Piotr Czerkawski (born 28 September 1989 in Wrocław[1]) is a Polish film critic and journalist,[2][3] one of the programme curators of Kino Nowe Horyzonty (New Horizons Cinema).[4]

Piotr Czerkawski
Born(1989-09-28)September 28, 1989
Wrocław
CitizenshipPolish
Alma materUniversity of Wrocław
Occupation(s)film critic,
journalist
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Biography edit

Piotr Czerkawski studied Polish within the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities at the University of Wrocław.[5] He defended his Master's thesis on the role of alcohol in Polish cinema.[1]

He contributed to many magazines in Poland, among them "Kino",[6] "Film",[7] "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna",[8] "Krytyka Polityczna"[9] and "Odra".[10] He also regularly cooperates with the Filmweb.pl website.[11] His essays are being published in his alma mater's academic journal, Studia Filmoznawcze.[12]

From October till December 2015 he was a co-host of the weekly TV program "Weekendowy Magazyn Filmowy" on TVP1.[13] Since 2016, he is a member of the European Film Academy.[14][15]

In 2019, the Czarne publishing house released his book Drżące kadry. Rozmowy o życiu filmowym w PRL-u (Shivering Frames. Discussions about Film Life in the Polish People’s Republic). The book contains interviews with famous Polish film directors that were active in communist times.[16][17]

Awards edit

In 2017, he won the third place in the Contest for Krzysztof Mętrak Prize for young film critics.[18] In the same year, he received the Polish Film Institute Award in the category "Film criticism".[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Polskie kino jest ugrzecznione, to tylko jedna z jego słabości". gazetaolsztynska.pl (in Polish). 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. ^ "Piotr Czerkawski". nowehoryzonty.pl. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. ^ "Piotr Czerkawski". czarne.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ "Dni Filmowe LUX 2019: Królestwo". kinonh.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ^ "Conference proceedings – The City and the Process of Transition from Early Modern Times to the Present" (PDF) (in Polish). University of Wrocław. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  6. ^ "Szukaj: "Piotr Czerkawski"". kino.org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  7. ^ "Blog Cinema Enchanté – Piotr Czerkawski" (in Polish). Blogger. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  8. ^ "Szukaj: "Piotr Czerkawski"" (in Polish). Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  9. ^ "Piotr Czerkawski – Dziennikarz kulturalny" (in Polish). Krytyka Polityczna. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  10. ^ "mgr Piotr Czerkawski – wykłady". akademiapolskiegofilmu.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  11. ^ "Piotr Czerkawski – recenzje filmowe" (in Polish). Filmweb.pl. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  12. ^ "Studia Filmoznawcze – Piotr Czerkawski". The Publishing House of the University of Wrocław. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  13. ^ "Piotr Czerkawski – sylwetka gospodarza programu". prasaifilm.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  14. ^ "Piotr Czerkawski". European Film Academy. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  15. ^ "European Film Academy Members – 2016-05-05". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  16. ^ "The Cruise + Q&A with Piotr Czerkawski". Białystok Cultural Centre. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  17. ^ "Drżące kadry. Rozmowy o życiu filmowym w PRL-u". czarne.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  18. ^ "Laureaci XXI Konkursu o Nagrodę im. Krzysztofa Mętraka". pisf.pl (in Polish). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  19. ^ "Laureaci 10. edycji Nagród PISF (za rok 2016)". pisf.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-12.

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