| Birth Date: | 18 June 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Wrocław, Poland |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
Jakub Czekaj (born June 18, 1984), known professionally as Kuba Czekaj, is a Polish filmmaker.[1] [2]
In 2010, Czekaj graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia.[3] He later attended the Rehearsal Studio Feature Programme at Andrzej Wajda’s Master Directing School.
Czekaj directed a series of student films and short films throughout the late 2000s through 2010. In 2015, his feature debut Baby Bump premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature, The Erlprince, debuted the following year and screened at the 2017 Berlinale.[4]
In 2017, Czekaj was awarded the Baumi Script Development Award for his project Sorry, Poland,[5] which also garnered the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Script from Central and Eastern Europe at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[3] He directed an episode of Planet Single. Eight Stories for Canal+ Poland in 2021. Two years later, he directed 3 episodes of the Netflix series Infamia and released the feature film Lipstick on the Glass.[6]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Piece of Heaven | Short film | ||
| 2007 | Beyond the Horizon | Short film | ||
| 2009 | House of Roses | Short film | ||
| Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Room | Short film | [7] | ||
| 2010 | Twist & Blood | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Baby Bump | |||
| 2016 | The Erlprince | |||
| 2023 | Lipstick on the Glass |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Planet Single. Eight Stories | Directed episode "Distance" | ||
| 2023 | Infamia | Directed episodes 6, 7, and 8 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Venice Film Festival | Queer Lion | Baby Bump | ||
| 2016 | Outfest | Artistic Vision Award | |||
| Gdynia Film Festival | Young Jury Award | The Erlprince |