Borys Lankosz

Borys Lankosz is a director. He graduated from the Film and Television Direction Department of the Łódź Film School. His debut, The Reverse, was a Polish submission for an Oscar in 2009. The film won the Golden Lions at the 2009 PFF in Gdynia and eight Eagles, including for Best Film. He’s a renowned documentary director, whose works include the award-winning Evolution and The Author of Solaris, the first film biography of Stanisław Lem. In 2015, A Grain of Truth was one of the most-watched Polish films. He’s the author of the experimental documentary Kobro/Strzemiński.A Fantastic Tale. His third narrative feature – Dark, Almost Night – was shown at the Munich International Film Festival and Raindance Film Festival in London, where he was nominated for the award for the best screenplay. He directed Pamiętnik pani Hanki for TV Theatre and created the series Erin, based on a novel by Marek Krajewski. He’s a member of the European Film Academy, as well as a co-founder of the Directors Guild of Poland, and served on its Main Board for a decade.