She is a graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice, Poland and has also participated in master classes at the Wajda Film School. She received a scholarship from The Minister of Culture and National Heritage for outstanding artistic achievement, the “My Talent for Poland” prize and the Golden Pen, awarded by the President of Poland. In 2015 her first feature film The Lure experimented with the musical and horror genres and was recognized as the best debut at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Smoczyńska was hailed as the “Discovery of the year” at the Polish Film Awards, and received numerous awards at festivals worldwide, including Fantasporto, Sofia, Montreal, Vilnius and Sundance.

Filmography

Fugue (2018, D'A 2022), The Field Guide to Evil (codirected, 2018), The Lure (2015), Viva Maria! (short, 2010), Aria diva (short, 2007)