BRINGING IMAGINATION TO LIFE
ADRIAN MAKAREWICZ IS AN AWARD WINNING PRODUCTION DESIGNER, BORN IN POLAND BUT NOW BASED IN LONDON. MOVING TO THE UK AT A YOUNG AGE LED HIM TO EXPERIENCE A NEW LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND PEOPLE WHICH HELPED NURTURE HIM INTO THE INDIVIDUAL HE IS TODAY. DURING THE 20+ YEARS OF LIVING IN THE UK HE HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOPING AS A CREATIVE. THIS LED HIM TO STUDY PRODUCTION DESIGN AT THE ESTEEMED NATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION SCHOOL. ADRIAN CONTINUES TO EMBARK ON NEW JOURNEYS IN SHORT FILMS OF ALL GENRES, WHILST ALSO BRANCHING OUT INTO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
ON TOP OF THIS, ADRIAN HAS CLIMBED WITHIN THE ART DEPARTMENT IN MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. RECENTLY WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR ON GUY RITCHIE’S ‘THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE’. OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE CRAIG GILLESPIE’S ‘CRUELLA’, JUDD APATOW’S ‘THE BUBBLE’ AND PAUL KING’S ‘WONKA’.
WITH A PASSION FOR STORYTELLING AND KEEN EYE FOR DETAIL, HE HAS BEEN SHAPING DIFFERENT WORLDS IN FILM & TELEVISION FOR ALL TYPES OF AUDIENCES. FROM DESIGNING MILITARY U BOATS TO CREATING ELABORATE ANIMATION SETS, HE STRIVES TO TRANSPORT VIEWERS INTO NEW EXCITING REALMS OF IMAGINATION.
ADRIAN’S JOURNEY IN THE FILM INDUSTRY HAS BEEN FILLED WITH EXCITING CHALLENGES AND REWARDING EXPERIENCES. EACH PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO PUSH CREATIVE BOUNDARIES AND TRANSFORM IDEAS INTO TANGIBLE REALITIES. AS A DESIGNER, HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF A STORY AND TRANSLATING IT INTO A VISUAL SENSATION. HE WORKS CLOSELY WITH DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, AND OTHER CREATIVES TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SET REFLECTS THE VISION AND TONE OF THE PROJECT.
AWARDS & PRESS
‘CHARLEY BOY’
2023 - WINNER - UKMVA - BEST PERFORMACE IN A MUSIC VIDEO
LITTLE BLACK BOOK - https://www.lbbonline.com/news/uk-music-video-awards-2023-nominations-revealed-ahead-of-awards-ceremony
RECORD OF THE DAY - https://www.recordoftheday.com/news-and-press/uk-music-video-awards-2023-the-winners
VIDEO STATIC - https://www.videostatic.com/watch-it/2023/09/27/2023-uk-mva-nominations
‘BUTTERFLY AFFECT’
2023 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - LSFF (LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL)
2022 - WINNER - SOUL (SCREENING OUR UNSEEN LIVES) FESTIVAL X ABFF (AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL) - BEST SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL - https://www.abff.com/miami/abff-announces-lineup-for-returning-international-screening-series-in-london/
THE BRITISH BLACKLIST - https://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/edem-wornoo-writer-director-creator-of-butterfly-affect/
INDUSTRY ME - https://industryme.co.uk/butterfly-affect-starts-off-new-series-of-insightful-short-films/
14HQ MAGAZINE - https://14hq.co.uk/2022/04/05/film-review-unearthed-narrative-dbk-shorts/
‘THE CLEARING’
2022 - WINNER - AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - BEST ANIMATION
2022 - WINNER - RIVERUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST ANIMATED SHORT
2022 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - LSFF (LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL)
2022 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - LICHTSPIELKLUB SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - BRITISH SHORTS
2021 - LONGLIST - BIFA (BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL) - BEST BRITISH SHORT
2021 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
2021 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
2021 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - LIAF (LONDON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL)
2021 - OFFICIAL SELECTION - SPARK ANIMATION
THE NEW YORKER - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/screening-room/a-puppet-familys-campout-marked-by-egomania-and-infidelity
FAB UK MAGAZINE - https://fabukmagazine.com/the-new-yorker-studios-to-present-the-clearing-starring-julian-barratt-and-julia-davis-on-december-9th/
UK FILM REVIEW - https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/reviews/the-clearing
ASFF FILMMAKER FOCUS - https://www.asff.co.uk/filmmaker-focus-daniel-hope/
ANIMATION MAGAZINE - https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/10/oscar-watch-2023-the-long-shorts-list/
FILM THREAT - https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-clearing-2022/
FILM & TV NOW - https://www.filmandtvnow.com/interview-special-daniel-robert-hope-the-clearing/
COMICS GRINDER - https://comicsgrinder.com/2022/12/06/director-interview-animated-short-the-clearing/
HEYUGUYS - https://www.heyuguys.com/2021-bifa-best-british-short-film-longlist/
INDIE ACTIVITY - https://www.indieactivity.com/the-clearing-oscar-contender-stars-julian-barratt-and-julia-davis/
‘SUNLIGHT’
2021 - WINNER - COLORIST AWARDS - BEST COLOR IN SHORT FILM
BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER - https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/taylor-shulin-sunlight/
HAM & HIGH - https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/21117141.former-east-enders-actor-takes-next-career-step-film-director/