Antoni Nykowski

Not a sword fight… it’s a Warka for the match! Knights, a cheeky little game, and yeah - this whole epic “battle” lives on a stage. Bit of greenscreen, bit of set build, perfect costumes, and a healthy dose of post magic... Helmed by director ANTONI NYKOWSKI, with trusty knight behind the lens PIOTR UZNAŃSKI. Idea by 2012 AGENCY, produced by OPUS FILM, finished with some wizardry from RioDePost. Client: Grupa Żywiec Agency: 2012 @2012_agency Dir: Antoni Nykowski / TRF @antoni_nykowski Dop: Piotr Uznański / TRF @uznanskipiotr_dop Production design: Paweł Dąbrowski @pawel_d_scenografowie.pl Costumes designer: Kalina Lach @kalina_x_costumes , @kalinkakalinka Postproduction: RIOdePost @riodepost Sound: Juice Sound @juice.pl Production: Opus Film / Jarek Parzyjagła, Michał Cichomski, Daniel Nowotczyński, Małgorzata Nowotczyńska @opusfilm

We believe we all love to help ❤️ TRF’s director ANTONI NYKOWSKI and TRF’s cinematographer WOJTEK ZIELIŃSKI - together with GRUPA ORLEN and FILM PRODUKCJA - have created a campaign supporting the WOŚP Foundation. Grab a coffee at Orlen and see you on January 25th for the Grand Finale @fundacjawosp Client: ORLEN S.A. (@grupaorlen ) Agency: JUST Director: Antek Nykowski (@antoni_nykowski ) / TRF DOP: Wojtek Zielinski (@wojciech_zielinski_dop ) / TRF Production design: Gosia Moritz (@gosia.moritz ) Costumes: Sonia Ziółkowska (@sonia_costume ) 1 AD Igor Daniel Postproduction: Lunapark Studio (@lunapark_collective ) Production co: @filmprodukcja Producer: Monika Nowak (@novak.mon ) Production manager: Manuela Bagińska (@baginskamanuela ) Production coordinator: Oliwia Hodskinson (@hodkii ) Production assistant: Ania Rundsztuk (@annarundsztuk )

This was a complex and interesting production process. We shot almost the entire project on bluescreens, which required perfect synchronization between the camera work, lighting, and actors. We also had extensive stunt rehearsals involving suspension and wire work—a real technical challenge! It was a super smooth and creative process working with my fantastic partners: the Freundschaft agency, the Videlec production house, the post production studio Rio de Post and the client Comarch. A huge thanks to the whole team! Check out the final result! Team: Dir: Antoni Nykowski @antoni_nykowski Dop: Michał Dabal @michaldabal Client: Comarch Agency: Freundschaft @freundschaft.grupa Creative director: Kamil Majewski @fajnymajewski Creative team: Sylwia Has @sylwia.has Johan Pasternak Production co: Videlec

MAGDALENA RÓŻCZKA as the Mona Lisa? Why not. Check VELOBANK’s new campaign, directed by ANTONI NYKOWSKI and shot by WOJTEK ZIELIŃSKI. The entire gallery and all extras were generated with AI, marking the brand’s first scale-up of this technology. Client: VeloBank Agency: VerdeAgency Director: Antoni Nykowski @antoni_nykowski Dop: Wojtek Zieliński @wojciech_zielinski_dop Production co: Papaya Films @papaya_films

Here are some stills and a short film featuring a few sequences I had the pleasure of directing at the Virtual Production studio in Riga for Netflix. It was quite a challenge as we had to shot 25 pages of the script using LED’s and recreate a medieval battlefield, an old lighthouse with a panoramic view of the harbour, and an underground cathedral that eventually collapses on our heroes. The entire project was a massive undertaking of conceptual and set design work by Marcin Płaszczyk @marcinplaszczyk and the post-production team at The Chimney Pot and @ledunit_studio and talented DP @kamilplocki For the treasure hunt genre working with LED walls is very satisfying because you get to see the final or near-final effect right there on set. When you’re working on a period piece with medieval knights on set, the result is truly spectacular! In Virtual Production, low-key lighting, plenty of light-reflecting materials, and clever planning of shots based on parallax work exceptionally well. The whole projection sequence on LED was created using Unreal Engine 5, which was brand new in 2022. #VirtualProduction #Filmmaking #Netflix #PanSamochodzik #TheChimneyPot #VirtualStudio #UE5 #UnrealEngine #Directing #BehindTheScenes #FilmProduction #Filming #MakingOf

A tool alone will never create a work of art. This thought comes back to me every time I work on „Limbus.” AI by itself can’t generate anything that is human enough, that has a soul. Only when you develop your own method and craft can you create something truly personal. Something that is yours. The main challenge in using AI to create entire film scenes is consistency—in editing, camera setups, lighting, and above all, the uniformity of the characters’ appearance and behavior. The following sequence is another attempt to tackle this problem. Although it still lacks of continuity in many details, I hope it proves one can build quite seamless storyline from the script in an effective way. My pipeline was as follows: 1. The starting point is always the story—the script and a blocking breakdown. 2. Next, I build the scene in Unreal Engine 5. This is where the entire environment is created; I set up the lighting, set design, weather, and define the camera angles and the precise look of the characters, including wardrobe - it’s a pure film craft I use for 20 years now. 3. Only at this stage does AI come in. Its role is to enrich and animate the world that was previously meticulously designed. Every shot you see in this sequence was first created as a still frame in UE5, which served as a ‚matrix’ for the AI. 4. For generating the shots, I mainly used Gen-4, Veo 3, and Veo 2 engines with ElevenLabs for SFX and music. I use this entire sequence in my pitchdeck as a previs for the film’s mood and emotion. It’s also a simulation to test how potential audiences and producers might react to this world. Please be aware that what you see was created by a human with the help of AI. The tool is powerful, but it’s just a tool. The vision remains human. #AIinFilmmaking #LimbusFilm #Veo3 #Gen4 #UnrealEngine5 #ElevenLabs #Previsualization #Previs #Cinematography #Directing #Filmmaking #AIworkflow #VirtualProduction #TechArt #GenerativeAI #FilmTech #IndieFilm #Storytelling #MadeByHumanWithAI #Director #Filmmaker #ArtificialIntelligence #metahuman #metahumananimator

