Patryk Dawid Chlastawa

Patryk received his 2005 master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. His short film, "17", made in the master class Conceptual Art Studies, passed with distinction. During his scholastic years, he formed a weekly midnight radio program called "Now It's Dark," and made several short films, art projects, and documentaries that screened at various European film festivals. Since university graduation, Patryk writes film critiques for an Austrian culture newspaper, "Kulturwoche." He also worked as a co-writer and director's assistant at the production company Black Box Film & Media. Since 2007, Patryk has studied Directing at the American Film Institute.