wojtek:marcheltraining:set:manager
An experienced line producer with nearly 20 years of professional experience. He began his career in 2007 and has worked his way through all levels of production, giving him a deep understanding of the specific nature of each department’s work. He manages his team effectively, basing his approach on mutual respect and professionalism.
He has collaborated with leading Polish filmmakers such as Agnieszka Holland (“Green Border”) and Agnieszka Smoczyńska (“The Silent Twins”). His credits also include major international productions for Paramount Pictures (“In the Lost Lands” starring Milla Jovovich) and Netflix (“Ze Network” starring David Hasselhoff).
Read on...radosława:burdzytraining:set:decorator
Film production designer. A graduate of the Department of Stage Design at the Faculty of Painting of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, and of the Faculty of Art
at the Pedagogical University in Kraków. She has collaborated with, among others, the Documentary and Feature Film Studios in Warsaw, Polish Television (TVP), Polsat Television, HBO, and the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia.
She has worked on films and TV series directed by Kasia Adamik and Olga Chajdas (Wataha), Robert Gliński (Chłopcy, Figurant), as well as Mariusz Malec, Jan Hryniak, Maciej Migas, and Piotr Wereśniak. She has also realized television projects in collaboration with Jacek Gąsiorowski, Krzysztof Rogala, Natalia Koryncka-Gruz, Jose Iglesias Vigil, and Jakub Skoczeń. As a production designer and set decorator, she has co-created films, music videos, and commercials, working with Grzegorz Dębowski, Kordian Kądziela, and Artur Żmijewski (Sami swoi. Początek).
Her portfolio includes set designs for award-winning films screened at numerous festivals, such as Sweethome Czyżewo (dir. Jakub Radej), The Frog King (dir. Arkadiusz Biedrzycki), and It’s Really Awesome (dir. Katarzyna Warzecha). Alongside her film work, she develops her artistic drawing practice, which she has exhibited both in Poland and abroad.
Her works are characterized by subtle chiaroscuro, a reflective atmosphere, and meticulous attention to detail that permeates both the formal and emotional layers of her projects.
She teaches at the Studio of Film and Television Set Design and the Stage Design Drawing Studio at the Department of Stage Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. She is currently pursuing a PhD focused on film production design.
Read on...magdalena:rudnickatraining:vfx:supervisor
Magdalena is a graduate of the Faculty of Film Production Organization at the Leon Schiller National Film School in Łódź. She has been working in film production and post-production since 2018. As a sound producer, she has contributed to projects for clients such as Mattel, Activision, Blizzard, Netflix, DC Comics, LEGO, Discovery, and Warner Bros.
She joined Platige Image in 2021, where she has worked as a producer on both visual effects and game trailers. Her credits include The Witcher: Blood Origin, Shadow and Bone, and The Witcher for Netflix, Time Bandits for Apple TV+, as well as game trailers such as The Witcher 4 for CD PROJEKT RED and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for PLAION and Warhorse Studios.
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Read on...mateusz:matt:tokarztraining:vfx:supervisor
Mateusz previously worked as Head of the VFX Department at Alvernia Studios. He earned his master’s degree from AGH University of Science and Technology, where he developed and analyzed tracking methods in his thesis “Video-Based Camera Tracking.”
He began his career in video game production at Teyon. He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he practiced animation, digital arts, and performance.
Currently, he serves as Head of CGI in the Animation & VFX Department at Platige Image.
Mateusz has led and supervised both Polish and international film and commercial projects featuring stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Richard Gere, Sigourney Weaver, and Joanna Kulig. He also worked on The Witcher series for Netflix.
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Read on...aleksandra:rosset:żaktraining:previz&layout:artist
Film editor and lecturer at the Leon Schiller National Film School in Łódź. A graduate of the Department of Film Editing and a PhD candidate in the arts — her completed dissertation “Editing as Collision: A Reflection on the Creative Role of Editors and the Technical Function of Editing in Polish Animated Cinema” is awaiting public defense.
She specializes in editing animated films and marketing materials. Winner of the Polish Filmmakers Association President’s Award in the Polish Competition at the 64th Krakow Film Festival (2024). Films she has edited have been screened and awarded at festivals around the world, including DOK Leipzig, Annecy International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagreb, Paris International Animation Film Festival, Kaboom Animation Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, and many others.
Since early 2024, she has been collaborating with Platige Image, contributing to projects for CD PROJEKT RED, Warhorse Studios, PLAION, and 11 bit studios.
Read on...dominik:wawrzyniaktraining:previz&layout:artist
Dominik graduated from the Film School in Łódź with a Master of Arts degree in Animation and Visual Effects. He also received a scholarship at the Animationsinstitut of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
He currently leads the Previz Department at Platige Image. With many years of experience in the field of previsualization, he helps directors bring their vision from storyboard to screen. Dominik specializes in the previsualization of game trailers and VFX projects based on motion capture technology.
