# Jerzy Porębski

Jerzy Roman Porębski (born 28 February 1956 in Bielsko-Biała, Poland) is a Polish documentary film producer, scriptwriter, screenwriter, writer and co-writer, director and agent for mountaineering books. Mountain culture consultant. His films mainly concern mountaineering and mountain rescue themes. He is interested in explorers, challenges, mountaineering, mountain culture and history.

## Works

2008 - "Polish Himalayas" – a publishing and production cycle of 6 books written by Janusz Kurczab and 5 documentary films on the history of Polish Himalayan mountaineering.
He was also originator and executive producer of the following:
* "The First Conquerors", incl. documentary
* "The Ice Warriors", incl. documentary
* "The Great Climbing", incl. documentary
* "Women in the Mountains", incl. documentary
* "The Great Tragedies", incl. documentary
* "Lexicon"
Published by Agora SA, Warsaw, Poland
2009 - "At every call" – documentary film, a hundred years’ history of TOPR (Tatrzańskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe) Tatra Mountain Rescue Service. (Executive producer for TOPR.)
2010-2011 - "From the board of TOPR helicopter" – part 1 and part 2. Two documentary films concerning mounting rescue in Tatra mountains. (Producer, scriptwriter and director along with Bartosz Iłowski.)
2010 - "The Help Comes From the Skies" – documentary film dedicated to people creating helicopter rescue in Tatra mountains. (Producer, scriptwriter and director along with Bartosz Iłowski.)
2010-2012 - "TOPR Mountain Academy" ("Akademia Górska TOPR") – documentary and educational film cycle produced for Tatra Mountain Rescue Service TOPR: (Executive producer, scriptwriter and director along with Jan Krzysztof.)
   * "Thunderstorms"
   * "Skiing"
   * "Avalanches"
2011 – "Kukuczka" – documentary film dedicated to Jerzy Kukuczka. (producer, scriptwriter, director.)
2011 – "Art of Freedom" – documentary film about Polish Himalayan mountaineering. Producer: Adam Mickiewicz Institute. (Production cooperation.)
2012 – "The Ice Warriors" – graphic novel. Producer: Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Concept, script along with Jan Gogola.
2012 - "Water Warriors - Amazon" – graphic novel. Producer: Canoandes Inc, Herndon, VA, USA. Concept and script.
2012 - "The Lho La Tragedy. Beginning of the End" - graphic novel for Alpinist Magazine, USA. Concept and script with Bernadette McDonald
2012 - "Jan Karski" - graphic novel for Jan Karski Institut, Washington DC, USA. Concept and script. http://jankarskiinstituteus.org/graphicnovel_eng.htm
2013 - "TOPR Mountain Academy" part 4 - "Tourist belaying", educational film for Tatra Mountain Rescue Service TOPR. Executive producer, director along with Jan Krzysztof.
2013 - "Les Guerriers De L'Everest" – graphic novel. Producer: Filigranowa, France. Concept and script.
2014 - "Zakopanians" - documentary film, producer, scriptwriter, director.
2014 - "Hermann Buhl - The Great and the Beautiful is what counts." – graphic novel. Producer: Grivel, Italy. Concept and script.
2015 - "Manaslu" - documentary film, producer, scriptwriter, director.
2015 - "TOPR Mountain Academy" part 5 - "Winter mountaineering - hiking", educational film for Tatra Mountain Rescue Service TOPR. Executive producer, director and scriptwriter along with Robert Rokowski.
2016 - "Józef Uznański UJEK" - documentary film, producer, scriptwriter, director.
2016 - "With a kayak through life" - documentary film, producer, scriptwriter, director.
2016 - " On the trail with Byrcyn" - documentary film, producer, scriptwriter, director.
2017 - " Mountain Medics " - documentary film, executive producer, scriptwriter, director.
2018 - "Polskie Himalaje " ( Polish Himalayas ) book, updated edition, co-writer with Janusz Kurczab and Wojciech Fusek, publisher Agora SA.
2019 - "110 Anniversary of Tatra Rescue Team ( TOPR )" Newsweek Polska Extra, 136 pages, co-writer together with Wojciech Fusek.
2020 - " Lekarze w górach " ( Doctors in the Mountains ) book, co-writer with Wojciech Fusek, publisher Agora SA.
2020 - " Berbeka. Życie w cieniu Broad Peaku" (Berbeka. Life in the shadow of Broad Peak) book, co-writer with Dariusz Kortko. Publisher Agora SA.
2022 - " Lekari na horach " Czech edition of "Lekarze w gorach" ( Doctors in the Mountain ) publishing by Albatros media a.s., Praha, Czechia.
2022 - " GOPR. Na każde wezwanie" ( Mountain Rescue at every call ) book, co-writer with Wojciech Fusek. Publisher Agora SA
2023 - " Kurczab szpej, szpada i tajemnice" ( Kurczab climbing gear, sword and secrets) book, co-writer with Wojciech Fusek. Publisher Agora SA

