Born in 1973. In the years 1982-1990 he was acting as a child in many features and television films in Poland and Germany. Arkadiusz graduated from the European University of Frankfurt, Germany and University of Poznań, Poland in 1997 with a law degree. His postgraduate studies were in film producing and script-writing at the Polish National Film School in Łódz. During college he worked as a freelance journalist for Polish national television.
In 2001 he founded a Ferdinand Magellan Foundation where he is a president and a film producer. In 2004 he graduated and received the European Certificate in Audiovisual Financing and Commercialization (ECAFIC) course organized in Paris by the French National Audiovisual Institute and Sorbonne…
Born July 2, 1979 in Zabrze. Theatre and film actor. He studied at the Academy of Drama in Warsaw, graduating in 2002. Married to Roma Gąsiorowska.
Mitja Okorn was born in Slovenia in 1981. He was educated as an economist and showed great potential in his profession as evidenced by winning a national Slovenian economic competition. He transitioned his talent and skills to the film industry. In 2001 his first short film "Be Flexible" won an award at the Motovun film festival in Croatia. Three years later he debuted his feature film "Here and There". This film, made on a shoestring budget, became an incredible success in Slovenia, and as a result gained wide distribution on the European film festival circuit.
In 2007 Mr. Okorn received various accolades, including a British Council nomination for the Young Film Entrepreneur of the Year (IYFEY) Award, and a…
Aleksandra Hamkało was born on October 19, 1988, in Zielona Góra. She had her first experience with the theater in Łodź at the age of 3, and starred as a child in three Jaracz Theater performances: “Woyzecku,” “The Curse,” and “King Edyp.” Her first film role was the lead in “Awesome Vacation” at the age of 10. She also appeared in a series of Polish sitcoms and in the foreign production “Out of Reach.” During this time she moved from Łodz to Wrocław, where she finished high school. Her first attempt at entry into the prestigious PWST Theatre School ended in disappointment, and Aleksandra started studies at the University of Wrocław instead, making a living playing a small recurring role…
Roma Gąsiorowska was born on January 29, 1981 in Bydgoszcz. She graduated from PWST in Kraków in 2005. Her cooperation with both film and theatre already started during her studies. She debuted in Jerzy Stuhr film "Pogoda na jutro" when she was a second-year student. She also worked with the following theatres: TR in Warsaw, Stary Theatre in Kraków and Theatre in Dusseldorf.
Upon finishing school Ms. Gąsiorowska joined one of the best Polish theatres – TR in Warsaw where she created outstanding roles in plays of such great directors as Grzegorz Jarzyna and Przemysław Wojcieszek. Recent years have been very generous to her film career. She participaed in many interesting and ambitious projects such as Suicide Room…
Born in 1949, in Kartuzy, Kaszubian Region in Poland. Documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, director. Since 1972 he has worked for Polish television TVP. Director of dozens of documentary films, two narrative films for television, seven made for Polish TV performances as well as the popular Polish TV shows "Radio Romans" and "Zlotopolscy," among other things.
Born in 1941 in Stanislawowo. A graduate of Warsaw Academy of Fine Art (faculty of graphics and painting, 1966) and Lodz National Film School (directing). Graphics designer for "Magazyn Polski". Author of theatre, television and radio plays. Screenwriter: Casting (Zdjecia probne), Laureate, The Big Ran (Wielki bieg), Baritone (Baryton) – awarded for the screenplay at PFF Gdansk ’85. Lecturer of the Lodz Film School. Co-owner of a production studio Fokus Film.
Born in 1974. Student of journalism at the Wroclaw University. Screenwriter of "Monday" (Poniedzialek) by Witold Adamek (1998) and "Made in Poland", awarded with Sundance Institute screenwriting workshop in Hungary (1999). Screenwriter, Director and co-producer of "Kill Them All" (Zabij ich wszystkich) (1999) and "Louder Than Bombs" (Glosniej od bomb) (2000). Currently, he is preparing screenplay for a feature film "I Love You, Whatever Happens" (Cokolwiek sie zdarzy, kocham cie).
Tomasz Szafranski is a director and screenwriter, and graduate of the Krzysztof
Kieslowski Faculty of Radio and Television. Before making films he put on amateur
plays, wrote stories and screenplays. He also was one of the organizers of the
CAMERIMAGE Film Festival for Cinematographers in Torun. Currently, he is preparing to
make his first feature – a drama-comedy "A Story About Thieves" - while working on
screenplays of several other projects. SPFF is proud to present two of his shorts plus
the 2005 Independent Film winner - The Devil - Diabel.
Born near Czestochowa, Magdalena is one of the best, most beautiful and most willingly cast young generation
actresses. Graduate of Cracow School of Drama.
