Skip to content
MovieCove
Tomasz Bagiński

Tomasz Bagiński

Director and producer, also actor · Born January 10, 1976 (50) · Białystok, Poland

BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee

Audiences know Tomek Bagiński primarily through his short animated films, for which he has received BAFTAs and LIAs as well as Academy Award, Emmy, and VES nominations. In the animation industry, however, his name is associated with characterful commercials and the now-iconic video game cinematics. Bagiński has created animated interludes for The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 games, as well as cinematics for prestigious titles published by Microsoft and Ubisoft. As a commercials director – who has made almost 150 of them – Tomek has cooperated with such global brands as BBC, EA Sports, Coca Cola, Nike, and History Channel. His portfolio also includes special projects – such as fantasy short films of the Allegro Polish Legends series or a short film promoting the European Space Agency called Ambition. Currently, as Executive Producer, Tomek is working on the set of the serial version of The Witcher, produced by Netflix in cooperation with Platige Image. He is also directing a live-action feature film Knights of the Zodiac based on the Japanese manga and animation Saint Seiya.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 10, 1976 (50)
From
Białystok, Poland
Works as
Director and producer, also actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Tomasz Bagiński's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
23%
Morality
19%
Society
19%
Survival
12%
Bonds
10%
Self
9%
Ideas
9%
Sacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Joyful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tomasz Bagiński's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Tomasz Bagiński's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Rats: A Witcher Tale(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Zodiac(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher: Blood Origin(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Into the Night(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Legendy Polskie: Twardowsky 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Polish Legends. Twardowsky 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Polish Legends. Twardowsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Legendy Polskie: Smok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Paths of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Grunwald: Walka 600-lecia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Animated History of Poland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Bieg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Kinematograph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Making of Fallen Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Fallen Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Cathedral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Creator · Writer

  • Deszcz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

$7M worldwide

Highest rated

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 21: 7 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting7 of 21: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing9 of 21: 6 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew2 of 21: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

21 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2003–2006.

WinNomination
  1. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Short Animation
  2. 2003
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Short Film, Animated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tomasz Bagiński's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)

79th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tomasz Bagiński's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles52–94 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–49 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles40–73 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–41 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles44–70 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tomasz Bagiński work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomasz Bagiński's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lauren Schmidt Hissrich shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Producers