The 2010 Katyń Families Association
20.01.2015

Award-winning director Antoni Krauze has begun shooting a feature about the Smolensk air tragedy, depicting the events surrounding the Smolensk air disaster in 2010 that killed 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński.

The collection of necessary funds for the creation of the movie is under the supervision of the Smolensk 2010 Foundation. We can all contribute in the creation of this movie.

Everybody can help in the production of the movie by donating and by helping to raise funds ONLINE at http://fundacjasmolensk2010.pl/cs_cause/zbiorka/

Currently donations can be made to help in the creation of the movie. Please participate in the collection of funds and in the making of the movie entitled "Smolensk" directed by Antoni Krauze. Donations and contributions can be made to 'Fundacja Smolensk 2010'. Bank account: PL55102011690000820201863042 Swift code: BPKOPLPW Payment description: Donations for the creation of the Smolensk movie

The films budget is estimated at 95 million PLN. Donors who contribute a minimum of 5,000 PLN will participate in distribution profits, as other investors.The names of all donors and investors, who so wish, will be credited in the final film credits.

Poll suggest that 52% of Poles believe that the reasons for the crash have still not been clarified and do not believe in official accounts of the causes of the crash. Whereas, 31,7% of Poles believe that the delegation to Smolensk was assassinated.

 “The film is being shot in Poland, the USA and Georgia,” said producer Maciej Pawlicki. Composer Michal Lorenc has agreed to write the music for the film and cinematographer Michal Pakulski has also joined the project.

Krauze's movie was initaly scheduled for April 2014. However the release date has been postponed and the movie is due to be completed later this year with its world premiere scheduled for October 2015.

 

Screenplay by Tomasz Łysiak, Antoni Krauze, Maciej Pawlicki and Marcin Wolski. Directed by Antoni Krauze. The participation in production and film making will inlcude the best Polish filmmakers: Operator Michał Pakulski (winner of the main prize at the "Camerimage"), production manager Paweł Mantorski, costume designer Malgorzata Gwiazdecka and special effects Piotr Pawlowski.




http://fundacjasmolensk2010.pl/cs_cause/zbiorka/

 

Everybody can help in the production of the movie by donating and by helping to raise funds ONLINE. The collection of necessary funds for the creation of the movie is under the supervision of the Smolensk 2010 Foundation. We can all contribute to the creation of this movie. Every penny counts in the fight for the truth.

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Smolensk 2010 Foundation

Fundacja Smoleńsk 2010
ul. Batuty 7c, lokal 1004
02-743 Warsaw
tel.
(+48) 882 774 667
e-mail: biuro@fundacjasmolensk2010.pl

Foundation Council: Andrzej Chodakowski, Michał Lorenc, Marek Nowakowski, Maciej Pawlicki, Jan Polkowski, Bronisław Wildstein.
Board of Foundation: Tomasz Miernowski