Events and Guests—Spring 2021

Maciej Pieprzyca

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Director and scriptwriter born in 1964 in Katowice (Poland). He debuted in 2008 with the film "Splinters". In 2013, he directed "Life Feels Good" – one of the most successful Polish films of recent years, widely recognized internationally (Grand Prix of the Americas, Ecumenical Jury Award and the Audience Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival; Silver Hugo and the Audience Choice Award at the Chicago IFF; Golden Space Needle at the Seattle IFF. It was screened in Rochester in 2014. His third feature, “I’m a Killer” brought him the Best Director Award at the Shanghai IFF (2017), and won the Silver Lions and the Best Screenplay Award at the Gdynia FF (2016).

A link to the virtual discussion with Director Maciej Pieprzyca about his film Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz will be placed on the festival website.


Michał Rosa

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A writer and director known for such works as Farba (1997), Silence (2001), Scratch (2008), and The Happiness of the World (2016), which was screened in Rochester in 2017 and won numerous awards. He directed six season of the series Time of Honor (2008-2013)and co-directed the series Bodo (2016).

Michał Rosa graduated in Architecture from Silsian University of Technology and in Directing from the the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice. Alongside filmmaking, Rosa lectures at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia.

A link to the virtual discussion with Director Michał Rosa about his film Piłsudski will be placed on the festival website.