Pomerania

Cliffs on Wolin Island. Fot. Tomasz Gębuś / Polska Organizacja Turystyczna

 

The Film Fund
The regional film fund will be launched in early 2009. The project was developed by regional authorities in cooperation with municipal authorities of Koszalin and Szczecin. Apart from the film fund, regional authorities plan to establish a Pomeranian Film Institute to coordinate and support all film activities in the region. Plans for a film commission and locations archive in Szczecin and Koszalin are also under way. The regional film fund is to coproduce one to two features and three to five documentaries per year.

Contact details    

miejsce sztuki OFFicyna
Bartosz Wójcik
tel. /fax. +48 91 423 69 01
biuro@officyna.art.pl
www.officyna.art.pl

Budget
The budget of the Pomeranian Film Institute is set at 800,000 PLN (208,000 EUR), of which 500,000 PLN (130,000) are funds allocated to the film fund. The regional authorities see this budget as a starting point that will gradually be increased.

Entry Conditions
The film fund was established to support the production of feature and documentary films dealing with subject matter related to the region, its history, culture and society. Projects will be chosen from submitted applications by a 5-member commission. Applicant projects will preferably deal with the field of Polish-German relations, including projects by German filmmakers and co-financed by transnational cooperation funds. Among feature film, preference is given to first- and second-time directors.

Pomerania
The region lies in northwestern Poland, bordering on the Baltic Sea and on Germany in the west. The picturesque landscapes of the region have appealed to filmmakers from around the world. Szczecin was featured in Lars von Trier’s Europa, while Dąbie lake and the Slavonic and Viking Heritage Centre could be seen in a project of The History Channel. Pomerania is also often a setting for sequels of popular Polish films. It is to be the setting for future adventures of Wielki Szu by Sylwester Chęciński and Rejs by Marek Piwowski.

Landscape
The region and its two national parks and seven landscape parks are home to many sandy beaches, clear lakes and forests rich in flora and fauna. The Wolin National Park is known for its 15-kilometre long cliffs. Remains of prehistoric settlements can also be found in the park, as well as relicts of World War II, including trenches, bunkers and V-3 launch pods.

National Parks and Landscape Parks

Wolin National Park
72-510 Międzyzdroje, ul. Niepodległości 3a
tel. +48 91 328 07 27, fax +48 91 328 03 57
sekretariat@wolinpn.pl
www.wolinpn.pl

Drawa National Park
73-220 Drawno, ul. Leśników 2
tel. +48 95 768 20 51, fax +48 95 768 25 10
dpn@dpn.pl
www.dpn.pl

Słupia Valley Landscape Park
Warta Landscape Park
Cedynia Landscape Park
Drawa Landscape Park
Ina Landscape Park
Lower Oder Valley Landscape Park
Szczecin Landscape Park

Cities and Sites
The region has 62 cities, the largest of which are Szczecin, Koszalin, Stargard Szczeciński, Kołobrzeg and Świnoujście. The last of these towns is Poland’s only city located on tens of islands and one of Poland’s largest sea ports.

Szczecin is home to a number of 13th to 18th century buildings, the most prominent of which are the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes, the remains of town fortifications, Gothic churches and storage houses, as well as Baroque palaces. Several sites in Koszalin are part of the European Route of Brick Gothic.

Many towns in the region have maintained their Medieval town structure with a pfarr church, 13th century granite churches and monasteries and a number of churches dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. One town worth mentioning is Stargard Szczeciński – a beautiful Medieval structure. Local attractions include the archeological site of Manowo – Gothic barrows from the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. and ancient Slavonic settlements in Mielno.

The region is also home to Międzyzdroje – a seaside resort known for its 300-metre long pier and Promenade of the Stars – a replica of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with handprints of prominent Polish film stars.

