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- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Natalia Magdalena Janoszek was born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Best known from her work in Bollywood where she gained bigger recognition with lead role in drama "Chicken Curry Law". The story throws light on severe social problem of women safety and depicts the law fight of a foreigner, against corruption. In 2020 she appeared in Netflix production "365 Days" and Hollywood comedy "The Swing of Things" next to Luke Wilson. In 2022 she was on Polish version of Dancing with the Stars and in 2023 Your Face Sounds Familiar TV shows.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jacek Koman was born on 15 August 1956 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Moulin Rouge! (2001), Children of Men (2006) and Defiance (2008).- Actress
- Producer
Agnes Albright was born in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress and producer, known for Black Mold (2023), True Detective (2014) and Alien: Harvest (2019).- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Born in Poland in 1955, Zbigniew Preisner studied philosophy and history in the university of Cracow. In his twenties he started to study music in a autodidactical way: buying records and learning to write by taking the music in parts. He started to write his own compositions. His style has always been very romantic, influenced by romantic polish composers from the XIX century and others like Paganini or Sibelius. He has always emphasized the importance of melody in music. He doesn't like experimental modern music.
In 1981 he began his collaboration with filmmakers. While he was working with Antoni Krauze's movie "Weather Report" he met director Krzystof Kieslowski who invited him to work in his new movie "No End" about Poland under the martial law at the beginning of the 80s.
With that movie he began a very close collaboration with Kieslowski and his screenwriter Krzystof Piesiewicz. He works while the script for the movie is still being written but he usually also takes part in the editing of the movie.
Their next collaboration became a success worldwide. "Decalogue" won the European film award for best film and also awards in Cannes and other festivals. Kieslowski became one of the most importants directors in Europe and Preisner the leading film music composer of his generation.
At the same time he continued his collaboration with Kieslowski in such films like "La double vie de Veronique" and the trilogy of colours ("Blue", "White" and "Red") he also wrote soundtracks for others important directors like Louis Malle, Agniezka Holland or Héctor Babenco.
His collaboration with Kieslowski ended with his death in 1996. In the last years Preisner not only has continued his collaboration in others movies but he also has been involved in others musical projects like the writing of an opera to be performed in London and features for the Varsovia Simphony orchestra.- Beata Paluch was born on 4 September 1961 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Schindler's List (1993), Pogranicze w ogniu (1991) and Angel in the Wardrobe (1987).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Anna Guzik was born on 15 August 1976 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for No Means No (2024), Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2014) and Krugerandy (1999).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jan Groth was born on 15 January 1921 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Anwalt Abel (1988) and The Consequence (1977). He died on 17 July 1993 in Germany.- Aleksandra Zawieruszanka was born on 3 April 1937 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Wniebowstapienie (1969), Z tamtej strony teczy (1973) and Rodzina Milcarków (1962).
- Production Manager
- Location Management
- Director
Andrzej Dec-Williams is a Canadian filmmaker, director, photographer, writer and actor. He was born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, in late November of 1964.
His fascination with visual arts began with black and white photography. Everything started in his 4th grade with a camera from his father. Few photos taken on school day trip to nearby mountain site and later developed by himself in a home made father's dark room seeded Andrzej's fascination with photography. Soon thereafter he became known in his small town as "that boy with the camera", obsessed with capturing the world around him on film.
Andrzej's enthusiasm for photography got recognized and rewarded when at the age of 18, straight out of high school, he got accepted to the prestigious Directing Department of Polish National Academy of Film, Theater and Television in Lodz. This European most renowned film school, where traditionally applicants were required to hold at least a college degree or present a substantial body of artistic achievements, had recognized Andrzej's talent for story telling through series of sets of photographs in his portfolio.
Film school years gave Andrzej the privilege of being under tutelage and guidance of such masters of film directing craft as the Academy Award Winner director Andrzej Wajda (Man of Iron), as well as Wojciech Has (The Saragossa Manuscript) and Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Pharaoh).
During his film school years Andrzej had written and directed number of feature and documentary shorts which were all filmed on 35 mm ARRI cameras.
His life action feature short Jakub (1987) had been screened (and awarded) at many international festivals. Together with another Andrzej's feature short Krzyz (1989) both films are now regarded among the best films ever produced by the Polish National Academy of Film, Theater and Television.
