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

  • “Olga” in the Youth Perspective Competition of the Spektrum Film Festival

  • Lulu Pomorova’s “Olga” will take part in the Youth Perspective Competition of documentary films at the forthcoming Spektrum FF to take place in Polish Świdnica and Czechia Trutnov between October 21st – 26th. Spektrum FF will present 49 internationally made films by young directors in three competitive sections for fiction, documentary, and animation.

  • “love_proxy”, “Such a Perfect Day”, and “Haven” in Mumbai

  • Marcin Niemkiewicz’s “love_proxy”, Piotr Pluta’s “Such a Perfect Day”, and Diana Szczotka’s “Haven” will be a part of the short film program of the Waterfront Indie Film Festival, held in the center of Bollywood between October 2nd-6th. Organized by the renown Acting School of the Rangshila Theater Group and the Indian film critics, the festival will present the international independent feature, short, documentary, and experimental films.

  • “love_proxy”, “Attraction”, and “Haven” in the NY New Filmmakers Plus September Program!

  • Marcin Niemkiewicz’s “love_proxy”, Aleksandra Szczepaniak’s “Attraction”, and Diana Szczotka’s “Haven” are among the films presented in the September edition of the NY New Filmmakers Plus Program, to take place between September 1st -30th. The program, organized by the Anthology Film Archives in New York features the films by young filmmakers from China, Iran, Korea, Poland, UK, and USA.

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