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

Antoni Krauze
Born(1940-01-04)4 January 1940
Warsaw, Poland
Died14 February 2018(2018-02-14) (aged 78)
Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis

Early life

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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

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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

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Antoni Krauze in 2010 (Filmmaking of ,,Black Thursday'').

Krauze died on 14 February 2018.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Writer
1973 Palec boży Yes Yes
1975 Strach Yes No
1979 Podróż do Arabii Yes Yes
1980 Party przy świecach Yes No
1982 Prognoza pogody Yes Yes
1988 Dziewczynka z hotelu Excelsior Yes No
2005 Radość pisania[5] Yes Yes
2011 Black Thursday Yes No
2016 Smolensk[6] Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Antoni Krauze". Culture.pl. Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ Antoni Krauze. filmpolski.pl
  3. ^ Awards. www.imdb.com
  4. ^ "Media: nie żyje Antoni Krauze. Reżyser, twórca "Smoleńska"" (in Polish). Onet.
  5. ^ Radość pisania. www.filmpolski.pl
  6. ^ Smoleńsk. www.filmpolski.pl
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