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Mateusz Kudła (; born September 16, 1991) is a Polish awarded film
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,
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and
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. He is a member of the
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and
European Film Academy The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988. The Academy—under the name of European Cinema Soci ...
.


Early life

Kudła was born on September 16, 1991, in
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, Illinois. His parents, Anna and Tomasz, returned to
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
a year later. He holds
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, US and
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
. Kudła's paternal great-grandparents, Jadwiga and Stanisław Solecki, were posthumously awarded the title of
Righteous Among the Nations Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sav ...
by
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on August 25, 2015. They risked their lives during the
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to save Jewish girl, Marlena Wagner, from extermination by the
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. In 2017 Mateusz Kudła started producing a documentary film about Marlena Madeleine Wagner-Alster, who came to Korczyna after over 70 years with her children and grandchildren to once again see the house where her life was saved. Kudła studied
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at the
Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...
in
Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
. Mateusz Kudła started working in the media at the age of 18. As he recalls, in order to take his final exams, he had to take a leave from
Onet.pl Onet.pl is one of the largest Polish web portals. It is owned by the Kraków-based Grupa Onet.pl S.A. It was founded in 1996 by Optimus company. According to Alexa rankings, as of October 2017, it was the 45th most popular website worldwide and ...
, the largest Polish web portal and online news platform, where he was a picture editor of the home page at that time.


Career

Kudła began his career in 2010 in
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, one of
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's major
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owned by
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, where he prepared news reports for
TVN24 TVN24 is a Polish 24-hour commercial news channel, launched on 9 August 2001. Being a part of the TVN Network, TVN24 has been owned since July 2017 by US-based media company Warner Bros. Discovery. It gained broader popularity after the Septem ...
, a Polish 24-hour commercial news channel, and ''
Fakty TVN ''Fakty TVN'' (simplified to Fakty; en, Facts) is the flagship newscast of TVN, one of Poland's major television networks. The programme was launched on 3 October 1997, which was also the first day of the entire TVN. As of May 2019, it has an ave ...
'', the flagship newscast of
TVN TVN may refer to: * TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel * Televisión Nacional de Chile, a public broadcaster * TVN (Indonesia), a former television station; predecessor of Rajawali Televisi * TVN (Norway), or TVNorge, a comm ...
. Earlier he had been the picture editor in
Onet.pl Onet.pl is one of the largest Polish web portals. It is owned by the Kraków-based Grupa Onet.pl S.A. It was founded in 1996 by Optimus company. According to Alexa rankings, as of October 2017, it was the 45th most popular website worldwide and ...
, the largest Polish web portal. Kudła was awarded for his journalistic achievements by the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland in 2016. He was nominated for the ''Bolesław Prus Award'' in 2017. He was a TV managing editor of the
International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema ''Off Camera'' is a film festival held in Kraków, Poland, with up to 400 screenings annually, seminars, international stars, guests and jury. It is the first event of its kind in the country based o ...
from 2018 to 2020. For his first short documentary film, ''
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'' (2014), he was awarded on
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International Film Festival and has received two nominations on ''The Best Shorts Competition''. His film '' The Photo Film People'' (2017) won the ''Gold Dolphin'' of the
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards The Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards is an international festival dedicated to corporate films, online media and TV productions, and takes place every October in Cannes, France. It is often referred to as one of the most important festivals in t ...
in France and the ''Gold Plaque'' of the Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards in United States. In 2015 he directed documentary film ''Wilczur'' about Jacek Wilczur, member of the Main Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes in Poland, explorer of the
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undergrounds and the
Home Army The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...
executioner in
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. Kudła is a director and producer of film '' Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'', with Oscar-winning director
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's and New York photographer
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's participation, about their early life in
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during the
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and after the war in Poland. He co-founded a KRK FILM production house.


Volunteering

He is a ''Meritorious Honorary
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'' awarded by the
Polish Red Cross Polish Red Cross ( pl, Polski Czerwony Krzyż, abbr. PCK) is the Polish member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Its 19th-century roots may be found in the Russian and Austrian Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwea ...
.


Filmography

Director and producer * ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' – a KRK FILM production (2021) * ''The Photo Film People'' – a
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production (2017) * ''Wilczur'' – a
TVN TVN may refer to: * TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel * Televisión Nacional de Chile, a public broadcaster * TVN (Indonesia), a former television station; predecessor of Rajawali Televisi * TVN (Norway), or TVNorge, a comm ...
production (2015) * ''
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'' – a
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production (2014)


Awards


Film

*
Polish Film Award Polish Film Award, or Eagle ( pl, Polska Nagroda Filmowa, „Orzeł”) is a film awards ceremony given annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they are given ...
nomination in the ''Best Documentary'' category for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2022) *
Polish Film Award Polish Film Award, or Eagle ( pl, Polska Nagroda Filmowa, „Orzeł”) is a film awards ceremony given annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they are given ...
nomination in the ''Discovery of the Year'' category for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2022) * The Audience Choice on the Polish Film Festival in
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
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, 2022) * The Krzysztof Kieślowski "Beyond Borders" award on the
New York Polish Film Festival New York Polish Film Festival (abbreviated to NYPFF, Polish: ''Nowojorski Festiwal Filmów Polskich'') is a film festival held annually in New York City since 2005. Its mission is to present and promote Polish cinema in the United States, to exp ...
for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (United States, 2022) * "The Portraits" Jury Award of the ''Kraków and the World'' magazine for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2022) * The Award of the Kraków Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2022)) * Audience Award of the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2021) * Audience Award of the Krakow Film Festival for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2021) * Special Mention in the National Competition of the Krakow Film Festival for the ''Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown'' (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2021) * Gold Dolphin of the
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards The Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards is an international festival dedicated to corporate films, online media and TV productions, and takes place every October in Cannes, France. It is often referred to as one of the most important festivals in t ...
for ''The Photo Film People'' (
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, 2017) * Gold Plaque of the Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards for ''The Photo Film People'' (United States, 2017) * Humanitarian Honorable Mention of the Best Shorts Competition Humanitarian Award for the ''
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'' (United States, 2017) * Award for editing on
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International Film Festival for ''
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'' (
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, 2017) * Award of Merit Special Mention on The Best Shorts Competition for ''
Depositary In international law, a depositary is a government or organization to which a multilateral treaty is entrusted. The principal functions of a depositary are codified in Article 77 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Belgium Belgium's M ...
'' (United States, 2016)


Journalism

* The Audience Gold BohaterOn for the ''History Hiking'' (Poland, 2020) * The Bronze BohaterOn for the ''History Hiking'' (Poland, 2020) *
Bolesław Prus Aleksander Głowacki (20 August 1847 – 19 May 1912), better known by his pen name Bolesław Prus (), was a Polish novelist, a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy, as well as a distinctive voice in world lit ...
Award nomination by the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2017) * Green Pear for outstanding journalistic achievements by the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland in
Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
(
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 2016)Wyróżnienia dla dziennikarzy wręczone!
(pl). Retrieved 2018-23-08


Other

* The Silver Creator Award for ''History Hiking'' (2020)


External links

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KRK FILM


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kudla, Mateusz 1991 births Living people Polish documentary film directors Polish film producers Polish male writers Polish screenwriters Polish television journalists Journalists from Kraków Film people from Kraków