FACULTY

A graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, she also studied at the Edinburgh College of Art. Holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for Visual Arts. Maria Zuba is the editor of two full-length feature films, A Coach’s Daughter (2017, dir. Łukasz Grzegorzek) and rewarded on Polish Film Festival in Gdynia – My Wonderful Life (2021, dir. Łukasz Grzegorzek). She also works with commercials, music videos and documentary forms. She is the edior of HBO documentary series - "Naked. Loud. Proud" (2023, dir. Delfina Dellert and Agnieszka Mazanek).

Rector of the Warsaw Film School. In 1959 he graduated from film directing at the Lodz Film School. In the years of 1983–1990 he was the Chairman of the Main Board in the Polish Filmmakers Association, in 2006 he became the Chairman in Honour. In the years of 1987–1991 he was a member of Cinematography Committee. Between 1969 and 1991 he worked as a lecturer at the Lodz Film School, and as a guest lecturer also in USA. In 2001 r. he was awarded with the Order of Polonia Restituta. Selected filmography: Sublokator (Undertenant)1966, Złoto dezerterów (The Gold of the Deserters) 1998, Mała matura 1947 (Little Baccalaureate 1947) 2010.

She is the Warsaw Film School's graduate. She became famous for the series „Control” about the stormy relationship of two girls, which she created, wrote and directed while not yet in college. The first season was watched over 60 million times around the world, and Natasza received, among others, nomination for O!Lśnienia of Onet 2021 in the „Series” category. The new seasons of „Control” were produced by Player (TVN), where all 4 seasons of the series are now available. Thanks to the worldwide popularity, „Control” became the first Polish production to join the Discovery+ platform library, and in 2022 Natasza was the first Polish woman to be included in the prestigious „Power of young Hollywood 2022” list of the American magazine Variety. Natasza is also the creator, director and co-writer of the mini-series „Random" (produced by Storytel), which is the first Polish series combining a radio drama and a film, starring Julia Wieniawa and Maciej Musiałowski. The project received two golden EFFIE statuettes.

He graduated from the Cinematography Department of the PWSTViT in Łódź in 1991. In the first period of his work in film, he was a camera operator on many Polish feature films such as "Young Wolves" or "Qua Vadis", simultaneously working as a screenwriter in serials and his own projects. As a freelance cinematographer, he started with puppet films, one of which "Peter and the Wolf" was nominated for the British BAFTA, in 2006, won the Cristal Du Court Metrages in Anessa and in 2007 the Oscar - the American Film Academy Award. After this success, Mikołaj Jaroszewicz started working in Great Britain, participating in many fictional projects as a cinematographer as well as a director and screenwriter. In 2012. he directed a full-length film based on Tony Hawks' novel Playing the Moldovans at Tennis which was an international production filmed in England, Ireland, Moldova and Israel. In 2013, the option for his script for a full-length feature film "Winter" was bought by the American Oscar producer Michael Phillips, known from the films "Sting", "Taxi Driver" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".

Jarek Kupsc received his film writing and directing diploma from San Francisco State University. He created five feature-length narrative films, many of which have received multiple awards at international film festivals. He wrote a film textbook, "The History of Cinema For Beginners," published in the US, India, and the Czech Republic. In addition to screenwriting and directing, Jarek is also an editor and cinematographer. For many years, he worked as a storyboard artist in New York and Los Angeles. Parallel to his film work, Jarek is a professional painter, graphic artist, and photographer.

Polish female helmer, famous for shooting socially engaged features. In 1982 she graduated from the Faculty of Radio and Television University of Silesia in Katowice. During her film studies she worked as assistant to Andrzej Wajda and her film debut came from under her professor Krzysztof Kieślowski’s patronage and since then has been drawn to various social topics. Since 2011 artistic director of IFF “Jewish Motives” in Warsaw.

Editor, cameraman, graduate and currently lecturer at Warsaw Film School. He worked on the movie "Manhunt" (polish title: “Obława”) directed by Marcin Krzyolucowicz, the tv series "Firemen" (polish title: "Strażacy") and "Szpilki na Giewoncie". He conducts classes for high school students as part of the National Film Archive (Filmoteka Szkolna), during which young filmmakers have opportunity to learn the basics of film language and test their skills in practice.

Director and screenwriter. Studied in Warsaw Film School and the SWPS University in Warsaw. He is the creator of short films such as „Tropical Island” and „Toast” which were critically acclaimed on several international film festivals including Palm Springs Short Fest. Participant of the 1st Polish-American Forum for Young Filmmakers in Los Angeles. Member of Jury in „Short Film” category at the screenwriting festival Script Fiesta in the years 2017-2019.