Jan Paweł Matuszyński ([jan pavɛw matuszɨɲski]; born 23 April 1984, Katowice) is a Polish film director and a producer of documentary films.[1][2]

Jan P. Matuszyński
Matuszyński in 2016
Born (1984-04-23) 23 April 1984 (age 40)
NationalityPolish
Alma materKrzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia
OccupationFilm director

Life

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In 2012, he graduated in Film and Television Directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. In 2014, he was awarded the Silver George Award at the Moscow Film Festival for his documentary film Deep Love.[3]

In 2016, he won the Golden Lions award at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival for Ostatnia rodzina (The Last Family), a film telling the story of artist Zdzisław Beksiński, starring Andrzej Seweryn (awarded the Silver Leopard for that role at the Locarno Film Festival) and Dawid Ogrodnik.[4] In 2016, he was awarded the Paszport Polityki Award in the film category for Ostatnia rodzina.[5]

His latest film Żeby nie było śladów (Leave No Traces) entered the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jan P. Matuszyński". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ "Jan P. Matuszyński at IFFR". International Film Festival Rotterdam. International Film Festival Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  3. ^ "36 MIFF PRIZES". Archived from the original on 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  4. ^ "Zakończenie 41. Festiwalu Filmowego w Gdyni. Złote Lwy dla filmu "Ostatnia rodzina"". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  5. ^ "Paszporty Polityki 2016 wręczone!". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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