Years active 2006 – present Partner Marieta Zukowska Role Screenwriter | Name Wojciech Kasperski Home town Sopot, Poland Residence Warsaw, Poland | |
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Born April 25, 1981 (age 42) ( 1981-04-25 ) Kartuzy, Pomerania, Poland Occupation screenwriter, film director, producer Notable work The Seeds, The Refuge City Movies Last House On The Road, The Seeds Alma mater National Film School in Lodz, University of Gdansk Awards SILVERDOCS Sterling Award for a Short Film Similar People Marieta Zukowska, Krzysztof Kopczynski, Robert Gonera, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Matuszczak | ||
na granicy dir wojciech kasperski dop ukasz al
Wojciech Kasperski (born April 25, 1981) is a Polish screenwriter, film director and producer. In 2006 he received the Grand Prix for The Seeds for Best Documentary at Kraków Film Festival, and went on to win several prestigious awards including Sterling Short Grand Jury Award at AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. His short films won over forty awards and recognitions around the world and garnered extensive media attention and critical acclaim. Winner of Golden Laurel, Russian Film Academy Award for Best Short Documentary.
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- na granicy dir wojciech kasperski dop ukasz al
- Dzieje polski okiem rysownika full hd wojciech kasperski
- Biography
- Career
- Short Movies
- Short Documentaries
- Other Works
- Awards selection
- Official Screenings selection
- References
Dzieje polski okiem rysownika full hd wojciech kasperski
Biography
He was born in Kartuzy and moved with his family to Sopot a seaside town on the coast of the Baltic Sea. In 2001–2002, he studied philosophy at the University of Gdańsk, but subsequently gave it up, and studied at the National Film School in Łódź. He started working as a documentary filmmaker in far Siberia, visiting small villages and secluded societies. He began his career in 2006 with the short documentary The Seeds, followed by two other documentaries shot in Russia.
Career
He worked with many prominent Polish actors on his fiction short films. His The Refuge City was shown in main competition at Tribeca Film Festival, San Francisco Shorts, Next Reel in Singapur and Rhode Island International Film Festival among many others. He also worked at a theatre and directed János Háy’s performance Child Geza. He ran drama workshops at Studyjny Theatre. He has been working as a writer and screenwriter since 2008. Since 2009 he has run an independent production company, that has its place among Polish production houses focused on young filmmakers.
Kasperski is a Ministry of Culture "Młoda Polska Scholarship" holder for most talented young Polish artists. Since 2008 he has been an expert for the Ministry of Culture, evaluating film projects for financing by the Polish Film Institute. He was chosen by the European Film Academy to take part in annual Sunday in the country meetings. Polish newsmagazine Przekrój called him one of the most promising young Polish directors of his generation in article "20 Hopes of polish cinema".
Short Movies
Short Documentaries
Other Works
Awards (selection)
The Refuge City
The Seeds