Kazik Radwanski (b. 1985)
Birthplace:
Canada
Born:
January 1, 1985
Kazik Radwanski is a Canadian director and screenwriter. He is known for his low budget independent films which have screened at festivals around the world. His early short films have been cited as part of the New Canadian Cinema movement. Before transitioning into feature films with his directorial debut Tower (2012), Radwanski wrote and directed several award-winning short films, including Assault (2007), Princess Margaret Blvd. (2008), Out in That Deep Blue Sea (2009), and Green Crayons (2010). Radwanski's first feature Tower made its world premiere at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival, followed by its North American premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. NOW Magazine later named Tower as one of the Top 25 Toronto Films of all time. His second feature film was How Heavy This Hammer (2015), which had its world premiere at the Berlinale before an extensive film festival run. Radwanski attracted further acclaim for his third and fourth feature films, Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019) and Matt and Mara (2024), with the former winning the $100,000 Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Best Canadian Film Award and the later being released by internationally by Mubi.