 

Old Port in Szczecin. Fot. Łukasz Sadłowski

Museums and Heritage Parks

Historical Museums

Castle of Pomeranian Dukes Museum
70-540 Szczecin, ul. Korsarzy 34
tel. +48 91 433 88 41, fax +48 91 434 79 84
zamek@zamek.szczecin.pl
www.zamek.szczecin.pl

Castle of Pomeranian Dukes Museum
76-150 Darłowo, ul. Zamkowa 4
tel. +48 94 314 23 51
biuro@muzeumdarlowo.pl
www.muzeumdarlowo.pl

City of Szczecin Historical Museum
70-533 Szczecin, ul. Mściwoja 8
tel. +48 91 431 52 55-8, fax: +48 91 488 02 49
ratusz@muzeum.szczecin.pl
www.muzeum.szczecin.pl

Koszalin Museum
75-420 Koszalin, ul. Młyńska 37/39
tel. +48 94 343 20 11, fax +48 94 343 12 20
mwk@muzeum.koszalin.pl
www.muzeum.koszalin.pl

Art Museums
National Museum in Szczecin
70-561 Szczecin, ul. Staromłyńska 27
tel. +48 91 431 52 00, +48 91 431 52 01, fax +48 91 431 52 04
www.muzeum.szczecin.pl

Contemporary Art Museum
70-561 Szczecin, ul. Staromłyńska 27
tel. +48 91 431 52 42
galeria@muzeum.szczecin.pl
marearticum@muzeum.szczecin.pl

Ethnographic Museums and Heritage Parks

Wolin-Jómsborg-Vineta Slavonic and Viking Centre
72-510 Wolin, ul. Graniczna 2
tel. /fax +48 91 326 07 41, +48 605 640 644
stowarzyszenie@jomsborg-vineta.com
www.jomsborg-vineta.com

Other

Technology and Transport Museum
71-441 Szczecin, ul. Niemierzyńska 18a
tel. +48 91 424 01 14, fax +48 91 423 01 11
sekretariat@zajezdnia.szczecin.art.pl
www.zajezdnia.szczecin.art.pl

Pomeranian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
72-300 Gryfice, ul. Błonie 2
tel. +48 91384 55 96

Maritime Museum
70-500 Szczecin, ul. Wały Chrobrego 3
tel. +48 91 431 52 79
dzialmorski@muzeum.szczecin.pl
www.muzeum.szczecin.pl

Libraries and Archives

Pomeranian Library
70-205 Szczecin, ul. Podgórna 15/16
tel. +48 91 481 91 10, fax +48 91 481 91 15
ksiaznica@ksiaznica.szczecin.pl
www.ksiaznica.szczecin.pl

State Archive in Koszalin
75-950 Koszalin, ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 2
tel. +48 94 342 26 22, fax +48 94 317 03 61
sekretariat@koszalin.ap.gov.pl
www.koszalin.ap.gov.pl

State Archive in Szczecin
70-410 Szczecin, ul. Św. Wojciecha 13
tel. +48 91 433 50 02, fax +48 91 434 38 96
sekretariat@szczecin.ap.gov.pl
www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl

Local Authorities and Organizations

Pomerania Voivodship Marshal Office
70-540 Szczecin, ul. Korsarzy 34
tel. +48 91 480 72 47, fax +48 91 433 28 42
gabinet.marszal@wzp.pl
www.um-zachodniopomorskie.pl

Pomerania Euroregion
71-335 Szczecin, al. Wojska Polskiego 164
tel. +48 91 486 08 15, fax +48 91 486 08 11
biuro@pomerania.org.pl
www.pomerania.net

Bałtyk Euroregion
82-300 Elbląg, ul. Św. Ducha 3/4
tel. +48 55 235 55 99, tel. /fax +48 55 236 10 10
sekel@eurobalt.org.pl
www.eurobalt.org.pl

Pro Europa Viadrina Euroregion
66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, ul. Nowa 5
tel. +48 95 735 84 47, fax +48 95 735 84 61
info@euroregion-viadrina.pl
www.euroregion-viadrina.pl