Zbigniew Rybczynski

Zbigniew Rybczynski

director, cinematographer, writer

Zbigniew Rybczynski was born on Jan 27, 1949 in Poland. Zbigniew Rybczynski's big-screen debut came with The Dancing Hawk directed by Grzegorz Królikiewicz in 1977. Zbigniew Rybczynski is known for Sceny narciarskie z Franzem Klammerem directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Franz Klammer stars as Self and as . Zbigniew Rybczynski has got 11 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Zbigniew Rybczynski achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Zbigniew Rybczynski plays is Sceny narciarskie z Franzem Klammerem which will be released on May 27, 2014.

Zbigniew Rybczynski (Rib-chin-ski) was born on January 27, 1949, in Lodz, Poland, but was raised in Warsaw, where he attended an arts high school and was trained as a painter. He went on to study cinematography at the world-renowned Lodz Film School, where he began experimenting with the film medium. His first projects were Kwadrat (1972) and "Take Five" (1972). Along with his other works, they broke new ground in the use of pixelation, optical printing, animation and other compositional film devices. "Zbig", as he's known, was active in the avant-garde group Warsztat Formy Filmowej and he cooperated with Se-Ma-For Studios in Lodz, where his art movies were shot, including Plamuz (1973), Zupa (1975), Le nouveau livre (1976) and Tango (1981). At the same time he worked as a cinematographer on several feature films, including shorts by 'Andrzej Baranski', Piotr Andrejew and the acclaimed Tanczacy jastrzab (1977) by 'Grzegorz Krolikiewicz'.Between 1977 and 1983 Rybczynski worked in Austria, where Weg Zum Nachbarn (1977) and Mein Fenster (1979) were made. He also set up a visual effects studio in Vienna for Austrian TV. As the director of photography, co-writer and editor, he contributed to the cult horror feature Schizophrenia (1983) (also known as "Fear"), directed by Gerald Kargl. In the meantime, Zbig was involved in the Solidarity (Solidarnosc) movement in Poland. When martial law was declared, he received political asylum in Austria and it was there that he learned of his Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination for "Tango". After winning the Oscar for that film in 1983, Zbig and his family emigrated to the US and settled in New York City. At his Manhattan and Hoboken (NJ) studios, equipped with state-of-the-art high definition video, Rybczynski conceived and produced - as the first filmmaker ever

  • Birthday

    Jan 27, 1949
  • Place of Birth

    Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland

Known For

Awards

11 wins & 2 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
1990
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Winner - Primetime Emmy
The Orchestra (1990)
1990
Outstanding Directing in Classical Music/Dance Programming
Winner - Primetime Emmy
The Orchestra (1990)
International Monitor Awards
1987
Entertainment Specials: Best Director
Winner - Monitor
Steps (1987)
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