Mariusz Kotowski
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Mariusz Kotowski is a Polish-born writer and director. As a director, he has gained a reputation for cinematic portrayals that are atypical of both Hollywood and independent film styles and that cleverly mix different film approaches into a cohesive whole.[1]
To date, Kotowski's feature films include
Prior to the launch of his directorial career, Kotowski worked as a renowned
Biography
Mariusz Kotowski was born in the city of Olsztyn in northeast Poland. Kotowski's original inspiration to get into the arts came from watching Gene Kelly and Billy Wilder films on television. Kotowski made a decision at a young age to emigrate to America and become a movie director.[2]
Initially Kotowski studied dance and dance choreography in Poland, and received a Master of Arts in Education before being accepted into Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in London.[3] It was there that he became the first Polish citizen ever to receive the rare Triple Fellowship from the organization. Kotowski then moved to New York City 1988, working as a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor[4] by day and studying film directing at the NYU Film School by night.[2]
Kotowski invested three years and a considerable personal fortune into researching and filming the documentary
Kotowski's next film was a dramatic film with a
Kotowski's most recent film is the erotic
Kotowski authored a Polish-language biography of Pola Negri entitled Pola Negri: Legenda Hollywood (English title: Pola Negri: Hollywood Legend). The book was released in Poland on February 24, 2011, by Prosynski Media.[10] The book won the "Book of The Year" and "Book of the Month" award in the biography category from the Polish publication Ksiazki magazyn literacki (Books Literary Magazine).[11]
Also in 2011, Kotowski produced the 3-DVD set Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection, which features the Negri's Polish and German silent films Bestia (The Polish Dancer, 1917), Der Gelbe Schein (The Yellow Ticket, 1918), Die Augen der Mumie Ma (The Eyes of the Mummy Ma, 1918), and Sappho (1921). The films have been re-mastered, with intertitles translated into English and scored with original piano music composed and performed by Rick Dejonge.[12] The DVD set was picked up for distribution by Emphasis Entertainment later in the year and reissued February 7, 2012.[13]
The Golden Halo Award presented to Kotowski by the Southern California Motion Picture Council in 2010. In 2011, Kotowski received a Pola Negri Appreciation Award from the Pola Negri Cultural Society in Lipno (Lipnowskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne im. Poli Negri).
Filmography
Feature films
- Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema(2006)
- Forgiveness (2007)
- Esther's Diary(2010, recut version of Forgiveness)
- Deeper and Deeper (2010)
Short films
- Tango on Broadway (2004)
- Luigi on Broadway (2004)
- Clara's Secret (2005)
- Pola Negri: Hollywood Legend (2006)
References
- ^ a b "Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema documentary page at POLANEGRI.COM". Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ a b c Mariusz Kotowski biography at Bright Shining City Productions website
- ^ Mariusz Kotowski biography, Artist/VIP page, Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Heidi Hutter and Mark Kotowski" by Lois Smith Brady. New York Times, May 18, 2003. Online version of article accessed July 3, 2010.
- ^ ""About The Director", Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema page, POLANEGRI.COM". Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Polish Film Festivals." Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Polish Music News, April 2006, Vol. 12, No. 4. ISSN 1098-9188. Los Angeles: Polish Music Center, University of Southern California.
- ^ Review of Esther's Diary by David Gasten, POLANEGRI.COM Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ David Scott Lago at Soap Opera Central
- ^ "Psychological Thriller DEEPER AND DEEPER Debuts in Hollywood with
World Premiere at 11th Annual Polish Film Festival on April 26." Press release, Bright Shining City Productions, nd. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pola Negri: new biog salutes Polish star. Polski Radio, February 25, 2011. Accessed March 2, 2011.
- ^ Award of the Year for Mariusz Kotowski, Olsztyn 24, January 12, 2012. Polish language source, translated by Google Translate. Accessed February 20, 2012.
- ^ News Page Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at POLANEGRI.COM. Archived 2011-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Emphasis Entertainment Press Page. Accessed February 19, 2012.