Jaroslaw Marszewski
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Jarek Marszewski is a multi-award winning director and screenwriter who has gained recognition throughout the world for his innovative approach to filmmaking and unique visual style.
He studied directing at FAMU, Czech Republic's prestigious Film and TV Academy in Prague, before graduating from the Kieslowski Film Department at the Silesian University, Poland. He is also a graduate of the English Department at the Wroclaw University, Poland.
His short films have been awarded numerous prizes at international festivals, while his feature debut Tomorrow, Heaven Comes, received the Best First Film Award at the Festroia Film Festival (Setubal, Portugal), the Best Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (Poland) and the Critics' Award at the Young Film Festival (Koszalin, Poland).
His second feature, Bikini Blue, has won over 50 awards at festivals worldwide, including Best Foreign Film at Beverly Hills Film Festival, as well as Best Picture at Lost Angeles Film Awards, New York Film Awards, Festigious Film Festival (Los Angeles), London Eye Film Festival (UK), Fabrique du Cinema Awards (Italy), Directors Cut IFF (Vancouver) and La Paz International Film Festival (Bolivia) to name but a few.
In addition to his work in film Jarek has also directed a number of high-profile international dramas such as The Conspirators (Mlody Pilsudski, Poland, 2018/2019) and The Murder Commission (Komisja Morderstw, Poland, 2016) as well as acclaimed operas such as Aida (Italy/Qatar for Al Arabia TV, 2002), Madame Butterfly (Italy/South Africa for SABC TV, 2000) and The Magic Flute (Opera Podlaska, Poland, 2014).
He studied directing at FAMU, Czech Republic's prestigious Film and TV Academy in Prague, before graduating from the Kieslowski Film Department at the Silesian University, Poland. He is also a graduate of the English Department at the Wroclaw University, Poland.
His short films have been awarded numerous prizes at international festivals, while his feature debut Tomorrow, Heaven Comes, received the Best First Film Award at the Festroia Film Festival (Setubal, Portugal), the Best Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (Poland) and the Critics' Award at the Young Film Festival (Koszalin, Poland).
His second feature, Bikini Blue, has won over 50 awards at festivals worldwide, including Best Foreign Film at Beverly Hills Film Festival, as well as Best Picture at Lost Angeles Film Awards, New York Film Awards, Festigious Film Festival (Los Angeles), London Eye Film Festival (UK), Fabrique du Cinema Awards (Italy), Directors Cut IFF (Vancouver) and La Paz International Film Festival (Bolivia) to name but a few.
In addition to his work in film Jarek has also directed a number of high-profile international dramas such as The Conspirators (Mlody Pilsudski, Poland, 2018/2019) and The Murder Commission (Komisja Morderstw, Poland, 2016) as well as acclaimed operas such as Aida (Italy/Qatar for Al Arabia TV, 2002), Madame Butterfly (Italy/South Africa for SABC TV, 2000) and The Magic Flute (Opera Podlaska, Poland, 2014).
