"PADEREWSKI - THE MAN OF ACTION, SUCCESS AND FAME" AWARDED IN MIAMI
The film "Paderewski - the Man of Action, Success and Fame,” directed by Wiesław Dąbrowski and produced by the Ave Art Foundation, received the Best Historical Documentary award at the Doc Miami film festival. The festival ended on 13 September.
The Florida Documentary Film Festival Doc Miami, organised in Miami, was held from 11 to 13 September. The festival jury appreciated the Polish film by Wiesław Dąbrowski “Paderewski - the Man of Action, Success and Fame,” and gave it the Best Historical Documentary award. It is worth mentioning that this film was also awarded by the jury of the International Historical and Miltary Film Festival in Warsaw. The film was given the Silver Saber award in the Historical Film category.
The protagonist of the film "Paderewski the Man of Action, Success and Fame," Ignacy Paderewski, is an outstanding artist and statesman, who contributed to the restoration of Polish independence after the First World War. In 1919 he was the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. In 1922 he went to the United States, where he returned to his music career. However, great politics never ceased to interest him.
More information about the Doc Miami festival can be found here, and about International Historical and Miltary Film Festival in Warsaw - here.