Łukasz Kośmicki (born September 9, 1968) is a Polish cinematographer, screenwriter and director, known for ''Dom zły'' (''The Dark House'') and ''

The Coldest Game ''The Coldest Game'' (Polish: ''Ukryta gra'') is a 2019 English-language Polish spy film. It is directed by Łukasz Kośmicki and stars Bill Pullman as Joshua Mansky, an American alcoholic former chess champion who becomes involved in a Cold War ...

''. Kośmicki received the Special Award at the 2019 Gdynia Film Festival for the spy film ''The Coldest Game'', described as "exquisitely made genre cinema". The film was picked up by

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and is distributed internationally.

Career

Kośmicki's debut as a cinematographer was with ''Gry uliczne''. He mentions how he tried to make that film "MTV-like" to distinguish it from typical films about the Communist era (he said the idea came from Krzysztof Krauze). However, in the case of ''Poznań '56'', he made the visuals black and white and very "classic", in the spirit of the European cinema of the 1960s. His directorial debut came with ''

'' (2019).

Film

Director

* ''

'' (2019); also screenwriter * ''

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'' (2022)

Screenwriter

* ''Dom zły'' (''The Dark House'') (2009)

Cinematographer

* ''

Battle of Warsaw 1920 ''Battle of Warsaw 1920'' (''pol. Bitwa warszawska 1920'') is a Polish historical film directed by Jerzy Hoffman depicting the events of the Battle of Warsaw (1920) of the Polish–Soviet War. It was released in September 2011. It was filmed in ...

'' (2011) - second unit; also directorial cooperation * ''Haker'' (2002) * ''Sezon na leszcza'' (2000) * ''Billboard'' (1998) * ''Gniew'' (1998) *

Poznań '56 ''Poznań '56'' is a Polish historical film about the Poznań 1956 protests Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of ...

(1996) * ''Gry uliczne'' (1996)

Documentaries

* ''W sercu ukrył miasto (1999)'' - cinematographer * ''Stan zapalny'' (1997) - cinematographer * ''Departament IV'' (1996) - cinematographer

Television

* '' Diagnoza'' (2018-2019) - director * ''Druga szansa'' (2016) - director * ''

Przepis na życie ''Przepis na życie'' (English ''Recipe For Life'') is a Polish Comedy-drama television series produced by Akson Studio for the TVN network. The series was created and written by Polish actress Agnieszka Pilaszewska. Premise The main character ...

'' (2011-2013) - director * ''Rodzinka.pl'' (2011-2012) - director * ''W roli Boga'' (2010) - cinematographer * ''Wieczór z lalką'' (1997) - cinematographer * ''Drugie zabicie psa'' (1996) - cinematographer * ''Król Mięsopust'' (1995) - cinematographer

Other works

Kośmicki has also directed TV commercials and worked as a director and/or cinematographer on various short films.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kośmicki, Łukasz 1968 births Living people Polish screenwriters Polish cinematographers Polish directors People from Szamotuły