Wojciech Smarzowski
Wojciech Smarzowski (born 18 January 1963 in Korczyna near Krosno) is a Polish screenwriter and director. He studied filmmaking at the Jagiellonian University and the National Film School in Łódź (1990).[1] His 2004 film, The Wedding (not to be confused with the Andrzej Wajda film of the same title) earned special jury mention at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2005. He started his film career as a video camera operator.
Smarzowski’s film Róża gained the Polish Film Award in seven categories in 2011[2] His new film Traffic Department (2013) tells the story of seven policemen from Warsaw - work colleagues and good friends whose lives change after one of them dies in mysterious circumstances.[3] It competed in the main competition section of the 35th Moscow International Film Festival.[4]
Filmography
Feature films
Director & screenwriter
- Sezon na leszcza, 2000 - only screenwriter
- The Wedding (Wesele), 2004
- The Dark House (Dom zły), 2009
- Rose (Róża), 2011 - only director
- Traffic Department (Drogówka), 2013
- The Mighty Angel (Pod Mocnym Aniołem), 2014
- Volhynia (Wołyń), 2016
Television
Director
- Małżowina, 1998 - TV movie
- Kuracja, 2001 - Teleplay
- Na Wspólnej, 2003-2008 - TV series (125 episodes)
- Klucz, 2004 - Teleplay
- Cztery kawałki tortu, 2006 - Teleplay
- BrzydUla, 2008-2009 - TV series (25 episodes)
- The Londoners - TV series (8 episodes)
- Bez tajemnic, 2013 - TV series (7 episodes)
References
- ↑ Wojciech Smarzowski. filmpolski.pl
- ↑ "Rose dominates the 14th Polish film awards". filmneweurope.com.
- ↑ "Traffic Department". culture.pl.
- ↑ "First 10 Films of the 35th Moscow Film Festival Competition". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
External links
- Wojciech Smarzowski at the Internet Movie Database
- Wojciech Smarzowski at Culture.pl