Stefan Pleszczynski (born in Eastern Townships, Quebec) is a Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter.Odile Tremblay, "Le dur tournage de Stefan Pleszczynski". Le Devoir, 5 April 2004.
Career Pleszczynski is an alumnus of Concordia University and Simon Fraser University. While at Simon Fraser, he won two awards at the Canadian Student Film Festival in 1984 for his experimental student short film The Dragon."Film prize to B.C. student". Calgary Herald, 29 March 1984.
He was a location manager on the films Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) and Johnny Mnemonic (1995) prior to directing his first mid-length film, The Old Man Who Wanted to Climb to Heaven (L'Homme perché), in 1997.Odile Tremblay, "Quand l'heure est venue...". Le Devoir, 16 March 1997.
Pleszczynski's television credits include Da Vinci's Inquest, Intelligence, The Worst Witch, Weirdsister College, Sophie, 18 to Life, Flashpoint, Motive, Supernatural, Transplant, Sight Unseen and the American-Canadian adaption of Being Human.
Beginning with the second season of Transplant, he was also a producer of the series.Greg David, "Acclaimed drama Transplant returns for Season 3, joining CTV fall schedule beginning September 23". TV, eh?, 8 August 2022.
He has also directed the television films Live Once, Die Twice (2006), Circle of Friends (2006) and A Life Interrupted (2007), and the 2004 feature film On the River of Lost and Found (L'Espérance).Manon Dumais, "L’Espérance : Le Survenant". Voir, 7 April 2004.
Personal life He currently lives in Montreal and is married to Bernadette Gogula,"The Buzz". The Province, 10 October 1997. who was a collaborator on both of Pleszczynski's theatrical films.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Espérance, L’ – Film de Stefan Pleszczynski". Films du Québec, 4 January 2009.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Canadian Screen Awards 2015 Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Motive "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Craft category nominees". Playback, 13 January 2015. 2022 Best Dramatic Series Transplantwith Jocelyn Deschênes, Bruno Dubé, Joseph Kay, Tara Woodbury, Virginia Rankin, Josée Vallée, Adam Barken Victoria Ahearn, "CSAs ’22: Transplant, Scarborough rise to the top with eight awards apiece". Playback, 10 April 2022. 2023 Transplantwith Joseph Kay, Bruno Dubé, Jocelyn Deschênes, Josée Vallée, Rachel Langer, Sarah Timmins 2024 "SPHÈRE récolte 38 nominations aux prix Écrans canadiens !". CTVM, 7 March 2024. Canadian Student Film Festival 1984 Best Experimental Film The Dragon Best Soundtrack The Dragonwith Simon Purcell Directors Guild of Canada 2013 Best Direction in a TV Series Flashpoint: "We Take Care of Our Own" Matt Sylvain, "DGC Awards nominees unveiled". Playback, 11 July 2013. 2022 Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Transplant: "Guardrail" Connie Thiessen, "DGC Awards television nominees announced". Broadcast Dialogue, 10 August 2022.
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