Throughout his career, he has collaborated with some of the most renowned clients in the film and gaming industries, including Activision, Bethesda Softworks, CD PROJEKT RED, Creative Assembly, Electronic Arts, Lucasfilm Games, Square Enix, Techland, Ubisoft, Netflix, Sony, and Warner Bros.
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Read on...kacper:bartniktraining:unreal:engine:generalist
Kacper began his journey with Unreal Engine nearly a decade ago. Initially, he focused on programming and creating 3D graphics for video games. Over the years, his interests and skills evolved, allowing him to expand into the film industry. Today, with almost ten years of experience in the film sector, he works as an Unreal Generalist in the field of post-production and 3D animation at Platige Image.
Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned brands such as Aston Martin, Media Monks, and Tencent, gaining experience across various aspects of visual design and production. In both artistic and commercial projects, he specializes in 3D modelling, scene composition, texture and material creation, lighting, and advanced rendering.
Read on...paweł:wójciktraining:assistant:editor
He has worked on numerous feature films, TV series, and documentaries, including Filip (2022), Kibic (2024), Klangor (2021, 2025), and Glorious Summer (2025). The latter,
the feature debut of Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak, received the Marcin Wrona Award at the New Horizons Film Festival. The film was shot entirely on film stock.
He has collaborated with acclaimed editors on feature film productions made both in Poland and abroad.
monika:nowicka-jasińskatraining:How not to burn out in the creative industry
Doctor of Law, lawyer, psychologist, and psychotherapist in training.
She has experience as an academic lecturer in medical law at the Collegium Medicum of the Jan Kochanowski University, in law for psychologists at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, and in law for psychologists and forensic psychology at the Humanitas University. She also teaches courses in ethics in the psychology profession, interpersonal communication, and psychological support for adults. Additionally, she specializes in trauma studies and teaches in this field.
She currently works as an assistant professor at the Institute of Psychology at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce.
Monika completed a four-year doctoral program at the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as two postgraduate programs at Jagiellonian University: one in fiscal and business criminal law, and another in substantive and procedural criminal law. She is also a graduate of aviation law studies at Łazarski University. In 2014, she passed the bar exam for admission to the attorney apprenticeship.
She currently serves as the Head of the Legal Department at a company producing innovative devices for European and global markets. She provides legal advice to the
management board, drafts and reviews contracts, and represents the company in court proceedings.
She has extensive legal experience, having worked as a lawyer and attorney trainee in prestigious law firms, as well as providing legal services for companies and medical institutions, including the Silesian Hospital in Cieszyn.
Monika conducts legal training for psychologists and psychotherapists, aimed at individuals, medical entities, psychological and educational counselling centres, associations, and foundations. She has collaborated with organizations such as the Polish EMDR Therapy Association, the University Hospital in Kraków (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy), and the L. Rydygier Specialist Hospital, where she trained professionals in clinical psychology.
In the field of psychotherapy, she has completed:
A two-year postgraduate program in psychotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
An eight-month course in Motivational Interviewing at the Polish Institute of Motivational Dialogue
Level I training in Solution-Focused Therapy (PSR Centrum, Warsaw)
EMDR Therapy Training
The Kids’ Skills program “I Can Do It! I’m Proud of You!”
She is currently undergoing a four-year training program in EMDR-based psychotherapy.
Monika is the author of several academic publications, including works published by the Medical University of Katowice. Privately, she has written travel reportage and is the author of the travel book Kenya Through My Eyes.
In her personal life, she is passionate about travel, good literature, and art — and above all, she is the proud mother of her lovely daughter, Hania.
krzysztof:wiktortraining:set:photographer
Krzysztof Wiktor has over 17 years of experience working on film sets as a still photographer.
He has worked on both Polish and international feature films and TV series for studios such as Watchout Studio, WFDiF, Netflix, Sky, Disney+, Paramount+, FilmPoland, HBO, Amazon, ZDF, and ARD. His credits include Hatred (Wołyń), The Border (Wataha), Fugue (Fuga), The Coldest Game (Ukryta Gra), The Dark House (Dom Zły), Traffic Department (Drogówka), Barbarians 02, Sløborn, In the Lost Lands, and others.
Read on...michal:kwiatkowskitraining:technical:animator
Michał Kwiatkowski is an animator and motion designer, and the owner of STUDIO MIHA. He graduated from the Fine Arts High School in Koło and is a self-taught animation artist.
He is the creator of animated music videos for bands such as Big Cyc, Pudelsi, BaiKa, and Sexbomba, among many others. He collaborates with numerous Polish musicians, creating animations, album covers, and logos.
Additionally, he created the projection mapping for the Bella Skywar Light Festival in Toruń. He has a passion for synthetic, animated forms enhanced with hand-drawn lines and enjoys experimenting with different styles.
Read on...kaja:wesołek-podziemskatraining:intimacy:coordinator
Kaja Wesołek-Podziemska is a certified intimacy coordinator, accredited by the IPA (Intimacy Professionals Association) and Safe Sets. Two passions led her to this profession.
