Krzysztof Kopczyński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Krzysztof Kopczyński

Polish film maker

Date of Birth: 21-May-1959

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: documentary filmmaker, film producer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Krzysztof Kopczyński

  • Krzysztof Kopczynski, Ph.D is a Polish film-maker and author.
  • He was born in 1959 in Warsaw.
  • He is also a doctor of humanities, lecturer at the University of Warsaw, and an expert of the Polish Film Institute. He has written and produced a number of films including Stone Silence, a multiple award-winning documentary.
  • He has also authored three books and several dozen articles about nineteenth-century and contemporary Polish culture and media.
  • He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw.
  • In 1997, Kopczynski established Eureka Media under which he has produced over 40 films screened worldwide over 600 times.
  • His films have received more than 100 awards on different festivals. In the years 1980-1981, Kopczynski was the chairman of the students' union of the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw and the editor of "Free Speech" ( PL: "Glos Wolny") a student magazine.
  • He graduated with a Master's from the Faculty of Polish Studies in 1983, and ten years later he received his Ph.D.
  • Between 1984-89, he worked as an editor for the underground publishing house, CDN.
  • Later on in 1989, Kopczynski co-founded Ex Libris, a monthly magazine and subsequently became its chief editor.
  • From 1992 to 1994, he worked as Director General of Aid for Polish Libraries Foundation.
  • He is a member of the European Documentary Network, the International Documentary Association, Polish Film-makers Association and International Association "Future of Media" (2002-2008, President).
  • He is also a certified coach with the International Coaching Community.

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