Polish Feature Film Competition Jury

Michael O’Connor’s creativity and versatility has seen collaborations with some of the UK’s most talented directors. Most notably his work with Saul Dibb on THE DUCHESS, starring Keira Knightley, which won him the Academy Award, BAFTA and Costume Designers’ Guild Awards. 

Michael has also received recognition for his work on films such as THE INVISIBLE WOMAN with actor-director Ralph Fiennes and Felicity Jones and JANE EYRE, director Cary Fukanaga, starring Mia Wasikowska, gaining further nominations for the Oscars, BAFTA and Costume Designer Guild Awards.  

His further feature credits include Sarah Gavron’s adaptation of BRICK LANE, Bharat Nalluri’s MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY starring Amy Adams and Frances McDormand for Focus Features; and the BAFTA- winning THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND starring Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker. He has also designed costume on Pete Travis’ comic- book adaptation DREDD, Justin Chadwick’s TULIP FEVER, Matthew Heineman’s A PRIVATE WAR and most recently in Francis Lee’s AMMONITE, Will Sharpe’s THE ELECTRIC LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN, Francis O’Connor’s EMILY and Andrew Cumming’s debut film OUT OF DARKNESS.  

Michael’s work can next be seen in Ellen Kuras’s LEE starring Kate Winslet and Karim Ainouz’s FIREBRAND.