Marcin Wrona, who debuted his Polish horror film "Demon" at the Toronto International Film Festival, was found dead on Friday night in a hotel room while preparing for a festival in Poland. He was 42.
The news came from publicist and family friend Jim Dobson. "Marcin was a personal friend of mine and we are quite devastated at the news but his family wanted to me to announce his passing," he said in a statement on Saturday.
Polish police are currently investigating the death and no further information is available. "Demon" had a world bow in the world cinema competition in Toronto last week.
His death came ahead of the Polish premiere of "Demon" at the Gdynia Film Festival, before a theatrical release in Poland in October. Wrona, born in Poland in 1973, was highly regarded in his country's film industry.
His newlywed wife, Olga Szymanska, was a producer on "Demon." Both recently signed with ICM Partners to sell "Demon" and future movies into the U.S. market. The film is scheduled to be shown next in the States at Fantastic Fest in Austin.
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