Sławomir Pstrong (29 December 1975,

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– 23 December 2015) was a Polish film and television director, screenwriter, and author of short stories. His thesis film for the

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, ''T-Rex'', received awards at multiple festivals (including the Bronze Tadpole at the 2003

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awards, the Blue Tadpole for the best short film of the decade 1997-2007 at Camerimage 2008, and the Johnnie Waterman award at Prowincjonalia 2004). He also directed the independent film ''Plan'', among others, honored at the Polish Film Festival in

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in 2010, and in the same year, his other film, ''Cisza'', received the Audience Award at the Koszalin Debut Film Festival "Młodzi i Film". Pstrong died under tragic circumstances on 23 December 2015.

Filmography

* ''Szkoła'' (TV series, 2014) * '' Julia'' (TV series, 2012) * '' Majka'' (TV series, 2010) * ''Cisza'' (2009) * ''Plan'' (2009) * ''T-Rex'' (2003)

References

External links

Sławomir Pstrong's official website

Sławomir Pstrong at filmpolski

Biography at the Stopklatka Portal

Biography at Filmweb
University of Silesia in Katowice alumni Polish television directors Polish screenwriters 1975 births 2015 deaths People from Starogard County {{Poland-writer-stub