Jakub Wenda
Director
Jakub Wenda
Director
A director and screenwriter of short films, documentaries, and music videos. From 2021 to 2023, he studied Film Directing at the Warsaw Film School. Since 2023, he has been pursuing his studies at the Directing Department of The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź. He has contributed to various social campaigns, including directing the short film “on/jego” for The Empowering Children Foundation. His previous film, “Tam, gdzie płaczą ptaki” (“Where the Birds Cry”), has been screened and recognized at numerous festivals in Poland and internationally, including Sulmona International Film Festival, Beijing Queer Film Festival, the Koszalin Debut Film Festival “MŁODZI I FILM”, and the ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival. The film has also earned multiple accolades, including two nominations for the Jan Machulski Awards, the Best LGBT Film award at the Vesuvius International Film Festival, and Best Debut at the Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival in the USA.
Filmography
  • Director (3 Credits)
    THE ISLANDS2025
    Short, Student
    The Secret Life of Flowers 2025
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Where the Birds Cry 2023
    Short, Student
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    THE ISLANDS2025
    Short, Student
    Where the Birds Cry 2023
    Short, Student
29 Awards & Selections
Official Selection
The Secret Life of Flowers
22. Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Screening
Where the Birds Cry
Cinemaforum Short Film Festival
Screening
Where the Birds Cry
QUEERZ GET LOUD festival vol. 4
Screening
Where the Birds Cry
Kultura Nas Ocali Festiwal
Screening
Where the Birds Cry
Letnia Akademia Filmowa w Zwierzyńcu
Screening
Where the Birds Cry
PROUD TO LOVE
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Sex Education Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Polish International Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
International Short Film Festival ŻUBROFFKA
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Demakijaż – Festiwal Kina Kobiet
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Bradford Queer Film Festival
Jury's Choice Award
Where the Birds Cry
Closeup Student Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
International Queer Film Festival Merlinka
Finalist
Where the Birds Cry
SERIES WEB AWARDS
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
One Fluid Night
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Sulmona International Film Festival
Andrzej Dolata Award for Best Debut for Jakub Wenda
Where the Birds Cry
Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Beijing Queer Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Soundscreen Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
WILDsound Film Festival
Best Film – TOSIEK Award, Best Cinematography – Antoni Nurzyński Award for Szymon Jarząbek
Where the Birds Cry
Mały Festiwal Filmów Polskich TOSIEK
Nomination for the J. Machulski Awards in the Best Cinematography category for Szymon Jarząbek
Where the Birds Cry
WAMA Film Festival
Finalist
Where the Birds Cry
Sweden Film Awards
Best LGBT Short
Where the Birds Cry
Vesuvius International Film Festival
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Ińskie Lato Filmowe
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Festiwal Filmu Muzyki Malarstwa "Lato z Muzami"
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Lubuskie Film Summer
Official Selection
Where the Birds Cry
Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych MŁODZI I FILM
Nomination for the J. Machulski Awards in the Best Actor category for Borys Otawa
Where the Birds Cry
Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Niezależnych OKFA
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Education
College
Warsaw Film School
film directing
2021 – 2023
College
Lodz Film School
film directing
2023 – Present
Personal Details
Birth Date
May 5, 2000
Birth City
Biala Podlaska
Current City
Lodz
Gender
Male
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