| Simona Kossak | |
| Director: | Adrian Panek |
| Producer: | Magdalena Kaminska Agata Szymanska |
| Cinematography: | Jakub Stolecki |
| Editing: | Piotr Kmiecik |
| Music: | Jacek Lachowicz |
| Distributor: | Next Film (Poland) |
| Country: | Poland |
| Language: | Polish |
Simona Kossak is a Polish biographical drama film directed and written by Adrian Panek. The film stars Sandra Drzymalska as a scientist and ecologist, Simona Kossak. It also starring Jakub Gierszał as Lech Wilczek, and Agata Kulesza as her mother, Elżbieta Kossak. The film premiered at the 24th New Horizons mBank International Film Festival in July 2024.[1] It is set to be released by Next Film in Poland in November 2024.[2]
The film was supported by Polish Film Institute in May 2022.[3] It was co-financed by Balapolis, Polish Film Institute and Warsaw Documentary Film Studio.[4] In October, 2023, it was reported that Sandra Drzymalska would star as Simona Kossak Also was cast Jakub Gierszał, Agata Kulesza, Borys Szyc, Olga Bołądź, Dariusz Chojnacki and Marta Stalmierska.[5] Principal photography began in fall 2023 in Podlaskie Voivodeship, and wrapped on November.[5] [6] [7]
At the 2024 Gdynia Film Festival, Simona Kossak was selected for Golden Lions.[8]