Rafael Kapelinski

História

Rafael Kapelinski is a film director and a story development specialist, who is working internationally. His feature 'Butterfly Kisses' won the Crystal Bear at the International Film Festival in Berlin (2017) and was long-listed for the British Independent Film Award for Directing. Rafael trained at the National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield, UK), The London Film School (London, UK), The Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing (Warsaw, Poland), The University of Washington (Seattle, USA), Columbia University (New York, USA), and Nicholas Copernicus University (Torun, Poland). He has also participated in many Media-sponsored screenplay development workshops including ScriptEast, Les Premiers Plans and Ekran. Rafael's short 'Emily Cries' won multiple international awards. His feature project 'Up On The Roof' won Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Cinefondation Residence Award. His short 'To Bury The Horse' was a finalist in the 2011 Bosch Stiftung Competition. He also worked as script supervisor on Nina Gantz's BAFTA-winning short animation 'Edmond' (over fifty other international awards). Other feature directing credits include 'A Woman At Night'. He is currently in pre-production with 'Budapest Diaries' (Polish Film Institute / Domino Films/Filmfabriq). Represented by Match & Spark.

Filmes

Budapest Diaries
Director
An eleven-year old Irek travels with his mother to Budapest on the even of Martial Law in 1982 in Poland.
Budapest Diaries
Screenplay
An eleven-year old Irek travels with his mother to Budapest on the even of Martial Law in 1982 in Poland.
A Woman at Night
Story
A real estate agent is tasked with selling the former flat of one of London’s most notorious serial killers, Dennis Nilsen.
A Woman at Night
Director
A real estate agent is tasked with selling the former flat of one of London’s most notorious serial killers, Dennis Nilsen.
Butterfly Kisses
Director
We follow Jake and his two best friends, Kyle and Jarred through a world distorted by sex and porn. All three are trying to find their way in a complex world. They all have their demons, but Jake’s secret is one that he must keep to himself.
The Informer
Screenplay
An innocent man gets wrongfully accused of spying for the Communist government.
The Informer
Director
An innocent man gets wrongfully accused of spying for the Communist government.
The Foundation
Screenplay
A 'village idiot' tries to open a barber shop.
The Foundation
Director
A 'village idiot' tries to open a barber shop.
Emily Cries
Writer
Two teenagers fall in love against the backdrop of Martial Law in Poland in 1981.
Emily Cries
Director
Two teenagers fall in love against the backdrop of Martial Law in Poland in 1981.
A Lucky Guy
Screenplay
A young employee of a large investment bank finds out he is about to get fired.
A Lucky Guy
Director
A young employee of a large investment bank finds out he is about to get fired.