Team
Izabela Wyciszkiewicz
Head of the Department
iwyciszkiewicz@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of Cultural Studies /Film Studies and Media Knowledge/ (University of Łódź) and Postgraduate Cultural Management Studies (University of Łódź). Connected with film culture for many years. Began her career in culture at Moskwa Cinema in Kielce. From 2011 to 2013, worked on three editions of Film Spring Open Air as a production assistant. Spent eight years at the National Film Archive (now National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute) in the Marketing and Trade Department. She coordinated collaborations with international cultural institutions to promote Polish film culture, as well as licensing and sharing film materials from FINA resources for new productions, exhibitions, and screenings.
Nina Jamorska
Specialist
njamorska@ckf.waw.pl
Monika Górska
Senior Specialist for Film Education
mgorska@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of Photography (Department of Cinematography, PWSFTviT in Łódź) and Cultural Animation (Faculty of Polish Studies, University of Warsaw). She has been associated with photography for many years, starting as an editor in the photography department of the Latarnik.pl website and contributing a column about the photography market in Poland and abroad for Dobre Wnętrze magazine. Photographer, co-organizer of numerous exhibitions, workshops, and photography outings. Producer of photographic and film sessions for publishing houses such as Gruner und Jahr and Burda Media. A passionate participant and organizer of artistic family workshops.
Karolina Śmigiel
Senior Specialist for Film Education
Director of the LET’S DOC Documentary Film Festival for Young Audiences
Program Coordinator of LET’S DOC. Documentary Ideas Lab
ksmigiel@ckf.waw.pl
In 2020, together with the Wajda Film Center, she launched a development program for documentary directors LET’S DOC.Lab, which aims to develop documentary production for young audiences in Poland. For many years she has been involved in film education and production of film events. She is the director of the LET’S DOC Documentary Film Festival for Young Audiences.
She is also a film producer. Since 2015 board member of UNI-SOLO Studio, where she produced the documentary The Dragon Spring (2017, dir. J. Wszędybył), Letters from Wolf Street (2025, dir. A. Talwar, world premiere at Berlinale 2025, Panorama, international premiere CPH:DOX ), and where she is currently developing the films: Nanga Dream and Playing with Time. Returns (dir. J. Wszędybył). She also co-produced French-Polish documentary Out from the Shadows (dir. P. Seraudie) and Polish-Romanian documentary The End of the Valley of Tears (dir. J. Wszędybył). In the Dziki Bez Open Association, she has been curating and organizing the Abstract Thinking Festival for 11 years.
As a curator, she created a collection of Polish children’s films for the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute. In the years 2016-2023 she lectured at Warsaw Film School (Film Production Department). She was participant of Emerging Producers 2022 (by IDF Ji.hlava), IDFAcademy 2022 and EURODOC 2023.
Karol Kwiatkowski
Head of Department
kkwiatkowski@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of Polish Philology at the University of Warsaw. Expert in marketing communication. Began his career at the New Horizons Association, where he was responsible for co-creating and communicating an educational program implemented in dozens of cinemas across Poland, film distribution, organizing film reviews, and workshops for students and teachers. Worked for 5 years at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, overseeing the communication of educational programs (e.g., the premiere of There Was No Hope. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943, the Żonkile campaign, and the Jewish Cultural Heritage project) and managing the promotion team. Projects and advertising campaigns he co-developed received awards such as Europa Nostra and Effie Award.
Olga Markowska
Senior Specialist for Marketing Communication
omarkowska@ckf.waw.pl
Karolina Szmytko
Senior Specialist for Marketing Communication
kszmytko@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of Political Science at the University of Warsaw (2009). Began her career writing about film and art for outlets such as Gazeta Studencka, Dziennik, and Polska The Times, and publishing trade magazines. Since 2010, she has been executing and promoting cultural projects. Responsible for PR and media relations for organizations and institutions such as the City of Warsaw, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, EMPiK, Nizio Design International, Józef Piłsudski Museum in Sulejówek, DESA Unicum, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Ocalenie Foundation, School with Class Foundation, VOGUE Poland, Next Film, and publishers like PWN, Smak Słowa, and MUZA. Managed press offices for events such as Reggaeland 2013, the Przecinek i Kropka Children’s Book Festival, EMPiK Bestsellers, as well as press desks for the Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Danuta Skrzypek
Senior Specialist for Accounting
dskrzypek@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of the Faculty of Foreign Trade at SGPiS (currently SGH). Chief Accountant with 40 years of experience, including in commercial law companies. Worked for 29 years as Chief Accountant at the KRONIKA Film Studio (Polish Film Chronicle). For 15 years, she has been an auditor of financial statements and has conducted audits on the utilization of funds from the Polish Film Institute. Acts as an expert in the “Solid Company” consumer program.
Agnieszka Rożek
Accountant
arozek@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics in Management and the University of Warsaw in Accounting and Taxes. She has over a decade of professional experience, gained while working in financial and accounting departments in the finance sector and commercial companies.
Martyna Szustorowska
Senior Specialist for Administration
mszustorowska@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of Film Studies and Journalism at the University of Łódź. She has been supporting projects in the dissemination of film culture for 6 years. Initially, at the National Center for Film Culture in Łódź, she co-created permanent exhibitions and coordinated temporary exhibitions, publication series, and research on VR technology in teaching methods, as well as studies on audiovisual literacy among children and youth. Currently, at the Andrzej Wajda Film Culture Center, she provides administrative support for projects in the Film Culture Dissemination Department and the Education Department.
Agnieszka Tylus-Jaworska
Specialist for Administration
atylusjaworska@ckf.waw.pl
Katarzyna Stachera
Senior Specialist for Administration
kstachera@ckf.waw.pl
Paweł Arczewski
Specialist for Technical Services and Facility Management parczewski@ckf.waw.pl
Photographer and filmmaker. Worked as a technician, camera operator, sound engineer, photojournalist, and photo editor. Participated in the production of popular science programs, documentaries, and student films. Published numerous photos in the press. Held solo exhibitions in Poland and Norway, where he lived for 5 years. There, he hosted his own radio program on “Radio Polonia” and actively participated in the Polish Photography and Tourism Club in Norway. He also collaborates with the Filmforum Association on the organization of film festivals such as Kameralne Lato, WAMA Film Festival, and Cinemaforum.
Zbigniew Ukleja
Head of Department
zukleja@ckf.waw.pl
Graduate of Political Science – Political Marketing (University of Warsaw) and Postgraduate Studies in Marketing and Marketing Strategy (Warsaw School of Economics). For years, he has been involved in projects in marketing and implementing marketing communication strategies.
Anna Równy
Chief Specialist in Film Education and Culture
arowny@ckf.waw.pl
Master in Polish Language and Literature Studies (UMCS), graduate of Cultural Studies (IBL PAN), Internet Journalism and Film Journalism (Collegium Civitas), and Ethics and Philosophy (IBL PAN). Film education trainer and teacher advisor, speaker, programmer, and content coordinator for the Edukacja Młode Horyzonty project. For 20 years, she has been connecting the education community with the film industry, focusing her activities on psychoeducation in recent years.
Agnieszka Poteraj, Esq.
Data Protection Officer
daneosobowe@ckf.waw.pl