Zbigniew Bzymek, a multifaceted artist, began his creative journey by graduating from The Polish National Film School in 2008.
In 2009, he received a prestigious fellowship in film from The New York Foundation for the Arts, which allowed him to participate in an artist residency at Digital Performance Institute.
As a result of his hard work, he was co-recipient of a MAP grant and continued to work as a theatre/video artist, director, and cinematographer.
Bzymek's impressive portfolio includes his mid-length diploma film, Nagle nazawsze (Suddenly Forever),which earned the grand prix du jury at Rencontres Internationales Henri Langlois in Poitiers in 2008, as well as 1st prize at Young Cinema Arts in Warsaw and 1st Prize at Off Cinema International (Poznan).
His experimental narrative film, Utopians, premiered at The Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 and was picked up by ARSENAL: Institut für Film und Videokunst, releasing in theaters in Germany in 2012.
Bzymek's work has been showcased at numerous renowned film festivals, including Berlinale, Sundance, Locarno, BAM cinefest, Anthology Film Archives, CPH-PIX, New Horizons Film Festival (Wroclaw),Next Reel International Film Festival (Singapore),FilmPolska Film Festival, East End Film Festival (London),Mediawave International Festival, Bologna Film Festival, Off Cinema International Festival, The Polish National Film Festival, and the Düsseldorf Filmmuseum.
In addition to his film work, Bzymek has also ventured into the world of theatre, performing in Troilus & Cressida, The Wooster Group's collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and danced in Jerôme Bel's The Show Must Go On at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Bzymek holds a master of arts degree in directing from The Polish National Film School in Lodz and a bachelor of arts degree in English and Russian Language from Bowdoin College.