The first is dance and acting: as a child, Kaja performed in contemporary dance theatre, and as a student, she appeared at the National Theatre in Warsaw in the play Cinderella (Kopciuch), directed by Will Pomerantz. The second passion is psychology, which she studied at the University of Warsaw and later deepened through a cognitive-behavioural therapy school.
Alongside her work as a therapist, she consulted on castings for feature films and assisted children in performing emotionally challenging scenes. Kaja joined the team of the series Sexify, the first show in Poland to formally employ intimacy coordinators. She hopes that soon all intimate scenes will be created with respect for everyone involved and become an integral part of the creative process.
marta:zygadłotraining:intimacy:coordinator
Marta Zygadło is a certified intimacy coordinator, accredited by Safe Sets. Previously, she worked as an actress and second director on dozens of film productions. She became familiar with the specifics of filming intimate scenes by working on both sides of the camera.
Over more than 20 years in film production, she has gained an understanding that everything is a process that can be planned step by step, allowing time and space for bold experimentation to find tools and solutions that support achieving creative goals.
One of these tools is effective communication, which opens us to others and collaboration, building what is known as “chemistry” and the most satisfying state of flow in work. Her aim is to provide artists with the conditions for safe and creative performance.
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krzysztof:szubartowskitraining::DIT
Krzysztof has been working on film sets since 2005. He initially served as a camera assistant, a role that gradually expanded to include colour correction and eventually evolved into a DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) position. Since 2020, he has also worked as a colourist, primarily based at Editorium, and collaborates with other post-production houses such as DIF and Fire Place.
On set, his main responsibilities include managing and backing up footage, monitoring quality in collaboration with the cinematographer, and preparing materials for editing. He also performs on-set colour correction of the footage.
He has worked with many cinematographers in the industry, including Witold Płóciennik, Adam Sikora, Paweł Dyllus, Łukasz Żal, Łukasz Gut, Jacek Podgórski, Maciej Sobieraj, Marek Rajca, Łukasz Bielan, Tomek Madejski, Tomek Woźniczka, and Malte Rosenfeld.
His credits include productions such as Przepiękne, Idź Przodem Bracie, Klangor, Broad Peak, Kruk. Jak tu ciemno, Minuta Ciszy, Kamerdyner, Ikar, Pokot, and Jestem Mordercą.
Read on...babette:dieutraining:distribution:and:market:strategist
Babette Dieu has been involved in the film market and festival circuit since 2016. She currently serves as the lead coordinator for Cannes Docs at the Marché du Film in France. Previously, she worked as a manager at the European Film Market during Berlinale.
She has also collaborated with festivals such as Doclisboa in Portugal, FIFF in Belgium, and DOK Leipzig in Germany. Babette has worked as a programmer for events including FIDÉ in France, the Montreal Feminist Film Festival in Canada, the Paris German Film Festival, and Festival En Ville in Belgium.
She is also a member of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE).
Read on...stephan:brunntraining:1st:assistant:director
With over 27 years of professional experience, Stephan Brunn is a highly experienced first assistant director. He has worked in various production systems and countries.
In Germany, he collaborated with the public broadcaster ZDF and the German production company Ziegler Film on the TV projects Lena Lorenz (since 2015) and Theresa Wolff (since 2021). For one of Germany’s largest public broadcasters, ARD, he worked on the series Weissensee (2009; 2011). Other projects include the RTL TV series Bad Cops: Kriminell Gut, as well as Liebesgruß an einen Engel, R.I.S. – Die Sprache der Toten, Stadt, Land Mord! – Sittenwidrig, and many other productions for Sat.1.
The film Tatort – Todesbrücke (2004) was produced for rbb. Historical films he worked on include Das Zeugenhaus (2014), Nacht über Berlin – Der Reichstagsbrand (2013), and Die Frau, die im Wald verschwand (2007).
The film project I Am Here (2014) was a German Danish co-production with an international cast including Kim Basinger, Peter Stormare, and Jordan Prentice. The production was supported by the Danish Film Institute, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), as well as TV2 Denmark, Morgenthaler Office, and Viking Brothers Entertainment.
Other examples include Der Rekordbeobachter (2012), filmed in Finland, and the German Austrian collaboration Keine Zeit für Träume (2014), produced by TeamWorx Television & Film and UFA Fiction for MDR, ORF, and ARD.
In Turkey, Stephan worked on the film Mordkommission Istanbul – Die steinernen Krieger (2010) for the public channel ARD.
Der Schiffsarzt (2021–2022) is a crime series he worked on with UFA Fiction for RTL, filmed on a cruise ship.
Currently, he is working in Croatia for the German production company Constantin Film on the recurring film project Der Kroatien-Krimi, produced for ARD Degeto.
