Biography

Krzysztof Kopczyński is a Polish film-maker and author. He was born in 1959 in Warsaw. He is also a doctor of humanities, lecturer at the University of Warsaw, and an expert of the Polish Film Institute.

He has written and produced a number of films including Stone Silence, a multiple award-winning documentary. He has also authored three books and several dozen articles about nineteenth-century and contemporary Polish culture and media. He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw. In 1997, Kopczyński established Eureka Media under which he has produced over 40 films screened worldwide over 600 times. His films have received more than 100 awards on different festivals.

In the years 1980–1981, Kopczyński was the chairman of the students' union of the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw and the editor of "Free Speech" ( PL: "Głos Wolny") a student magazine. He graduated with a Master's from the Faculty of Polish Studies in 1983, and ten years later he received his Ph.D. Between 1984 and 1989, he worked as an editor for the underground publishing house, CDN. Later on in 1989, Kopczyński co-founded Ex Libris, a monthly magazine and subsequently became its chief editor. From 1992 to 1994, he worked as Director General of Aid for Polish Libraries Foundation. He is a member of the European Documentary Network, the International Documentary Association, Polish Film-makers Association and International Association "Future of Media" (2002-2008, President). He is also a certified coach with the International Coaching Community.