About Jakub Czekaj
Born 1984. Jakub Czekaj is a Polish film director.
Jakub Czekaj (born June 18, 1984), known professionally as Kuba Czekaj, is a Polish filmmaker.
Education In 2010, Czekaj graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia. He later attended the Rehearsal Studio Feature Programme at Andrzej Wajda’s Master Directing School.
In 2017, Czekaj was awarded the Baumi Script Development Award for his project Sorry, Poland, which also garnered the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Script from Central and Eastern Europe at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography Film Year Title Notes Ref. 2006 Piece of Heaven Short film 2010 Twist & Blood Short film 2015 Baby Bump 2016 The Erlprince 2023 Lipstick on the Glass
Television Year Title Notes Ref. 2021 Planet Single. Eight Stories Directed episode "Distance" 2023 Infamia Directed episodes 6, 7, and 8
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2015 Venice Film Festival Queer Lion Baby Bump 2016 Outfest Artistic Vision Award Gdynia Film Festival Young Jury Award The Erlprince
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Who is Jakub Czekaj?
Polish filmmaker
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Jakub Czekaj was born in 1984 in Wrocław.
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Jakub Czekaj is a film director.
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Jakub Czekaj is Polish.
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