Read on...emma:caviezeltraining:distribution:and:market:strategist
Emma Caviezel works as a sales agent at MoreThan Films and manages licensing at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB). She began her career in the film industry at Umedia International in London. Later, she moved into the festival circuit, working primarily as a programmer for the Göteborg International Film Festival and collaborating with the streaming platform Draken Film.
During the pandemic, she assisted cinemas, festivals, and archives with content digitization as a Video on Demand consultant. In recent years, Emma has been involved in organizing the Co-Production Market at Berlinale and Visions du Réel in Nyon, working with programmers and supporting emerging producers and directors.
She holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh and has also participated in industry trainings at DFFB, Locarno Film Festival, EUROVOD, and the Independent Cinema Office.
anna:huthtraining:distribution:and:market:strategist
Anna Huth works as a film market strategist and is also an expert for Creative Europe MEDIA. She completed postgraduate studies in film distribution and curatorship at DFFB. She has taught courses on documentary film distribution at the University of Vienna and lectured at various institutions across Europe, including DMJX and the University of Erfurt.
Holding a PhD in political science and with extensive experience at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice, she develops initiatives to support emerging filmmakers, including Student Film Market, film:lab, and team4set.
lediona:kasapitraining:distribution:and:market:strategist
Lediona Kasapi is a cinema enthusiast, born and raised in Albania, and currently based in Berlin. She studied law at the University of Tirana and participated in the NEXT WAVE program at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB) in 2020.
She has worked as a sales assistant, legal advisor in the creative industry, and has experience in roles related to international relations. She co-founded WE ARE HERE, an organization connecting distributors with cinemas (and other film-presenting entities), focusing on promoting films produced by underrepresented communities.
With pride and enthusiasm, she discovers and promotes films that are genre-blending within the arthouse cinema stream from around the world.
katarzyna:karaśtraining:assistant:location:manager
Katarzyna Karaś has been working in film production for nearly eight years, specializing in film locations. She began her career as a 2nd Assistant Production Manager for Locations and later smoothly transitioned to the role of Independent 2nd Production Manager for Locations.
She has worked on high-budget productions for HBO (Odwilż, Warszawianka, Wataha), Netflix (1983, Zachowaj Spokój, Gang Zielonej Rękawiczki), Amazon Prime (Nieobliczalna), Canal+ (Wyrwa), Polsat (Sortownia), TVN (Pajęczyna, Na Twoim Miejscu), TVP (Krucjata II. Znak Bliźniąt, Drogi Wolności), as well as feature films (Jak Zostałem Gangsterem, Drużyna AA, Autsajder, Odnajdę Cię). She has also contributed to numerous advertising campaigns, social spots, and music videos.
For her, locations are the art of searching for and creating the world that audiences see on screen.
Privately, she is passionate about architecture.
Read on...alicja:jasinatrainer
Alicja Jasina is an animation director, illustrator, and visual artist, currently based in Warsaw. Her films have won multiple awards at festivals, and Once Upon a Line was shortlisted for the Oscars in 2017. Alicja’s work combines a conceptual approach with humour.
In addition to her personal projects, she has created commercial campaigns for brands such as Google, Disney, and Airbnb. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Kingston University in London and her master’s degree at the University of Southern California. Her latest short film, Prawie nad morzem – czyli Parówa, was produced by Studio Serafiński.
piotr:ficnertraining:gaffer:in:animation
Polish animator and director Piotr Ficner has extensive experience in both puppet and hand-drawn animation. He earned his master’s degree in Art and Multimedia Education at the University of Opole.
He began his animation career in stop-motion at Studio Se-Ma-For in Łódź, where he animated the series Parauszek i Przyjaciele. Later, he worked in the Czech Republic, the UK, and Italy on several feature films, commercials, and TV series, including Even Mice Go to Heaven (Nawet Myszy Idą do Nieba) and Chuck Steel – Night of the Trampires. He has participated in festivals and directed commercials and trailers for KAZstudio in Poland.
Piotr currently works as a 2D animator at Grupa Smacznego, including on the theatrical 2D animation Basia – Radzę Sobie. His recent works include directing the films Trefliki Ratują Święta and Bobaski i Miś. He is currently preparing a full-length puppet film titled Ro for Animoon Studio, which will soon be shot in Łódź.
ewa:borysewicztraining:assets:designer
Ewa is a director, screenwriter, visual artist, and lecturer. She graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. She is currently a PhD student at the Film School in Łódź.
She is the author of award-winning short films. Her latest film, Cud, received the Debut Feature Award at the Kraków Film Festival, while Do serca Twego was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, won the Grand Prix at the Animateka Festival in Ljubljana, the Jantar Award at the Young & Film Festival, and received distinctions at KFF, Fest Ancy, and others.
Ewa has participated in artistic residency programs in Tokyo and at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart. She has produced a wide range of projects, including artistic, social, and commercial productions. She lives and works in Warsaw.
