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Boguslaw Linda was born on 27 June 1952 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Psy (1992), Blind Chance (1987) and Pan Tadeusz (1999). He has been married to Lidia Popiel since 23 July 2000. They have one child.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Olga Boladz is a Polish actress and director. She completed her studies at the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow. She further honed her craft at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre in Los Angeles. Boladz has performed in the The National Old Theatre in Kraków and Polonia Theatre. She is most recognized for her role in Wolka (2021). In 2020, she made her directorial debut with Alice and the Frog (2020).- Magdalena Czerwinska was born in 1978 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for The Woods (2020), Klangor (2021) and The Mole (2011).
- Piotr Glowacki was born on 29 March 1980 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Bogowie (2014), The Champion (2020) and Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016).
- Adrianna Biedrzynska was born on 30 March 1962 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Milosc z listy przebojów (1985), Pajeczarki (1993) and Pilkarski poker (1989).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Kristof Kaczmarek was born on 18 May 1953 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998), Rush (2008) and Woodley (2012).- Director
- Writer
- Sound Department
Rafael Kapelinski is a film director and a story development specialist, who is working internationally. His feature 'Butterfly Kisses' won the Crystal Bear at the International Film Festival in Berlin (2017) and was long-listed for the British Independent Film Award for Directing.
Rafael trained at the National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield, UK), The London Film School (London, UK), The Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing (Warsaw, Poland), The University of Washington (Seattle, USA), Columbia University (New York, USA), and Nicholas Copernicus University (Torun, Poland).
He has also participated in many Media-sponsored screenplay development workshops including ScriptEast, Les Premiers Plans and Ekran.
Rafael's short 'Emily Cries' won multiple international awards. His feature project 'Up On The Roof' won Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Cinefondation Residence Award. His short 'To Bury The Horse' was a finalist in the 2011 Bosch Stiftung Competition. He also worked as script supervisor on Nina Gantz's BAFTA-winning short animation 'Edmond' (over fifty other international awards).
Other feature directing credits include 'A Woman At Night'. He is currently in pre-production with 'Budapest Diaries' (Polish Film Institute / Domino Films/Filmfabriq).
Represented by Match & Spark.- Writer
- Production Manager
- Director
Born 1980. Polish scriptwriter and director. Member of European Film Academy. He graduated from Academy of Film and Television and The National Film School in Lodz. His full - length feature debut In a Bedroom (W sypialni) had it's world premiere in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2012 and was one of the most frequently presented Polish films at the international film festivals. In a Bedroom received several prizes including Ecumenical Jury Award in Mannheim-Heildelberg International Film Festival 2012. His second feature film Floating Skyscrapers (Plynace Wiezowce) had it's world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City 2013. American film criticts chose Floating Skyscrapers the best movie presented at Tribeca; the film went on to win East of the West Competition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2013, the Best Directing Award at Transilvania International Film Festival 2014, the Audience Award at the International Competition New Horizons in Wroclaw, the Best New Directing Talent and the Grand Prix of Juth Jury at Gdynia Film Festival, Poland. His third movie United States of Love (Zjednoczone Stany Milosci) had it's world premiere at 66th Berlin International Film Festival 2016 (Competition) and won Silver Bear for Best Script as well Tomasz Wasilewski was nominated as Best European Scriptwriter at 29th European Film Awards. For Best Director he received awards at Valleta FF and Gdynia FF. He is working on his third feature film Fools.- Director
- Writer
- Music Department
Grzegorz Braun was born on 1 March 1967 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Warto kochac (2005), Luther and the Protestant Revolution (2017) and Arche. Czyste zlo (2003). He has been married to Aleksandra Gruziel since 6 December 2014.- Actress
- Production Manager
Joanna Koroniewska was born on 27 May 1978 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress and production manager, known for M jak milosc (2000), Janosik. Prawdziwa historia (2009) and Dziewczyna influencera (2024).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Werner Böhm was born on 5 June 1941 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza (1983), Panische Zeiten (1980) and Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997). He was married to Susanne Böhm, Mary Roos and Christiane Matthey des Bornels. He died on 2 June 2020 in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Polish screenwriter, director and producer of feature films. Well-known for "Novembre" ("November"), "Poludnie-Polnoc" ("South-North"), "Mala wielka milosc" ("Expecting Love").
Lukasz Karwowski was born in Torun, Poland in 1965. He studied Polish philology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, then obtaining a degree from the Film and Television Directing Department of the National Film School in Lodz, where he was taught by Wojciech Jerzy Has. In 1989 he was a directing student at the National Film and Television School in the UK. In Belgrade, in the same year, he graduated from a film mastering workshop run by Istvan Szabo.
