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Natalia Koryncka-Gruz

Director. Screenwriter. Producer.

Graduate of Polish Literature at the University of Warsaw and Film Directing at the National Film School in Łódź.

In  1985-87 associated with the Karol Irzykowski Film Studio. In 1987-90 with the “Perspektywa” film studio.

Since 1992 an independent film producer: Research Film Production (1992), Eureka Films (1993-2010), Eureka Studio (since 2010)

For the short  film “1-1” she won many awards in Poland and 18 at international festivals among others: in Turin, Bilbao (Grand Prix), Oberhausen (five awards, including the Main Award and the FIPRESCI film critics’ award), Nimes (three awards, including for best directing), Munich.
Her “Amok” was distinguished in Gdynia with the Award for Directorial Debut.
Author of famous, award-winning documentaries (including “Bezprizorni”, “Zbig”, “Mała zagłada”, “Simona”), feature films (“Amok”, “Piekło-niebo”, “Warsaw by Night”) and valued Television Theatre performances (including “Inka1946”).

Member of the Polish Film Academy,  Polish Filmmakers Association, Polish Directors Guild and the European Film Academy.

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Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Fot.: Jacek Drygała

Filmography

2022 Simona Documentary film Director, Producer, Screenwriter
2018 A Minor Genocide Animated/ documentary Director, Producer, Screenwriter
2014 Warsaw By Night Feature film Director, Producer
2007 - 2017 COLORS OF HAPPINESS Feature series
2006 INKA 1946 Television play Director
2004 HELL-HEAVEN (POLISH HOLIDAYS) Feature film - television Director
2002 Bread Thieves Television play Director
2000 M jak Miłość Feature series Director
2000 Zbig Documentary film Direction, Producer, Screenwriter
2000 Signs. Be a priest today Documentary Director, Executive Producer
1999 Niebo złote ci otworzę Television show Director, Screenwriter
1998 AMOK Feature film Direction, Screenwriter
1998 Błota po wodzie Documentary Director, Screenwriter
1997 Bezpriozorni Documentary Director, Screenwriter
1997 Biała Dama Television play Director
1996 Henia Tamta i Ta Documentary Director, Producer
1996 Short film about Krzysztof Kieślowski Documentary Director, Screenwriter
1995 "Demonic" women of Witkacy Documentary Director, Producer, Screenwriter 
1995 Game of Lies Television play Director
1994 Kieślowski meets Wenders Director
1994 The Little Prince Television play Adaptation, Director
1993 Krzysztof Kieślowski "Three Colors" Documentary Director, Screenwriter
1993 Moon Valley Documentary Director, Screenwriter
1992 The return of the aristocrats Documentary Director, Screenwriter, Producer
1987 Still Life Television play Director
1986 1 -1 Short Director, Screenwriter
1983 Norwid Documentary Director, Screenwriter

Awards

2022 Simona

MDAG – Audience Award
Two Shores – Audience Award
SOKOLOVE FF – Audience Award
CHICAGO FF – Humanitarian Award
2022 Chicago (Polish Film Festival in America) – Society Humanitarian Award

2019 A Minor Genocide

FF Calcutta – Outstanding Achievement Award
New York FF- Silver Medal
Accolade Global Film Competition – Gold Medal
Media Festival “Man in Danger” – SFP Award
Trieste FF Competition (international premiere)
2018
Krakow FF Competition

2015 Warsaw by Night

Music Award for Aleksander Gruz at the Los Angeles FF

2006 HELL - HEAVEN

Houston (WorldFest Independent Film Festival) Bronze Award in the category: TELEVISION AND CABLE PRODUCTION: Feature Made for Television / Cable
Monte Carlo FF (competition)

2005 HELL HEAVEN 

Gdynia (until 1986 Gdańsk) (Polish Feature Film Festival; since 2012 Gdynia Film Festival) TVP Program Council Award

2001 ZBIG

Kraków (Kraków Film Festival; in 2000 the award was granted at the International Short Film Festival) “Planete” Subscribers’ Jury Award

1998 AMOK

Gdynia (Polish Feature Film Festival) Award for directorial debut

1994 Moon Valley

City of Fribourg Award

1988 1 - 1

Nimes (Film Schools Festival) award for directing

1988 1 - 1

Bilbao (International Documentary and Short Film Festival “Zinebi”) Grand Prix

1987 1 - 1

Turin (MF Young Cinema) special award

1987 1 - 1

Oberhausen  FIRST PRIZE,(MFFK) award, FIPRESCI