During her studies she acted in “Balladyna” and “Kordian”, played extras in
Steven Spielberg’s “Lista Schindlera” (Schindler’s List). As a 4th -year student
she played the part ofÊ Sister Ann in “Pokuszenie” (Temptation) directed by
Barbara Sass, for which she won the best actress award at the Polish Feature
Film Festival in Gdynia (1995). She also earned critical praise at the International
Film Festival in Geneva (1996) where she was awardedÊÊ the title of
“The Star of Tomorrow” bestowed upon the most promising actresses of
European Cinematography.…
1962. 02. 25 - Data urodzenia (Otwock)
1985. 10. 13 - Debiut teatralny
1986 - Wykształcenie - rok ukończenia studiów (Wydział Aktorski PWSFTviT w Łodzi; dyplom 1987)
“Kinga Preis performs so well that her character looks sad even if seen from behind.”
- Justyna Pobiedzińska on Ms. Preis’ performance in The Women
Ms. Preis’ performances on both stage and screen have led many critics to call her a promising actress. A graduate of the School of Drama in Wrocław, this talented actress has been awarded an incredible 17 times for her work, most recently for Komornik [The Collector], at both the Polish Film Awards and the Gdynia Polish Film Festival. This young talent has appeared in 22 feature films, 22 stage plays and more than 29 televised plays. She continues to perform in her home town at the Wrocław Polski Theatre.
“While remaining an artist, Rosa looks at the world a bit like a sociologist, and a bit like a moralist.”
- Bożena Janicka, http://www.culture.pl
Originally an architecture student in Gliwice, Mr. Rosa focused his attentions on radio and television direction at Katowice’s Silesian University. His short film Gry i zabawy wojskowe (1991) was nominated for a Student Academy Award, and three years later his first feature film, Gorący czwartek (Hot Thursday) won him Best Debut Director at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival.
Apart from directing, the Zabrze native continues to write his own screenplays and lectures at the Silesian University in Katowice. His newest film, the award-winning and true-to-life Co słonko widziało (What the…
"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…
In 2000, at the age of 19, Mr. Szcześniak began writing for Playboy and Wprost, the most popular Polish weekly magazine. A year later, he had his own column and wrote music critiques for the daily magazine Życie. In 2005, he received a Nisimasa European Script Contest Award, one of the most important script awards for young talents in Europe for his short script A Boat.
Mr. Szcześniak continues writing film scripts and is now writing a new novel. He has also directed a second short film, and is in his third year of studies in sociology. For the past year, he served as producer and programming director for the popular and edgy internet television site, Lemon…
Mr. Kot graduated from the State Theatre School in Kraków. In 1996, he made his stage debut at the Teatr Dramatyczny where he was named best stage actor in training in Poland. Mr. Kot made his film debut playing the role of Rysiek Riedel in the 2005 release of Destined for the Blues (Skazany na bluesa). He received the “Best Debut Actor” Award for this role at the 2005 Gdynia Film Festival. Since then, Mr. Kot has been featured in several television productions as well the films Testosterone (Testosteron) and Ladies (Lejdis).
One of the most promising Polish actresses of her generation, Ms. Grochowska graduated from the Warsaw Theater Academy in 2002. Her film debut was in the 2002 film Alarm, but it was her role of Uli Tokarska in the TV series Zaginiona (2002-2003) that brought her critical acclaim. Since then, she has made several feature films, including three international productions. In 2005 she was nominated for Best Actress by the Polish Film Awards for her role of Tania in the film Pręgi.
One of the most promising Polish directors, Mr. Gajewski studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and later directed at the State School of Film, Theater and Television in Łódź. His feature film debut Warsaw (Warszawa) received five Golden Lions at the 2003 Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for best film, best director, best screenplay, best supporting actress (Dominika Ostałowska), and best film editing (Jarosław Barzan).
After completing his journalistic, PR and marketing studies at Warsaw University, Mr. Ciok started working for Telewizja Polska. Working for TVP 1 – the largest Polish Television channel – he covered social issues. Then he joined satellite TVP Polonia that gave him many opportunities to discover how Polish communities live abroad. The dramatic experience of Pope John Paul’s death opened a new chapter in his professional life. He wrote a script and directed a documentary about this unique moment in Polish history.
Lesław Żurek was born on June 30, 1979 in Wrocław, Poland. He graduated from The State Academy of Theatrical Arts in Cracow in 2005. Between 2005 and 2007 he perfromed as a stage actor at Słowacki Theatre in Cracow, as well as Wytwórnia Theatre and Kamienica Theatre in Warsaw. He received the Special Selection at the 2005 Theater School Festival in Łódź for his role as Mercutio in "Romeo and Juliet."
Szymon Bobrowski was born on May 16, 1972 in Konin, Poland. After visiting his good friend, actress Edyta Olszówka, in Łódź while she was attending the School of Arts, Television, and Theater, he became inspired to pursue acting as well. That same year he applied to the prestigious school in Łódź and was immediately accepted.
On March 12, 1994, he debuted on stage in "Antoine’a de Saint-Exupery" in a double role as the Geographer and the Railway Switchman. A year later, he successfully earned his acting degree. In 2002 he began participating in Zygmut Hubner’s acting troupe, and shortly thereafter he landed a role in the television series "Madame Molier."
In 1995 he made…