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Przemyslaw Wojcieszek (b. 1974) studied journalism and Polish literature but debuted as a film director with Kill Them All in 1999 and quickly became a leading representative of Polish independent cinema, opening his own distribution company in 2001 and launching a Polish counterpart of the Sundance spin-off with the annual Slamdance Poland for independent and fringe filmmakers. His feature film Louder Than Bombs was presented at the 2002 International Film Festival in Mannheim-Heidelberg and was honored at the Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, UT). His third movie The Perfect Afternoon, shown at the Forum of Berlinale 2006, was also honored at The Love Screens Film Festival in Verona (Italy) and the New York Polish Film Festival. In 2004 Wojcieszek was named Best Director at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for Down The Colorful Hill. The author of his own screenplays, Wojcieszek won the prestigious 2005 Polityka Passport award in film, honored by the weekly magazine for "his unconventional work as a manifesto of those born in the 1970s who are trying to find a place for themselves in today's reality".
But in 2004 he had already begun working in theater, exploring themes of tolerance, personal identity, and being Polish. Made in Poland, about a rebellious young man from the outer-city housing projects, marked Wojcieszek's debut both as playwright and as theatrical director at the Modjeska Theatre in Legnica. An absolute hit with audiences and critics alike, the play was regarded as the best in Poland in the 2004/2005 season by theatrical critics. Wojcieszek then directed 3 hits in Warsaw - Whatever Happens, I Love You and Darkroom, his own plays, and Dorota Maslowska's A Couple of Poor Polish-Speaking Romanians - before returning to Legnica as author and director of Personal Jesus in 2006. His newest production I Am the Resurrection, was staged in the Dramatyczny Theatre in Walbrzych in 2007.
FILM SCREENPLAYS:
· Monday (Poniedzialek, 1998) - directed by Witold Adamek
FILM SCREENPLAYS AND FILM DIRECTION:
· Kill Them All (Zabij ich wszystkich, 1999)
· Louder Than Bombs (Glosniej od bomb, 2001)
· Down The Colorful Hill (W dol kolorowym wzgorzem, 2004)
· The Perfect Afternoon (Doskonale popoludnie, 2005)
THEATRICAL SCRIPTS AND DIRECTION:
· Made in Poland - Helena.Modjeska Theatre in Legnica (2004)
· Whatever Happens, I Love You - TR Warszawa Theatre in Warsaw (2005)
· Darkroom, based on a novel by Rujana Jeger - Polonia Theatre in Warsaw (2006)
· Personal Jesus - Helena Modjeska Theatre in Legnica (2006)
· A Couple of Poor Polish-Speaking Romanians, based on a play by Dorota Maslowska - TR Warszawa Theatre in Warsaw (2006)
· I am the Resurrection - Dramatyczny Theatre in WaBbrzych (2007)
SELECTED FILM AND THEATRE AWARDS:
Monday
· 1998 - Kinga Preiss, Best Supporting Actress, Polish Film Festival (Gdynia)
· 1999 - Grand Prix, International Debut Film Festival "Youth and Cinema" (Koszalin)
Louder Than Bombs
· 2001 - Magdalena Schejbal, Best Debut Actress, Polish Film Festival (Gdynia)
· 2001 - Krzysztof Czeczot, Best Actor, International Debut Film Festival "Youth and Cinema" (Koszalin)
· 2002 - Jolanta Dylewska, Kodak Vision Award For Best Cinematography, Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, UT, US)
· 2002 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, Nomination for Grand Jury Prize, Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, UT, US)
Down the Colorful Hill
· 2004 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, Best Director, Polish Film Festival (Gdynia)
· 2004 - Przemyslaw Bluszcz, Best Debut Actor, Polish Film Festival (Gdynia)
The Perfect Afteroon
· 2005 - Association of Foreign Organizers of Polish Film Festivals Award, Polish Film Festival (Gdynia)
· 2005 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, the President of Warsaw Award for his "social awareness"
· 2006 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, Youth Jury Award, The Love Screens Film Festival (Verona, Italy)
· 2006 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, the Krzysztof Kieslowski "Beyond Borders" Award, New York Polish Film Festival, (New York, NY, US)
Made in Poland (theatrical spectacle)
· 2005 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, Best Performance (first prize) and Best Director (second prize) in National Competition in Staging a Polish Contemporary Play
· 2005 - Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, the Konrad Laurel Award For Best Direction, Festival of the Art of Theatre Directing (Katowice, Poland)
In 2005 Przemyslaw Wojcieszek received the prestigious Polityka Passport Award in film, honored by the Polityka weekly for "his unconventional work as a manifesto of those born in the 1970s who are trying to find a place for themselves in today's reality".
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