Jerzy Kowynia

Jerzy Kowynia (born in 1959 in Cracow) - Polish film director, screenwriter, film producer. He studied philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and at the Université Paris Sorbonne in Paris. From 1985 to 1989 he worked together with the Polish independent film center Video Kontakt in Paris[1]. Director, screenwriter, producer of documentaries, film reportage and theatre plays among others Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love". His films have received awards at festivals in Cracow, Trentianskie Teplice, Lodz and Koszalin among others. Publisher of the Polish edition of the book "Global Trends 2025 - a transformed world" (2010)[2]. In 2013 he directed and produced his independent feature film "Kamchatka"[3]. He worked on most of his documentaries together with his friend Jerzy Ridan. He is a member of the Association of Polish filmmakers[4]. He lives in Cracow. Filmography Documentaries . Godzina W [eng. The W hour] ( with Krzysztof Talczewski) (1987) . Lenin z Krakowa [eng. Lenin from Cracow] (with Jerzy Ridan) (1997) . Bartoszewski (with Jerzy Ridan) (1998) . Rysie [eng. Lynxes](with Jerzy Ridan) (1999) . Golebie [eng. Pigeons] (2000) . Swieta wojna czyli i tak kocham cie [eng. The holy war so I love you anyway] (with Jerzy Ridan) (2001) . Wisla gola! [eng. Goal for Wisla!] (with Jerzy Ridan) (2002) . Orkiestra deta [eng. The Brass Band] (with Jerzy Ridan) (2009) . Za wydma [eng. Behind the Dune] (2004) . Samuraj [eng. Samurai] (2007) Feature Films . Kamchatka (screenplay, directing, production) (2007) Film Awards . Judges Honors at the Cracow Film Festival for "Lenin z Krakowa" [eng. Lenin from Cracow]. . Canal+ Award for "Lenin z Krakowa" [eng. Lenin from Cracow] . Judges Honors at the "Czlowiek w zagrozeniu" [eng. Human in danger] Media Festival in Lodz for "Lenin z Krakowa" [eng. Lenin from Cracow]. . The Art-Film Award in Trentianskie Teplice (Slovakia) for "Lenin z Krakowa". . The Kazimierz Karabasz Award "Cierpliwe oko" [eng. The patient eye] at the "Czlowiek w zagrozeniu" [eng. Human in danger] Media Festiwal for "Orkiestra deta" [eng. The Brass Band]. . The Jantar Award at the Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts "Mlodzi i Film" [eng. The Young and Film] for the screenplay to "Kamchatka".