Filip Jan Rymsza (born December 29, 1977) is a Polish-born filmmaker and writer. He is best known for, along with fellow producer Frank Marshall, spearheading the successful completion of Orson Welles' last major work, The Other Side of the Wind. Filmed in the early 1970s but not fully edited, the completed movie debuted at the 75th annual Venice Film Festival in August 2018.[1] He was also a producer on the award-winning Morgan Neville documentary They'll Love Me When I'm Dead.[2]
Filip Jan Rymsza | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1977 Olecko, Poland |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, director and writer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | Mosquito State The Other Side of the Wind HOPPER/WELLES |
Rymsza made his feature film directorial debut in 2020, with Mosquito State. It premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival,[3] where it was awarded the Bisaro d'Oro for Best Cinematography.[4]
Mosquito State was released by AMC Networks on Shudder.[5] It was The New York Times' Critic's Pick, described as "a disquieting merger of body horror and social commentary... pierced by moments of disturbing beauty".[6]
Biography
editFilip Jan Rymsza was born on December 29, 1977, in Olecko, Poland. After the Soviet-sponsored Polish government imposed martial law in December 1981, his father, Wladyslaw Rymsza, faced jail time for his involvement with the pro-democratic Solidarity trade union. Wladyslaw Rymsza and his wife, Alina, fled to Chicago. They were joined by their son in 1985. Filip Jan Rymsza studied philosophy and economics at the University of Chicago.[7] He is a principal in Royal Road Entertainment, which is based in Los Angeles.[8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | |||
| 2004 | Sandcastles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Student film(s) [9] |
| 2007 | Dustclouds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Blue Blood | No | Executive | No | No | (Berlin International Film Festival) |
| 2015 | Oh Gallow Lay | No | Yes | No | No | (Venice Film Festival) |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | No | Yes | No | No | (Venice Film Festival) |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | No | Yes | No | No | (Venice Film Festival) | |
| A Final Cut for Orson | No | Yes | No | No | (Telluride Film Festival) | |
| 2019 | Lost Transmissions | No | Yes | No | No | (Tribeca Film Festival) |
| Valley of the Gods | No | Yes | No | No | (Gdynia Film Festival) | |
| 2020 | HOPPER/WELLES | No | Yes | No | No | (Venice Film Festival) |
| Mosquito State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | (Venice Film Festival - Bisato d'Oro) | |
| 2023 | In the Rearview | No | Supervising | No | No | (Cannes Film Festival) |
Awards
edit- Mosquito State ― Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival ― Best Picture: All Categories[10]
- Mosquito State ― Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival ― Best Director: All Categories
- Mosquito State ― Horrorant Film Festival ― Best Feature Film[11]
- Mosquito State ― Horrorant Film Festival ― Best Director
- Mosquito State ― Geneva International Film Festival ― Reflet d'Or (Best Feature Film)
- Mosquito State ― Sitges Film Festival ― Secció Oficial Fantàstic (Best Visual Effects)
- Mosquito State ― Gdynia Film Festival ― Golden Claw (Best Feature Film)[12]
- The Other Side of the Wind and They'll Love Me When I'm Dead ― National Board of Review ― William K. Everson Award for Film History[13]
- The Other Side of the Wind ― National Society of Film Critics ― Film Heritage Award[14]
- The Other Side of the Wind ― Los Angeles Film Critics Association ― Special citation[15]
Writing
edit- As I Stared into the Still, Sleepless Night (2003)
- Key Point Three (Repeating) (2004)
External links
edit- Filip Jan Rymsza at IMDb
- Royal Road Entertainment Archived 2020-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ Ross, Alex (26 September 2018). "How Orson Welles's "The Other Side of the Wind" Was Rescued from Oblivion". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Morgan Neville, Bob Murawski, Frank Marshall, Filip Jan Rymsza". National Board of Review. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Mosquito State". La Biennale di Venezia. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "'Mosquito State' director of photography awarded at Venice Film Festival". The First News. PAP. September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Shudder acquires Venice selection 'Mosquito State' for North America, UK, Australia". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (26 August 2021). "'Mosquito State' Review: Bugging Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ McGavin, Patrick Z. (2 November 2018). "How Filip Rymsza finally finished Orson Welles's The Other Side of the Wind". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "ROYAL ROAD ENTERTAINMENT, LLC - LOS ANGELES, CA - Business Information". www.dandb.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ McGavin, Patrick Z. (2 November 2018). "How Filip Rymsza finally finished Orson Welles's The Other Side of the Wind". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival 2022".
- ^ "Horrorant 2022: Filip Jan Rymsza And MOSQUITO STATE Take Home Top Honors". Screen Anarchy. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "46th Gdynia Film Festival". Gdynia Film Festival (in Polish). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "William K. Everson Award for Film History Archives". National Board of Review. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ ""The Rider" is voted Best Picture of 2018". National Society of Film Critics. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "LAFCA". www.lafca.net. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2019-09-03.