Read on...january:misiaktraining:storyboard:artist
January Misiak is a drawer, painter, storyboard artist, stop-motion animator, and director. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. He is the author of the comics Siedem Tygodni (Seven Weeks, Kultura Gniewu) and Wszystko Będzie Dobrze (Everything Will Be Fine, Egmont Polska).
For seven years, he was associated with Breakthru Films, where he worked from the start on the film Loving Vincent, handling painted animation, storyboards, and painting supervision. He then spent another seven years at Studio Trefl (Każ Studio), specializing in puppet animation, storyboards, and directing.
katarzyna:panastraining:animation:production:manager
Since 2019, she has been associated with Animoon, working in the production department on nearly 30 projects, mainly in 2D animation, in roles such as assistant producer, production manager, new business coordinator, supervising producer, and creative producer.
What fascinates her most about animated film production is the development phase, where key artistic decisions are made, as well as planning and securing financing. She specializes in financial incentive programs for animation projects and is a member of the Polish Animation Producers Association.
jarosław:bedyktraining:gaffer:in:animation
Jarosław Bedyk is a lighting master specializing in animated and live-action productions. His extensive experience includes lighting films such as Chłopi (2023), Astra (2022), Most (2022), Zapomniana Książka (2022), and Trefliki Ratują Święta (2024). He also worked on the animated series Bobaski i Miś (2020–2023).
His credits also include international productions, including the Oscar-winning Peter and the Wolf (2006), as well as Danny Boy (2009), Latająca Maszyna (2010), The Magic Piano (2011), and Loving Vincent (2017).
marcin:siadaczkotraining:set:manager
An experienced unit production manager, he began his film career in 2002 as a set runner. Since 2014, working as a unit production manager, he has collaborated on over 30 film and television productions.
He specializes in managing both large-scale feature films, such as Legiony, Listy do M 4, and Fuks 2, as well as complex TV series, including Belfer 2, Skazana, Gang Zielonej Rękawiczki, and Lady Love. Over the past decade, he has demonstrated exceptional versatility, efficiently coordinating projects across diverse genres—from intimate documentaries to high-budget historical films.
On-set photo from the series “Lady Love.”
paweł:dyliktraining::grip
Paweł Dylik is an experienced key grip who has worked for many years on film and television productions in Poland. He is a highly respected specialist in his field.
In recent years, Paweł has served as key grip on productions both in Poland and abroad, including Kobieta Z…, Minghun, True Crime, Valley of Flowers, Miasto 44, Wszystko Co Kocham, and Chłopaki Nie Płaczą.
His workshop will cover the role and responsibilities of a key grip, as well as a presentation and hands-on training with professional stabilization equipment, such as
dolly tracks, the RONIN gimbal in various configurations, car mounts, and the Black Arm system.
barbara:burskatraining:assistant:director
Barbara Burska has been working in the directing department for 10 years, contributing to dozens of feature films and commercials.
As an assistant director, she has collaborated on projects such as Sala Samobójców. Hejter, 1983, W głębi lasu, Śubuk, Minuta Ciszy, and Lady Love.
In the role of 2nd Unit Director, she has co-created series including Morderczynie and Skazana.
She currently works primarily as a 2nd Unit Director but also enjoys returning to the assistant director role, believing that every project is an opportunity for growth and learning.
agnieszka:wojtczyk-kowalskatraining:production:manager – contracts with the crew
Agnieszka is a legal counsel and associate at dotlaw. She specializes in intellectual property law and advises entrepreneurs in the creative industry, particularly in e-commerce and game development, as well as theatre creators.
Agnieszka also actively participates in conferences and panels on IP, IT, and AI. In her professional work, she focuses on understanding the specific needs of her clients and maintaining open and clear communication.
maria:duffektraining:assistant:costume:designer
Maria Duffek is a production designer, costume designer, and interior decorator. She graduated in Art History from Jagiellonian University and also completed studies at a Postsecondary School of Fashion Design.
She was born and still lives in the capital of Lower Silesia, although, as she told Sylwia Kucharska, “choosing a place to live doesn’t seem obvious in my case, because—as you know—someone working in the film industry simply goes wherever there is something interesting to work on.”
Maria began her career in 1997, working on interior decoration for Jan Hryniak’s debut Przystań and on costumes for the documentaries Cybulski. Ostatnia podróż Joanny Kawalec and Jolanta Popielarz. Her first feature film for which she independently prepared the production design was Jutro będzie niebo (directed by Jarosław Marszewski, 2001; premiered in 2002). This film, awarded at festivals in Gdynia, Koszalin, and Setúbal, was shot in scenic locations across Lower Silesia, including Kotlina Kłodzka, Dzierżoniów, Sobótka, and the Olbrachtowice train station. She also handled interior decoration for Przybyli Ułani, directed by Wrocław filmmaker Sylwester Chęciński.
