Antoni Krauze Explained

Antoni Krauze
Birth Date:4 January 1940
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Death Place:Warsaw, Poland
Occupation:film director, screenwriter
Awards:Order of Polonia Restituta
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis

Antoni Krauze (4 January 1940 – 14 February 2018) was a Polish screenwriter and director.

Early life

Antoni Krauze was born on 4 January 1940 in Warsaw, Poland.[1] He studied filmmaking at the National Film School in Łódź (1966).[2] He was the older brother of cartoonist and illustrator Andrzej Krauze.

Career

Krauze directed many documentaries and feature films.[1] His 2011 film, Black Thursday won Special Award at the Polish Film Festival in 2011 and FIPRESCI Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival in 2011.[3]

Death

Krauze died on 14 February 2018.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriter
1973Palec boży
1975Strach
1979Podróż do Arabii
1980Party przy świecach
1982Prognoza pogody
1988Dziewczynka z hotelu Excelsior
2005Radość pisania[5]
2011Black Thursday
2016Smolensk[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antoni Krauze. Culture.pl. Adam Mickiewicz Institute. 15 February 2018.
  2. http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?osoba=111955 Antoni Krauze
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808045/awards?ref_=tt_awd Awards
  4. News: Media: nie żyje Antoni Krauze. Reżyser, twórca "Smoleńska". Onet. pl.
  5. http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=4221799 Radość pisania
  6. http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1236875 Smoleńsk