Bartosz Kruhlik was born in 1985 in Lubsko (Poland). He graduated in film directing at The National Film School in Lodz. His films have been shown hundreds of times at film festivals all over the world, where got nearly 150 awards. The main selections: San Sebastian IFF, Tallin BNFF, Karlovy Vary IFF, Montreal WFF, Sarajevo FF, IDFA. In 2013 he received the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Prize for outstanding artistic achievement. Author of award-winning social ads. His debut feature film “Supernova” got the award – Best Directing Debut at the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, and nominations for the Polish Film Awards “EAGLES” in the category: Best Film and Best Director.

In spare time, a passionate chess player.

• ► BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE / Balinale IFF (Indonesia 2021)
• ► GRAND PRIX-THE KRZYSZTOF KIEŚLOWSKI AWARD / NYPFF (USA 2021)
• ► BEST EYE ON TIFF / Tirana IFF (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2020)
• ► BEST FILM (polish competition) / 13. OFF CAMERA (Poland 2020)
• ► GRAND PRIX / The Youth and Film (Poland 2020)
• ► BEST FEATURE FILM / Monterrey IFF (Mexico 2020)
• ► CRITIC’S CIRCLE AWARD / Dublin IFF (Ireland 2020)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / Pune International Film Festival (India 2020)
• ► BEST DIRECTING DEBUT / Gdynia Film Festival (Poland 2019)
• ► BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR / Prisma Awards (Italy 2018)
• ► GRAND PRIX / Suspense Film Festival (Poland 2018)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM / Vintage IFF (India 2018)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / Lucania Film Festival (Italy 2017)
• ► BEST DIRECTION / Toko Film Festival (Italy 2017)
• ► GRAND PRIX / Łodzią Po Wiśle (Poland 2017)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / Phenicien Int. Film Festival (France 2017)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM / BioBioCine (Chile 2017)
• ► BEST INT. SHORT FILM AWARD / Silver Horse (Sweden 2017)
• ► SPECIAL JURY PRIZE / Santiago Del Estero FF (Argentina 2017)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / Jaipur International Film Festival (India 2017)
• ► BEST DRAMA / The Chico IFF (USA 2017)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM – Tirana International Film Festival (Albania 2016)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM – Int. Film Festival Bratislava (Slovakia 2016)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM / Parma Int. Music Film Festival (Italy 2016)
• ► BEST INT. STUDENT FILM / Ficvina (Chile 2016)
• ► BEST DIRECTING / Tiff Oda Tetova IFF (Macedonia 2016)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / 2Annas Riga IFF (Latvia 2016)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM – Fiaticorti Film Festival (Italy 2016)
• ► BEST SHORT FICTION FILM / FMZEX (Mexico 2015)
• ► BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM / The Chico IFF (USA 2015)
• ► BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM / RxSM SMFE (USA 2015)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / La Guarimba Film Festival (Italy 2014)
• ► BEST DIRECTING / Gjakova Int. Film Festival (Kosovo 2014)
• ► BEST DIRECTING / Festival Int. del Cinema Povero (Italy 2014)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / Filofest Int. Student Film Fest (Slovenia 2014)
• ► BEST INTERNATIONAL FICTION / BioBioCine (Chile 2014)
• ► BEST INT. STUDENT FILM / Ficvina (Chile 2014)
• ► INT. YOUNG FILM MAKERS AWARD / Up-And-Coming (Germany 2013)
• ► BEST DIRECTING / Brno Sixteen ISFFF (Czech Republic 2013)
• ► BEST SCRIPT / Dokument Art. (Romania 2012)
• ► BEST INT. FILM / Nuff The Nordic Youth Film Fest (Norway 2012)
• ► BEST DIRECTOR / Kharkiv Lilac Int. Short FF (Ukraine 2012)
• ► BEST SCREENPLAY / Shqip Film Fest (Kosovo 2011)
• ► BEST SHORT FILM / Bayside Film Festival (Australia 2011)
• ► BEST DRAMA / Scottish Mental Health A&FF (Scotland 2011)
• ► BEST DOCU SHORT FILM / 20min/max SFF (Germany 2011)
• ► MICHAL MARYNIARCZAK AWARD / Ekran FF (Canada 2010)
• ► GRAND PRIX / Off Cinema (Poland 2010)
• ► GRAND PRIX / Okfa Film Fest (Poland 2009)
• ► FIRST PLACE / Dolina Kreatywna (TV contest – Poland 2009)