Wojciech Staroń
Wojciech Staroń | |
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Wojciech Staroń, 2013 | |
| Born | 9 December 1973 |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupations | Cinematographer, screenwriter, film director |
Wojciech Staroń (born 9 December 1973) is a cinematographer, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
In 1996 he graduated in cinematography from Łódź Film School.[1] He became a member of the Polish Society of Cinematographers (PSC), the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy (EFA).[1] In 2020, he obtained a habilitation degree in art, in the discipline of Film and Theatre Arts, awarded at the Łódź Film School.[1]
Filmography
Cinematography
- Plac Zbawiciela (2006)
- Before Twilight (2008)
- Vodka Factory (2010)
- Themerson & Themerson (2011)
- The Prize (2011)
- Uwikłani (2012)
- The Man Who Made Angels Fly (2013)
- Papusza (2013)
- Refugiado (2014)
- Świt (2015)
- A Sort of Family (2017)
- Dziura w głowie (2019)
- Sunburned (2019)
- Bitter Love (2020)
- Antyle Chopina (2020)
- Janvaris (2022)
- Głos (2022)
- El Suplente (2022)
- Pisklaki (2022)
- Autobiography (2022)
- The Substitute (2022)
- Danger Zone (2023)
- Wróbel (2024)
- El hombre que amaba los platos voladores (2024)
- Red Path (2024)
Director
- Syberyjska lekcja (documentary film, 1998)
- Argentyńska lekcja (documentary film, 2011)
- Bracia (documentary film, 2015)
- Pasja według Agnieszki (documentary film, 2025)
Accolades
His debut documentary, Siberian Lesson (1998) won Silver Hobby-Horse and a Polish Canal+ Award at the Kraków Film Festival.[2] It also got a Cinéma du Réel award, Audience Award at Århus Film Festival and a Special Mention at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[2]
His other movie, Argentinian Lesson (2011), received Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award, Docu/Life Award at Docudays and Golden Horn, Best Film, Best Cinematography, Polish Society of Cinematographers and National Competition awards at the Kraków Film Festival.[2]
In 2011, he received Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for The Prize.[3] He was nominated for best cinematography at the 55th Ariel Awards for The Prize.[4]
In 2014, together with Krzysztof Ptak he won Polish Film Award for best cinematography for Papusza.[1]
His film Bracia (Brethren) won the Critics Week award at the 68th Locarno Film Festival in 2015, Golden Dove at the Dok Leipzig and a Grand Prix from Listapad in Minsk.[2]
In 2020 he received Krzysztof Talczewski Award for "Outstanding Achievements in Documentary" at the 32nd "Man in Danger" Media Festival in Łódź.[1] He won 2023 Malaysia Golden Global Award (MGGA) for best cinematography for Autobiography. Three times his work has been awarded prizes at the Camerimage.[2]
In 2024 he received Bronze Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Wojciech Staroń". filmpolski.pl. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Wojciech Staron". mylabfilm.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Brooks, Brian (19 February 2011). "Iran's "Separation" Wins Berlinale's Golden Bear". indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "2013 — Ganadores y nominados" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
External links
- "List of accolades received by Wojciech Staroń". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.