Michael MajerskiDOB: 19 April 1948POB: Polanica / Poland Married, 3 childrenSchooling1966 – High School graduation with schooling as photographer 1972 – 1976 National Film School for Film and TV, Lodz, Poland. Master of Fine Arts Degree in the Field of Cinematography (Camera) and TV Directing.Continued education – Advanced training courses in film and theatre directing under the supervision of Luc Bondy, Erwin Axer, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Andrej Tarkowski.Professional Work Practical Experience1968 – 1972 Assistant cameraman and film assistant for the National TV Network TVP in Poland.1976 – 1978 TV producer for the TVP. Live current news features and production of various studio feature programsDirecting of films on industries while working in the WFO Film Company.1994 – 1996 TV Director for the TVP in Stettin, Poland TV journalist and commentator 1995 - Establishment of own film production firm “Arkonafilm” in Stettin/ Poland, and Berlin/ GermanySince 1996 - Production of features for TV programs; production of documentary features for state owned TV networks, such as NDR, ZDF, Arte, TVP, and others.Author and producer of a series of biographic films for a historic exhibition “Forced Ways” in Berlin; features of the forced migrations in Europe.div. Video Art projects.Teaching Experience1976 – 1978 Scientific Assistant and Assistant of a Professor at the National School for Film and TV in Lodz, Poland. Lecturer of art photography and visual advertising. Subsequently lecturer of Courses in TV Directing 1980 – 1992 Instructor of “Cinematography” and “Camera Assistant”, School for Optics and Photo Technology, Berlin, Germany. 1986: Supervisor of the work shop “Film Acting”, Berlin, Germany.Since 2005: Head of film workshops and film seminars to the subject of “Film and Poetry” and “Documentary Films” at the Universities of Stettin and Lodz, Poland. Rewards and Honors2005 – German title: “Meiner Mutter Land” (English: “Once I was a German”). Best German documentary film at the Film Festival in Lagów, Poland.2006 – Nomination for the IX German-Polish Journalist Prize, Schwerin, Germany2010 – 3rd Price for Documentary “Oberschlesien – kolocz na droga” at International Film Festival Regiofun in Katowice 2010 – Erasmus Seal of Excellency for “Oberschlesien – Streuselkuchen von zu Hause” Vienna.2013 – Erasmus European Media Awards- Grand Award for „Oberschlesien- Here is where we meet“. Vienna. Films: 2003 – “Begegnung an polnischen Fluessen”, 45 min.,. documentary film, script, producer, camera.2003 – „Dragos“ introductory feature for a history series for TV, director.2003 – “Die Perlenfischer”, documentary film, director.2004 – “Cusanus – de Ludo Globi”, video art installation in the Catherin Church, Hamburg, Germany.2005 – “Meiner Mutter Land”. Documentary film, 70 min., producer, script, director, camera.2006 – “Mandelstam Street”. Opera in Stettin, director. 2007 – “Lorelei” and “Aber wieder”. Head of the film workshop on the topic of structural space in the filming of poems, University of Stettin, Poland.2008 – “Meines Vaters Haus”. Documentary film, 84 min., producer, script, director.2009 – “Draheim”. Biographic film, 30 min., producer, script, director. 2010 – “Oberschlesien – kołocz na droga”. 60 min. Documentary. Producer, script, director 2013 – “Oberschlesien – Here is where we meet” 75 min. Documentary. Producer, script, director.
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