A student at the Directing Department, and a graduate of the Cinematography Department of the Łódź Film School, he is also a PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź.
His films have been shown in Poland and abroad (e.g. in the USA, Great Britain, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, Spain, Venezuela, Croatia, Armenia, Portugal) and his photographic and artistic projects have been presented at Warsaw Photo Days, in Edge Art Gallery in Canada, Kobro Gallery and as part of the exhibition accompanying Fotofestiwal in Łódź.
His film Stagnant became the most awarded Polish short film at foreign festivals in 2022 .
In 2023 he finished his first independent medium-lenght feature as director and cinematographer - Radiant (2024 premiere).
In 2024 his short movie HEM will also premiere. It's one of the first Polish fiction films to feature people of Vietnamese descent speaking the Vietnamese language in the lead roles. Shot on 16mm Kodak film stock.
In his PhD work he is mainly focused on psychological and biological colour perception and it's influence on viewer in relation to visual aspects of cinematography. Using Artificial Inteligence as a source for fake memories, Konrad created PhD fiction movie UNBEING (2024) which takes place on multiple screens simultaneously.
Konrad worked with various companies including Universal Music Poland, Dentsu Aegis Poland, Isobar Poland, Rocabee UK, Grey Poland.
Education
since 2019 Film Directing MA | National Film School in Lódź
2022' Cinematography and TV Production Department MA I National Film School in Lódź
2020' Ph.D. of Fine Arts in Photography and Multimedia Department | Academy of Fine Arts in Lódź
2014 Cultural Studies MA | SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw
2011 Political Science BSc | University of Wrocław
2019' American Society of Cinematographers/ Polish Society of Cinematographers – Emotional Lighting
2019' Arri Certified Training for Camera Systems
From 2023 member of Polish Filmmakers Association / Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich
Awards
24th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, USA, 2023, (Bridging The Borders Award)
"...a powerful and emotional exploration of resilience and self-discovery. Director of this wonderful film, using the language of filmmaking at its best in developing the film’s main character, a tough skinhead who confronts his own limitations."
29th International Festival of Local Television Golden Beggar, Slovakia, 2023 (Best Student Film)
9th Alexandria Short Film Festival, Egypt, 2023 (Egyptian Film Critics Association Award)
"One Shot" 21th International Short Film Festival, Armenia, 2023, (Special mention)
16th Manuel Trujillo Durán International Short Film Festival, Venezuela, 2022 (Best film, Best Actor)
"For achieving an insightful look at the life of a society and that of an individual; for dramaturgy and impeccable directing; for the bold, cruel, harsh, and at the same time, compassionate and touching depiction of the main character who rejects his tragedy to finally accept it."
ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival,France, 2022 (Best Student Film)
XXV Festival "Lato z Muzami", Poland, 2022, (Honorable mention)
For "creating a cinematic world that does not allow the viewer to remain indifferent. For a touching, tender, ambiguous, avoiding clichés and simple, obvious solutions portrayal of a fraternal relationship."
18th BuSho Film Festival 2022, Hungary, 2022 (Best Visegrad Short)
12th Leuven DisABILITY Filmfestival, Belgium, 2022 (Best film, Audience Award)
Ravenheart International Film Festival, Oslo, Norway, 2020 (Best Documentary Film)
Redline International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2019 (Best Experimental Film)
64' OKFA Independent Film Festival , Toruń, Poland, 2019 (3rd Award)
MEDIA
FILM FESTIVALS
2023
Festival de Cine sobre la discapacidad Ànec, Spain, (Best director)
2023 Camerimage Festival, Poland, (2 movies -Student short competition, Filmschool Panorama)
33 Cottbus International Film festival, Germany, (competition)
29th International Festival of Local Televisions Golden Beggar,Slovakia, (Best Short Film)
28th Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, (competition)
30th dokumentART International Film Festival, Germany (competition)
8th Bejing International Short Film Festival, China, (competition)
18th International Human Rights Film Festival, Albania, (competition)
Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, Georgia, (competition)
Festival de Cine sobre la discapacidad Ànec, Spain, (competition)
16th Kameralne Lato Film Festival, Poland, (competition)
"One Shot" 21th International Short Film Festival, Armenia, (Special mention)
International Short Documentary Festival Bistre Reke, Serbia, (competition)
Kas Film Festival, Turkey, (competition)
5th Morocco Shorts, Morocco, (competition)
26th Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium, (competition)
24th Festival International MUSIC & CINEMA Marseille, France, (competition)
9th Alexandria Short Film Festival, Egypt, (Egyptian Film Critics Association Award)
2022
XII Festival Pielagos en Corto, Spain, (Best Director, Best Screenplay)
16th Manuel Trujillo Durán International Film Festival, Venezuela, (Best film, Best Actor)
ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival,France, (Best Student Film)
XXV Festival "Lato z Muzami", Poland, (Honorable mention)
18th BuSho Film Festival 2022, Hungary, (Best Visegrad Short)
12th Leuven DisABILITY Filmfestival, Belgium, (Best film, Audience award)
38th International Shortfilm Week Regensburg, Germany,(competition)
19th Neisse Film Festival, Germany, (competition)
14th Leiden Shorts Film Festival, The Netherlands, (competition)
Swindon Independent International Film Festival, United Kingdom, (competition)
Bolton International Film Festival, United Kingdom, (competition)
XIX Integration You and Me International Film Festival, Poland, (competition)
X Festival International De Cine De Galdar, Spain, (competition)
XXII International Film School Film Festival, Uruguay, (competition)
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Romania, (competition)
Figari International Short Film Fest, Italy, (competition)
14th Solanin Film Festival, Poland, (competition)
Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, Germany, (competition)
31st International Festival of Ethnological Film, Serbia, (competition)
2020
Ravenheart IFF, Oslo, Norway, (Best Documentary Film)
27th Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, United States, (competition)
Buskopolis International Film Festival, Huntington, United States, (screening)
7th InShort Film Festival, United Kingdom, (competition)
5th Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, United States, (screening)
5th Tlanchana Fest, Mexico, (competition)
2019
Redline IFF, Canada, (Best Experimental Film)
64' OKFA Independent Film Festival, Poland, (3rd Award)
Darkroom Film Festival, United Kingdom, (competition)
2018
Guiar Screendance Festival, Brazil, (competition)
6th CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas, Phillipines, (competition)
5th Taratsa International Film Festival, Geece, (competition)
VideoSkin, Canada, (screening)
Tenerife International Film Festival, Spain, (competition)
7th Hidalgo Film Fest, Mexico, (competition)
9th Diversions International Film Festival, Croatia, (competition)
6th Sose International Film Festival, Armenia, (competition)
10th InShadow Film Festival, Portugal, (competition)
OnArt International Art Film Festival, Poland, (screening)
SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS
2018
WARSAW PHOTO DAYS 2018 MANIPULATION, Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw, Poland
ViDEOSKiN - Contemporary Dance Video Works, Edge Art Gallery, Yukon, Canada
Od wolności do Wolności / From freedom to Freedom, Kobro Gallery, Łódź, Poland
Between art and design, ASP Gallery, Łódź, Poland
Emptiness, Gallery „Pod Napięciem„, Łódź, Poland
XXVII Krajowy Salon Fotografii Artystycznej, Żarski Dom Kultury, Żary, Poland
2017
L'Art Festival, Lubartow, Poland
2014
Artenalia Festival, Poznan, Poland
2012
OZON Wideo Art Festiwal, BIBU Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej, Katowice, Poland
Kręgi Sztuki Festival, Cieszyn, Poland