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Akson Studio

Akson Studio is a Polish film and television production company founded by Michał Kwieciński. Since 1992, it has produced over 100 films and television series, including Katyń by Andrzej Wajda (2007) and Warsaw 44 by Jan Komasa (2014).

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Akson Studio
Founded1992 (1992)
FounderMichał Kwieciński
Headquarters
Warsaw, Poland
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Key people
Jan Kwieciński (CEO)
Products
  • Films
  • Television series
Websiteaksonstudio.pl

Akson Studio is a Polish film and television production company founded by Michał Kwieciński. Since 1992, it has produced over 100 films and television series,12 including Katyń by Andrzej Wajda (2007) and Warsaw 44 by Jan Komasa (2014).3

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Ref.
1999 Egzekutor Filip Zylber 4
2004 The Unburied Man Márta Mészáros 5
2006 Extras Michał Kwieciński 6
2007 Katyń Andrzej Wajda 7
2009 Tatarak Andrzej Wajda 8
2010 Joanna Feliks Falk 9
Beyond the Steppes Vanja d'Alcantara 10
Essential Killing Jerzy Skolimowski 11
Flying Pigs Anna Kazejak-Dawid 12
2012 Shameless Filip Marczewski 13
2013 Walesa: Man of Hope Andrzej Wajda 14
2014 Warsaw 44 Jan Komasa 15
2016 Afterimage Andrzej Wajda 16
2017 Panic Attack Paweł Maślona 17
2020 I Never Cry Piotr Domalewski 18
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Bartosz M. Kowalski 19
2021 The In-Laws Jakub Michalczuk 20
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 Bartosz M. Kowalski 21
2022 Hellhole Bartosz M. Kowalski 22
2023 Filip Michał Kwieciński 23
The In-Laws 2 Kalina Alabrudzińska 24
2024 The Love Buzz Maciej Migas 25
2025 The In-Laws 3 Jakub Michalczuk 26
13 Days Till Summer Bartosz M. Kowalski 27
Chopin, a Sonata in Paris Michał Kwieciński 28

Television

Year Title Network Ref.
1999–2009 Rodzina zastępcza Polsat 29
2005–2007 Magda M. TVN 30
2008 Giraffe and Rhino Hotel TVP1 31
2008–2014 Days of Honor TVP2 32
2011–2013 Recipe For Life TVN 33
2012–present Friends Polsat 34
2013 2XL Polsat 35
2016 Bodo TVP1 36
2017–2022 Wartime Girls TVP1 37
2020–present Angel of Death TVN 38
2021–present Sexify Netflix 39
2022 Family Secrets Netflix 40
2023–present 1670 Netflix 41
2024 The Bay of Spies TVP1 42
Kiedy ślub? Canal+ Premium 43
2025 Scheda HBO Max 44
2026 The Doll Netflix
References

References

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