Katarzyna "Kasia" Adamik (born 28 December 1972) is a Polish director and storyboard artist. She has directed TV series including 1983, Axis Mundi, and Absentia. Her debut film feature as director, Bark!, was in competition at Sundance Film Festival.[1] Adamik and Olga Chajdas shared the award for Best TV Show at the Polish Film Awards for directing drama The Pack.[2] A Hollywood Reporter article listed her among "four of the country's most prominent directors", naming her alongside the fellow Polish directors she worked on for conspiracy thriller series 1983, which was Netflix's first Polish original series.[3]
Kasia Adamik | |
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.jpg) Adamik in 2009 | |
| Born | 28 December 1972 |
| Occupations |
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| Parent | Agnieszka Holland (mother) |
| Relatives | Magdalena Łazarkiewicz (aunt) |
Personal life
editAdamik was born in Warsaw, the daughter of Polish film director Agnieszka Holland and Slovak opera director Laco Adamík.[4] Her aunt is film director Magdalena Łazarkiewicz. She graduated in graphics from the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.
Career
editAdamik debuted in the film industry in 1993. She has worked as a storyboard artist on an array of movies, including In Darkness, Copying Beethoven, Everything Is Illuminated, Catwoman, Trapped, Julie Walking Home, Angel of Death, Hearts in Atlantis, Angel Eyes, Golden Dreams, Battlefield Earth, Na koniec swiata, The Third Miracle, The Wood, Beloved, Wicked, Polish Wedding, Washington Square, and Total Eclipse.[6] 1983, a Polish-language TV series directed by Adamik and Agnieszka Holland, debuted on Netflix in 2018 as the streaming service's first Polish-language original production.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1983 | co-director |
| 2017 | Absentia | co-director |
| 2011 | In Darkness | storyboard artist |
| 2006 | Copying Beethoven | storyboard artist |
| 2005 | Everything Is Illuminated | storyboard artist |
| 2004 | Catwoman | storyboard artist |
| 2002 | Trapped | storyboard artist |
| 2002 | Julie Walking Home | storyboard artist |
| 2002 | Bark! | director |
| 2001 | Golden Dreams' | storyboard artist |
| 2001 | Hearts in Atlantis | storyboard artist |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth | storyboard artist |
| 1999 | Na koniec swiata | storyboard artist |
| 1999 | The Third Miracle | storyboard artist |
| 1999 | The Wood | storyboard artist |
| 1998 | Beloved | storyboard artist |
| 1998 | Wicked | storyboard artist |
| 1998 | Polish Wedding | storyboard artist |
| 1997 | Washington Square | storyboard artist |
| 1995 | Total Eclipse | storyboard artist |
References
edit- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2019-05-21). "Cannes: Four Polish Female Directors Embark on 'Erotica 2022' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "11 Polish Eagles have landed for Corpus Christi". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ Hundic, Stjepan (2019-11-08). "Why the Poland Film Sector Is Quietly Thriving". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Agnieszka Holland i Kasia Adamik (Polish)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Kasia Adamik przyznała, że jest lesbijką (Polish)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Kasia Adamik". IMDb. IMDb. 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: '1983' On Netflix, A Polish Alternate-Reality Drama Where The Iron Curtain Still Exists". Decider. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
External links
edit- Kasia Adamik at IMDb
- Kasia Adamik at the Culture.pl