Leading film directors call for curbs on broadcasts of reality TV shows

Some of Poland's most eminent film directors, among them Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Zanussi, have signed a petition, calling for restrictions to be imposed on reality TV shows. In a letter sent to the Sejm, the Senate and the National Radio and Television Council (KRRiT) they say that programs such as Big Brother "are abrasive, expose the most intimate spheres of life, they vulgarize what should be guarded, and they attract an increasingly younger and more morally sensitive audience." In particular, the directors are demanding that Polsat should not be allowed to broadcast 'Amazonki', fearing that even sex scenes involving the six male and six female contestants may one day be broadcast. "I'm surprised that such well-known directors should make statements about the program without knowing the scenario. In Amazonki, we will not show any sex scenes, even if they should happen in reality," said Zygmunt Solorz, president of Polsat. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) P.J.