Leszek Kopeć

Leszek Kopeć

Director of the GFS. Graduate of Polish philology on the University of Gdańsk.Producer, entrepreneur and publisher. Director of Polish Film Festival and CEO of Pomeranian Film Foundation in Gdynia.

Between 1973-1979 the co-founder and editor ofstudent literary magazine ‘Litteraria’. Businessman, publisher, author of the novel ‘Kredowe koło’ published in 1989 and stories and reviews published in Polish periodicals. Between1995-2002 worked with ‘Megaron’ – a magazine about book publications.Since 1999 Director of Neptune Film and then Director of Polish Film Festival. Between 2005-2010 Director of the Cultural Centre in Gdynia.

Filmography

2006-2010 Chronicle 31, Chronicle 32, Chronicle 33, Chronicle 34, Chronicle 35 – documentary chronicles of Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
2008 Andrzej Wajda watches ‘Popiół i diament’ (‘Ashes and Diamonds’) – together with TVP SA
2009 Janusz Morgenstern watches ‘Do zobaczenia, do jutra’ (‘See You Tomorrow’) – together with TVP SA
2009-2010 ‘Kuchnia Mistrzów’ – together with TVP SA
2006-2010 Short films produced during the eight editions of Pomeranian Film Workshops

  • “Nothing Serious” and “Such a Perfect Day” in Competition of the 18th Amarcort Film Festival in Italy!

  • “Nothing Serious” by Kamil Czudej and “Such a Perfect Day” by Piotr Pluta will be presented in various competitive sections of the forthcoming 18th Amarcort Film Festival in Rimini, Federico Fellini’s birthplace. The festival held between November 25th – 30th, will show “Nothing Serious” in the Student Films category, while “Such a Perfect Day” – in the Titta category dedicated to films on parent-child relationship.

  • Special Presentation of the Gdynia Film School’s films in Los Angeles

  • Kamil Czudej’s “Nothing Serious”, Aleksandra Szczepaniak’s “Attraction”, Piotr Pluta’s “Such a Perfect Day”, Marcin Niemkiewicz’s “love_proxy”, and Lulu Pomorova’s doc “Olga” will be featured at the special presentation of short films from the Gdynia Film School in the program of 26th edition of the Los Angeles Polish Film Festival. The festival’s screenings will take place in the Laemmle Town Center between November 20th – 23rd. Two GSF’s films: “Nothing Serious” by Kamil Czudej and “Attraction” by Aleksandra Szczepaniak have been also Nominated for the festival’s Hollywood Eagle Award in the short film category.

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