Jarek Kupsc
Jarosław "Jarek" Kupść (born December 26, 1966) is a Polish-American film director and screen writer.
Early life and education
He started shooting films at the age of sixteen in his native Poland. In 1985, he left Poland for Greece, where he studied Byzantine icon painting and worked as a freelance cartoonist.[1] He emigrated to the United States in 1987 and became a naturalized citizen in 1992. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1995 with a degree in writing/directing, while carrying on a career as a graphic artist. In 1998, Kupść wrote and illustrated a film history book, The History of Cinema for Beginners.
Film Career
Kupść made his directorial debut with Recoil which was awarded Best Feature Film at Woodstock Film Festival in 2001.[2] He followed with a road movie in 2006 titled Slumberland which won the Special Jury Prize at the Gdynia Film Festival[3]
His 2008 feature, The Reflecting Pool, was one of the first narrative films dealing with the investigation of the September 11th attacks [4][5][6], and has been noted as one of few feature narrative films ever to have been made about this event[7].
After returning to Poland in 2010, he wrote and directed Kliny (Wedges) and began his association with the Warsaw Film School in Warsaw, Poland.[8]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kliny | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 2008 | The Reflecting Pool | Director, Screenwriter | Columbine Award, Moondance Film Festival[9]; Special Jury Prize, Polish Film Festival in America (Chicago)[10] |
| 2006 | Slumberland | Director, Screenwriter | Special Jury Prize, Gdynia Film Festival[11]; Young Screenwriter, YFF[12] |
| 2001 | Recoil | Director, Screenwriter | Best Feature Film, Woodstock Film Festival [13]; Best First Feature, Wine Country Film Festival[14]; Best First Feature, Dahlonega Film Festival |
| 1995 | Dog | Director, Screenwriter | Rosebud Award for Best Student Film, CSA Film Festival[15] |
References
- ^ The Boulder Weekly, Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2008
- ^ "Woodstock Honors Recoil & Wendigo". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ AXE. "Winners". festiwalgdynia.pl. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Trade Secrets". The New York Times. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "The Reflecting Pool". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Williams, Kam (10 July 2008). "The Reflecting Pool DVD Review By Kam Williams". newsblaze.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Hollywood's Chosen People: The Jewish Experience in American Cinema Daniel Bernardi, pg 152
- ^ http://www.szkolafilmowa.pl/pl/kadra/jaroslaw-kupsc/
- ^ "Moondance International Film Festival (2008)". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Polish Film Festival (2008)". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "31. Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni". 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ "YFF – nagrody rozdane". dlastudenta.pl. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "2001 Award Winners". www.woodstockfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Wine Country Film Festival (2001)". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Winners Archive". calstate.edu. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
External links
- Jarek Kupsc at IMDb