Konrad Aksinowicz
Konrad Aksinowicz | |
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| Born | November 8, 1978 Wrocław, Poland |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Art, Sydney, Australia[1] |
| Occupation(s) | film, TV commercial and music video director and writer |
| Notable work | Alabama Powrót do tamtych dni W spirali Zamiana |
Konrad Aksinowicz is Polish film, TV commercial and music video director and writer.[2]
Films
[edit]Whilst in high school he started creating short films, one of which Alabama won him the Minister of Education prize in 1996.[3][1]
He studied filmmaking at School of Visual Arts in Sydney, Australia.[1][3][4] Then took up a course of screenwriting in Fox Studio under the guidance of Robert McKee, which changed his attitude towards story concept.[4] He returned to Poland in 2004[1][4] where he gained recognition as a TV commercial and music video director.[1][4]
His films Zamiana and W spirali were nominees to the "Golden Duck Award" (Polish: Złote Kaczki) at the Gdynia Film Festival, the latter also nominated for the "Golden Claw" category (Polish: Złoty Pazur).[1]
On 10 December 2021 his film Powrót do tamtych dni with Maciej Stuhr, Weronika Książkiewicz and Teodor Koziar was released in the cinemas.[1] The film was well received at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2021 and received the Youth Film Award as part of the Just Film section.[5]
Music videos
[edit]He directed and created music videos for Margaret on songs on her album Monkey Business; What You Do, Byle jak and Blue Vibes.
He also directed Doda's Nie wolno płakać and Nie mam dokąd wracać music videos.
Personal life
[edit]He is a big fan of Star Wars, LEGO and The Muppet Show.[3]
His father was an alcoholic and he has spoken about his AAS syndrome resulting from that experience.[1] The film Powrót Tamtych Dni is based on these events and was widely commented within his own family.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Dawid Dudko (11 December 2021), Wywiad - Konrad Aksinowicz: kiedy znaleźli ciało mojego ojca, leżał pół metra od butelki (in Polish), onet.pl
- ^ "Konrad Aksinowicz Biography", IMDb
- ^ a b c "Konrad Aksinowic Biography", filmweb.pl (in Polish)
- ^ a b c d Film Spring Open Konrad Aksinowicz will supervise Music Videos Group!, Film Spring Open, 1 September 2021
- ^ Archy W. (December 4, 2021), “Back to those days”. Konrad Aksinowicz about the fight against his father’s alcoholism, Archys Worldys
- ^ Konrad Aksinowicz pokazał swój film bliskim. "Była przerażona" (in Polish), WP Film, 11 December 2021