Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert, have worked together as a Writer and Director Duo on various projects for over 20 years. Englert also works as the Director of Photography on their films, which have won awards all around Europe. Their debut, Happy Man (2000), and their second film, Stranger (2004), were nominated for the European Discovery award at the European Film Awards. Happy Man also won the Special Mention Prize at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. 33 Scenes from Life (2008) was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival, and In the Name Of (2013) won the Teddy Award at Berlinale. Their film Body (2015) won the Silver Bear for Best Director in 2015, and they won a second Silver Bear Grand Prix for their film Mug (2018), both at Berlinale. During their career, they have made several English and French language films, such as Elles (2011), Infinite Storm (2022), and The Other Lamb (2019). Their film Never Gonna Snow Again (2020) premiered at the Venice Festival in Competition and then became the Polish Oscar Entry Nominee.