MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA

One of the most interesting contemporary Polish filmmakers and one of the most recognizable Polish directors on the international scene, laureate of many prestigious awards. Born in Kraków and a graduate of the Film School in Łódź, Małgorzata Szumowska is a director, screenwriter and producer. During her studies, her works were screened in Cannes and won prizes all over the world.

Her feature film debut "Happy Man" and her second film "Stranger" were nominated for the European Film Award in the "Discovery of the Year" category. In 2008 she won the Silver Leopard at the International Film Festival in Locarno for the film "33 Scenes from Life" starring Julia Jentsch. In 2009 she worked as a co-producer of the film " Antichrist" by Lars von Trier. In 2011 she made the film "Elles" with Juliette Binoche, which was distributed in 45 countries around the world. In 2013, Szumowska touched upon a very important and difficult topic - homosexuality among priests. For the film "In the Name of ..." she won the Teddy prize for the best feature film at the 63rd International Film Festival in Berlin. The film was screened at many festivals around the world, and in the cinemas of 25 countries. In 2015 she directed "Body", for which she received the Best Director Silver Bear at the 65th International Film Festival in Berlin. In 2016 she also received the European Film Award for the same film. "Mug" is her seventh full-length feature film. It premiered in February this year in the main competition of the 68th International Film Festival in Berlin and since then was presented at numerous film festivals around the world, including Sydney International Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival.

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