Over her career, Maria has worked on over 80 productions, including international projects such as the Polish-Russian co-production Break Point (dir. Marek Nowicki, 2002), German films Tage des Sturms (2003) and Die Kinder der Flucht (2006), the Russian series Diversant. Konec Wojny (2007 – filmed at Czocha Castle and in Wrocław, including Kurkowa and Ptasia streets), and Taras Bulba (2009 – shot in locations including Bolesławiec).
Maria Duffek is a member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. At the Wrocław Center for Audiovisual Technologies, she leads a team responsible for restoring costumes from the extensive archive of the institution continuing the traditions of the Wrocław Feature Film Studio.
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Read on...jerzy:irzyktraining::gaffer
He has been working in the film and television industry since 1989. A lighting master, he was long associated with Gaffers and is currently with Cinelight. He began his career and training in lighting at TVP Kraków.
He teaches the course “Lighting in Film” at the private AMA Film Academy and serves as the Director of Silver Fox Film.
:krzysztof:jerzaktrainer
Unit Production Manager, working in the industry since 2007.
Filmography
2023
#BRINGBACKALICE Fictional series
Unit Production Manager, Equipment (on duty), Cast coordination
2023
EMIGRACJA XD Fictional series
Unit Production Manager (episodes 2–3)
2023
RAPORT PILECKIEGO Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2022
KRES NIEWINNOŚCI Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2022
MARZEC ’68 Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2022
WARSZAWIANKA Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2021
DZIEWCZYNY Z DUBAJU Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2021
KAMERDYNER Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2021
WARNING Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2020
CHYŁKA. REWIZJA Fictional series
Unit Production Manager, Cast coordination
2020
MAGNEZJA Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2020
WSZYSCY MOI PRZYJACIELE NIE ŻYJĄ Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2019
LEGIONY Feature film
Unit Production Manager (opening sequence and Battle of Rokitna)
2019
MOTYW Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2018
1983 Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2018
CHYŁKA. ZAGINIĘCIE Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2018
DROGI WOLNOŚCI Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2018
DZIEŃ CZEKOLADY Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2018
KAMERDYNER Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2018
NIELEGALNI Fictional series
Unit Production Manager (episodes 1–5)
2018
ŚLEPNĄC OD ŚWIATEŁ Fictional series
2nd Unit Director (plan), Unit Production Manager
2017 – 2019
DIAGNOZA Fictional series
Unit Production Manager
2017
NAJLEPSZY Feature film
Unit Production Manager
2017
HORACE VERNET “BITWA POD SOMOSIERRĄ” Docu-drama
Unit Production Manager
2017
REAKCJA ŁAŃCUCHOWA Film fabularny
Unit Production Manager
2016
PAKTSerial fabularny
Unit Production Manager
2016
PITBULL. NIEBEZPIECZNE KOBIETYFilm fabularny
Unit Production Manager
2016
PITBULL. NOWE PORZĄDKIFilm fabularny
Unit Production Manager
2015 – 2016
POWRÓT DO PRZESZŁOŚCISerial dokumentalny
Unit Production Manager (odcinki: 9-10)
2015
PAKTSerial fabularny
Unit Production Manager
2015
PROKURATORSerial fabularny
Unit Production Manager (odcinki: 1-5)
2014 – 2019
WATAHA Serial fabularny
Unit Production Manager (odcinki: 7-12)
2013
BEZ TAJEMNIC Serial fabularny
Unit Production Manager SERIA 3
2013
UKŁAD ZAMKNIĘTY Film fabularny
Unit Production Manager (współpraca), Dyżurny plan
2011
INSTYNKT Serial fabularny
Unit Production Manager (II ekipa), Dyżurny plan, 2nd Unit Director
2011
LINIA ŻYCIA Fictional series
On-Duty Plan
2010
“KRET” Feature film
On-Duty Plan
2010
CIACHO Feature film
On-Duty Plan
2009 – 2020
BLONDYNKA Fictional series
On-Duty Plan (Season 1)
2009
DOM ZŁY Feature film
On-Duty Plan
2009
JANOSIK. PRAWDZIWA HISTORIA Feature film
On-Duty Plan
2008 – 2009
39 I PÓŁ Fictional series
On-Duty Plan (Seasons 2-3)
2008
KOCHAJ I TAŃCZ Feature film
On-Duty Plan, Plan Assistance
2011
1920 BITWA WARSZAWSKA Feature film
Technical Plan Assistance, Set Construction
2010
ESSENTIAL KILLING Feature film
Set Construction (Poland), Camera Collaboration
2008
O PRAWO GŁOSU Television play
Camera Collaboration
Selected early works and other roles
Technical support, set construction, cast coordination, and camera collaboration on numerous films and series including 1920: Bitwa Warszawska, Essential Killing, and O Prawo Głosu.
Acting credits in series like ŚWIAT WEDŁUG KIEPSKICH as dancer and actor.
:maria:łukaszewska:ciesielskatraining:make-up:artist
She began her journey in art at the age of 15 by painting the bodies of dancers and acrobats (bodypainting).
