Balbina Korzeniowska

teacher

I’m a Polish American Award winning filmmaker has worked in the entertainment industry for over 13 years. I’ve been in front and behind the camera and in 2016 received my MFA in Directing from UCLA where I was nominated for a Student Academy Award for my film, AWAKEN. Since then my films have screened at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Polish Film Festival in America, the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles, the International Social Change Film Festival and the Durban Film Festival. I’m drawn towards stories of the underdogs, whether it’s focusing on her experience as a Polish immigrant or telling female led stories. My feature film debut, PLAYING THROUGH, has won the Audience Winner at the Sarasota Film Festival, Best Female Director at the Montreal Independent Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, the Best Director, Best Actor, Best Feature Film and the Grand Prix at the Vienna Independent Film Festival and most recently was the Audience Winner for Best Feature Film at the Naples International Film Festival. I speak Polish (and English!) and when not creating visual stories, I help fellow creatives realize their dreams ✨