.
Rozbitek is a center for education and development of new work in the areas of film, theatre, music
and new media. The Institute will support artists with independent vision. Located in western
Poland, Rozbitek will be open to participants from around the globe.. The institute is located at a
19th century chateau less than 40 miles west of Poznan.
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Tomasz Opasinski and Daniel Horowitz – create
the visual setting for TRANSATLANTYK
International Film and Music Festival.
Daniel Horowitz – creates Festival's logo.
Tomasz Opasinski designs Festival's poster.
TOMASZ OPASINSKI
For almost a decade Tomasz Opasinski has been specializing in the artistic and creative field of
Hollywood show business marketing. He was a participant, a winner and a judge at numerous
national and international competitions, such as Young Creatives Cannes Lions Contest (Warsaw,
Poland), The Hollywood Reporter Annual Key Art Awards (Hollywood, USA), or Golden Trailer
Awards (New York/Los Angeles, USA). He has numerous awards and distinctions to his name,
including the prestigious Guru Award in Photoshop Excellence awarded by the National
Association of Photoshop Professionals at the Photoshop World (San Diego, USA) conference.
He authored a number of articles on art and the technical aspect of design. He is a teacher. He is
a mentor. He participated as an author and independent consultant in creating of over 350
campaigns for Hollywood ad agencies and film studios. He also authored graphics for many popular
computer games.He works with companies in the country as well as abroad. In his spare time he
designs, travels, meets new people, shows his works, organizes poster and show business ad
workshops.
DANIEL HOROWITZ
Daniel Horowitz’s sketches and illustrations have been published by such renowned titles like The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Times Magazine. He’s the artist behind Burton
Snowboards and Nike designs. He won The Society of Illustrators Los Angeles award and
recognition from the American Illustration.
Daniel Horowitz is a New York based Art Director and Illustrator. His work has been recognized by
The Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly Journal for Art & Design and American
Illustration. Mr. Horowitz's unique conceptual approach to creativity has been sought after by such
clients as J Walter Thompson, The Rockwell Group, Burton Snowboards, Grove/Atlantic, and
Knopf/Random House. Daniel Horowitz's illustrations have graced the covers and pages of The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and
Business Week among many others.
Daniel Horowitz is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in California, 2000. Following
his education, Daniel moved to Warsaw, Poland where he began his career as an instructor, painter
and illustrator working among the much esteemed graphic artists of the Polish school of poster
design. Splitting his time between Berlin, Vienna, Barcelona, London and Warsaw, Mr. Horowitz
also worked as a special effects and production designer for film and theater, for such renowned
directors as Roman Polanski and Tom Tykwer.
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