Bogdan Dziworski
Biography
Bogdan Dziworski (b.1941) was born in Łódź, Poland. He graduated from the Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in 1965 and received his Doctorate in 1994. His multi-faceted filmmaking roles encompass cinematographer, director, writer, and camera operator. He has created scores of influential short films, primarily documentaries, which have been honored with numerous international awards. In 2014 Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage honored Dziworski with the Gloria Artis Medal for merit to culture. He is an honorary member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers as well as a member of the Polish Filmmaker Association and the Polish Society of Authors and Composers. Dziworski currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self
The film is a portrait of Zygmunt Samosiuk, a great forgotten cinematographer, who died in 1983. As a director of photography he worked on such films as The Birch Wood, Landscape Afterthe Battle and Austeria. He introduced, among others, hand‑held camera shots, colour lights and shooting at minimum exposure. Reminiscences of his colleagues and friends, including Andrzej Wajda and Piotr Szulkin, show a gifted artist and a modest man who valued his work above all.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self
An intimate portrait of editor Agnieszka Bojanowska, a longtime collaborator of Bogdan Dziworski. The film captures their friendship and offers a final glimpse into her creative craft.