His first movie, "Wstega Möbiusa" ("Mobius Ribbon"), was nominated for Student Academy Award (so-called student's Oscar) in 1989. He won also Main prize of Tel-Aviv International Student Film Festival. Thriller "Novembre" ("November"), 1993, took part in French Film Festival in Sarasota and Stockholm International Film Festival, in Poland was awarded Gdynia (Polish Feature Film Festival) Award of the Polish Culture Foundation. Huge achievement in Karwowski's filmography was opening of the 22nd Warsaw International Film Festival by drama "Poludnie-Polnoc" in 2006. This movie received also Flisak on "Tofifest" International Film Festival in Torun. It was the first polish production funded by independent means, which box office returned. Romantic comedy from 2008, "Mala wielka milosc", was a commercial success and commanded viewers' attention, so the film was regularly broadcast on many TV stations for years.
He has been running his production company, Zoom Media sp. z o.o., for 20 years. He has produced also over 120 and directed over 300 television commercials - initially in France and then in Poland. His ads have gone to receive many awards at festivals.- Gerd Briese was born on 24 December 1897 in Thorn, West Prussia, Germany [now Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Die vom Niederrhein, 2. Teil (1925), Das Gasthaus zur Ehe (1926) and Die vom Niederrhein, 1. Teil (1925). He was married to Asta Gräfin von Roedern . He died in August 1957 in Berlin, Germany.
- Maria Korda was born on 8 August 1934 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Airwolf (1984) and The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967). She died on 8 May 2007 in Oceanside, California, USA.
- Aleksander Wysocki was born in 1952 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015), Blood of the Innocent (1994) and Tam i z powrotem (2002).
- Piotr Wysocki was born on 13 April 1936 in Torun, Pomorskie, Second Polish Republic [now Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Wniebowstapienie (1969), Rodzina Polanieckich (1978) and Wyrok smierci (1980). He died on 26 March 2023 in Trzciniec, Lubelskie, Poland.
- Krystian Pesta was born on 18 July 1992 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for The Coldest Game (2019), The Mire (2018) and Klangor (2021).
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Born in Torun, Poland, Lukasz Stasiorowski expressed deep fascination in movie magic since his early childhood. He wrote many short stories, unpublished novels and kept polishing his writing craft with first amateur screenplays. Finally, in 2012 he wrote, directed and co-produced guerilla style horror movie spoof "Legenda", in which he also played supporting character. Since then, he made few short movies, including 2017 horror movie "W mroku lasu" and 2019 vampire thriller "Zla krew". In early 2020 he moved to United Kingdom to continue his filmmaking journey with new ideas, preparing for English-language debut.- Janusz Sterninski was born in 1947 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Double Life of Véronique (1991), Luk Erosa (1987) and Zygfryd (1986). He died on 22 October 2007.
- Marek Kossakowski was born on 25 July 1984 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009), L'Absinthe (2013) and 80 Millions (2011).
- Joanna Zurawska-Federowicz was born on 14 December 1970 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Gry uliczne (1996), Television Theater (1953) and Warsaw (2003).
- Lech Grzmocinski was born on 7 April 1927 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Tin Drum (1979), Ostatni po Bogu (1968) and Wolne miasto (1958). He died on 8 May 1984 in Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland.
- Piotr Cieslak was born on 1 November 1948 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Pokój z widokiem na morze (1978), Man of Marble (1977) and Kung-fu (1979). He was married to Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak. He died on 12 September 2015 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Composer
- Music Department
Kazimierz Serocki was born on 3 March 1922 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was a composer, known for Czarci zleb (1950), Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) and The Eighth Day of the Week (1958). He died on 9 January 1981 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz was born on 6 January 1964 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Na dobre i na zle (1999), Pogranicze w ogniu (1991) and Show (2003).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Maciej Dowbor was born on 22 December 1978 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2014), To nie koniec swiata! (2013) and Celebrity Splash! (2015). He has been married to Joanna Koroniewska since 26 December 2014. They have one child.- Helena Grossówna was born on 25 November 1904 in Thorn, West Prussia, Germany [now Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Pietro wyzej (1937), Zapomniana melodia (1938) and Straszny dwór (1936). She died on 1 July 1994 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Rozalia Mierzicka was born on 21 November 1979 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for The Hater (2020), The Partisan and Mental (2022).- Katarzyna Zak was born on 19 October 1963 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Ranczo (2006), Gracze (1995) and Sila wyzsza (2012). She is married to Cezary Zak. They have two children.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Piotr Wojtowicz was born on 23 January 1958 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is a cinematographer, known for Little Rose (2010), Jutro idziemy do kina (2007) and Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiaca (2000).- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Robert Jarocinski was born on 8 May 1976 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Okna, okna (2018), Big Love (2012) and Król dopalaczy.- Mateusz Burdach is a Polish film, television and stage actor. He graduated from The Stanislaw Moniuszko Music Academy in 2015. In the same year he enrolled to The Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy in Warsaw. Burdach made his television debut in very popular TV series "Belle Epoque" (2017). Burdach was born in Torun.
