Krzysztof
Zanussi

Born in 1939 in Warsaw. He studied Physics at the Warsaw University between 1955 and 1959 while attending lectures on film at the Institute of Art at the Polish Academy of Science (1956-57). He began his studies at the Philosophy Faculty at the Jagiellonian University of Cracow in 1959. He subsequently enrolled at the Film Direction Faculty at the Lodz Film School from which he graduated in 1966.

His first films were made in the Amateur Film Club of Warsaw University already in the fifties. Since 1966 he has directed numerous documentaries and feature films for both cinema and television in Poland as well as abroad. He writes or co-writes scripts for his own films (some of them were published in Poland [3 volumes], in Italy [2 volumes] and in other countries: Hungary, Germany, Czech Republic, India).

In years 1974-81 he was a vice - chairman of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Since 1979 he has been a Director and Art Director of the Film Studio "TOR". He has worked as a stage and opera director in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Russia. In March 1990 he was elected President of FERA (Federation Europeenne des Realisateurs de l' Audiovisuel).

Since 1994 he has been a member of the Pontifical Commission for Culture in Vatican and a vice-president of the Programme Council of Polish public TV. Since 1994 also the president of the Association EUROVISIONI. Professor at the Silesian University in Katowice since 1992. Member of Polish PEN - Club and of the Association of Writers.


The most important films by K. Zanussi:
With a Warm Heart (Serce na dłoni) - 2008
Il Sole Nero - A Black Sun (Czarne Słońce) - 2006
Persona non grata - 2005
Supplement (Suplement) - 2002
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (Życie jako smiertelna choroba przenoszona drog± płciow±) - 2000
Our God’s Brother (Brat naszego Boga) - 1997
In Full Gallop (Cwał) - 1996
The Silent Touch (Dotknięcie ręki) - 1992
Life for a Life (Życie za życie) - 1990
Inventory (Stan posiadania) - 1989
Wherever You Are... (Gdzie¶kolwiek jest je¶li¶ jest) - 1988
Time That Passed - TV film (Wygasłe czasy) - 1987
The Power of Evil (Paradygmat) - 1985
The Year of the Quiet Sun (Rok spokojnego słońca) - 1984
Unapproachable (Niedostępn) - 1982
From a Far Country (Z dalekiego kraju) - 1981
The Constant Factor (Constans) - 1980
The Contract (Kontrakt) - 1980
Spiral (Spirala) - 1978
The Camouflage (Barwy ochronne) - 1976
The Balance (Bilans kwartalny) - 1974
Family Life (Życie rodzinne) - 1971
The Structure of Crystal (Struktura kryształu) - 1969