Slawomir Grunberg
Filmmaker, educator
Born Apr. 6, 1951, Lublin, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Karol and Danuta (Czosnowska); married Wanda (Turek); children: Karolina, Sarah, Joanna
Education: State Higher School of Film, TV and Theater, Lodz (Poland), 1976-81.
Career: visiting scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston (MA), 1982; assistant prof., University of Cincinnati (OH), 1982-84, Governors State University, Chicago (IL), 1984-85; visiting prof., Webster University, St. Louis (MI) 1985-86; assistant prof., Ithaca College (NY), 1986-90; free-lance video producer, cameraman, editor, Spencer (NY), 1990 -.
Author: TV documentary films: producer, editor, When the Family Gets AIDS, 1989, co-producer, editor, Messenger to Poland, 1989, editor, cinematographer, Betting on the Lottery, 1990, Mysterious Crash of Fight 101, 1993, editor, After Gorbachev's USSR, 1992, producer, editor, Chelyabinsk - The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet, and Adopting Olya, 1994
Member of: president, New York Group of Young Polish Filmmakers, 1981-82; Association of Independent Video - Filmmakers; University Film and Video Association.
Honors: fellowship, Ohio Arts Council, 1983; grant, National Endowment for the Arts, 1987; 1st prize for When the Family Gets AIDS, Sinking Creek Film Celebration and Athens International Film Festival, 1989; Emmy Award for Messenger to Poland, 1990; Felissimo Art award (for Chelyabinsk), New York Foundation for the Arts, 1993; 1st Prize for best film in environment category (for Chelyabinsk ), International Film Festival in Vermont, 1994; Prix du Reportage (for Chelyabinsk), International Environment Film Festival, Paris (France), 1994
Languages: Polish, English, Russian
Hobby: nature
Home: 4 La Rue Rd., Spencer, NY 14883
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996