Krzysztof Krauze

April 2, 1953 – December 24, 2014

Krzysztof Krauze

Bio

Born in 1953 in Warsaw. Graduated from the cinematography department of the Film School in Łódź. 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. Since 2001 – a member of the European Film Academy.

At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival award for Best Director for My Nikifor in 2005 and for Papusza in 2013.

Filmography

2013

Papusza
– 2013 Thessaloniki International Film Festival: Best Film in the Open Horizons Section;
– 2013 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Special Mention;
– 2013 Gdynia Film Festival – Best Make-Up for Anna Nobel-Nobielska;
– 2013 Valladolid International Film Festival – Best Director and Youth Jury Award for Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze, Best Actor Award for Zbigniew Walerys
2006

Savior’s Square (Plac zbawiciela)
– 2006 Polish Film Festival Gdynia – Golden Lion, Critics Award, Best Actress Award for Jowita Budnik, Best Supporting Actress Award for Ewa Wencek, Best Score Award for Pawel Szymanski;
– 2007 Polish Film Awards Eagle, Best Film, Best Director for Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze, Best Actress for Jowita Budnik, Best Supporting Actress for Ewa Wencel;
– 2007 Valladolid International Film Festival – Silver Spike Award, Best Actress Award for Jowita Budnik
2004 My Nikifor (Moj Nikifor)
– 2005 IFF Karlovy Vary Grand Prix, the Crystal Globe, Best Actress for Krystyna Feldman;
– 2004 Gdynia Film Festival Best Actress Award for Krystyna Feldman;
– 2006 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles – Hollywood Eagle Award
2000 Big Deals (Wielkie rzeczy)
The Game (Gra)
The System (System), TV Series
1999

The Debt (Dług)
– 1999 Gdynia Film Festiva Grand Prix – Golden Lions and Journalist Award;
– 1999 Eagle – Polish Film Award for Best Direction and Best Screenplay;
– 2001 Philadelphia IFF, Best Director Award
1996 Street Games (Gry uliczne)
– 1996 Special Jury Award at PFF in Gdynia ’96
1988 New York, Four A.M. (Nowy Jork – czwarta rano)
– 1988 Award for the Best Cinema Debut At PFF in Gdynia ’88