Born in 1996 in Gdańsk, Poland, Michał is a film and commercial director.
Michał is a winner of more than 60 awards on Polish and international festivals, e.g. in Palm Springs, Brussels, Krakow, Tbilisi and Brest. His debut short film A Dead Marriage (2022) screened at more than 45 festivals in 19 countries and is currently available on Disney+ across EU. His next short film, Be Somebody (2023), was awarded at the Leuven Kortfilmfest and the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia among others.
In 2026, his short film Spiritus Sanctus competed for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the Festival de Cannes.
He directs advertising campaigns for brands such as McDonald’s, Xiaomi and House, creating performance-driven stories built around humour, strong characters and relatable human situations. A graduate of the Directing Department at the Łódź Film School (2023), Michał works particularly well with actors, bringing natural performances and subtle comic timing to commercial storytelling. His work combines cinematic craft with a sharp understanding of contemporary online culture.
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