Bio, Awards, Filmography

Kacper Czubak is the cinematographer behind the multi-prize documentary film ‘Call Me Marianna’ awarded with Premio Zonta Award at the 68. Locarno Film Festival and with numerous prizes at international film festivals.

Kacper is a member of the Polish Society of Cinematographers (PSC).

His recent fiction film “Von Fischen und Menschen” directed by Stefanie Klemm was recently awarded with Opera Prima Award at the 56. Soloturner Filmtage in Switzerland and had a world premiere at the 56. Chicago International Film Festival.

He is a graduate of the Krzysztof Kieslowski Film School in Poland and a 2016 Berlinale Talents participant. Studied under the supervision of renowned Polish cinematographer and photographer prof. Bogdan Dziworski. He was also a student of the highly acclaimed Czech Film School FAMU in Prague.

Based in Poland/Europe working worldwide. Worked in Pakistan, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, Southern Sudan, Myanmar, Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Indonesia, in the Philippines, Dagestan and many other countries. 

ADDITIONAL INFO

EU citizenship.

Native language - Polish. Fluent in English. Conversational in German and French.

AWARDED FILMS

• Opera Prima Award Solothurner Filmtage 2021, Switzerland / Von Fischen und Menschen

• Premio Giuria Open - public award, 26th Linea D’ombra Festival 2021, Italy / Von Fischen und Menschen

• Winner Zagrebdox Pro DCP award, 14th Zagrebdox, Croatia / Symphony of the Ursus Factory

• Winner Hot Docs Best Mid-Length documentary, Hot Docs 2019, Canada / Symphony of the Ursus Factory

• Winner Premio Zonta ath the Semaine de la Critique, 68th Festival del film Locarno 2015, Switzerland / Call Me Marianna

• Winner The Golden Horn at the 55th Krakow Film Festival 2015, Poland / Call Me Marianna

• Winner The Audience Award at the 55th Krakow Film Festival 2015, Poland / Call Me Marianna

• Winner The Award for Remarkable Social Awerness at the 55th Krakow Film Festival 2015, Poland / Call Me Marianna

• Winner Best Documentary Film Producer at the 55th Krakow Film Festival 2015, Poland / Call Me Marianna

• Winner The Golden Fish at the 42nd Insko Sumer Film Festival 2015, Poland / Call Me Marianna

• Short Film Corner at the Festival de Cannes 2014, France / Strongwoman

• Special mention at the Quest Europe - International Festival of Auteur Cinema 2015, Poland / Strongwoman

• Winner Grand Prix at the Human Doc Int. Film Festival 2012, Poland / 18kg

• Winner DOXA Short Doc. Award at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2013, Canada / 18kg

• Winner Findling prize at the 21st DocumentARTEuropean Film Festival 2012, Germany / Hermits

• Winner Student Prize at the 21st DocumentART European Film Festival 2012, Germany / Hermits

• Winner The Silver Eye Award at Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2012, Czech Republic / Cut - Paste

• Winner Best Director Award at the 50 Krakow International Film Festiwal 2010, Poland / Warsaw Available

• Winner Special Jury Award at the 43th Worldfest - Huston International Film & Video Festiwal 2010, US / Warsaw Available

• Winner Prix Cinecourts at the Festival Tous Courts - Aix-en-Provence International Film Festival 2010, France / Real

FILMOGRAPHY (selected films)

Fiction films

• Of Fish and Men - dir. Stefanie Klemm, 2020

Documentary films

• The Last Relic - dir. Marianna Kaat (in production)

• Scars - dir. Agnieszka Zwiefka, 2020

• Johanna's Secret - dir. Gerburg Rhode Dahl & Władysław Jurkow, 2019

• Symphony of The Ursus Factory - dir. Jaśmina Wójcik 2019

• Of Animals and Man - dir. Lukasz Czajka 2019

• Call Me Marianna - dir. Karolina Bielawska, 2015

• Shahbaz Bhatti, a man with a dream - dir. Magdalena Wolnik, 2014

• Jan XXIII 1881-1963. Dobry człowiek z Watykanu - dir. Grzegorz Górny, 2014

• City of Fear - dir. Magdalena Wolnik, 2013

• The Great Escape - dir. Ksawery Szczepanik, 2013

• Cut/Paste - dir. Rafal Samusik, 2012

• Warsaw Available - dir. Karolina Bielawska, Julia Ruszkiewicz, 2009

• I will always walk the streets - dir. Magdalena Wolnik, 2009

Short films

• Real (part of “Decalogue” series) - dir. Rafal Samusik, 2009

• Contract - dir. Ksawery Szczepanik, 2008

• Our War - dir. Renata Borowczak, 2007

• Wedding Picture - dir. Renata Borowczak, 2005

• To Survive - dir. Jagoda Madej, 2005

• Newly Weds - dir. Karolina Bielawska, 2005

Documentaries ( as a director & DP )

• Strongwoman - prod. Munk Studio, 2013

• 18kg - prod. ITI Neovision, 2011

• Hermits - prod. ITI Neovision, 2010