## Awards

2009 – "Polish Himalayas" ("Polskie Himalaje") – International Mountain Film Festival, Bansko, Bulgaria, Award of the Association of Tourist Enterprises Bansko.
2009 – "Polish Himalayas" ("Polskie Himalaje") – International Mountain Film Festival, Teplice na Metuji, Czech Rep., Special award.
2010 – "Women in mountains" in "Polish Himalayas" ("Panie w górach" in "Polskie Himalaje") – "Inkafest" Mountain & Environment Film Festival, Huaraz, Peru, Best film award in the category of mountaineering.
2010 – "Women in mountains" in "Polish Himalayas" ("Panie w górach" in "Polskie Himalaje") – International Mountain Film Festival, Domžale, Slovenia, Special Jury Award.
2010 – "Women in mountains" in "Polish Himalayas" ("Panie w górach" in "Polskie Himalaje") – International Outdoor Film Festival, Prague, Czech Rep., Special Award.
2010 – "Women in mountains" in "Polish Himalayas" ("Panie w górach" in "Polskie Himalaje") – International Mountain Film Festival, Trento, Italy, Student Jury Award.
2011 – "Kukuczka" – Mountain Film Review im. Andrzeja Zawady, Lądek Zdrój, Poland. Special award for: ”Promotion of the greatest achievements of Polish Himalayan mountaineering, for commemorating the achievements of Polish mountaineering legends, the formula for and method of carrying out a narrative that allows to listen to many very interesting reflections provided by the greatest climbers of the world”.
2012 - "Kukuczka" - 24 Berg & Abenteuer Filmfestival Graz, Austria. Special Mention.
2012 - "Kukuczka" - 1 Chicago International Mountain Film Festival, Chicago, USA. Special Jury Award
2012 - "Kukuczka" - 1 Chicago International Mountain Film Festival, Chicago, USA. Audience Award.
2013 - "Kukuczka" - XVI Moscow International Festival of Mountaineering and Adventure Films Vertical, Special prize for the "Best Director" for "Kukuczka" - Director Jerzy Porebski
2013 - "Kukuczka" - Czech - Polish Outdoor Film Festival, Cieszyn, Poland. Best mountaineering film.
2014 - "Zakopanians" - VIII Festival Internacional de Cine de Montana Ushuaia, Argentina. Premio Mejor Largometraje.
2014 - "Zakopanians" - 10th Mountain Film Meetings, Zakopane, Poland. Special Jury Award.
2018 - "Polskie Himalaje" among eight of the most interesting books of 2018 by forbes.pl
2020 - "Lekarze w górach" ( Doctors in the Mountains ), Festiwal Literatury Górskiej Ladek Zdroj, nomination to Mountain Book of the Year 2020 in category Reportage.
2021 - "Berbeka. Życie w cieniu Broad Peaku: ( Berbeka. Life in the shadow of Broad Peak ) nomination Sports Book of the Year 2020, by sportowa książka roku.
2021 - "Berbeka. Życie w cieniu Broad Peaku". ( Berbeka. Life in the shadow of Broad Peak ) nomination Biography of the Year 2020 by lubimyczytac.pl and allegro.pl
2021 - "Berbeka. Życie w cieniu Broad Peaku". ( Berbeka. Life in the shadow of Broad Peak ) nomination Zakopane Literary Award 2021
2021 - "Berbeka. Życie w cieniu Broad Peaku". ( Berbeka. Life in the shadow of Broad Peak ) Zakopane Literary Award 2021.

## Experiences

Film Jury Experiences - chaired or participated in Mountain Film Festival juries in Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Spain, Peru, Bulgaria, North Macedonia.

## Graphic novels exhibitions

Bilbao, San Sebastian, La Seu D'Urgell - Spain, Ushuaia - Argentina, Ulju - South Korea