Jan Komasa

Jan Komasa
Komasa in 2011
Born (1981-10-28) 28 October 1981 (age 42)
NationalityPolish
Alma materNational Film School in Łódź
OccupationFilm director
SpouseKinga Komasa
ChildrenMaja Komasa
Parents
  • Wiesław Komasa (father)
  • Gina Komasa (mother)

Jan Tadeusz Komasa (born October 28, 1981) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing Suicide Room (2011), Warsaw 44 (2014), and Corpus Christi (2019), which was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[1][2][3] His previous works premiered and won awards at Tribeca Film Festival,[4] Berlin Film Festival,[5] Cannes,[6] and Venice.[7]

  1. ^ Barraclough, Leo (2019-09-13). "Toronto Title 'Corpus Christi' Picked as Poland's Candidate in Oscar Race (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. ^ "Holy moly! Komasa's Corpus Christi chosen for Oscars". Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ^ "International Feature Film Oscar Nominations 2020". oscar.go.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  4. ^ "The Hater | 2020 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. ^ "Sala samobójców | Suicide Room". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  6. ^ "Jan KOMASA". Festival de Cannes 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  7. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2019-07-23). "Transgender Immigrant Pic 'Lingua Franca,' Thriller 'Only Beasts' to Bow at Venice Days". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-16.