Agnieszka Lukasiak (born 18 December 1984 in Wrocław, Poland) is a film director based in Los Angeles, Stockholm and London.[1] She began her career directing cinema-released feature documentaries, and is now directing feature films.
Agnieszka Lukasiak | |
|---|---|
 Lukasiak in April 2011 | |
| Born | 18 December 1984 |
| Occupation | Director |
Lukasiak came to Sweden with her parents as refugees.[2] She graduated from the directing department of the Polish National Film School in Łódź.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Egzorcysta Pan Skowron | |
| 2000 | Murzynek bambo | |
| 2003 | Algeria: Drink, Smoke and Love | ASIN: B004YWSJQ2 |
| Algeria: The Nameless War | ||
| 2005 | Bortglömda | English title: Forgotten |
| 2011 | Between Two Fires | |
| 2019 | Could this Be You? | |
| 2022 | Animal Within. |
Lukasiak's films have been shown at a number of film festivals around the world, including in Kraków (1998); München (1999); Amsterdam, Toronto, Washington, DC (2002); Gothenburg, Kazimierz, Chicago, New York City, Athens, Ljubljana, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Malmö, Sweden (2003); Oslo (2006); North Carolina, Sofia, Zagreb, Barcelona, Lübeck, Reykjavik, Bucharest (2007); Busan (2010); Edinburgh, Goa, Warsaw, California, Prague, Dortmund, Wrocław, Tróia, Kraków, Murmansk, Ankara, Valladolid, Kaunas, Helsinki, Vienna (2011); Hong Kong, Seoul, Palić, and Göteborg (2012).
Awards
edit| Year | Award/honor | Awarding body | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Best Short Documentary | Kraków Film Festival | Won | ||
| 1999 | Filmfest München | Best Documentary | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Nordic Documentary Award | Nordisk Panorama | Forgotten | Won | [4][5] |
| Best Documentary | International Images Film Festival for Women | Won | |||
| Humanitarian Award | Won | ||||
| 2007 | Best Documentary | Trieste Film Festival | Forgotten | Won | [6] |
| 2010 | Critics Award | Festiwal Prowincjonalia | Won | ||
| Best Female Lead | Won | ||||
| Interfilm Church Prize | Lübeck Nordic Film Days | Between Two Fires | Won | [5][7] | |
| 2011 | Best Feature | Guldbagge Awards | Nominated | ||
| Press Award | Festiwal Prowincjonalia | Between Two Fires | Won | [7] | |
| Audience Award | Golden Carpathian Ploiesti European Film and Fair | Won | |||
| Young Jury Award | Festiwal Młodzi i Film | Won | |||
| Best Script | Won | ||||
| Lübeck Nordic Film Days | Won |
References
edit- ^ Blaney, M (2006-11-22). "Apple comes on with Hob for Lukasiak feature". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Swedish film - The storytellers". Sweden.se. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Agnieszka Lukasiak". Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Award Winners Nordisk Panorama, Aarhus 2006". Nordisk Panorama. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Between Two Fires". Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln. 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ "Alpe Adria Cinema Award - Best Documentary Film". Trieste Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b "Polish-Swedish feature film debut "Between Two Fires" by Agnieszka Lukasiak at FEBIOFEST FF". Film New Europe. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
