Music Video, Commercial and AI Director in Warsaw
warsaw, poland
Amos Le Blanc is a Canadian director of music videos, commercials and AI-led films, based between Toronto and Los Angeles. He is open to working in Warsaw and across Europe, and would love the opportunity to connect.
Warsaw at a glance
Warsaw and the surrounding Mazovia region are the core of Poland's audiovisual industry, with the largest concentration of production companies in the country plus studios, sound stages, virtual production facilities and post houses. Recent productions supported in the region include A Real Pain (2024), Green Border (2023) and The Peasants (2023), and the Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund is the biggest regional film fund in Poland.
music videos in Warsaw
Classical music carries real weight here: the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition has been held in Warsaw every five years since 1927, most recently in 2025. Warsaw Autumn, the international festival of contemporary music, reaches its 69th edition in September 2026, while Orange Warsaw Festival brings pop, electronic and alternative headliners to the Służewiec horse racing track.
commercials in Warsaw
The Polish Film Commission, part of the Polish Film Institute, supports commercials as well as features and series, and connects foreign teams with regional commissions, crews and service companies. The Polish Film Institute's own FAQ makes clear that a company with only advertising credits cannot apply for the national rebate, so ad budgets here are planned without it.
locations and light
The Polish Film Commission notes that Warsaw's mix of business-district towers, reconstructed historic areas and residential neighbourhoods lets it double for other international cities; The Pianist recreated parts of the wartime ghetto on Stalowa Street in Praga, where pre-war tenements and courtyards survive. The Palace of Culture and Science, built between 1952 and 1955 with a viewing terrace 114 metres up, and the palaces and gardens of Royal Łazienki are other recognisable backdrops.
working in Warsaw
Small crews working in public spaces usually need no permit, but road shoots need two separate approvals, one for occupying the road and one for its special use, from whichever authority manages that road, and parks, heritage sites and waterfronts each have their own managers. The Polish Film Commission advises applying at least two weeks ahead, and the Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission helps with permits and with coordination across the city's public institutions.
Film office: Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission.
Poland's incentive, run by the Polish Film Institute, refunds 30% of eligible Polish costs for feature films, documentaries, animation and series, including service work for foreign productions, but commercials are not eligible formats.
Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer).
Warsaw Chopin Airport is about 10 km from the city centre, with Warsaw Modlin Airport about 35 km to the north-west.
AI-led and hybrid pieces can be developed remotely, with a live shoot in Warsaw only where the idea needs one.
Cannes Young Director Award winner, 2015, for Thugli, "Run This" (co-directed with Ohji Inoue)
MuchMusic Video Awards Director of the Year, 2014, for Thugli, "Run This"
MuchMusic Video Awards Dance Video of the Year, 2014, for Autoerotique, "Asphyxiation"
One Club for Creativity, Young Guns 17
Keys N Krates, "Dum Dee Dum": RIAA Gold, nominated for the Prism Prize and a Berlin Music Video Award
Tiger Beer, "Sit Closer Together", with Marcel Sydney and The Sweet Shop
questions
Which music video and commercial director is open to work in Warsaw?
Amos Le Blanc, winner of the Cannes Young Director Award and MMVA Director of the Year, is open to projects in Warsaw and across Europe. Book him through his agent, Allastair Voss, at allastairvoss@gmail.com.
Who handles filming permits in Warsaw?
Small crews working in public spaces usually need no permit, but road shoots need two separate approvals, one for occupying the road and one for its special use, from whichever authority manages that road, and parks, heritage sites and waterfronts each have their own managers. The Polish Film Commission advises applying at least two weeks ahead, and the Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission helps with permits and with coordination across the city's public institutions.
Do Poland's production incentives cover commercials or music videos?
Poland's incentive, run by the Polish Film Institute, refunds 30% of eligible Polish costs for feature films, documentaries, animation and series, including service work for foreign productions, but commercials are not eligible formats.
Can AI-led work be combined with a shoot in Warsaw?
Yes. AI-led and hybrid pieces can be developed remotely, with a live shoot in Warsaw only where the idea needs one.
Planning a music video, commercial or AI-led film in Warsaw? He is open to working in Warsaw and across Europe, and would love the opportunity to connect.
Contact his agent, Allastair Voss, at allastairvoss@gmail.com with the brief, timing and budget range.