Born 19.09.1947 in Warsaw. Director, screenwriter, producer.
Janusz Zaorski graduated from the Łódź Film Academy (PWSFTViT), specializing in film, television and theatre directing. He directed many movies both for cinema and television: Bodensee (Jezioro Bodenskie) – Grand Prix Locarno 1986, The King’s Mother (Matka Krolow) – Silver Bear Berlin 1988, Saved by a Miracle (Cudownie ocalony) – Grand Prix European Festiwal of TV films, Plovdiv 2005, Siberian Exile (Syberiada polska) – Grand Prix Seattle 2012.
He is a PhD teacher in the Theatre Academy in Warsaw, where his field of expertise is “The Actor and the Media” and “History of Polish Cinema”.
| 2016 | Generations (Pokolenia) | |
| 2013 | Siberian Exile (Syberiada polska) | |
| 2005 | Tree Doctor (Lekarz drzew) | |
| 2004 | Saved by Miracle (Cudownie ocalony) | |
| 2002 | Hacker (Haker) | |
| 1997 | A Happy New York (Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku) – Prize for the Best Director at PFF Gdynia ’97 | |
| 1992 | Le violeur impuni | |
| 1991 | Maiden and Widows (Panny i wdowy) | |
| 1998 | The Soccer Poker (Piłkarski poker) | |
| 1987 | Going Home (Do domu) | |
| 1985 | Bodensee (Jezioro Bodeńskie) – Golden Leopard, IFF Locarno ’86 The Baritone (Baryton) – Silver Lion at PFF Gdynia ’85 |
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| 1982 | The King’s Mother (Matka Królów) Golden Lion, and Bronze Lion for Maria Teresa Wójcik and Joanna Szczepkowska at PFF Gdynia ’82; Silver Bear and FIPRESCI Award at IFF Berlin ’88 |
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| 1980 | Childish Questions (Dziecinne pytania) | |
| 1978 | A Due Holiday (Zaległy urlop) | |
| 1977 | A Room Overlooking the Sea (Pokój z widokiem na morze) – Silver Leopard at the IFF Locarno ’78 | |
| 1976 | Zezem | |
| 1975 | A Partite for Woodwind Instrument (Partita na instrument drewniany) Best Cinematography Award for Slawomir Idziak at the PFF Gdansk ’76 |
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| 1974 | Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (Chleba naszego powszedniego) | |
| 1974 | Promotion (Awans) – Grand Prix at PFF in Gdansk | |
| 1971 | To Run Away as Near as Possible (Uciec jak najbliżej) | |
| 1970 | Good-night (Na dobranoc) |