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The Year of Scientists

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By order of the authorities of the provincial assembly of the Province of Kujawsko-Pomorskie, the year 2025 has been named the Year of Scientists. During the BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival, we are going to introduce three of them to you.

Jan Czochralski – a chemist and expert in metals, born in Kcynia. He invented a method of crystal growth to obtain monocrystalline silicon (the Czochralski method), which forms the basis for the production of silicon chips. He is referred to as a forefather of electronics.

During the festival, you will have a chance to see the documentary film ‘Powrót chemika’ directed by Anna Laszczka, dedicated to the life and work of the scientist.

Marian Rejewski – a mathematician and cryptologist from Bydgoszcz, whose scientific work was instrumental in breaking the German Enigma ciphering system, which helped the Allied forces win the Second World War.

In our festival programme, you will find the film ‘Sekret Enigmy / Secret of Enigma’ directed by Roman Wionczek, a drama documentary reconstructing the events that led to the decrypting of the German Enigma cipher device, by a group of mathematicians from Poland.

Tadeusz Reichstein – a biochemist from Włocławek, who received a Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine in 1950. His most important achievement in biochemistry was the synthesis of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

During the BellaTOFIFEST IFF, we will show the documentary film ‘Ogrody Tadeusza Reichsteina’ directed by Krzysztof Krauze, dedicated to the life, scientific work, and the mesmerising personality of this great scientist.

In the programme:

  1. Powrót chemika, dir. by Anna Laszczka, Poland, 2014, 61’
  2. Secret of Enigma, dir. by Roman Wionczek, Poland, 1979, 159’
  3. Ogrody Tadeusza Reichsteina, dir. by Krzysztof Krauze, Poland, 1994, 50’

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The Year of Scientists

By order of the authorities of the provincial assembly of the Province of Kujawsko-Pomorskie, the year 2025 has been named the Year of Scientists. During the BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival, we are going to introduce three of them to you.