Our Sponsors

We would like to thank all of the generous organizations, companies and individuals who have donated to the festival. Their contributions have made this event possible and will help to fund the scholarship program and the Austin Polish Society.
Film Festival Committee:
Beata Zadrozna
Joanna Gutt-Lehr
Mary Gawron


Sponsors:
Polish Film Institute
Polish Filmmakers Association
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Los Angeles
UT Austin Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES)
Austin Film Society
Krakow Film Foundation

Donors:
The Whitley Printing Company
Sasha's Gourmet Russian Market and Cafe
Canvas Press
Mark Peczeniuk


Volunteers:
Kasia Armada - graphic design
Katarzyna Priebe - ticket and poster sales handling
Art Gmurowski - promotion
Alexandra Kassak (violin) and Robert Lehr (piano) - Opening Gala performance
Anna Bielecka and Barbara Poloczek - reception
Caroline Ulbrich - photography
Bowstring Media - videotaping services
Ewa & Marek Pawelczyk - website design

All the wonderful people who are not mentioned but whose help was instrumental in the success of the festival events.


Special thanks to:

Jacek Bromski, President of the Polish Filmmakers Association, for a wonderful film and invaluable help to our organization.

Leszek Zebrowski, for the festival poster design of a fantastic Pegasus symbolizing art without restraint.

Kasia Armada, for a beautiful, creative design of fliers, brochure, tickets, and countless hours, lightning speed delivery and infinite patience.

Whitley Printing team, for the most professional, prompt and highest quality service.

Chale Nafus of Austin Film Society, for sharing his knowledge of film, providing us with advice, and his introduction to "Preserve" film co-sponsored by AFS.

Dr. Sharon Strover, prof. Andrew Garrison of the Radio-Television-and-Film department of the University of Texas for hosting November 14 shorts, documentaries, and animations series of the festival, and for their interest and support of the APS scholarship program.

Dr. Gil Rappaport, professor of Slavic languages at UT, for his support for APS, and for a film introduction at the festival.

Dr. Elzbieta Durys, a visiting Fulbright scholar at UT, for sharing her knowledge of film, advice, and a film introduction at the festival.

Julia Kolberger, a student in the Lodz Film School, for making time in her incredibly intense schedule to film short greetings to the Austin audience from some of the directors of APFF 2009 movies.

Sasha of Sasha's Gourmet Russian Market and Café, for catering and great food.

Ewa and Marek Pawelczyk, festival webmasters, for creative and prompt design and maintenance of the festival website, and their infinite patience.

Mary Gawron, Joanna Gutt-Lehr, Beata Zadrozna - Festival Committee (and their families) for making it happen!


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