Andrzej Jakimowski

(Screenplay, Direction)

 

Andrzej Jakimowski was born in Warsaw in 1963: director, screenwriter and producer. He studied philosophy at Warsaw University and film directing at the Krzysztof Kieslowski Katowice Film School. His debut feature  SQUINT YOUR EYES (2003) won the Main Prize at San Francisco IFF, 2004; the Main Prize at  Sochi IFF, 2004; FIPRESCI special mention at  Mannheim-Heidelberg IF, 2002. SQUINT YOUR EYES also received four  Polish Academy Awards - Golden Eagles 2004: for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. Jakimowski’s second feature film TRICKS (2007) won over 30 prizes at international film festivals, including: Europa Cinemas Label for the Best European Film, Venice, 2007; Lanterna Magica Award,  Venice, 2007; Special Jury Award,  MannheimHeidelberg IF, 2007; Award for Best Actor,  Tokyo IFF, 2007; Special Jury Award,  São Paulo IFF, 2007; FIPRESCI award, Bratislava IFF, 2007; Grand Jury Prize,  Tbilisi IFF, 2007, 2007; Special Jury Award, Audience Award, Premiers Plans,  Angers 2008; Grand Jury Prize, Miami IFF, 2008; Grand Jury Prize, Kiev/Odessa FF, 2008; The Golden Lions for the best film, Gdynia, 2007; The Eagle for Best Direction, Polish Academy Awards, Warsaw, 2008. The film was 2009 Polish Oscar entry. IMAGINE (2012), premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, won among others the Best Director Award and the Audience Award at the 28th Warsaw Film Festival.the Grand Prix WHITE ROSE at the IFF in Soczi, Russia in 2004. Jakimowski also received the Polityka Passport (2004) in the film category. His next features: 2005 The Bag in Solidarity, Solidarity..., 2007 Tricks