New previs shots from my ‘Limbus’ project, as I continue to build a solid pipeline for visualizing scripted sequences. My workflow: I used Unreal Engine 5.5 and Metahumans to establish the look and feel, lensing, light setup and staging, as well as mimics mocup. Then translated that visual blueprint into a detailed Veo 3 prompt. After a few tweaks, it generated exactly what I envisioned. The goal is a killer workflow to get us from script to screen faster, giving me and the Producer a powerful tool to see our movie in crazy detail long before filming begins. Still exploring! #AIinFilmmaking #Filmmaking #Veo3 #UnrealEngine #UE5 #Metahuman #metahumanplugin #mocap #Previsualization #Previs #AIFilm #Directing #Cinematography #VirtualProduction #TechArt #GenerativeAI #FilmTech #IndieFilm #LimbusFilm #Storytelling #AIworkflow #Filmmaker

A man escapes to a forgotten Slavic village, hoping to silence his past — but a feral boy who haunts the woods seems to know more than he should. As fear grows, reality begins to blur. What is Limbus? Limbus is my upcoming psychological horror — a slow-burn story set in a fog-choked Slavic village, where guilt, memory, and death entangle. It blends folklore with personal trauma, silence with suspense. Think The Sixth Sense meets The VVitch, with Slavic soul. The pipeline: This shot of Józek was built using a hybrid process: • World and animation in Unreal Engine 5 • Stylized enhancement via Runway Gen-4 • Subtle motion and grading in After Effects Exploring this mix of tools is what drives me lately — storytelling through mood, shadow, and digital craft. #limbusfilm #psychologicalhorror #ue5 #runwayml #gen4 #aftereffects #aiart #fogcore #folknoir #aifilm #visualpipeline #thrillerfilm #slavicgothic #cinematicai #originalstory #slowburn

Late autumn/early winter. Full movie early spring… Stay tuned.

As usual The Winter came unexpectedly 🤙🏽🏄‍♀️💪! # 📸 by @jacek_banach #surfboard designs by creative multitalented kidos! #balticsea #balticsurf #coldwater #coldwatersurfing #pyzelsurfboards #pyzelghost #dayglo #magicmashroom

In less than 2 weeks after the premiere of "Mr. Car and the Knights Templar" is still in @netflix TOP10! "Pan Samochodzik" marks my feature debut! From this point, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the entire production team and cast for their tremendous effort and dedication in bringing it to life. One Love ❤️🙏❤️🙏 As Mr. Car Mateusz Janicki @mateuszjanicki and alongside with him, you will see such wonderful talents as: Sandra Drzymalska @dreamallsky Maria Dębska @marysiadebska , Jacek Beler @jacek.beler.official Piotr Sega, Kalina Kowalczuk, Olgierd Blecharz, Anna Dymna, Ewa Błaszczyk, Przemysław Bluszcz, and Adam Ferency. W niecałe 2 tygodnie po premierze, mój debiut pełnometrażowy „Pan Samochodzik i Templariusze” na @netflix , znajduje się wciąż w TOP10 oglądalności! Z tego miejsca chciałbym podziękować całej Ekipie za ogrom pracy włożony w jego realizację. One Love ❤️🙏❤️🙏 W rolę Pana Samochodzika wciela się Mateusz Janicki @mateuszjanicki . Prócz niego w obsadzie zobaczycie m.in. takich wspaniałych aktorów jak: Sandra Drzymalska @dreamallsky , Maria Dębska @marysiadebska  , Jacek Beler @jacek.beler.official , Piotr Sega, Kalina Kowalczuk, Olgierd Blecharz, Anna Dymna, Ewa Błaszczyk, Przemysław Bluszcz i Adam Ferency. CREDITS: Screenplay: Bartosz Sztybor @sztybor_writes Cinematography: Kamil Płocki @kamilplocki Editing: Wojtek Włodarski @wojtek_wlodarski Casting: Nadia Lebik Production Design: Marcin Płaszczyk @marcinplaszczyk Costume design: Kalina Lach, Paulina Sieniarska @kalinkakalinka @paulina.sieniarska @_samesame_butdifferent Make-up: Dominika Dylewska @dominika.dylewska Music: Łukasz Lach @lukalach Sound: Marcin Jachyra, Jarosław Makowski, Kacper Habisiak MPSE, Marcin Kasiński MPSE / @dreamsound_studio 1stAD: Przemek Krawczyk 2ndAD: Joanna Stępień @asia_stepien Children actors direction: @emmaherdzik Production Manager: Radosław Rożniecki Production: @OrphanStudio / @Jerzy Dzięgielewski, Maciej Sojka, Roman Szczepanik, Paweł Heba And many more! #PanSamochodzik #mrcar #Templariusze #Netflix #DirectorialDebut #Gratitude #TeamWork #TalentedCast #TresureHunt #featurefilm #netflixoriginal #filmdebut

Always stay safe in mountains ! Best trips always with my brothers @nykowski_jedrek & @nykowskifranek 🙏🏻💪🏻🧠😜⛷ !!! @karkonoszemountains #brotherhood #skitouring #freeride #backcountryskiing