InfoCredit sponsors the album “Urzecze i Wisła”
InfoCredit sponsors the album “Urzecze i Wisła” The album “Urzecze i Wisła” by Wiktor Strumiłło will be released soon. InfoCredit is the patron of the book, as well as the film “Zaginione Urzecze”. The premiere of the album will take place on October 18 at 8:00 p.m., during the exhibition of Wiktor Strumiłło’s photographs in the Warsaw Kinogram at the Norblin Factory. We cordially invite you. Why are we so fond of Urzecze and Vistula? Firstly – ecology. Vistula is a phenomenon on a European scale, the only unregulated large river on our continent. Secondly – Vistula had a huge impact on the economic development of Mazovia and Poland. It was a natural highway for the economy of our country. It was along our largest river that the most important Polish cities were founded, and numerous settlements were also established. Urzecze was farmed by, among others, the Olęders, agricultural innovators who came from Frisia and the Netherlands to the area of today’s Saska Kępa in Warsaw in the 17th century. Thirdly – the founder of InfoCredit, Iwona Surdykowska-Huk, once lived in an original Olęder cottage in Saska Kępa and saw perfectly well how much good the Vistula brought to the region and Poland. And finally – we were enchanted by how much the author of the album, Wiktor Strumiłło, does for Urzecze – camera operator, lighting engineer, licensed small-scale camera operator, photographer by passion, yacht captain, inland navigation helmsman and… lifeguard. Wiktor Strumiłło, among others, took drone shots for Ewa Ewart’s film “To the Last Drop” in 2023. This film won the “Golden Nymph” – Prince Rainier Award for the best documentary film at the 62nd Monte Carlo Television Festival and the 1st prize in the category “Oceans and their protection” at the Deauville Green Awards festival in France. We want to recall the history of the Vistula and Urzecze. That is why in 2020 we decided to support the film “Lost Urzecze”, whose authors are Adam Rogala and Wiktor Strumiłło. Going further, we have collaborated on the publication of an album and exhibition of Wiktor Strumiłło’s photographs at the Coningsby Gallery in London, which will take place from 29 January to 4 February 2024. Potrzebujesz wyceny lub zamówienia? Napisz do nas bok@inocredit.pl
Zaginione Urzecze i Wisła in London
Zaginione Urzecze i Wisła in London When Columbus reached America, 40-meter barges were already sailing on the Vistula, which was then the main trade route in Poland. Timber, grain and other goods were floated down the largest Polish river. The Vistula was the economic lifeblood of Poland. The most important Polish cities were founded along the Vistula, and numerous settlements were also established. The Urzecze was farmed by, among others, the Olędrzy, agricultural innovators who came from Frisia and the Netherlands to the area of today’s Saska Kępa in Warsaw in the 17th century. This is the subject of the film “The Lost Urzecze”, directed by Adam Rogala and Wiktor Strumiłło. The film’s patron is InfoCedit. We decided to support this production because InfoCredit has been following Poland’s economic development for centuries. Now it’s time to show the Vistula and its contribution to the development of Poland to the world. We are pleased to announce that from January 29 to February 4, 2024, the Coningsby Gallery in London will host an exhibition of Wiktor Strumiłło’s photographs – “Urzecze and the Vistula River”. The author is a cameraman and photographer. He took the drone shots for Ewa Ewart’s film “To the Last Drop” in 2023. The film won the “Golden Nymph” – Prince Rainier Award for best documentary at the 62nd Monte Carlo Television Festival and the 1st prize in the category “Oceans and their protection” at the Deauville Green Awards festival in France. That’s not all. Soon we will inform you about the next important events related to the work of Wiktor Strumiłło. Why is it so important to us? Because today, when in many parts of the world every drop of rain counts, it is worth talking about how much we owe to rivers. And supporting those who talk about it. Potrzebujesz wyceny lub zamówienia? Napisz do nas bok@inocredit.pl
The Lost River: screening on 11.09
The Lost River: screening on 11.09 We cordially invite you to the only screening of the documentary film “The Lost River” during the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Festival. It’s already on September 11, at 4:15 PM at the Kinoteka in Warsaw. InfoCredit is the patron of the first documentary about the Urzecze, a land on the Vistula River, which stretched between the former mouths of the Pilica and Wilga and Siekierki and Saska Kępa. The Urzecze was farmed by, among others, the Olęders, agricultural innovators who came from Frisia and the Netherlands to the area of today’s Saska Kępa in Warsaw in the 17th century. They used the fertile alluvial soils brought by the Vistula during floods and achieved record harvests. The Urzecze was Warsaw’s granary. Building materials: sand, gravel and stones, flowed from here to the capital. Today, the Olęders on the Vistula are gone. They disappeared just before the end of World War II. However, we can still recall their history and contribution to the development of Warsaw and the region. It was brought closer to us by the creators of the film – Adam Rogala and Wiktor Strumiłło. As a patron of the film, we cordially invite our Clients to this exceptional screening. Please register now – due to the great interest in the Festival, the number of places is limited. The creators of the film, together with the Wawer District, are planning the next screenings in September (outdoor, in the Romantic Beach complex and in October (in the hall of the Wawer Culture Center). We will inform you about the dates soon. About the film “Zaginione Urzecze”, prod. 2020. Directed by Adam Rogala, cinematography by Wiktor Strumiłło, music by Warsaw Village Band/Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa, winner of the Fryderyk 2018. Patron of the film: InfoCredit, Wawer District. Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpx3cqVyvGo&feature=youtu.be Previous newsNext news Potrzebujesz wyceny lub zamówienia? Napisz do nas bok@inocredit.pl
InfoCredit supports the film “The Lost River”
InfoCredit supports the film “The Lost River” InfoCredit has become an official partner and sponsor of the film “The Lost River”. This is the first documentary that tells the story of the land that once stretched along the Vistula from Warsaw’s Saska Kępa to the mouth of the Pilica. Director Adam Rogala and cameraman Wiktor Strumiłło invested their own capital to tell the story of the former granary of Warsaw, the people who fed the capital and contributed to its economic development. After the Vistula was regulated, few people remember the Urzecze today as a land flowing with milk and honey, where the local community – the Olęders, Polesieks and Oryle, i.e. the Vistula raftsmen – managed in harmony. We owe the development of the Urzecze to the Olęders – newcomers going up the Vistula from northern Poland, who in turn arrived there from Frisia and the Netherlands. They were free farmers. They leased wastelands, areas that were sometimes flooded several times a year by the Vistula. We owe it to them that raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries and currants were brought to Urzecze. Thanks to the technology they brought to the Vistula, their crops were many times higher than those obtained by serfs. They also introduced new construction technologies to minimize the effects of floods. The Olęders consciously settled south of Saska Kępa, so that it would be easier for them to sail with cargo to Warsaw. History has not been kind to the Olęders. They were expelled from Poland right after World War II. – We decided to support the film as the first sponsor and partner, because we were enchanted by this story. Together with Adam Rogala and Wiktor Strumiłło, we want to save Urzecze from oblivion. At InfoCredit, we share the values of the Vistula farmers from years ago. It is entrepreneurship, innovation, specialist knowledge, and above all freedom and tolerance. The Olęders were free people, they invested the money they earned, surrounded themselves with books – says Iwona Surdykowska-Huk, owner of InfoCredit. And he adds that especially today, when we are absorbed in everyday matters, it is worth recalling stories that are a source of inspiration, hope and motivation to act. – Urzecze owes a lot to the Olęders. Local farmers learned from them the art of farming – land and crafts. Draining wetlands and using fertile alluvial soils brought by the Vistula so that the fields would yield high yields. In the field of crafts, the Olęders shared with the indigenous people of Mazovia, for example the art of making barrels. They were a model of industriousness. Such a farmer would work even during a chat with a neighbour – trimming bushes or repairing tools. I was fascinated by their perseverance and tenacity. After all, there were times when floods that visited Urzecze took away the farmer’s entire fortune, because the house and buildings along with their belongings were carried away by the Vistula. And despite this, they had the strength to start life from scratch – says director Adam Rogala. Wiktor Strumiłło, the cameraman of the film, emphasises that the proximity of the navigable river was beneficial to the Olęders: – In the pre-embankment era of the Vistula River, there were no roads that would allow easy access to sales markets. It was easier to get to Warsaw via the Vistula, which became a motorway at the time. Rafters, who can be compared to truck drivers, sailed along it. The Urzecze became a granary for Warsaw, grain, vegetables and fruit flowed to it. Plentiful and simply delicious. But also building material for the needs of the developing city – stone, gravel and sand. The more persistent of the Olęders sailed with goods even to Gdańsk. From there, they brought home furnishings – furniture, equipment such as coffee grinding and brewing devices, unknown to their neighbours. The creators of “Urzecze” plan to distribute the film more widely, prepare an English and Dutch version and present it at Polish and international festivals. We encourage our partners and clients to support this initiative. Together we can save a beautiful story. About the film “Zaginione Urzecze”, prod. 2020. Directed by Adam Rogala, cinematography by Wiktor Strumiłło, music by “KAPELA ZE WSI WARSZAWA”, winner of the Fryderyk 2018 for the music project RE:AKCJA MAZOWIECKA. Patron of the film: InfoCredit Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpx3cqVyvGo&feature=youtu.be Previous newsNext news Potrzebujesz wyceny lub zamówienia? Napisz do nas bok@inocredit.pl