Matt Szymanowski

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Matt Szymanowski

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Born| 1982

Mountain View, California

Nationality| Polish-American
Alma mater| Loyola Marymount University
Occupation|

* Writer
* Director

Matt Szymanowski is a Polish-American writer and director born in Mountain View, California in 1982. He wrote, directed, and produced the Sundance Lab finalist film The Purple Onion.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
* 3 Filmography
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

Szymanowski, the son of Polish immigrants, was raised in Cupertino, California where he graduated from Cupertino High School. He received a bachelor's degree in Humanities from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, studied film, TV, and theatre directing at the Polish National Film School (PWSFTViT) in Łódź, Poland, and received a Master's in Fine Arts degree in Writing for Film and TV from Emerson College in Boston. He is a Berlinale Talents alumnus and a MacDowell fellow.[1]

## Career[edit]

The dramatic comedy The Purple Onion had its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival[2] and went on to play other festivals internationally and was picked up for distribution by Cinemation Studios. Development on his next feature script, the psychological thriller Glorious Empire[3][4] began in 2017 but was later paused by complications due to the pandemic.

His films, including shorts, have played at San Francisco International film festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Gdynia Film Festival, and Comedy Cluj International Film Festival.[citation needed]

## Filmography[edit]

* History of Solitude (2008) (short film; director, writer, producer)
* Slovakia (2009) (short film; director, writer)[5][6]
* The Purple Onion (2014) (director, writer, producer)[7][8][9][10]
* Glorious Empire (2018) (short film; director, writer, producer)
* Dark Day (2019) (short film; director, writer, producer)[11]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Matt Szymanowski - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
2. ↑ "Cinequest: FilmmakerMatt Szymanowski". Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-05-10). "Guy Burnet & Nora Arnezeder Set Thriller 'Glorious Empire'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
4. ↑ Grynienko, Katarzyna. "FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons Studio+: Pitchings - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
5. ↑ "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in polski). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
6. ↑ Słowacja | Film | 2009 (in polski), 2021-02-11, retrieved 2023-11-18
7. ↑ Staff, T. H. R. (2015-07-29). "'The Purple Onion': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
8. ↑ Lee, Quentin (2018-09-12). "Peeling the Purple Onion". CHOPSO. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
9. ↑ "'It's a Human Story': 'The Purple Onion' to Play at Seattle Film Festival". NBC News. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
10. ↑ Boswell, Taylor (2015-11-19). "AAAFF 2015: "The Purple Onion" is masterfully crafted". Shuffle Online. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
11. ↑ "Short Film: DARK DAY, 7min, USA, Thriller/Crime". Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

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