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Matt Szymanowski is a Polish-American writer and director born in Mountain View, California in 1982. He wrote, directed, and produced the Sundance Lab finalist film The Purple Onion.
Early life and education edit
Szymanowski, the son of Polish immigrants, was raised in Cupertino, California where he graduated from Cupertino High School. He received a bachelor's degree in Humanities from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, studied film, TV, and theatre directing at the Polish National Film School (PWSFTViT) in Łódź, Poland, and received a Master's in Fine Arts degree in Writing for Film and TV from Emerson College in Boston. He is a Berlinale Talents alumnus and a MacDowell fellow.[1][better source needed]
Career edit
The dramatic comedy The Purple Onion had its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival[2] and went on to play other festivals internationally and was picked up for distribution by Cinemation Studios. Development on his next feature script, the psychological thriller Glorious Empire[3][4] began in 2017 but was later paused by complications due to the pandemic.
His films, including shorts, have played at San Francisco International film festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Gdynia Film Festival, and Comedy Cluj International Film Festival.[citation needed]
Filmography edit
- History of Solitude (2008) (short film; director, writer, producer)
- Slovakia (2009) (short film; director, writer)[5][6]
- The Purple Onion (2014) (director, writer, producer)[7][8][9][10]
- Glorious Empire (2018) (short film; director, writer, producer)
- Dark Day (2019) (short film; director, writer, producer)[11]
References edit
- ^ "Matt Szymanowski - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Cinequest: FilmmakerMatt Szymanowski". Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-05-10). "Guy Burnet & Nora Arnezeder Set Thriller 'Glorious Empire'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Grynienko, Katarzyna. "FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons Studio+: Pitchings - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Słowacja | Film | 2009 (in Polish), 2021-02-11, retrieved 2023-11-18
- ^ Staff, T. H. R. (2015-07-29). "'The Purple Onion': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Quentin (2018-09-12). "Peeling the Purple Onion". CHOPSO. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "'It's a Human Story': 'The Purple Onion' to Play at Seattle Film Festival". NBC News. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Boswell, Taylor (2015-11-19). "AAAFF 2015: "The Purple Onion" is masterfully crafted". Shuffle Online. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Short Film: DARK DAY, 7min, USA, Thriller/Crime". Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-18.