MACIEK WSZELAKI
WRITER/DIRECTOR
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Films
Selected Films:
Poker Kings
Original Schtick
Sparky D
Schtick Happens
Loop
Poker Kings
POKER KINGS
behind the poker face
Every May in glittering Las Vegas, the world's best poker players pay up to $10,000 of their own money to compete in the ultimate card game . . . the World Series of Poker. POKER KINGS follows the high stakes journey of five players over 12 months in their quest to win poker's Holy Grail and its $2.5 million first prize. Featuring: Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Simon Trumper, Garry Bush, Rob Varkonyi and Carlo Citrone.
"In the game of life you have to play the hand you're dealt"
Original Schtick
ORIGINAL SCHTICK
winner of two AFI awards
Meet Robert (Bob) Fischer - and then wish you never had. This exposé follows an American (con) artist on his forest fire tour of Melbourne. Bob, a colourfully misanthropic nobody, manages to fool everyone within earshot - artists, gallery owners, art dealers and sponsors-scorching the poor suckers in the process. The unravelling disaster is expertly captured by director Maciej Wszelaki's omnipresent and frequently daring and intrusive lens. The film premiered at Sundance.AWARDS:AFI Award for Best Direction in a Documentary - Maciek WszelakiAFI Award for Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film - Jane UsherDendy Award for the Best Documentary _ Sydney Film FestivalRouben Mamoulian Award (Best of Dendy) _ Sydney Film Festival Melbourne International Film FestivalIF magazine's: The Independent Documentary Film of The Year Award The Movie Show Poll Winner for the Best Documentary
Sparky D
Sparky D Comes to Town
Stretch has got 3 hours and 42 minutes to find himself some dinner, make up with his girlfriend and score enough ecstasy to keep his buddies happy - and if you think that’s easy, try doing it with a Croatian salami smuggler along for the ride! AFI award winning film.AWARDS:Best Director - Australian Screen Directors' AssociationBest Director - FlickerFestWinner - AFI AWARD for best Short Screenplay! - Kris MrksaBest Short Film - Dendy Awards - Sydney Film Festival,Best Film - St kilda Film Festival
Schtick Happens
SCHTICK HAPPENS
'Schtick Happens' documents the conflict between documentary filmmakers and their subject after the release of the film, 'Original Schtick'. It's a story that challenges notions of representation as it traces, subject, Bob Fischer's unfolding story, his shifting reactions to the film, the tenuousness of his involvement with the documentary filmmakers, as well as their joint attempts to sell and promote 'Original Schtick'. This film is about making it happen, capitalising on fame, while also recognising that 'schtick' can pass in a fleeting moment. And what you have left is the difference between art and artfulness.AWARDS: best Documentary - St Kilda Film Festival
"I promise you'll be as famous as you want to be"
Loop
LOOP
Multi Award winning atmospheric thriller.Judy's got a problem... Tom has no time for her. Tom has no affection for her. Tom has no pulse. Loop.AWARDS:The Channel 4 Award for Best Independent ProductionThe First Prize - Film Festival in Valencia, Spain The Prize of the FIPRESCI: Oberhausen,The First Prize - International Short Film Festival, Targu Mures The Best Short Film, MediawaveThe Jury Prize - Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Bio
Maciek Wszelaki is an award winning writer/director. He was born in Poland and graduated from the prestigious VCA Film School in Melbourne, Australia. His directing work ranges from award winning TV commercials and documentaries, to drama. His projects have received 5 AFI nominations (Australian Oscars) and won 3 of them including Best Director for Original Schtick (which premiered at Sundance).Characterized by his keen eye, Maciek'’s work is tight, often humorous and seems effortless. His story telling approach translates through the lens as an integral part of what he creates. His methods evoke natural performances and make memorable films and campaigns.Maciek is currently developing a feature thriller "White Elephant". His screenplay received development support from Screen Australia and was selected to the prestigious ScriptEast Lab which took place in Poland and at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals.
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Selected Awards:
ORIGINAL SCHTICK:AFI Award for Best Direction in a Documentary - Maciek WszelakiAFI Award for Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film - Jane UsherDendy Award for the Best Documentary _ Sydney Film FestivalRouben Mamoulian Award (Best of Dendy) _ Sydney Film Festival IF magazine's: The Independent Documentary Film of The Year Award The Movie Show Poll Winner for the Best DocumentarySPARKY D:Best Director - Australian Screen Directors' AssociationBest Director - FlickerFestWinner - AFI Award for best Short Screenplay! - Kris MrksaBest Short Film - Dendy Awards - Sydney Film Festival,Best Film - St kilda Film FestivalLOOP:The Channel 4 Award for Best Independent ProductionThe First Prize - Film Festival in Valencia, Spain The Prize of the FIPRESCI: Oberhausen,The First Prize - International Short Film Festival, Targu Mures The Best Short Film, MediawaveThe Jury Prize - Hamburg International Short Film Festival
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