Director, writer, composer. Born in 1968 in Warsaw, Poland. Lived in Switzerland from 1978 to 1992, then went back to Poland to study at the Film School in Łódź. Former student of Krzysztof Kieslowski. Pantomime and acting school in Switzerland, English studies in Australia. Worked also as producer, cameraman, film and sound editor, film music composer for short films. Former guitar and bass player in several rock music formations. 2005-09 member of the Swiss film commission “Zürcher Filmstiftung”.
2017 | Animals (Zwierzęta) | |
2011 | Courage (Wymyk) 2011 Gdynia Polish Film Festival – Best first or second feature for Greg Zglinski, Best supporting role for Gabriela Muskala, Best screenplay for Janusz Marganski and Greg Zglinski; 2011 Warsaw Film Festival – SIGNIS Prize for best film and Special Jury Prize for Robert Wieckiewicz |
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2004 | One Long Winter Without Fire 2006 Swiss candidate for the “Oscar” for Best Foreign Language Film; 2005 Swiss Film Prize for best Swiss feature film; 2005 Prize of the county South Tyrol and Prize of the city of Bozen for the best film in competition at the International Film Festival in Bozen (Bolzano)/Italy; 2005 Bronze Grape Award” at the 35th Lubuskie Film Summer in Lagow, Poland; 2005 Alternative Critics Award” at 57.Festival in Locarno,Switzerland; 2005 Peoples Choice Award” at the Festival Int. du film francophone in Namur,Belgium; 2004 CinemAvvenire Award for best first feature and Grand Prix SIGNIS at the 61′ International Film Festival in Venise, Italy |
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2001 | On His Resemblance II Prize (FIPA d’argent) at FIPA in Biarritz/France, 2002; Quality Award of the Swiss Departament of Culture, 2002 |
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1995 | Before Dusk Quality Award of the Swiss Departament of Culture, 1997 |
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1994 | To Overcome a Mountain “Peoples Choice Award” at the 7th Calcutta Film Festival on Mountains, 1996 |
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1992 | Sputnik II Prize at the Luzern Film Festival in Luzern/Switzerland, 1993 |
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1989 | Confusion Grand Prix and I Prize in its category at Grand Prix Objectiv’89 in Baden/Switzerland |
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1987 | Rummel Grand Prix and I Prize in its category at Grand Prix Objectiv’87 in Baden/Switzerland Outtime I Prize in its category at Grand Prix Objectiv’87 in Baden/Switzerland |