Jan Komasa
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National Film School in Łódź | |
Occupation | Film director |
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Jan Tadeusz Komasa (born October 28, 1981) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing
Early life
Komasa was born in
Komasa was raised in Warsaw, where his family moved in 1988. He attended Stanislaw Moniuszko Primary Music School. He, along with his siblings, was a child actor in television shows, programmes and movies due to his mother's professional engagement at Polish Television.
In 1993 his father played a part in Schindler's List. Watching the film crew work and meeting Steven Spielberg made him consider film directing as his future profession.
He graduated from
Film career
He was 21 when he directed his short film Nice To See You (2003) which won 3rd prize at
He was 23 when he directed a part of a triptych feature film Ode to Joy (2005) which premiered in main competition at
In the upcoming years he focused on directing music videos, commercials with the exception of full-length documentary film The Flow (2007) which premiered at Kraków Film Festival and television film Wroclaw's Golgotha (2008) which won lead actor's award at Monte-Carlo Television Festival along with Grand Prix and 5 other awards at Polish Radio and Television Dramatic Art “Two Theatres” Festival.
He wrote his first feature film
He created a concept of a unique full-length documentary he directed - Warsaw Uprising (2014) which was a critical and box office success with 700.000 viewers in Polish cinemas. The film received very good reviews from
His biggest box office success came with a blockbuster he wrote and directed - an epic period film
In 2015 he directed second season of crime series Blood Of The Blood, a format based on Dutch series
2016 was a year in which Komasa switched from film set to a theater stage to create an epic contemporary dance multimedia show Ksenophony at
In 2017 he started a collaboration with
In 2018 he directed Corpus Christi which premiered in 2019 at Venice Film Festival[citation needed] where it won two awards: Europa Cinemas Label Award and Edipo Re Inclusion Award.[24][25] At Gdynia Film Festival Komasa was awarded with 10 awards including Best Director Award and the film won awards for Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Audience Award, Journalist Award, Elle Rising Star for Main Actor Bartosz Bielenia.[26][27][28] It was awarded with Silver Star and Best Actor Award at El Gouna Film Festival.[29] For his performance Bartosz Bielenia won awards at numerous festivals including: Palm Springs International Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Bordeaux Film Festival, Zbigniew Cybulski Award, Shooting Stars Award. Corpus Christi was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[30]
His film
Filmography
Shorts
- Nice To See You (2003)
- Mary Komasa: Lost Me (2016)
Full length films
- Ode to Joy segment "Warsaw" (2005)
- The Flow documentary (2007)
- Suicide Room(2011)
- Warsaw Uprising documentary (2014)
- Warsaw 44 (Miasto 44) (2014)
- Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) (2019)
- The Hater (2020)
- Anniversary (TBA)
TV Series
- Teatr telewizji (TV Series) - Golgota wrocławska episode (2008)
- Krew z krwi (TV Series, second season) (2015)
- Ultraviolet (TV Series, 5 episodes) (2018)
References
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2019-09-13). "Toronto Title 'Corpus Christi' Picked as Poland's Candidate in Oscar Race (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "Holy moly! Komasa's Corpus Christi chosen for Oscars". Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "International Feature Film Oscar Nominations 2020". oscar.go.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "The Hater | 2020 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Sala samobójców | Suicide Room". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Jan KOMASA". Festival de Cannes 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2019-07-23). "Transgender Immigrant Pic 'Lingua Franca,' Thriller 'Only Beasts' to Bow at Venice Days". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Jan Komasa". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Warsaw Philharmonic - Wiesław Komasa". filharmonia.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "Szymon Komasa". www.operacolumbus.org. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "History | Lodz Film School". www.filmschool.lodz.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Nice to see you". Festival de Cannes. 2004. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Ode to Joy". IFFR. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Sala samobójców (Suicide Room) (2011)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "European Film Promotion | Shooting Stars 2012 | Jakub Gierszał". www.efp-online.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Wolfe Releasing Picks Up 'Suicide Room' for U.S." The Hollywood Reporter. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Review: 'Warsaw Uprising,' when Poland fought back". Los Angeles Times. 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Archival Reels Capture Life During Wartime in Warsaw Uprising". www.villagevoice.com. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Scislowska, Monika. "Warsaw Uprising brought to life in stunning color film". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Warsaw Uprising Awarded Golden Reel". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Busan International Film Festival | 3–12 October 2019". www.biff.kr. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Tripney, Natasha (2016-07-21). "International: Europe watches at Poland's Malta Festival | Features". The Stage. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ West, Wendy (2018-01-11). "Art Mirrors Life in Polish 'DIY CSI' Drama 'Ultraviolet'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ autori, Giornate degli. "GdA Awards 2019". giornatedegliautori.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ "VENEZIA 76 - Il Premio Edipo Re a "Corpus Christi" - CinemaItaliano.info". www.cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ AXE. "Laureates of the 44th FPFF". FFG. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Radio Gdańsk English Service, Sunday, September 22nd, 2019: Youth across Poland join worldwide strikes against climate change over the weekend". radiogdansk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Agnieszka Holland's movie wins Golden Lions at Gdynia Film Festival". polandin.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Egypt's week-long film festival concludes with 224,000-USD awards announced - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "The Oscars 2021 News, Blogs & Articles | 93rd Academy Awards". oscar.go.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2020-04-29). "Tribeca Film Festival: Netflix's 'The Half of It', 'The Hater', 'Socks On Fire' Among Award Winners For Postponed 2020 Edition". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ Grater, Tom (2020-05-14). "Netflix Buys The World On Polish Tribeca Winner 'The Hater'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
External links
- Jan Komasa at IMDb
- Interview with Jan Komasa about Corpus Christi
- Interview with Jan Komasa about his documentary Warsaw Uprising