Marcin Borchardt

Marcin Borchardt

Journalist, director and screenwriter. Author of short documentaries, advertisements and video clips. Director of television programmes. Expert and tireless promoter of thetwentieth-century avant-garde in music and film.

Director and writer of the documentary ‘Andrzej Wajda watches Ashes and
Diamonds’ [Pomeranian Film Foundation /TVP2, 2008-10],’ Janusz Morgenstern watches See you tomorrow
…’, ‘Jerzy Skolimowski watches Rysopis’ [Pomeranian Film Foundation /TVP2] and thirteen short films series ‘Kuchnia
Mistrzów’ [Pomearanian Film Foundation, 2009-10], in which outstanding film directors [A. Wajda, J.
Hoffmann, K. Zanussi, K. Krauze, R. Gliński, W. Marczewski, R.
Piwowarski, L. Wosiewicz, F. Falk, D. Gajewski, J.J. Kolski, B. Lankosz, A. Jakimowski] talk about
their favourite scenes from Polish films.

Author of short documentary films: ‘The Gdynia Cronicles’ [City of Gdynia, 2010-11] and ‘The Chronicles of Polish Film
Festival’ [Pomeranian Film Foundation, 2006-11]. Director of the performance with distinguished Polish
scientists ‘Bramy jutra’ [TVP2, 2008-9]; a special edition of ‘Wojciech Cejrowski – boso przez świat’, with a traveller Stanisław Szwarc-Bronikowski [TVP2, 2008]; popular video clips of Maciej Maleńczuk ‘Gdzie są
przyjaciele moi’ and Paweł Kukiz ‘Miasto budzi się’ [T1-Teraz, 2007] and
advertisements ‘Wojna i Pokój’ [n / ITI Neovision, 2006],’ Nordea – stwarzamy
możliwości’ [Nordea Bank Poland SA, 2008],’ Touch of Magic – Europa Cinemas
Prize [Capital Park, 2008] and others.

Director,
writer, editor and host of dozens of television programmes about young
culture and non-commercial music, including ‘Outside’ [TVP3],
‘Ulakanakulot’ [TVP3], ’45 minut’ [TVP3], ‘Drgawy’ [TVP1], ‘Fiks’ [TVP
2],’ To tylko komputer ‘[TVP1],’ Rock Front ‘[ TVP1], ‘7 cudów’ [RTL7],
‘Ukraińskie noce’ [TVP 2],’ The Ukrainians’ [TVP2]. ‘366 / 366 ‘[TVP
2],’ ONA, czyli konflikt pokoleń’ [TVP 2], the only rock concert in the
history of the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole ’95 [TVP1] and
several editions of the video clip festival – Yach Film Festival
[TVP1/TVP2].

Journalist, author of hundreds of radio programmes
[e.g. in Radio Elbląg, PR Gdańsk, PR Trójka] and press articles [e.g.
in ‘Dziennik Bałtycki’, ‘Machina’, ‘Antena Krzyku’].

Originator and author
of successfully produced national programme of film education for
children and adolescents ‘Multikino Film Academy’ [Multikino SA, 2007-10].

Lecturer of short feature movie at Gdynia Film School.

  • “The Mandala” and “Mom Is Coming Back” at the Washington Polish Film Festival

  • Mikołaj Janik’s “The Mandala” and “Mom Is Coming Back” will be presented in the short films competition of the Washington Polish Film Festival. Organized by the Kosciuszko Foundation festival will be held between May 10th – 12th and will screen the selection of the brand new Polish films, including seven features and eight shorts.

  • Special Mention for ”Transgression” at the Porto Femme FF

  • Presented in the Student Films Competition, Diana Szczotka ‘s ”Transgression” got Special Mention at the Porto Femme Film Festival that took place between April 16th-21st. The festival featured numerous films directed by women from around the world in nine thematic sections.

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