Krzysztof Zanussi, internationally-acclaimed Polish film director, scriptwriter and producer is a recipient of a prestigious 2016 WINGS AWARD from the Polish Film Festival in America given for his achievements in the art of film beyond Poland.
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An artist does not belong to anybody, his art must be owned by all. You are only an artist when you know how to do something well in five different ways, and can choose the one that is best. Krzysztof Zanussi |
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Born in 1939 in Warsaw. Film, theatre and opera director, screenwriter, producer and author. Recognized as a creator of intellectual and philosophical films. He studied philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Cracow and physics at Warsaw University, before graduating from the National Film School in Łódź in 1966. Recipient of many awards, including the David di Donatello Prizeof the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, the Cavalier’s Cross of the Polonia Restituta Order, and the Cavalier de L’Ordre des Sciences et Lettres. Member of the Papal Academy of Fine Arts and Literature. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, also a professor at the Silesian University in Katowice. President of TOR Film Studio. Member of the European Film Academy, from 2011 (member of the board). Mr. Zanussi resides with his wife Elzbieta in Piaski near Warsaw. |
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FILMOGRAPHY (selected)
2014 Foreign Body (Obce ciało) 2009 Revisited(Rewizyta) 2008 And a Warm Heart(Serce na dłoni) 2007 Black Sun (Czarne słońce) 2005 Persona Non Grata 2001 Supplement (Suplement) 2000 Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową) – PFFA Golden Teeth Award 1999 Blackbird (Skowronek) 1997 Weekend Stories [Heart Is Singing] (Opowieści weekendowe) [ Dusza śpiewa]- TV Weekend Stories [The Last Circle] (Opowieści weekendowe) [Ostatni krąg]- TV Weekend Stories [Delay line] (Opowieści weekendowe) [ Linia opóźniająca] – TV Our God’s Brother (Brat naszego Boga) 1996 Weekend Stories [Lady’s Bussiness ] (Opowieści weekendowe) [ Damski interes] – TV Weekend Stories [Little Faith] (Opowieści weekendowe) [Słaba wiara] – TV Weekend Stories [Deceptive Charm] (Opowieści weekendowe) [Urok wszeteczny] – TV Weekend Stories [Unwritten Law] (Opowieści weekendowe) [Niepisane prawa] – TV 1995 In Full Gallop (Cwał) 1992 The Silent Touch (Dotknięcie ręki) 1990 Long Conversation with a Bird (Długa rozmowa z ptakiem) – TV Life for a Life. Maksymilian Kolbe(Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe) 1989 Inventory (Stan posiadania) 1988 Wherever You Are (Gdzieśkowiek jest, jeśliś jest) 1985 Paradigma (Paradygmat, czyli potęga zła) 1984 The Bluebearded (Sinobrody) 1984 A Year of the Quiet Sun(Rok spokojnego słońca) 1982 Imperative(Imperatyw) The Unapproachable (Niedostępna) 1981 The Temptation (Pokuszenie) – TV From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II (Z dalekiego kraju: Jan Paweł II) 1980 The Constant Factor (Constant) The Contract (Kontrakt) 1979 Ways in the Night (Droga nocą) 1978 Spiral (Spirala) 1977 Anatomy Lesson (Lekcja anatomii) – TV 1976 Camouflage (Barwy ochronne) 1975 A Woman’s Decision (Decyzja kobiety) 1974 Quarterly Balance (Bilans kwartalny) 1972 Hypothesis (Hipoteza) The Illumination (Iluminacja) 1971 The Role (Rola) Behind the Wall (Za ścianą) 1970 Family Life (Życie rodzinne) Mountains at Dusk (Góry o zmierzchu) – TV 1969 The Structure of Crystals (Struktura kryształu) 1968 The Passing Mark (Zaliczenie) 1967 Face to Face (Twarza w twarz) |
