Weronika Tofilska Explained

Weronika Tofilska
Birth Place:Katowice, Poland
Years Active:2008–present

Weronika Tofilska (born 1985[1]) is a Polish director and screenwriter. She is best known for co-writing the 2024 romantic thriller film Love Lies Bleeding and for directing the first four episodes of the 2024 Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Early life

Tofilska attended the in Katowice and in Sosnowiec.[2] As a teenager, she volunteered at the New Horizons Film Festival.[3] [4] She bought her first camera, a Sony MiniDV camcorder, after watching Miloš Forman's Amadeus for the first time.[5]

She attended the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School before later graduating from the National Film and Television School in 2014.[6] [7]

Career

In 2019, she worked as a second unit director on an episode of Gangs of London. In 2021, she directed two episodes of the crime drama television series The Irregulars.[8] [9] In 2022, she directed one episode of the fantasy drama series His Dark Materials.[10]

In 2024, she co-wrote the romantic thriller film Love Lies Bleeding with Rose Glass, whom she met while attending the National Film and Television School.[11] [12] That year, she also directed the first four episodes of the 2024 Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer.[13] For the series' fourth episode, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.[14] [15]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2021The Irregulars2 episodes
Hanna2 episodes[16]
2022His Dark MaterialsEpisode "No Way Out"
2024Baby Reindeer4 episodes

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult
Astra TV Awards2024Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV MovieBaby Reindeer [17]
British Independent Film Awards2024Best British Independent FilmLove Lies Bleeding[18]
Best Screenplay
Primetime Emmy Awards2024Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieBaby Reindeer [19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miś . Justyna . Polka za kamerą wielkiego hitu Netfliksa. Mówi o filmach, które były inspiracją dla serialu . . 2 September 2024 . pl . 18 July 2024 . 2 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902030437/https://swiatseriali.interia.pl/newsy/seriale/reniferek-1705/news-polka-za-kamera-reniferka-opowiedziala-o-filmach-ktore-byly-,nId,7678011 . live .
  2. Web site: Pachelska . Katarzyna . Weronika Tofilska z Katowic, absolwentka "Filmówki", wyreżyserowała głośny serial Netfliksa . Ślązag . 2 September 2024 . pl . 4 May 2024 . 2 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902030956/https://www.slazag.pl/absolwentka-katowickiej-filmowki-weronika-tofilska-wyrezyserowala-glosny-serial-netfliksa-o-stalkerce-reniferek-baby-reindeer . live .
  3. Web site: Izdebski . Jakub . Weronika Tofilska o nominacji do Emmy: "Ciężko to opisać" . . 2 September 2024 . pl . 21 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Pelczar . Jan . Weronika Tofilska: "Czuję się bardzo szczęśliwa" . Radio Wrocław . 13 September 2024 . pl . 18 July 2024 . 13 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240913130623/https://radioram.pl/articles/view/53763/Weronika-Tofilska-Czuje-sie-bardzo-szczesliwa . live .
  5. Web site: Właszczuk . Julia . Wschodzące gwiazdy kina, do których będzie należał 2024 rok . . 12 September 2024 . pl . 6 March 2024 . 12 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912020744/https://www.vogue.pl/a/wschodzace-gwiazdy-kina-ktore-podbija-nasze-ekrany-w-2024-roku . live .
  6. Web site: Demski . Mateusz . Wyreżyserowała "Reniferka", pracowała z Edem Harrisem. Weronika Tofilska: to zamknięty świat z wyrazistą strukturą społeczną [WYWIAD] ]. . 2 September 2024 . pl . 19 July 2024.
  7. E201 - How I Directed Baby Reindeer with Weronika Tofilska . The Directors' Take . 19 May 2024 . 11 September 2024 . 11 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240911132223/https://thedirectorstakepodcast.podbean.com/e/e201-how-i-directed-baby-reindeer-with-weronika-tofilska/ . live .
  8. Web site: White . Peter . 'The Irregulars': Sherlock Holmes Detective Drama Canceled At Netflix . . 2 September 2024 . 4 May 2021 . 5 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505005128/https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-irregulars-sherlock-holmes-detective-drama-canceled-netflix-1234749852/ . live .
  9. Web site: Mróz . Kalina . Polka wyreżyserowała serial Netfliksa: "W Londynie płeć nie jest już kulą u nogi" . . 13 September 2024 . pl . 26 March 2021 . 13 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240913131037/https://wyborcza.pl/7,90535,26917443,polka-wyrezyserowala-serial-netfliksa-o-sherlocku-holmesie.html . live .
  10. Web site: Waszkiewicz . Marta . Polka nominowana do nagrody Emmy. Kim jest Weronika Tofilska? . Zwierciadło . 13 September 2024 . pl . 25 July 2024 . 13 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240913132115/https://zwierciadlo.pl/spotkania/542928,1,polka-nominowana-do-nagrody-emmy-kim-jest-weronika-tofilska.read . live .
  11. Web site: Małolepszy . Wiktor . "Lepiej zaskoczyć widza niż samej się cenzurować" – rozmawiamy z Weroniką Tofilską . Filmawka.pl . 2 September 2024 . pl . 5 August 2024 . 2 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902031315/https://www.filmawka.pl/lepiej-zaskoczyc-widza-niz-samej-sie-cenzurowac-rozmawiamy-z-weronika-tofilska/ . live .
  12. Web site: Reiter . Paulina . Kristen Stewart i Katy O'Brian wypełniły mój film miłością, którą czuć w każdym kadrze . . 12 September 2024 . pl . 6 July 2024 . 3 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803034440/https://www.wysokieobcasy.pl/wysokie-obcasy/7,157211,31109498,plec-muskulu-temat-kulturystyki-byl-dla-mnie-interesujacy-w.html . live .
  13. Web site: Guszkowski . Piotr . Polska reżyserka hitu Netflixa: Sprawa jest bardziej skomplikowana niż podział na sprawcę i ofiarę . . 2 September 2024 . pl . 14 May 2024 . 2 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902030643/https://wyborcza.pl/7,147648,30952693,polska-rezyserka-hitu-netfliksa-sprawa-jest-bardziej-skomplikowana.html . live .
  14. Web site: Gonzalez . Shivani . Emmy Nominees 2024: The Complete List . . 10 September 2024 . 17 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Travis . Emlyn . Emmy nominations 2024: See the full list of nominees . . 10 September 2024 . 18 July 2024 . 10 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240910034020/https://ew.com/emmy-nominations-2024-see-the-full-list-8678930 . live .
  16. Web site: Greene . Steve . 'Hanna' Season 3 Review: The Story of a Young Super-Assassin Ends Like It Started . . 5 November 2024 . 24 November 2021.
  17. Web site: Prusakowski . Steven . 2024 Astra TV Awards Nominees Announced . Awards Radar . 2 September 2024 . 9 July 2024 . 10 July 2024 . https://archive.today/20240710111319/https://awardsradar.com/2024/07/09/astra-tv-awards-2/ . live .
  18. Web site: Szalai . Georg . British Independent Film Awards: 'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead Nominations . . 5 November 2024 . 5 November 2024.
  19. Web site: Rice . Lynette . Hipes . Patrick . Emmy Nominations 2024: The Complete List . . 2 September 2024 . 17 July 2024 . 19 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240719070515/https://deadline.com/2024/07/emmy-nominations-2024-1236012073/ . live .

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