Wojciech Staroń

Wojciech Staroń
Wojciech Staroń, 2013
Born(1973-12-09)9 December 1973
CitizenshipPolish
OccupationsCinematographer, 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wojciech Staroń". filmpolski.pl. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wojciech Staron". mylabfilm.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.