Mariusz Kotowski is a Polish-born writer and director. As a director,
he has gained a reputation for cinematic portrayals that are atypical
of both Hollywood and independent film styles and that cleverly mix
different film approaches into a cohesive whole.To date, Kotowski's
feature films include Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema (2006), a
feature-length biographical documentary about the silent film actress
Pola Negri; the Holocaust film Esther's Diary (2010), which was
originally released in 2007 as Forgiveness; and Deeper and Deeper
(2010), an erotic psychological thriller starring Emmy-winning actor
David Lago. All of these films have been released by Kotowski's
Austin-based production company Bright Shining City Productions.Prior
to the launch of his directorial career, Kotowski worked as a renowned
dancer and dance choreographer. As a dancer, Kotowski has the
distinction of being the first Polish citizen ever to receive the rare
Triple Fellowship in dance from the Imperial Society of Teachers of
Dancing in London.Mariusz Kotowski was born in the city of Olsztyn in
northeast Poland. Kotowski's original inspiration to get into the arts
came from watching Gene Kelly and Billy Wilder films on television.
Kotowski made a decision at a young age to emigrate to America and
become a movie director.
he has gained a reputation for cinematic portrayals that are atypical
of both Hollywood and independent film styles and that cleverly mix
different film approaches into a cohesive whole.To date, Kotowski's
feature films include Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema (2006), a
feature-length biographical documentary about the silent film actress
Pola Negri; the Holocaust film Esther's Diary (2010), which was
originally released in 2007 as Forgiveness; and Deeper and Deeper
(2010), an erotic psychological thriller starring Emmy-winning actor
David Lago. All of these films have been released by Kotowski's
Austin-based production company Bright Shining City Productions.Prior
to the launch of his directorial career, Kotowski worked as a renowned
dancer and dance choreographer. As a dancer, Kotowski has the
distinction of being the first Polish citizen ever to receive the rare
Triple Fellowship in dance from the Imperial Society of Teachers of
Dancing in London.Mariusz Kotowski was born in the city of Olsztyn in
northeast Poland. Kotowski's original inspiration to get into the arts
came from watching Gene Kelly and Billy Wilder films on television.
Kotowski made a decision at a young age to emigrate to America and
become a movie director.
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