Essential Facts 92 million tons of textiles are produced every year. Between 80-100 billion new clothing items are produced every year. 87% of materials and fibres used for clothing production will end up either in incinerators or landfills. On average, people own 60% more clothes than 15 years ago. theroundup.org Since graduating from film…
Creativity Grounded in Less
Over the years, my creative practice has evolved past what I could have imagined when I began my career in the early 2000s. The most significant shift has taken my practice beyond filmmaking and writing, which was a key focus for the majority of my professional life. Accidentally, many of the artistic and creative habits…
How to Begin?
Do you ever wonder how projects begin? Is it a slow process but consistent progress? Or perhaps the beginning and the rest of development happens in a flash as all the creative energy goes towards completing the project? In my creative practice, which has spanned over two decades, I have experienced an eclectic mixture of…
Decluttering Your Inner Creative Space
When I think about decluttering, I usually think about my physical space and the objects that my space is filled with. When my physical space overwhelms my senses, I get the urge to clear as much as I can. Removing the excess clothing, books, and little knick-knacks that gather dust has always been relatively easy…
Another Way…
I have known I would make films, write, travel, and observe people while sipping coffee in coffee shops since I was 7. In my child-like mind, leading a creative life was the only way I could escape the reality of 1980s Poland. I began my artistic venture by packing my little plastic bag, which my…
Changing the Location Could Reopen Gates to Your Creativity
As every year, also this year I spend the summer at my parent’s country house in Poland. However, unlike any previous summer, during the summer of 2022, I had very little time for my creative practice. Not to fall behind on my ongoing projects, every morning, I woke up extra early (early nights are required…
Without Development, There Is No Project
I would describe script development as this: long, intense, often lonely part of the creative process that takes place before everyone falls in love with your script and wants to jump on board to work with you. Without that however, nothing can be produced because there is nothing to produce. The idea spark lands on…
If You Are New to Filmmaking …
There is one unbreakable rule of filmmaking; if you want to be a filmmaker, you must make films. You can study books, films, and videos, but if you don’t put all that knowledge into practice, you will never know what works and what doesn’t in the filmmaking process. Luckily, we live in times with easy…
If You Are New to Screenwriting….
If you are just about to embark on a screenwriting adventure, it’s crucial to know the right screenplay structure. The script structure for film and TV is very different to theatre screenplay. If you send your finished manuscript in the wrong format to anyone in the film/TV industry, it will be instantly dismissed for looking…
My Creative Words for 2022
I have been thinking a lot about my creativity recently, and accidentally or not, I watched a video where the host talked about the words, they were going to use in 2022 to describe the actions they need to take to reach their goals for the year. That gave me an incentive to look…