She graduated from the Pedagogical University in Kraków, but her true passion became art and film. Since 2009, she has worked as a certified makeup artist and beautician.
She has completed numerous courses in special effects (SFX), hairdressing, and cosmetics. She trained in special effects in Poland with leading experts in the field, as well as in Prague under the guidance of makeup artists from FX Creator studio.
She has worked on over 20 feature and short film productions, including: Wesele II (dir. Wojtek Smarzowski), Republika dzieci (dir. J.J. Kolski), Polowanie na Ćmy (dir. Michał Rogalski), Śmierć Zygielbojma (dir. Ryszard Brylski). For Netflix, her work includes Barbarians, Old People, and the series Der Palast.
Beyond film, she also pursues her passion on commercial and music video sets. In 2023, the film Rój premiered, marking her debut as a professional makeup artist.
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He has worked on reports and documentary films for broadcasters such as BBC, ABC, ARTE, and YLE. He began his film set career as an assistant sound recordist. Over the years, he has worked as an assistant, boom operator, and currently serves as a sound engineer on television and film sets. For nearly eight years, he has been affiliated with the State Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where he conducts workshops for students in sound directing.
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monika:krzanowskatraining:sound:engineer
Sound recordist/operator, graduate of the Sound Directing Department at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
Actively working in the world of TV series and films since 1996. Has worked on some of the largest projects in the country.
Owner of Dźwiękowe Pole, a company responsible for sound recording on many projects in Poland.
Collaborates with numerous sound recordists and boom operators, providing them with technical support and a comfortable working environment.
julia:popkiewicztraining:casting:director’s:assistant
She has worked as a casting director for twenty years. Her filmography includes over 50 Polish and international feature films and TV series. Her book “Casting. The First Meeting Actor–Director” (2017), published by the film publisher Wojciech Marzec, is the first and only Polish book dedicated to the topic of casting direction in Polish cinema.
As a casting director, she worked on films such as “Sonata” by Bartosz Blaschke, “Dark, Almost Night” by Borys Lankosz, “80 Million” by Waldemar Krzystek, “Suicide Room” by Jan Komasa, “In the Name Of” by Małgorzata Szumowska, “Volta” by Juliusz Machulski, and “The Red Spider” by Marcin Koszałka. She also prepared casts for international productions such as “I, Olga Hepnarova” directed by Tomás Weinreb and Petr Kazda, “Mother” directed by Lee Mackintosh Jones, and “Strawberry Days” directed by Wiktor Ericsson.
In the films and series in, she cast, young actors made their debuts in leading roles, including Bartosz Bielenia, Filip Pławiak, Zofia Wichłacz, Michalina Olszańska, Jakub Gierszał, Mateusz Więcławek, and most recently Michał Sikorski. These acting debuts have received multiple recognitions, including from European Shooting Stars, the Polish Film Festival, and the Polish Film Awards.
She is a member of the Guild of Casting Directors, the Polish Filmmakers Association, and the Polish Society of Folklore. Certified Tree Inspector.
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A casting director with extensive experience and an impressive body of work. She was awarded the Weronika Migoń Prize for her casting work on the film “Silent Night” directed by P. Domalewski.
She graduated from the Faculty of Radio and TV at the University of Silesia in Katowice, now known as the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice.
In 2022, together with her colleagues, she co-founded the Guild of Polish Casting Directors (PCDG).
She is a member of the global casting directors’ association, the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA).
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Production designer and costume designer for film and theatre productions in Poland, the UK, and Greece. Graduate in Sociology from the University of Warsaw and in Set Design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She is interested in building character identity, the haptic aspects of imagery, and the aesthetics of reduction in film visuals.
She is active in teaching and research at the Department of Intermedia and Set Design, Interdisciplinary Studio, focusing on visual storytelling, experimental film, and scenography at the Faculty of Arts, Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice.
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paweł:mendrektrainer
Visual artist, filmmaker, educator, and creative director with a multifaceted artistic practice. His work spans drawing, photography, collage, publishing projects, scenographic work, as well as experiments with moving images and innovative film production. He is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and the Prague Film School, which provided him with a solid foundation in visual arts and film.
His extensive experience enables him to engage in projects that explore film as an art form on various levels of perception. He is currently developing an experimental film project, Synesthesia, at the Film Production Department of the National Film, Television, and Theatre School in Łódź. As an associate professor of experimental film and visual narrative at the Interdisciplinary Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, he shares his experience with emerging artists.
In his role as head of the Department of Intermedia and Set Design, he fosters broad international collaboration, contributing to the development of innovative practices in film and visual arts.
krzysztof:mieszkowskitraining:camera:operator
Camera dolly operator and cinematographer for numerous feature films and TV series, including Wyszyński: Revenge or Forgiveness, Botoks, Women of the Mafia, Genetic Code, The Loop, The Weaker Sex, and The Forester’s Lodge. He has also served as director of photography on films and series.
