Paweł Maślona (born 1983) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the film Scarborn (2023), which earned him the Polish Academy Award for Best Director, and for directing and co-writing the television miniseries The Doll (2026).
Early life Maślona was born in Kędzierzyn-Koźle. His father, who is a cousin of fellow Polish film director , founded a company after the fall of the Polish People's Republic. He grew up wanting to be a filmmaker, but was initially hesitant to apply to film school after high school. He first earned a degree in political science from the Jagiellonian University before completing a degree in directing from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School.
Career Maślona worked as Marcin Wrona's assistant on The Christening (2010); the two later co-wrote the film Demon (2015), which Wrona directed. Maślona also directed several short films before his feature directorial debut, (2017).
Maślona later directed the film Scarborn (2023), which earned him the Polish Film Award for Best Director.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Screenplay Notes 2010 The Christening Eclipse Short film 2013 Magma Short film 2015 Demon Co-written with Marcin Wrona 2017 Co-written with and Aleksandra Pisula 2023 Scarborn 2024 Co-written with and Mirella Zaradkiewicz
Television Year Title Director Screenplay Notes 2015 13 episodes 2019–2020 10 episodes 2021 Pisarze: Serial na krótko 9 episodes; co-directed with The Mire 6 episodes; co-written with Kasper Bajon and Jan Holoubek 2026 The Doll 6 episodes; co-written with Paweł Demirski and Jagoda Dutkiewicz
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Polish Film Awards 2024 Best Director Scarborn
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