Agnieszka Smoczynska is a graduate of the University of Silesia’s Krzysztof Kie?lowski Faculty of Radio and Television (in directing), the Wajda School, and the University of Wroclaw (in culture studies). She received the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship and won the My Talent for Poland program and Golden Pen award, granted by the president of Poland. Her short films The Hat (Kapelusz), 3 Love, and Aria Diva have won awards at film festivals around the world.