- Writer
- Actress
- Producer
Maja Brandstetter was born on 27 June 1979 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is a writer and actress, known for Meiberger: Chasing Minds (2018), Die Inselärztin (2018) and Winter (2006).- Józef Lotysz was born on 18 March 1933 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Kochankowie z Marony (1966), Television Theater (1953) and Tatarak (1965). He died on 7 September 1971 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Director
- Writer
Jadwiga Zukowska was born on 11 November 1926 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Jadwiga was a director and writer, known for Moje, nie dam (1964), Lustro i ja (1963) and Skad sie biora dzieci (1966). Jadwiga died on 8 January 2008 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Marcin Kukielski was born on 8 August 1977 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is a cinematographer, known for Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny (2009), Testosteron (2007) and Television Theater (1953).- Jerzy Radwan was born on 19 July 1926 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Znaki na drodze (1970), Stawka wieksza niz zycie (1968) and Die Schlüssel (1974). He died on 20 June 1974 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Jolanta Zielinska was born on 1 October 1953 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Kazimierz Wielki (1976).
- Zbigniew Brzozowski was born on 22 July 1936 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Nauka latania (1978) and Basn o Paczkowej (2000). He died on 12 March 1992 in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland.
- Dawid Rafalski was born on 30 January 1982 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Miranda (2015), Na dobre i na zle (1999) and Barwy szczescia (2007).
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Tony Halik was born on 24 January 1921 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for In Search of... (1977) and Tony Halik (2020).- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
Producer and Vice-President at East Studio, co-founder of production companies Vostok8 and SHIPsBOY. A graduate of: Underwater Archeology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, the Film Art Organization Department of the Film School in Lodz and the Course for Creative Producers at the Wajda School. In 2016-2018, Vice-President of the Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce. Initiator of the Polish Producers Guild established in 2018.- Adam Soboczynski was born in 1975 in Torun, Poland.
- Adam Liberak was born on 6 September 1921 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Blekitny krzyz (1955). He died on 14 September 2006 in Zakopane, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Cinematographer
Director, cinematographer, artist photographer, poet, lecturer. In the years 1967-71 he was active in the amateur film movement, member of the "Grunwald" Amateur Film Club in Olsztyn. During his studies at the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School, he was a member of the Film Form Workshop. In 1975-86 lecturer at the Cinematography and Television Production Department of the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lódz, in 1981-84 the dean of the department. In the 1970s, he collaborated with the Se-Ma-For Studio of Small Film Forms in Lódz. In 1984-2001 he was in exile in Canada and Mexico, where, among others, he lectured at the Université du Quebec in Montreal and the Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica in Mexico. After returning to Poland, a professor at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, lecturer at the Faculty of Art of the university. Author of many photo and multimedia exhibitions.- Wojciech Siedlecki was born on 12 November 1955 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Tango ptaka (1980), Dzielnica strachu (2021) and Kurierzy (2023).
- Michal Kaliszek was born on 17 November 1990 in Torun, Poland.
- Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in Torun, Poland. He was a writer, known for Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004). He died on 24 May 1543 in Frombork, Poland.
- Boleslaw Taborski was born in Torun, Poland. He was a poet, essayist, translator, writer on theatre, and former visiting professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He spent the years of the World War Two German occupation of Poland in Krakow and Warsaw, and from 1943 was a soldier of the Polish Home Army. He fought and was wounded in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, in the "Baszta" regiment. After being liberated from a Prisoner of War camp, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he lived from 1946. He studied English and drama at Bristol University. In 1959 - 1993 Taborski was a radio journalist at the Polish Section of the BBC World Service in London, where he wrote and broadcast a radio novel, news, cultural reviews and special occasion programmes, and for many years produced a programme dedicated to culture and the arts. He was author of two dozen collections of poetry, spanning the period 1957-2010, including the English language volume "For the Witnesses" (1978). He wrote a number of books on theatre, including "Nowy Teatr Elzbietanski" (1967), "Byron and the Theatre" (1972), and two books on Karol Wojtyla as poet and playwright: "Karola Wojtyly dramaturgia wnetrza" (1989) and "Wprost w moje serce uderza droga wszystkich" (2005), as well as an award-winning book on the Warsaw Uprising - "Moje powstanie wtedy i teraz" (1998). He won a number of prestigious literary awards in Warsaw, New York, Geneva and London. These included the Jurzykowski Award (1968), the Koscielski Award (1977), the Witkiewicz Award (1988), the ZAIKS Award (1990, 1995), The Association of European Culture Award (1998), The Historical Book Publihsers' "Klio" Award (1998). Taborski translated into English the dramatic works of Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II), three books by Jan Kott (including the renowned "Shakespeare Our Contemporary"), and "The Life of Mayakovsky" by Wiktor Woroszylski. Into Polish he translated twenty plays by Harold Pinter, a Graham Greene novel and collections of poetry by Robert Graves and Robert Lowell. He was a member of the Polish Writers' Association and PEN.
- Ryszard Nawrocki was born on 7 March 1940 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Przygoda z piosenka (1969), Zycie na goraco (1979) and Wiosna, panie sierzancie (1974). He died on 25 April 2011 in Zyrardów, Mazowieckie, Poland.