Stefan Pleszczynski
Canadian film and TV director, producer and screenwriter
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Stefan Pleszczynski (born in Eastern Townships, Quebec) is a Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter.[1]
Stefan Pleszczynski | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | |
| Occupations | Film/television director, film producer and screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Bernadette Gogula (?–present) |
Career
Pleszczynski is an alumnus of Concordia University and Simon Fraser University. While at Simon Fraser, he won two awards at the Canadian Student Film Festival in 1984 for his experimental student short film The Dragon.[2]
He was a location manager on the films Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) and Johnny Mnemonic (1995) prior to directing his first mid-length film, The Old Man Who Wanted to Climb to Heaven (L'Homme perché), in 1997.[3]
Pleszczynski's television credits include Da Vinci's Inquest, Intelligence, The Worst Witch, Weirdsister College, Sophie, 18 to Life, Flashpoint, Motive, Supernatural, Transplant, Sight Unseen and the American-Canadian adaption of Being Human.
Beginning with the second season of Transplant, he was also a producer of the series.[4]
He has also directed the television films Live Once, Die Twice (2006), Circle of Friends (2006) and A Life Interrupted (2007), and the 2004 feature film On the River of Lost and Found (L'Espérance).[5]
Personal life
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2015 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Motive | Nominated | [8] |
| 2022 | Best Dramatic Series | Transplant with Jocelyn Deschênes, Bruno Dubé, Joseph Kay, Tara Woodbury, Virginia Rankin, Josée Vallée, Adam Barken |
Won | [9] | |
| 2023 | Transplant with Joseph Kay, Bruno Dubé, Jocelyn Deschênes, Josée Vallée, Rachel Langer, Sarah Timmins |
Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Nominated | [10] | |||
| Canadian Student Film Festival | 1984 | Best Experimental Film | The Dragon | Won | [2] |
| Best Soundtrack | The Dragon with Simon Purcell |
Won | |||
| Directors Guild of Canada | 2013 | Best Direction in a TV Series | Flashpoint: "We Take Care of Our Own" | Nominated | [11] |
| 2022 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Transplant: "Guardrail" | Nominated | [12] |