ABOUT FILMFORUM
Marcin Kot Bastkowski

Positions/Roles:
He is an editor with a track record of over 50 film productions. Notable films he edited include WITH FIRE AND SWORD (1999, dir. Jerzy Hoffman), SOMETHING BETTER TO COME (2015, dir. Hanna Polak), and A CAT WITH A DOG (2018, dir. Janusz Kondratiuk). Among the series he has worked on, POLOWANIE NA ĆMY (2023) is particularly noteworthy. He has received individual editing awards at the Polish Film Festival (1999, WITH FIRE AND SWORD), the Dwa Teatry Festival in Sopot (2001, PIELGRZYMI, dir. Maciej Dejczer), and in 2011, he was awarded the Polish Film Award ORZEŁ for 1920 BATTLE OF WARSAW (dir. Jerzy Hoffman). Between 2014 – 2024, he has co-organised the WAMA Film Festival, an international film festival in Olsztyn, which he conceived. He graduated from the Polish Film School, DFA, and is a lecturer. He is a member of numerous film organisations, including the Polish Association of Editors (PSM), the American Cinema Editors (ACE) International Partnership, and the Polish Film Academy.