Jan P. Matuszyński

Jan P. Matuszyński

Jan P. Matuszyński graduated from the Radio and Television Faculty of the University of Silesia in Katowice. He also completed the DOK PRO Documentary Programme at Wajda School. His feature-length debut, The Last Family, had its premiere at the Locarno IFF and won numerous awards in Poland (incl. the Golden Lions at the 2016 Polish Film Festival in Gdynia) and around the world. Leave No Traces was selected for the Main Competition of the 2021 Venice IFF, and the authors of the film received the Silver Lions at the 2021 Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Matuszyński was a member of the jury at the 2022 Venice IFF. He directed series such as The Border, Illegals and The King of Warsaw (based on the novel by Szczepan Twardoch). He is currently working on a series Przesmyk for the Max platform (Warner Bros. Discovery).

SELECTED FILMS:

  • 2016 The Last Family
  • 2021 Leave No Traces