Andrzej lives in Canada since 1990, most recently in Vancouver, BC, where he works behind camera in location management on numerous feature films and television series. His credits include Insomnia (2002), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Big Eyes (2014), Bates Motel (2013-2017), The Man In The High Castle (2015-), Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (2018), just to name a few.
Andrzej is also known for his love of acting. His stage and screen talents were noticed quickly and Andrzej got featured in numerous feature short films and TV productions even in his early years at the film school. Most recently in Vancouver Andrzej appeared on stage as Lee Melville in the critically acclaimed play 'Melville Boys' by Norm Foster.
In addition to directing and acting he is an author and co-writer of several screenplays written in both languages English and Polish.- Michal Kempa was born on 13 July 1988 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He is a writer, known for 8 Grzechów Glównych (2019), Dzieki Bogu juz weekend (2013) and Szklo kontaktowe (2005).
- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Producer
Michal Fojcik M.P.S.E. - Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer / Re-Recording Mixer, based in Kraków, Poland. Known for his work on Loving Vincent (2017), The Coldest Game (2019), Sole (2019), Gods (2014), Arbitrage (2012), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) and Love I. Dog (2018). Also worked as sound effects recordist on Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).- Tomasz Drabek was born on 19 July 1973 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Pati (2023), Polish Legends: Jaga (2016) and 8 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o facetach (2022).
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Radoslaw Piwowarski was born on 20 February 1948 in Olszówka Dolna, Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Yesterday (1985), Kochankowie mojej mamy (1986) and Sequence of Feelings (1993).- Bohdan Smolen was born on 9 June 1947 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for To my (2000), Kochankowie mojej mamy (1986) and Filip z konopi (1983). He was married to Teresa. He died on 15 December 2016 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland.
- Actress
- Composer
Urszula Dudziak was born on 22 October 1943 in Straconka, Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress and composer, known for Frontline (1983), Eden (2002) and Fierce (2020).- Anita Jancia was born on 17 February 1975 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Wataha (2014), Tam i z powrotem (2002) and 7 minut (2010).
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wieslawa Starska was born on 26 October 1945 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. She is a costume designer, known for Europa Europa (1990), The Gorgon Case (1977) and The Maids of Wilko (1979). She is married to Allan Starski.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Michal Luka is an experienced director of photography for both commercial and cinematic projects. Michal specializes in advanced cinematography techniques for CGI and VFX productions.
Michal worked on Netflix's animated miniseries The Libertor (dir. Grzegorz Jonkajtys), created using the new and unique Trioscope technique. He shot the feature drama Prime Time (dir. Jakub Piatek), which premiered during World Cinema Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2021.
Two of his international films premiered in 2017, including the Bollywood thriller Ittefaq (dir. Abhay Chopra) and the feature-length documentary, Call Me Tony (dir. Klaudiusz Chrostowski). Call Me Tony premiered during the DOK Leipzig Festival and was screened at the world's leading documentary film festival, the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA), where it received the ARRI Award. In 2014, Michal was nominated for the Laszlo Kovacs Award at Camerimage for his short Laughter in The Dark.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Barbara Garstka was born on 25 November 1988 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Osiecka (2020), Papiery na szczescie (2021) and Last Floor (2013).- Boguslaw Kierc was born on 22 January 1943 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for The Ashes (1965), Television Theater (1953) and Portret podwójny (2001).
- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
Roman Frankl was born on 18 March 1954 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. He is an actor and writer, known for On the Silver Globe (1988), Wsciekly (1980) and Klajmax (2011).- Editor
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Irena Hussar was born on 27 February 1949 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. Irena is an editor, known for Miedzy nami bocianami (1997), Around the World with Bolek and Lolek (1977) and Och! Pampalini!!! (1988).- Barbara Bursztynowicz was born on 27 January 1954 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Figlarna telewizja i wrózka z kranu (1996), Dzieci i ryby (1997) and Nic nie stoi na przeszkodzie (1981). She is married to Jacek Bursztynowicz. They have one child.
- Actress
- Production Manager
- Camera and Electrical Department
Dominika Handzlik was born on 4 October 1993 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. She is an actress and production manager, known for Pierwsza milosc (2004), Prawdziwe zycie aniolów (2022) and Komisarz Alex (2012).- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Jan Walter Habarta was born in 1927 in Bielsko, Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. Jan Walter was a director and writer, known for Traumoiden (1983), No. 00173 (1966) and Augenblicke und Reflexe: Stadt Landshut. Jan Walter died on 23 April 1998 in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany.