Bartosz M. Kowalski

photo by Maciek Nowak
Bartosz M. Kowalski was born in 1984 in Gdynia. He graduated from film schools in Paris and Los Angeles. A winner of the 2014 Script Pro screenwriting competition, he has directed award-winning HBO documentaries. His controversial narrative feature debut, Playground, had its world premiere at the San Sebastián IFF. In recent years, he has been working with Netflix, directing commercial genre films for the streaming platform.
SELECTED FILMS
2012 MOJA WOLA
2016 PLAYGROUND
2020 NOBODY SLEEPS IN THE WOODS TONIGHT
2022 HELLHOLE
2024 NIGHT SILENCE