Andrzej Malinowski

In his youth, Andrzej Malinowski was inspired by the works of Vermeer and Rembrandt. In 1973, he graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, in the illustration department. After graduating, he moved to Paris, where he continues to live and create. In 1982, he obtained French citizenship.

During his initial stay in France, Malinowski focused on art direction, creating audiovisual presentations, television programs, graphics, illustrations, and posters. During this time, he won competitions in the field of posters and illustrations. In 1977, he received First Prize for the film poster at the Deauville Film Festival, as reported in particular by the newspaper.

Andrzej Malinowski has collaborated with the most renowned film directors. Among them:

The artist gained international recognition for the poster for the film, directed by Luc Besson, for which Malinowski was nominated for a César Award in 1989 by the Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques.

Andrzej Malinowski has served as president of various French art organizations, including as head of the jury for the "Most Beautiful Drawing for the Planetarium" competition in Paris. In the 1980s, he created covers and graphics for the French magazine and the newspaper .

He headed the jury for the National Cinema Poster Competition of the French group Caisse d'Épargne. From 1983 to 1986, he was vice-president of the Union of French Illustrators.

Since 1986, Malinowski has been a member of the jury of the most important French cinema competition, the César Awards.

Malinowski was the President of the Jury of the Chalon-sur-Saône Film Festival in 1989 and 1990. He was responsible for the artistic direction and illustrations of two programs entitled in 1989 (broadcast at the "Planétarium 360°" in Paris), commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture.

He was the artistic director of the television program. He was invited by the media company Canal+ to prepare the program (1990), broadcast in prime time.

He collaborated with the international art group Libellule. He participated several times in the Parisian Salons (at the Grand Palais). Since the early 1990s, Malinowski has devoted himself exclusively to easel painting.