Marek Koterski
director, actor, playwright"I noticed that I cope well with big problems that they even tend to spur me on.”
- Marek Koterski
Kraków’s own Marek Koterski holds a degree in Polish Language and Literature from Wrocław University. An actor, playwright, stage director and filmmaker, Mr. Koterski also trained in painting and art history before graduating from the Łódź Film School in 1971. Since then, his directorial talents have been seen in Warsaw’s Współczesny Theater (Fray Award winner Inner Life), Dramatyczny Theater (The Teeth), Ateneum Theater (The Madhouse) and in the theatres of Kraków, Rzeszów and Wałbrzych. Also a prolific director of short films, Mr. Koterski’s newest work Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami (We’re All Christs) won him Best Director at the 2006 Gdynia Polish Film Festival.
Awards
Best Director Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2006, Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami
The Don Quixote Prize, awarded by the Polish Federation of Film Clubs for Best Film
The Golden Sickle Award, Best Comedy in the last 10 years, Lubomierz Film Festival
Grand Prix Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2003, Dzień świra
Best Screenplay Polish Film Awards 2003, Dzień świra
Nominated Best Director Polish Film Awards 2003, Dzień świra
Golden Lion Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2002, Dzień świra
Silver Lion Gdynia Polish Film Festival 1987, Życie wewnętrzne (Inner Life)
Journalists Award for Best Debut, Dom wariatów (House of Fools, 1984)
Filmography as writer and director
Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami (We’re All Christs, 2006)
Dzień świra (Day of the Freak, 2002)
Ajlawju (I Love You, 1999)
Nic śmiesznego (Nothing Funny, 1995)
Porno (1990)
Życie wewnętrzne (Inner Life, 1987)
Dom wariatów (House of Fools, 1984)
