Lev Rywin
Lev Rywin (born November 10, 1945 in Niżnyj Alkiejew , Tatar ASSR , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union ) is a Polish film producer who made headlines internationally , especially due to the so-called Rywin affair .
Rywin came to Poland with his parents in the 1950s. He speaks four languages, although he still speaks Polish with a Russian accent. Lew Rywin worked for the Polish state television TVP from 1984 to 1991 . Until 1989 he was the head of the foreign trade department and until 1991 deputy president of the television station. In 1991 he founded the film production company Heritage Films , which he made the largest film production company in Poland. Later he also became president of Canal + Polska and was on the board of Canal + until 2003 .
In July 2002, the corruption scandal known as the Rywin Affair began. As a result, Rywin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, later reduced to two years. He was arrested again in May 2009. The prosecution accused him of commissioning a false medical report to prevent his arrest.
Filmography (selection)
- 1990 - Hitler Youth Salomon - executive producer by Artur Brauner - directed by Agnieszka Holland
- 1993 Schindler's List - Co-Producer - Director: Steven Spielberg
- 1993 - The Abduction of Agata - Directed by Marek Piwowski
- 1995 - The Devil and the Virgin - Director: Janusz Majewski
- 1995 - Holy Week - directed by Andrzej Wajda
- 1996 - Der Unhold - executive producer - director: Volker Schlöndorff
- 1997 - The Bandit - Director: Maciej Dejczer
- 1999 - Pan Tadeusz - Director: Andrzej Wajda
- 1999 - Aimée & Jaguar - Executive Producer - Director: Max Färberböck
- 1999 - Jakob the Liar - Co-Producer - Director: Peter Kassovitz
- 2001 - The Witcher - Director: Marek Brodzki
- 2002 - The Pianist - Executive Producer - Director: Roman Polański
- 2003 - Pornografia - Director: Jan Jakub Kolski
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ Polskie Radio, New Trouble with Well-known Film Producer Lev Rywin , May 26, 2009 ( WebCite ( Memento from May 26, 2009 on WebCite ))
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rywin, Lew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niżnyj Alkiejew , Tatar ASSR , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union |