Lecturer in cinematography at AMA Film Academy in Warsaw.
janusz:julo:sustrainer
He graduated from the Łódź Film School (PWSFTviT), Department of Cinematography. He has been working in the profession since 1994. A cinematographer, his film credits include feature films such as Never in Life, Little Moscow, 7 Emotions, Ayka, Ikar. The Legend of Mietek Kosz, Broad Peak, Eagle. The Last Patrol; TV series including Londoners, Wataha, Kruk, Roost ’97, Klangor, Krakow Monsters, Stay Calm, Barbarians; and TV theater productions such as Helver’s Night, Ballad of Zakaczawie, The Morality of Mrs. Dulska, and In the Small Manor.
While shooting for television productions, he has travelled extensively around the world. He is also a passionate mountaineer.
radosław:skłodowskitrainer
Sound designer and lecturer. Interested in creating sound for linear media—feature films, TV series, commercials, trailers, animations, online media—as well as non-linear media—virtual reality and video games. He has collaborated with numerous studios, producers, and directors, including Andrzej Wajda, Agnieszka Holland, Juliusz Machulski, and Krzysztof Zanussi.
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kaja:jałocha-kozaktraining:script:doctor
Graduate of the Production Department at the Łódź Film School. Participant in workshops such as Atelier Scenariuszowe, Kids Kino Lab, and Script Circle. She has worked on productions including Ciemno, prawie noc and Boże Ciało. She gained experience as an assistant director on feature films such as Żeby nie było śladów and Kobieta na dachu, as well as on the series Żmijowisko and Układ. Currently, she consults on scripts and works as a development executive at Shipsboy.
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Cinematographer, graduate of the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia. He is the director of photography for numerous TV series, feature films, and documentaries. His credits include productions such as Wataha, Sonata, Prokurator, and Odwróceni. He is also proud of having honed his skills on the sets of hundreds of commercials around the world. He devotes every free moment to climbing and enjoys combining both passions. In 2020, he received the PSC award for his cinematography on the series Wataha.
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Born in 1964, so I’m no longer the youngest grip around. I began my film journey as a grip right after university in the 1990s. Back then, to achieve a camera move, the options were either a heavy platform called a “bobrowska” or a well-worn Elemack dolly. Following the need for camera movement in my projects, I purchased directly from a German factory a dolly—used, but fully modern—along with its equipment. It was meant for the commercials I was shooting at the time. And that’s how it began.
After commercials came my baptism by fire: the first big TVP production, The Good Soldier Švejk Adventures! Then another film, another television theatre production. Over time, I gained experience, faced new challenges, and acquired more equipment. Although Warsaw was tempting at times, I stayed here in Silesia.
Over all these years, many now famous and respected Polish cinematographers shot their first short films on my equipment. I’ve always felt the need to help students with their first film projects. That modest mission of mine has been successful—and I hope it continues!
bartosz:blaschketrainer
Polish film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
Graduate in Film, Television, and Photography Production from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia and the Andrzej Wajda Master Film Directing School. Director and screenwriter of music films, documentaries, and feature films.
Recipient of the 3rd Prize from the Polish Film Institute (together with Dominik Gąsiorowski) for the screenplay Felicja i Jezus (2014) and the 2nd Prize for the screenplay Sonata (2018) in the “Script Pro” competition. Winner of the Janusz “Kuba” Morgenstern “Perspektywa” Award for Best Debut for directing the feature film Sonata.
Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association and the Polish Directors Guild.
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Lecturer in film and documentary editing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice. For over thirty years, he has professionally worked with digital technologies for capturing and processing film images, both on numerous film sets and in the quiet of the editing studio.
Selected feature films and theatre productions:
Valley of the Gods (2016–2019), dir. Lech Majewski — DIT, Editing, Mastering, Visual Effects
Day Rises. I Fall (2019), dir. Michał Friedrich — DIT, Editing, Visual Effects, Color Correction, Mastering
Imperium (2019), dir. Robert Talarczyk — Television production (Editing)
Dominum Montes. The Mountains of John Paul II (2018), dir. Adam Kraśnicki — Picture and sound editing, Color Correction, Mastering
The Birth of Polish Wings (2018), dir. Grzegorz Styła — Picture and sound editing, Color Correction, Mastering, Visual Effects
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From 2010 to 2013, he studied at the Cinematography Department of the Theatre and Cinematography University in Yerevan, while simultaneously taking his first steps on film sets in the lighting department. In 2017, he completed a postgraduate cinematography course at AMA Film School.
He has over a decade of experience working on television programs, live broadcasts, commercials, music videos, interviews, TV series, feature films, and documentaries.
After moving to Poland in 2016, he had the pleasure of working with Krzysztof Lang on Ach śpij kochanie, with Agnieszka Holland on Obywatel Johns, and with Małgorzata Szumowska directing Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie.
On a daily basis, he collaborates with major film and television production centres such as Cinelight, Heliograf, ATM, and Polsat, and is widely recognized as a master of lighting.
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