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We cordially invite you to the book launch of Dr. Jaśmina Wójcik, Prof. *PJAIT *—a case study of the making of the documentary film*King Maciuś the First*(2019–2025). It is a record of six years of work on a project that combines film, education, and artistic activities.
The director describes the successive stages of the project—from securing funding and initial concepts, through development, to production. The book is supplemented by interviews with the film’s protagonists, documentation of development workshops, and photographs from the various stages of production, as well as the author’s drawings fromthe Manifesto of Empathetic Educationand storyboards by Dr. Jakub Wróblewski, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
This is a story about creativity understood as a process open to collaboration, experimentation, and unpredictability. The book encourages readers to find their own path—to build alliances, recognize their potential, and be ready to improvise in the face of changes beyond our control. It also reminds us that failures can be valuable lessons, and that reality—even when it deviates from our plans—can be more inspiring than those plans themselves.
The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the creation of the book and the film, as well as collaboration at the intersection of film, education, and art.The event will be accompanied by a screening of the film “King Maciuś the First.”
Who will attend the meeting?
Jasmina Wójcik, author of the book and director of the film
Director, visual artist, educator, and activist; creator of participatory social and artistic projects and the Manifesto of Empathetic Education. Her “Symphony of the Ursus Factory” was screened at DOK Leipzig, IFFR, ZagrebDox, and DOC NYC, among others; it won the award for best medium-length documentary at Hot Docs and received a nomination for the Eagles. The world premiere of “King Maciuś the First” took place in the Spectrum International Competition at Hot Docs; the film received an honorable mention in the Polish Competition at Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2025. She is a Berlinale Talents 2026 fellow.
Renata Motyka, book designer
A graphic designer and graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Arts and the Faculty of Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She designs visual communication, brand identity systems, and publications, treating typography as a tool for building narratives. She has collaborated with, among others, the Nowy Teatr, the Royal Castle, Zachęta, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Arsenal Gallery, BWA Wrocław, and Bunkier Sztuki. For the past six years, she has been responsible for the visual communication of the Nowy Teatr; she is a co-creator of the newspaper Newonce. She teaches at the Warsaw Film School. Winner of the 2020 Polish Graphic Design Award (Visual Identity).
Marta Dużbabel, film producer
A film producer and creative professional specializing in documentary filmmaking. As a commissioning editor at TVP, she co-produced, among others, “Over the Limit,” “Call Me Marianna,” and “All Those Sleepless Nights.” As a co-owner of Pinot Films, she produced “Girls’ Stories” (premiered at IDFA) and “King Maciuś the First” (Hot Docs). Since 2022, she has been a creative producer at ATM Group (“KSW Titans” for Viaplay); she is developing documentaries about Kora and Polanski.
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