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Ewa Puszczynska

Ewa Puszczynska

Producer · Born January 24, 1955 (71) · Łódź, Poland

BAFTA Award winner

Ewa Puszczynska was born in 1955 in Poland. She is a producer and production manager, known for Cold War (2018), The Zone of Interest (2023) and Ida (2013). She is the recipient of a BAFTA Outstanding British Film Award for The Zone of Interest (2023).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1955 (71)
From
Łódź, Poland
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on Motif · 40 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Ewa Puszczynska's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Motif score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Motif score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Motif score: 65th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Survival
22%
Bonds
15%
Morality
14%
Society
12%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 14

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
10
Dread
8
Contemplative
10
Bittersweet
6
Other
13

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Ewa Puszczynska's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ewa Puszczynska's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

40 credits, 20 with a Motif page.

  • Krux (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    Co-Producer

  • Wild Wild East (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Co-Producer

  • Fatherland(2026)

    Producer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Women's Hell(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Cologne 75(2025)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Real Pain(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Zone of Interest(2023)

    Producer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mammalia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Co-Producer

  • June Zero(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Silent Twins(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fools (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Quo Vadis, Aida?(2020)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Kill It and Leave This Town(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cold War(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Captain(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ultraviolet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Past Life(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Eva (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Dark Crimes(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Here After (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer

  • The Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • The Cut(2014)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ida(2013)

    Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Congress(2013)

    Producer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Aglaya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • King of Devil's Island(2010)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Film Unfinished(2010)

    Producer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Zero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Associate Producer

  • Mr. Kuka's Advice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • The Boy on the Galloping Horse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Production Coordinator

  • Spring 1941(2007)

    Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Schroeder's Wonderful World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Co-Producer

  • Inland Empire(2006)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Retrieval (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Production Coordinator

  • The Master (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Production Coordinator

  • Your Name is Justine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Emerald Butterfly (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Co-Producer

  • Heil Jupiter! (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Safe and Silent (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Co-Producer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 34 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Zone of Interest (2023)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)

Motif 96th

Most popular right now

A Real Pain (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing36 of 39: 36 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Motif score81stOther crew3 of 39: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s12 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2015–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
  2. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film Not in the English Language

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 Ewa Puszczynska's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Motif score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

The Cut (2014)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)

Motif 96th · 80% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Ewa Puszczynska's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles6–78 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–60 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity7 titles14–77 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles36–63 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles21–83 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Ewa Puszczynska work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ewa Puszczynska's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Piotr Dzieciol shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers