Stefan Pleszczynski

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Stefan Pleszczynski
Born
Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
Education
OccupationsFilm/television director, film producer and screenwriter
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Bernadette Gogula
(?–present)

Stefan Pleszczynski (born in Eastern Townships, Quebec) is a Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. [1]

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Career

Pleszczynski is an alumnus of Concordia University and Simon Fraser University. While at Simon Fraser, he won two awards at the Canadian Student Film Festival in 1984 for his experimental student short film The Dragon. [2]

He was a location manager on the films Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) and Johnny Mnemonic (1995) prior to directing his first mid-length film, The Old Man Who Wanted to Climb to Heaven (L'Homme perché), in 1997. [3]

Pleszczynski's television credits include Da Vinci's Inquest , Intelligence , The Worst Witch , Weirdsister College , Sophie , 18 to Life , Flashpoint , Motive , Supernatural , Transplant , Sight Unseen and the American-Canadian adaption of Being Human .

Beginning with the second season of Transplant, he was also a producer of the series. [4]

He has also directed the television films Live Once, Die Twice (2006), Circle of Friends (2006) and A Life Interrupted (2007), and the 2004 feature film On the River of Lost and Found (L'Espérance). [5]

Personal life

He currently lives in Montreal and is married to Bernadette Gogula, [6] who was a collaborator on both of Pleszczynski's theatrical films. [7]

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 2015 Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Motive Nominated [8]
2022 Best Dramatic Series Transplant
with Jocelyn Deschênes, Bruno Dubé, Joseph Kay, Tara Woodbury, Virginia Rankin, Josée Vallée, Adam Barken		Won [9]
2023 Transplant
with Joseph Kay, Bruno Dubé, Jocelyn Deschênes, Josée Vallée, Rachel Langer, Sarah Timmins		Nominated
2024 Nominated [10]
Canadian Student Film Festival1984Best Experimental FilmThe DragonWon [2]
Best SoundtrackThe Dragon
with Simon Purcell		Won
Directors Guild of Canada 2013Best Direction in a TV Series Flashpoint : "We Take Care of Our Own"Nominated [11]
2022Best Direction in a Dramatic SeriesTransplant: "Guardrail"Nominated [12]

References

  1. ↑ Odile Tremblay, "Le dur tournage de Stefan Pleszczynski". Le Devoir , 5 April 2004.
  2. 1 2 "Film prize to B.C. student". Calgary Herald , 29 March 1984.
  3. ↑ Odile Tremblay, "Quand l'heure est venue...". Le Devoir , 16 March 1997.
  4. ↑ Greg David, "Acclaimed drama Transplant returns for Season 3, joining CTV fall schedule beginning September 23". TV, eh?, 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Manon Dumais, "L’Espérance : Le Survenant". Voir , 7 April 2004.
  6. ↑ "The Buzz". The Province , 10 October 1997.
  7. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Espérance, L’ – Film de Stefan Pleszczynski". Films du Québec, 4 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Craft category nominees". Playback , 13 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "CSAs ’22: Transplant, Scarborough rise to the top with eight awards apiece". Playback , 10 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "SPHÈRE récolte 38 nominations aux prix Écrans canadiens !". CTVM, 7 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Matt Sylvain, "DGC Awards nominees unveiled". Playback , 11 July 2013.
  12. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC Awards television nominees announced". Broadcast Dialogue, 10 August 2022.
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