From 10 to 16 June, VERTIGO managed in Warsaw, Kyiv and north-eastern Poland, the filming of the documentary series (3 x 52 mins) DEFENDING EUROPE, written by Muriel Domenach and Ruth Zylberman, and directed by Ruth Zylberman. This is a Franco-Polish co-production for ARTE FRANCE and TVP, marking a new collaboration between Zadig Productions (Céline Nusse, Paris) and Vertigo (Rafael Lewandowski, Warsaw). DEFENDING EUROPE focuses on the geopolitical history of NATO in Europe f

VERTIGO (Rafael Lewandowski) is the Polish co-producer of the new film by David Teboul (FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT, MY LIFE A SCREENPLAY; YVES SAINT LAURENT, 5 AV. MARCEAU; BARDOT THE MISUNDERSTOOD...). Dedicated to the Polish filmmaker Wanda Jakubowska and the production of her cult film THE LAST STAGE in 1947, this is a documentary for ARTE FRANCE, produced by 10.7 in Paris(Victor Robert). Filming took place in Poland in mid-May with the Belgian DOP Benoit Dervaux (YOUNG MOTHERS; TO

After Italy (Brescia in September) and France (Paris in October), Warsaw was next on the list. On January 14, the Polish premiere of my new documentary film A QUIET MAN (DYSKRETNY CZLOWIEK) took place in the magnificent screening room of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Roman Zaleski, the main character, traveled from Milan especially to attend the event. After the screening, the large audience gave him a long and moving standing ovation. A QUIET MAN will be re