Andrzej Wajda
Polish film director (1926–2016)
Facts
41 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- March 6, 1926
- Date of death
- October 9, 2016
- Place of birth
- Suwałki
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Occupation
- director, screenwriter, film director, theatre director, film producer, television director, politician, painter, theatre manager, theatre designer, illustrator[16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Field of work
- film direction[22]
- Position held
- Member of the Senate of the Republic of Poland[23]
- Member of political party
- Polish United Workers' Party, Solidarity Citizens' Committee, Citizens Parliamentary Party, Democratic Union[43][44][45][46]
- Award received
- Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of the White Eagle, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Praemium Imperiale, Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class, Jury Prize, David di Donatello Luchino Visconti, Palme d'Or, London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year, BAFTA Fellowship, Honorary César, Louis Delluc Prize, London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year, César Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy Honorary Award, Polish Academy Life Achievement Award, Polish Academy Award for Best Film, Order of Friendship, Herder Prize, Medal "Guardian of National Memorials", Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk, honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, honorary citizen of Gdańsk, honorary citizen of Wrocław, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, European Film Academy Critics Award, European Film Academy Honorary Award, Paszport Polityki, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of Danica Hrvatska, honorary citizen of Łódź, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Golden Shell, César Award, European Film Awards, Silver Bear, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Golden Bear, honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II, Boy-Żeleński Award, Polish State Award, Konrad Swinarski Award, Kyoto Prize, Cracoviae Merenti, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Award, Gold Medal of the Guardian of National Memorials, Gazeta Wyborcza Person of the Year, City of Kraków Award, Wybitny Polak, Award named after Professor Aleksander Gieysztor, Medal Honorowy za Zasługi dla Województwa Małopolskiego, Medal „Plus ratio quam vis”, Polish PEN Club Award Jan Parandowski, honorary citizen of Warsaw, honorary doctor of the University of Łódź, Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna, honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles, Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class, Annual award ACFK, Wikidata item[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
- Father
- Jakub Wajda[9]
- Child
- Karolina Wajda[14]
- Sibling
- Leszek Wajda
- Official website
- www.wajda.pl
- Cause of death
- respiratory failure
- Nominated for
- BAFTA Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Foreign Film, BAFTA Fellowship, César Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, Polish Academy Life Achievement Award, Polish Academy Award for Best Director, Polish Academy Award for Best Film, Polish Academy Award for Best Screenplay, Polish Academy Award for Best Director, Polish Academy Award for Best Director, Polish Academy Award for Best Film
- Candidacy in election
- 1989 Polish legislative election
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights
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- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Belarusian encyclopedia
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- End of work period
- 2016
- Family name
- Wajda
- Filmography
- Andrzej Wajda filmography
- Has works in the collection
- Harvard Film Archive
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Member of
- Academy of Arts, Berlin, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Polish Film Academy, Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich, Académie des beaux-arts, Polish Academy of Learning, Stowarzyszenie Rodzina Katyńska w Warszawie
- Military branch
- Armia Krajowa
- Name in native language
- Andrzej Wajda
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Harvard Film Archive Project
- Participant in
- Congress of Polish Culture
- Place of burial
- Salwator Cemetery[8]
- Relative
- Tobiasz Wajda
- Start of work period
- 1950
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Summary
Andrzej Wajda was born in Suwałki[1]. He died in Warsaw[2]. He worked as a director[3], screenwriter[4], film director[5], theatre director[6], and film producer[7].
FAQs
Where was Andrzej Wajda born?
Andrzej Wajda's place of birth was Suwałki[1].
Where did Andrzej Wajda die?
Andrzej Wajda died in Warsaw[2].
Who were Andrzej Wajda's parents?
Andrzej Wajda's father was Jakub Wajda[9].
Who was Andrzej Wajda married to?
Andrzej Wajda's spouses include Beata Tyszkiewicz[10], Krystyna Zachwatowicz[11], Gabriela Obremba[12], and Zofia Żuchowska[13].
What did Andrzej Wajda do for work?
Andrzej Wajda worked as a director[3], screenwriter[4], film director[5], theatre director[6], and film producer[7].
Where did Andrzej Wajda go to school?
Andrzej Wajda was educated at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow[26] and National Film School in Łódź[27].
What awards did Andrzej Wajda receive?
Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[28], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres[29], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[30], and Order of the White Eagle[31].