Mariusz Włodarski

Film producer, graduate of international relations and the Łódź Film School. Producer of acclaimed Polish and international productions, such as “There Will Be No More Snow” by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert, “Sweat” by Magnus von Horn, “Apples” by Christos Nikou, “The Taste of Pho” by Mariko Bobrik, and the third season of the series “Belfer.”

In 2010, he founded Lava Films, whose debut feature-length project was Magnus von Horn’s “The Intruder” – a film presented at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section. His most recent productions include, among others, Tereza Nvotová’s “The Father,” “The Ugly Sister” by Emilie Blitchfeldt, and “The Girl with the Needle,” directed by Magnus von Horn, which was nominated for both an Oscar in the Best International Feature Film category and a Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

A two-time winner of the Piotr Woźniak-Starak Polish Producers Guild Award for Producer of the Year, he was honored with the Wilk Award for his production of the films “There Will Be No More Snow” and “Sweat,” and subsequently for the success of “The Girl with the Needle.” Mariusz Włodarski is a member of the Polish Producers’ Guild, EAVE, ACE Producers, as well as the Polish, European, and American Film Academies. He teaches at the Łódź Film School, sharing his experience with the younger generation of filmmakers.

— Masterclass Guest: Mariusz Włodarski