EDUKINO Empowering Film Festival

Independent filmmaker, screenwriter, and director. He also composes music for theatre and film. He has created over 120 cinematic works in Poland and abroad — including educational and short fiction films, documentaries, docudramas, and three feature films: Karolina, God in Krakow, and The Guardian.
Author of unique, large-scale projects, such as composing the oratorio Cracovia est and directing the main event celebrating the 750th anniversary of Krakow’s founding under Magdeburg Law.
Recipient of numerous awards, including the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Award for artistic achievements (2020), five Gold Copernicus Awards at the EDUKINO Educational Film Festival (2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020), and the Grand Prix at the Mundi International Festival 2017 for the film A Story Hidden in Chocolate.

Artistic Director of the festival. Polish film director, screenwriter, and documentarian. Writer and director of the first screen adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher (2001) — the story that later inspired the world-famous video game series.
A close friend and longtime collaborator of Andrzej Wajda, he has also worked as first or second assistant director with numerous Polish and international filmmakers, including Roman Polański, Krzysztof Zanussi, Volker Schlöndorff, Steven Spielberg, Marek Koterski, and Costa-Gavras.
He collaborated with Steven Spielberg on Schindler’s List (1993) and was second director on Dresden (2005), which won an Emmy Award.
He is the creator, director, and writer of the acclaimed educational film series History in Moving Pictures, which has won three Gold Copernicus Awards.
The Jan Matejko – History in Moving Pictures cycle brings to life key moments of Polish history through cinematic interpretations of Matejko’s paintings. The second series, Independent Poland, presents ten dramatized works depicting milestones and figures from the nation’s struggle for independence — allowing viewers to “enter the painting” and experience history from within.
Lecturer at the Warsaw Film School and Film High School.

Active primarily in the fields of animated film, simultaneous video installation, and film therapy. Her works have been screened at over 600 film presentations and festivals across Europe, Asia, and the USA, and broadcast on numerous television channels worldwide.
Her films have received 45 awards and distinctions in Poland and abroad — in Lublin, Poznań, Kraków, Warsaw, Gdańsk, Łódź, Toruń, Częstochowa, Niepokalanów, Budapest, Ostrava, Maribor, Philadelphia, Minsk, Varaždin, and Mumbai.
She has directed over 100 films, mainly animations, known for their poetic language, philosophical depth, and strong authorial vision.

Graduate of Theatre and Film Studies (University of Łódź), English Philology (University of Łódź),
and Pedagogy with a specialization in Creative Thinking (Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw).

Certified trainer in leadership and management, Rutgers University (New Jersey) and the Center for Creative Leadership (North Carolina, USA).
Former owner and trainer of several educational and consulting companies.

Producer and initiator of long-standing cultural projects and local traditions such as
Falenica Summer Concerts, Gala of Stars, and the Wawer Independence Parade.

Recipient of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Award for contributions to Polish culture.
Founder and for ten years President of the Falenica Cultural Society.