About Me
Video editor, cinematographer, animator and motion designer based in London, with more than 30 years of experience in film and television production. This is his portfolio website.
Jakub A. Makowski is also known as Maki, Kuba Makowski and Kubamaki. Since 2019 he has focused on video editing, animation and motion graphics for educational and corporate clients. Earlier work includes documentaries, cultural news and television programmes, as a cameraman, producer, editor and journalist. He combines live-action footage with animation, including educational films on physics, mathematics and engineering.
Client names and project details are those listed on the site.
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🎞 Filmography & Selected Works
Over more than two decades, I’ve contributed to a wide spectrum of projects across film, television, documentaries, cultural programmes, and animation. My roles have included cinematographer, editor, motion designer, producer, and production manager — often taking on multiple responsibilities within the same production.
1993–2018: Film & Tv + Events and Exhibitions
| Years / Period | Project / Title | Role(s) / Notes |
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| 2014–2018 | Various promotional & documentary films (e.g. Royal Łazienki Museum, Elpigaz, Stilgut) | Cinematography, editing, motion/graphic design |
| 2013 | Tour de Pologne (TV / documentary) | 3D & 2D animation, motion design, cinematography (broadcast on Rai Uno & TVP) |
| 2011–2013 | Canal+ series — Hotelove, Roof Over the Stars, Artman | Cinematographer |
| 2011 | Opowieść syberyjska czyli teatr w podróży (Reportage, TVP Kultura) | Cinematographer |
| 2011 | Świątynia Sztuk Wszelakich (The Temple of All Arts), theatrical show, St John’s Centre, Gdańsk (recorded by Yach Paszkiewicz) | 2D animation and 3D projection mapping |
| 2011 | Group exhibition “Sopot, Ulica Artystów” — Według kolejności pojawiania się, video film | With Anna Królikiewicz, as studio No Nie Wiem |
| 2010 | Muszka, Marylka, Maria | Cinematography / Camera |
| 2010 | “Kwiat, łodyga, liść, usta”, two-day culinary performance, Galeria Od Do, Gdynia | With Anna Królikiewicz |
| 2009 | “Malarstwo jest OK” / “Painting is OK”, lobby of the Baltic Opera, Gdańsk — video-object “X obrazów” | With Anna Królikiewicz, as studio No Nie Wiem |
| 2003–2014 | TVP series — Losskot, AlternaTiVi, Streets of Culture, After Hours, Bookmaker, It’s Worth Talking, Bookstore, Free Entry | Cinematographer / Editor |
| 2003 | Łowca Nazistów (The Nazi Hunter) | Production Manager |
| 2001 | Tu jest wszystko (from Centrum / Pogranicze documentary series) | Production Manager |
| 2001 | Oczi Cziorne music album as a publisher | Visual design, media promotion, music video; Fryderyk 2001 nominee, New Face of Phonography category |
| 1999 | Krzysztofa Pendereckiego — Polskie Requiem | Production Manager |
| 1998 | Witold Lutosławski według Ojca Karola | Production Manager |
| 1996 | Bohater (The Hero) | Cinematography / Camera |
| 1996–1999 | TV commercials for clients: Gdansk Refinery, Unilever, Kamis | Cinematography, editing, Production Manager |
| 1994–1996 | AlternaTiVi (TV series, TVP1, produced by Fundacja bruLionu) | Cinematography |
| 1995 | Nie bój, nie bój | Cinematography, Direction, Realization |
| 1994 | Na ulicy Kazika | Cinematography / Camera |
| 1993 | Żarnowiec Festival | Motion Design, editing |
| 1993 | Hair (Reportage) | Director |
| 1993 | Dada von Bzdulov | Director / Producer / Cinematographer |
2019–Present: Video Editing, Animation & Motion Design
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- Portfolio: kubamaki.com
- Archives: Vimeo, YouTube
- Professional profile: LinkedIn
- Filmography databases: Filmweb, FilmPolski.pl
- Wikidata: Q141766398
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