 | Born in 1953 in WARSAW. Graduated from the cinematography department of the Film School in Lodz. He used to work in Studio Malych Form Filmowych Se-Ma-for and then in Karol Irzykowski Film Studio. In the years 1985-91 he was a member of TOR Film Studio. He directed short films. Sicne 2001 – a member of the European Film Academy. The award for Best Director at the 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2005. |
| 2006 | SAVIOR'S SQUARE (Plac Zbawiciela) Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2006: Golden Lion, Critics Award, Best Actress Award for Jowita Budnik, Best Supporting Actress Award for Ewa Wencek, Best Score award for Pawel Szymanski Polish Film Awards Eagle 2007: Best Film, Best Director for JOANNA & Krzysztof Krauze, Best Actress for Jowita Budnik, Best Supporting Actress for Ewa Wencel Valladolid International Film Festival 2007 - Silver Spike Award, Best Actress Award for Jowita Budnik |
| 2004 | MY NIKIFOR (Moj Nikifor) Grand Prix, the Crystal Globe, award for Best Actress for Krystyna Feldman at IFF Karlovy Vary 2005; Krystyna Feldman won best actress award at PFF, Gdynia '04; Hollywood Eagle Award at the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles 2006 |
| 2000 | Big Deals (Wielkie rzeczy) THE GAME (Gra) The System (System), TV series |
| 1999 | THE DEBT (Dlug) Grand Prix - Golden Lions and Journalist award at PFF, Dgynia 1999; Eagle - Polish Film award for best directin and best screenplay in 1999; Aaward for directing at IFF, Philadelphia 2001 |
| 1996 | Street Games (Gry uliczne) Special Jury Award at PFFF in Gdynia '96 |
| 1988 | New York, Four A.M. (Nowy Jork - czwarta rano) Award for the best cinema debut at PFF in Gdynia '88 |