
Education
2019 - ...
Polish National Film School, Lodz
continue education & research Directing/Editing
2016 - 2017
Polish National Film School, Lodz
Script Writing
1998 - 2003
Polish National Film School, Lodz
Film Editing - Bachelor`s Degree
1996 - 1998
School of Design, Lodz
Cinematography
1995 -1996
Technical University, Lodz
Architectual Drawing


Marcin T. Nowak
GAMES DEVELOPER / DIRECTOR / SCRIPTWRITER / EDITOR / LECTURER
email:
directornowak@gmail.com
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With over 20 years of experience as a director and freelancer in games (e.g., The Witcher, Dying Light), film, animation, theatre, motion capture, and VR, Marcin has a diverse background in audio-visual projects. Since 2015, he has been a lecturer at the Polish National Film School in Łódź, focusing on innovative storytelling in games and interactive media. He is also a member of the Polish Film Editors Association.
Marcin blends classic film, literature, and theatre with modern technologies, directing cinematics and motion capture for AAA games while pioneering VR theatre. His extensive knowledge encompasses supervising action sequences and VFX for films and commercials, writing adaptations and scripts, and creating storyboards and illustrations for published works.
His research interests include narration, interactive literature adaptations, and recreating real environments in game engines. Marcin’s independent games include World of Art, Jet Set Corp, World Champions: Decathlon, Stunt Coordinator, and Search and Rescue, with ongoing projects like SOLCIALISTS, The Trial (Kafka adaptation), Railway Man (Interactive Series), and Project SWARM (space exploration).
He creates most assets for his productions, including audio-video materials, drawings, and pixel art.
photo by Hawa
Highlighted Accomplishments
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Cutscene/Cinematic Director and Motion Capture leader for The Witcher series.
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Lecturer at the highly esteemed Polish National Film School in Łódź.
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Member of the elite Polish Film Editors Association (P.S.M.).
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Director and Editor of promotional materials for The Witcher 1 & 2, including trailers, animations, and "making of" features.
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Designed and supervised Action/Visual Effects sequences for feature films and commercials, including Wojna polsko-ruska and Oblawa.
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Awarded the Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzense Award for the documentary Carry Each Other's Burdens at the Man in Danger film festival in Łódź.
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Director, Co-writer, and Motion Capture specialist for the AAA game Dying Light.
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Wrote and directed a theatrical adaptation based on magazine columns, titled More Than You Can Eat, at Teatr Nowy, Łódź; also served as set and video designer.
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Developed a VR theatre play adaptation of A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians, pioneering research in VR narration and production.
Numerous additional projects are included in the portfolio.
"Always seeking new challenges, I thrive where others say, 'It's impossible,' as I often find a way."
Illustrations

Teaching & Research
2015-2024
Polish National Film School in Lodz (PWSFTviT).
Lectures and workshops on new forms of narration like games, interactive film or VR.

Hand drawn
Video Samples
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"Honey, I killed the cats" - dir. Marcin Nowak

Demo Efektpol 2016
"Dwoje biednych Rumunów mówiących po polsku" w VR - "A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians" in VR

marcin nowak trailers
Mister D - "Czarna Żorżeta" dir. Marcin Nowak
Jumping back trailer

marcin nowak music videos

Jetpack game trailer

Era Rzep - commercial - Marcin Nowak

Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Official Debut Trailer
The Witcher 2 | Hope - Marcin Nowak

Making of World of the Witcher

World of the Witchers

Making of The Witcher 1 Architecture

The Witcher - the making of combat system, part 1

The Witcher "Making Of" Sound Video

The Witcher - Wiedźmin































