Jane Rogoyska

Jane Rogoyska is British writer and filmmaker of Polish origin, best known for her books Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa,[1][2][3][4] Kozlowski (2020 Desmond Elliott Prize longlist), and Surviving Katyn (2022 Mark Lynton History Prize winner).[5]

Jane Rogoyska
Occupationwriter, filmmaker
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
EducationCambridge University
Notable worksGerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa
Notable awardsMark Lynton History Prize (2022)
Website
janerogoyska.com

Background

Rogoyska's grandfather served in Intelligence during the 1910s-1920s and, as deputy director of the Bank of Poland when World War II started, fled with his family on a government train that helped take gold secretly out of the country.[6] Rogoyska's father grew up in England and married an Englishwoman. Rogoyska grew up in England and only learned Polish as an adult.[6] She received an MA in modern languages from Christ's College, Cambridge University and an MA in film production from the Northern Film School (Leeds) and Polish National Film School (Łodź).[1][3][7]

Career

Rogoyska made short films and commercials until 2010, when she refocused on writing, with particular interest in the 1930s through the Cold War.[1][2] The 2013 book Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa explores Taro's life and relationship with Capa.[3][8][9] The 2021 book Surviving Katyn examines the history of the Katyn Massacre.[10][11][12] During research, she discovered that her own great-uncle Ludwik Rynkowski was one of the victims at Katyn.[6]

Rogoyska has also taught at the National Film & Television School, Derby University, Greenwich University, Royal College of Music, and the University of London.[7]

Works
Books
Radio & Theatre
  • Shooting with Light (2015-2016)
  • Still Here: A Polish Odyssey (2018)[3][20][21]
Short Films (writer/director)
  • I Don’t - NSFTV/FUJI Scholarship (1995)
  • A Quiet Laugh - PWSFT/NSFTV/STO Films (1996)
  • Waiting for the Light - Tin Fish Films (1998)
  • Funeral of the Last Gypsy King - Arcane Pictures/London Production Fund (1999)
  • Not Waving - Arcane Pictures (2001)

Awards
  • 1995: for I Don’t:
    • BAFTA nomination
    • MGM prize (Fuji Scholarship Competition)
  • 1996: for A Quiet Laugh: Special Jury Prize (Balticum Festival)
  • 1999: for Funeral of the Last Gypsy King:
    • Best Short Film (San Diego International Film Festival)
    • Special Jury Prize (Festival de Cine de Huesca)
    • Audience Award (International Short Film Festival of Siena
  • 2020: Desmond Elliott Prize longlist of the National Centre for Writing[22]
  • 2022: Mark Lynton History Prize for Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth (2021)

See also

References
  1. "Jane Rogoyska". Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. "Jane Rogoyska". One World. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. "Jane Rogoyska". Holland House Books. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. "Jane Rogoyska". David Highham Associates. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. "Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 longlist revealed". National Writing Centre. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. "About". Jane Rogoyska. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. "CV" (PDF). Jane Rogoyska. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. O'Hagan, Sean (2 November 2013). "Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa by Jane Rogoyska – review". Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. "Jane Rogoyska: Gerda Taro and Photojournalism". Jewish Book Week. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. Conradi, Peter (8 April 2021). "Surviving Katyn by Jane Rogoyska, review — a torturous history of the massacre". Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  11. "Uncovering the truth about WW2's Katyn massacre". History Extra. 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  12. "Surviving Katyn". Kirkus Reviews. 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  13. Rogoyska, Jane; Bade, Patrick (2011). Gustav Klimt. Parkstone Press International. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  14. Rogoyska, Jane (2013). Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa. Jonathan Cape. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  15. Rogoyska, Jane (2019). Kozlowski. Holland House Books. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  16. Wyatt, Caroline (17 May 2019). "Caroline Wyatt reviews KOZŁOWSKI by Jane Rogoyska". European Literature Network. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  17. Rogoyska, Jane (May 2021). Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  18. Rogoyska, Jane (May 2021). Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth. OneWorld. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  19. "New book about Katyń massacre aims to reveal extent of cover up for English readers". Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  20. Rogoyska, Jane (2018). Still Here: A Polish Odyssey. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  21. Rogoyska, Jane (2018). Still Here: A Polish Odyssey. BBC Sounds. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  22. "Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 longlist revealed". National Writing Centre. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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