Kuba Czekaj

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Kuba Czekaj
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Born (1984-06-18) June 18, 1984 (age 41)
Wrocław, Poland
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Jakub Czekaj (born June 18, 1984), known professionally as Kuba Czekaj, is a Polish filmmaker. [1] [2]

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Education

In 2010, Czekaj graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia. [3] He later attended the Rehearsal Studio Feature Programme at Andrzej Wajda’s Master Directing School. [2]

Career

Czekaj directed a series of student films and short films throughout the late 2000s through 2010. In 2015, his feature debut Baby Bump premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature, The Erlprince, debuted the following year and screened at the 2017 Berlinale. [2] [4]

In 2017, Czekaj was awarded the Baumi Script Development Award for his project Sorry, Poland, [5] which also garnered the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Script from Central and Eastern Europe at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. [3] He directed an episode of Planet Single. Eight Stories for Canal+ Poland in 2021. Two years later, he directed 3 episodes of the Netflix series Infamia and released the feature film Lipstick on the Glass. [1] [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotesRef.
2006Piece of HeavenShort film [2]
2007Beyond the HorizonShort film [2]
2009House of RosesShort film [2]
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark RoomShort film [7]
2010Twist & BloodShort film [7]
2015Baby Bump— [1]
2016The Erlprince— [1]
2023Lipstick on the Glass— [6]

Television

YearTitleNotesRef.
2021Planet Single. Eight StoriesDirected episode "Distance" [1]
2023InfamiaDirected episodes 6, 7, and 8 [1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 Venice Film Festival Queer Lion Baby BumpSpecial mention [1]
2016 Outfest Artistic Vision AwardWon [1]
Gdynia Film FestivalYoung Jury AwardThe ErlprinceWon [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Kuba Czekaj". Match and Spark. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kuba Czekaj". Culture.pl. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Kuba Czekaj". Pop Up Film Residency. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Simon, Alissa. "Berlin Film Review: 'The Erlprince'". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Roxborough, Scott. "Berlin: Polish Screenwriter Kuba Czekaj Wins 'Baumi' Script Development Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. 1 2 Petkova, Savina. "Review: Lipstick on the Glass". Cineuropa. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Kuba Czekaj". Vimeo. Retrieved 31 May 2024. [self-published]
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