Maciej Bochniak

Born on May 26, 1984, in Cracow, Poland. Graduated the National Film School in Łódź with a degree in screenwriting. He is the creator of the acclaimed feature documentary One Billion Happy People (produced by HBO), based on Chinese adventures of Polish disco-folk band Bayer Full. He debuted with a short film I Love You So Much in 2009 and a documentary Reception in 2011 as part of the documentary program at the Munk Studio. He is the co-author of a feature film The Room which among many accolades received Best Independent Film award at the 37th Gdynia Film Festival, and was chosen by Dziennik Polski newspaper as one of the top 10 Polish films of 2012. His latest film and feature debut Disco Polo is number one Polish film at the Box Office in Poland. Bochniak is also a creator of tv commercials, music videos and scripts for shorts and feature films.