Szymon Lenkowski

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Szymon Lenkowski
Szymon lenkowski PSC podczas zdjec probnych do filmu BANGISTAN mumbai czerwiec 2014.jpg
Lenkowski in 2014
Born(1981-02-28)28 February 1981
Rzeszow, Poland
Alma mater National Film School in Łódź
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director

Szymon Lenkowski (born 28 February 1981) is a Polish cinematographer and director based in Hollywood. Lenkowski has directed photography for 2 feature films, 15 short films, 10 documentary films, 5 music videos, 10 HD multi-camera live concerts, and over 50 television advertisements.

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Early life and education

Lenkowski was born on 28 February 1981 in Rzeszow, Poland. In 2005, Lenkowski graduated from the National Film School in Łódź with a degree in cinematography where he was taught by Polish cinematographer Witold Sobocinski.[ citation needed ]

Career

After winning awards for his short films, Szymon was noticed by Warsaw production companies and started shooting commercials. In his mid-twenties, Lenkowski had already worked for numerous global advertising agencies including Publicis, BBDO, Euro RSCG, Grey, and McCann Erickson.

In 2009, he shot his first feature film and received a nomination for Camerimage Festival's Golden Frog award.

Later in the same year, together with Piotr Bujnowicz he directed Trailer and More, and began creating movie trailers. In 2010, he was nominated for a Golden Trailer Award for the film General Nil. In 2011 he won the Golden Trailer Award for the Little Rose trailer.

His second feature film, Shameless, was expected to be released in the summer of 2012.

Awards

YearAward EventFilm TitleAward/PrizeCategoryRecipient
2004KAMERA magazine awardsCyranoKAMERA magazine award for cinematographyCinematographySzymon Lenkowski
2004Warsaw (films tomorrow)CyranoGrand PrixBest student film
2004Kazimierz Dolny (Summer of Films)CyranoGrand PrixShort film
2004Cracow (Krakffa)CyranoGrand Prix
2004OffensivaDirty World bronze OFF awardVideo art category
2004Milano (MFFS) Italy Winners and Losers (aka. Zwyciezcy i przegrani) Mention d’HonneurSport and society. Sport and solidarity
2005Prowincjonalia 2005 Winners and Losers (aka. Zwyciezcy i przegrani) Award for the Best Documentary Film
2005Breslau Optimistic Film Festival“Happy End” – Winners and Losers (aka. Zwyciezcy i przegrani) Grand Prix
2005Sopot Film Festiwal Poor-land (aka. Bieda ziemia) Special mention
2005Kielce (Nurt 2005) The Dwarfs Are Going To Ukraine (aka. Krasnoludki jadą na Ukrainę) Audience Awards
2006Szymon Lenkowski Cieszyn (School Film) Poor-land (aka. Bieda ziemia) Award for best cinematographyCinematography
2005Szymon Lenkowski Cieszyn - (Węgiel Student Film Festival) Poor-land (aka. Bieda ziemia) Special mentionCinematography
2006XVI Media Festival „Man in Danger” (Lodz, Poland) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) The Jury's Special Prize (inaugural)
2006International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana" (Perm, Russia) - The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) The Great Silver Nanook Prize
200646th Cracow Film Festival (May 2006) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) The Students’ of Cracow Jury PrizeGrand Prix Złoty Lajkonik, KODAK's Prize for Wojciech Kasperski (dir.)
2006L'Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Special Mention
2006“Artdokfest”, National Prize of LAVR (Moscow) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Main Prize for the Art-filmBest writer and director; best photography; best producer
2006Prix Europa, Berlin The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Special MentionBest television documentary film
2006SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (USA) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Main prizeBest short documentary film
2006International Film Festival “Kratkofil” Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Grand Prix
2007International Documentary Film Festival of México City (DOCSDF) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Special MentionBest International Short Documentary competition
2007Parnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Grand Prix
2007II International Film Festival Competition CINEMAGIC in Plock The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Main Prize
2007Big Muddy Film Festival (Carbondale, USA) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) First PrizeShort Documentary Film
2007The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Montana, USA) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) The Jury's Special Prize
2007The CMU International Film Festival 2006 "Faces of Democracy” (Pittsburgh, USA) The Seeds (aka. Nasiona) Main PrizeStudent's film competition
2011 Golden Trailer Awards Best Foreign Romantic trailer for Little Rose (aka. Różyczka) trailer WinnerSzymon Lenkowski, Piotr Bujnowicz

Selected filmography

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