Question: Did Mike Figgis and Xawery Żuławski work in the same industry?
Context: Polish-Russian War (Wojna polsko-ruska) is a 2009 Polish film directed by Xawery Żuławski based on the novel Polish-Russian War under the white-red flag by Dorota Masłowska. Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis and based on the semi-autobiographical novel "Leaving Las Vegas" by John O'Brien.  Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic who has ended his personal and professional life to drink himself to death in Las Vegas.  While there, he develops a relationship with a hardened prostitute played by Elisabeth Shue, which forms the center of the film.  O'Brien committed suicide two weeks after principal photography of the film began. The Pip Simmons Theatre Group was formed in 1968.  Pip Simmons, the founder, served both as writer and director, but he was open to the ideas of others in the company, much of their work being devised pieces.  Initially London based, it was one of the first English experimental theatre companies but spent much of its time working in Europe where there was a more sympathetic financial and institutional network.  Simmons maintained the momentum of the group by taking a series of 'residencies' in theatre spaces around the UK and Europe, which was not a familiar concept at the time.  The group performed at the Mickery Theatre, under the nurturing gaze of Ritsaert ten Cate, along with contemporaries such as Mike Figgis, and The Wooster Group.  Pip Simmons has said of Ritsaert: 'Ritsaert made it possible for us to experiment.  He was learning with us, and he didn't hide it...I did my best work there in Holland, and Ritsaert stimulated it.  His stimulation wasn't just for one short period, though.  He provided the best stimulation, because he stuck with you through failures as well as successes.  He can't be compared with anyone else in Europe.' The Tyneside Cinema is an independent cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne.  It is the city's only full-time independent cultural cinema, specialising in the screening of independent and world cinema from across the globe.  The last remaining Newsreel theatre to be in full-time operation in the UK, it is a Grade II-listed building.  The Tyneside's patrons are filmmakers Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges, and musicians Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and Paul Smith of Maxïmo Park. The Loss of Sexual Innocence is a 1999 film written and directed by Mike Figgis.  It tells the story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life, in a non-linear and disjointed manner.  The film stars British actress Saffron Burrows, whom Figgis dated for several years. Michael "Mike" Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer.  He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995). Stormy Monday is the 1988 feature film debut of director Mike Figgis.  Starring Sean Bean, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting and Melanie Griffith, and is an atmospheric, noirish thriller.  The notable jazz soundtrack is also by Figgis.  Being set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the film is something of an homage to "Get Carter".  The film's title refers to blues guitarist/singer T-Bone Walker's signature song "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)" One Night Stand is a 1997 American drama film by British director Mike Figgis.  The film stars Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan, Ming-Na and Robert Downey Jr..  The first draft of the screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas, who had his name removed from the project following Figgis's rewrite. Xawery Żuławski (born 22 December 1971 in Warsaw) is a Polish film director. The third edition of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival was held from 11 to 17 June 2014, with actors Jacqueline Bisset and Bertrand Tavernier as Honorary Presidents and Keanu Reeves, Agnès Varda, Whit Stillman and Mike Figgis as Guests of Honor.  More than 120,000 people attended the Festival, with more than 110 films screened.  Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz's "" was shown at the Closing Ceremony.  Along with its competitive Official Selections for American feature-length films, American Shorts and French Shorts, the Festival presented a wide selection of important American and French movie premieres, the TCM Cinema Essentials, a thirteen-film selection of American classics, and the Great French Classics, a five-film selection.  Both Honorary Presidents held masterclasses, and the Guests of Honor presented each a selection of their respective filmographies.  Three Audience Prizes (Best American Feature-Length Film, Best American Short Film, Best French Short Film), a Bloggers Jury Award (Best American Feature-Length Film) and a Youth Jury Award (Favorite Film in the TCM Cinema Essentials Selection) were presented during the Closing Ceremony, held at the Publicis Cinema.  Along with the "US in Progress" program, a new event targeted at industry professionals was held alongside the Festival: titled "Paris Coproduction Village" it brought together 12 international feature film projects in development looking for French and European partners, as well as 6 projects from the Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation Residence.
Answer: yes